Woman T-20 World Cup In the first semi-final of 2024, South Africa defeated defending champion Australia by 8 wickets to qualify for the final. After the good performance of the bowlers, Anneke Bosch and Laura Wolvaardt also played important roles for the African team. Anneke Bosch scored 74 not out and Wolvaardt made 42 from 37 balls before being dismissed.
Wolvaardt hit 3 fours and 1 six during his innings. This six of Wolvaardt was so spectacular that you would want to see it not once but again and again. Some people are even calling this six the shot of the tournament. This six of Wolvaardt was seen in the seventh over of the African innings when Darcy Brown was bowling.
Brown bowled the fifth ball of the over exactly in Wolvaardt's radar and Wolvaardt hit a six over long-on while standing. The video of his shot has been shared by ICC itself which you can see below.
Talking about this semi-final match, Australia, batting first, scored 134 runs losing 5 wickets in 20 overs. The maximum 44 (42) runs for the team came from the bat of Beth Mooney. In this innings he hit 2 fours. Ellis Perry played an innings of 31(23) runs. Hit 2 fours in this innings. Tahlia McGrath scored 27(33). While Phoebe Litchfield remained unbeaten after scoring 16 runs in 9 balls with the help of 3 fours.
After this, chasing the target, South Africa won the match by losing 2 wickets and scoring 135 runs in 17.2 overs. Anneke Bosch scored the most runs for South Africa. He played a half-century of 5 not out and 74 runs with the help of 8 fours and one six in 48 balls. Captain Laura Wolvaardt played an inning of 42 runs in 37 balls with the help of 3 fours and a six. Bosch and Wolvaardt made a match-winning partnership of 96 (65) runs for the second wicket. Annabel Sutherland took 2 wickets for Australia.
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