South Africa women's cricket team in Australia in 2016–17

South Africa women's cricket team in Australia in 2016–17
Australia women
South Africa women
Dates 13 – 29 November 2016
Captains Meg Lanning Dane van Niekerk
Women's One Day International series
Result Australia women won the 5-match series 4–0
Most runs Ellyse Perry (313) Lizelle Lee (197)
Most wickets Ellyse Perry (7) Suné Luus (10)

South Africa women's cricket team toured Australia in November 2016. The tour consisted of a series of five One Day Internationals, with the first three being part of the 2014–16 ICC Women's Championship.[1] Australia won the series 4–0 with the fourth match of the series ending in a tie.

Squads

 Australia[2]  South Africa[3]

Kristen Beams was ruled out of the last two matches of the series after she broke her little finger in her right hand in the third match.[4]

Practice match: Australia Governor-General's XI v South Africa Women

13 November
Scorecard
South Africa 
7/203 (50 overs)
v
Australia Governor-General's XI
8/204 (48.1 overs)
Suné Luus 55 (106)
Amanda-Jade Wellington 2/25 (9 overs)
Beth Mooney 95 (128)
Odine Kirsten 2/38 (10 overs)
Australia Governor-General's XI won by 2 wickets
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Umpires: Donovan Koch (Aus) and Claire Polosak (Aus)
  • South Africa Women and elected to bat.

ODI series

1st ODI

South Africa 
5/226 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
8/230 (49.5 overs)
Suné Luus 52 (90)
Ellyse Perry 2/33 (8 overs)
Ellyse Perry 93* (107)
Suné Luus 3/52 (7 overs)
Australia Women won by 2 wickets
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Umpires: Greg Davidson (Aus) and Geoff Joshua (Aus)
Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Aus)

2nd ODI

Australia 
278/4 (50 overs)
v
 South Africa
119/5 (31.2 overs)
Meg Lanning 134 (122)
Ayabonga Khaka 3/55 (10 overs)
Suné Luus 60* (91)
Ellyse Perry 1/15 (5 overs)
Australia Women by 66 runs (D/L method)
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Umpires: Geoff Joshua (Aus) and Claire Polosak (Aus)
Player of the match: Meg Lanning (Aus)
  • Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • A rain delay in South Africa's innings set them a revised target of 241 runs in 38 overs. A second rain delay after 31.2 overs meant no further play was possible, and the target was revised to 186 by the Duckworth–Lewis method.
  • ICC Women's Championship points: Australia Women 2, South Africa Women 0.

3rd ODI

South Africa 
173/8 (32 overs)
v
 Australia
174/1 (27.1 overs)
Lizelle Lee 102 (89)
Grace Harris 3/31 (7 overs)
Meg Lanning 80* (75)
Ayabonga Khaka 1/41 (5 overs)
Australia Women won by 9 wickets
North Sydney Oval, Sydney
Umpires: Greg Davidson (Aus) and Claire Polosak (Aus)
Player of the match: Lizelle Lee (SA)
  • South Africa Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Rain delayed the start with the match being reduced to 32 overs per side.
  • Lizelle Lee (SA) scored her first century in a WODI.[5]
  • ICC Women's Championship points: Australia Women 2, South Africa Women 0.

4th ODI

27 November (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia 
242 (49.5 overs)
v
 South Africa
242 (50 overs)
Ellyse Perry 69 (99)
Suné Luus 4/37 (7.5 overs)
Dane van Niekerk 81 (97)
Jess Jonassen 3/37 (9 overs)
Match tied
International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie (Aus) and John Ward (Aus)
Player of the match: Dane van Niekerk (SA)

5th ODI

29 November (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia 
260/9 (50 overs)
v
 South Africa
217 (48.3 overs)
Ellyse Perry 56 (56)
Moseline Daniels 3/53 (9 overs)
Lizelle Lee 44 (43)
Ellyse Perry 3/52 (7 overs)
Australia Women won by 43 runs
International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie (Aus) and John Ward (Aus)
Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Aus)
  • South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field.

References

  1. "South Africa Women tour of Australia, 2016/17". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  2. "Australia's Erin Osborne out for first three South Africa ODIs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  3. "South Africa Women Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  4. "Beams out of ODI series with finger fracture". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  5. "Bolton, Lanning take Australia to nine-wicket victory". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  6. "Australia bowlers fight back in dramatic tie". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
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