South_Africa_women's_cricket_team_in_New_Zealand_in_2019–20
South Africa women's cricket team in New Zealand in 2019–20
International cricket tour
The South Africa women's cricket team played the New Zealand women's cricket team in January and February 2020.[1][2] The tour consisted of three Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs), which formed part of the 2017–20 ICC Women's Championship,[3] and five Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) matches.[4][5]
New Zealand women | South Africa women | ||
Dates | 25 January – 13 February 2020 | ||
Captains | Sophie Devine | Dane van Niekerk[n 1] | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | South Africa women won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
Most runs | Suzie Bates (142) | Lizelle Lee (157) | |
Most wickets |
Jess Kerr (2) Sophie Devine (2) | Suné Luus (6) | |
Player of the series | Lizelle Lee (SA) | ||
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | New Zealand women won the 5-match series 3–1 | ||
Most runs | Sophie Devine (297) | Mignon du Preez (97) | |
Most wickets | Amelia Kerr (5) | Ayabonga Khaka (4) |
South Africa won the first two WODI matches to take an unassailable lead in the series.[6][7] South Africa won the third and final WODI match by six wickets,[8] to take the series 3–0.[9] It was the first time that South Africa had whitewashed New Zealand in a WODI series.[10] As a result of the 3–0 series win, South Africa qualified for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup.[11] After their victory in the fourth WT20I match, New Zealand had a 3–1 lead, winning the series.[12] New Zealand won the WT20I series 3–1, after the fifth match was abandoned due to rain.[13]
WODIs | WT20Is | ||
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New Zealand[14] | South Africa[15] | New Zealand[16] | South Africa[17] |
1st WODI
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South Africa Women won by 7 wickets Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Kim Cotton (NZ) Player of the match: Lizelle Lee (SA) |
- South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field.
- This was South Africa Women's second-highest successful run chase in WODIs.[18]
- Points: South Africa Women 2, New Zealand Women 0.
2nd WODI
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South Africa Women won by 8 wickets Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Ashley Mehrotra (NZ) Player of the match: Marizanne Kapp (SA) |
- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jess Kerr (NZ) made her WODI debut.
- Points: South Africa Women 2, New Zealand Women 0.
3rd WODI
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South Africa Women by 6 wickets Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and John Dempsey (NZ) Player of the match: Suné Luus (SA) |
- South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Suné Luus (SA) became the first bowler to take two six-wicket hauls in WODIs.[19]
- Points: South Africa Women 2, New Zealand Women 0.
1st WT20I
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New Zealand Women won by 9 wickets Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and John Dempsey (NZ) |
- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Sophie Devine (NZ) scored her 2,000th run in WT20Is.[20]
2nd WT20I
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New Zealand Women won by 5 wickets Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Chris Brown (NZ) and Kim Cotton (NZ) |
- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field.
3rd WT20I
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South Africa Women won by 5 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Billy Bowden (NZ) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lauren Down and Jess Kerr (NZ) both made their WT20I debuts.
4th WT20I
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New Zealand Women won by 69 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Garth Stirrat (NZ) |
- South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Sophie Devine (NZ) scored her first century in WT20Is.[21]
- Sophie Devine (NZ) became the first cricketer (male or female) to make five consecutive scores of fifty or more in T20Is.[22]
5th WT20I
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Chloe Tryon captained South Africa Women in the first WT20I.
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- "South Africa aim to replicate ODI form in five-match T20I series against New Zealand". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- "Laura Wolvaardt, Lizelle Lee give South Africa women 1-0 lead". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- "Luus shines as South Africa take ODI series 3-0". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- "New Zealand Women vs South Africa Women, 2020: 1st T20I – NZ Women's winning streaks, Sophie Devine @ 2000 T20I runs and more stats". Cricktracker. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- "Sophie Devine's maiden T20I century seals series for New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- "New Zealand claim T20I series 3-1 as rain plays spoilsport". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
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