New Zealand Women vs South Africa Women, 7th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Mlaba to Bree Illing, no run, slower and around off, Illing blocks it off the front foot. Mlaba is done with her spell and some of her team mates come across to hug her. She has brought South Africa right back into this contest by finishing with figures of 10-0-40-4

Mlaba to Lea Tahuhu, out Caught by Wolvaardt!! Whoa! What a catch! Will that be the catch of the tournament? Right now it is. Fourth wicket for Mlaba and she's on fire. Floated up and lands it pretty full, Tahuhu plays the lofted drive and does not get enough elevation to clear Wolvaardt at cover, the skipper leaps to her right and plucks it out with one hand. That ball was travelling and almost behind Wolvaardt when she held on. Top stuff! Lea Tahuhu c Wolvaardt b Mlaba 5(9)

Mlaba to Lea Tahuhu, no run, tossed up on off, Tahuhu hangs back and blocks it to cover

Mlaba to Lea Tahuhu, no run, slower and at the stumps, Tahuhu knocks it to the right of Mlaba

Mlaba to Lea Tahuhu, 2 runs, flighted outside off, Tahuhu slices the drive over extra cover and the ball was racing towards the rope before de Klerk runs around from long-off, dives and makes the stop, saved a couple

Mlaba to Lea Tahuhu, no run, short and outside off, Tahuhu cuts and picks out Wolvaardt near cover-point

Mlaba to Jess Kerr, no run, just 2 runs and the wicket of Devine. Drifting down leg, Kerr misses the flick and is struck on the pad

Mlaba to Jess Kerr, no run, wicket to wicket stuff, Kerr defends it with a straight bat

Mlaba to Jess Kerr, no run, flighted on off and middle, Kerr blocks it back down the pitch

Mlaba to Lea Tahuhu, 1 run, tossed up on off, Tahuhu eases it down to long-on

Mlaba to Devine, out Bowled!! Malaba strikes again! A tossed up delivery on leg, Devine looks to flick it away, gets beaten and the ball thuds into the pads and ricohets on to the stumps. Third wicket for Mlaba as Devine walks back after playing an important knock. Lost control while playing the flick shot and pays the price for it. Scored a century in the previous contest against Australia and deserved a century in this game as well, unfortunately she misses out. A good passage of play for South Africa as they are pulling things back towards the later stages by taking wickets at regular intervals. Devine b Mlaba 85(98) [4s-9]

Mlaba to Jess Kerr, 1 run, punched towards cover for a single

Mlaba to Devine, no run, throws it up outside off, Devine pushes it firmly to mid-off

Mlaba to Devine, no run, 78.5ks flighted on off, Devine inside halves the block onto the pad

Mlaba to Isabella Gaze, 1 run, tossed up on off, Gaze sweeps to deep square leg

Mlaba to Devine, 1 run, tight single. Floated up outside off, Devine pushes it wide of cover and Gaze puts in the dive to make her ground

Mlaba to Devine, FOUR, smashed! Devine comes down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and drills it straight of mid-off

Mlaba to Devine, no run, 79.4ks short and around off, Devine cuts and finds point in the way

Mlaba to Isabella Gaze, no run, uhhh! That was a superb delivery. Was there an edge? Flighted delivery, gets it to drift and turn, Gaze once again is lured into the drive and the ball is close to the outside edge. Jafta didn't gather it cleanly behind the stumps

Mlaba to Isabella Gaze, FOUR, streaky! But New Zealand will take it. Boundary after 25 balls. Tosses it up and draws Gaze into the drive, the ball turns away and goes off the outside edge through the vacant slip cordon

Mlaba to Devine, 1 run, flighted delivery around off, Devine drives it down to long-on

Mlaba to Devine, no run, 76.2ks sliding in with the arm, Devine misses the flick and is rapped on the pads, going down leg

Mlaba to Isabella Gaze, 1 run, very full delivery on leg, Gaze works it past mid-wicket

Mlaba to Green, out Caught by Bosch!! That's a stunning catch. Wickets in successive overs for Mlaba. South Africa fighting back after that Devine-Halliday partnership. This is an excellent start to the final 10 overs. Tossed up and drifts in, Green does not bend down as she drags the reverse sweep from outside leg, hits it uppishly towards backward point and Bosch dives front to her right, grabs it inches above the ground. Green c Bosch b Mlaba 4(7)

Mlaba to Green, no run, floated up outside leg, Green closes the bat face to work it into the leg-side and gets a leading edge to cover

Mlaba to Green, no run, tossed up around leg, Green turns it with soft hands towards short fine

Mlaba to Devine, 1 run, slower and sliding in, Devine chips it aerially but well wide of mid-wicket

Mlaba to Devine, no run, South Africa lose a review. Flighted delivery and it drifts in, Devine sits down to sweep and luckily gets an under-edge onto the pad. If not for that edge this was close as the impact was right in-line with the stumps

Mlaba to Green, 1 run, dipping full toss on middle, Green jams the drive out to long-on

Mlaba to Halliday, out Caught&Bowled!! Taken! The partnership is broken. Much needed wicket for South Africa. Mlaba comes back into the attack and strikes with her first ball. She has a big smile on her face. Tossed up delivery, Halliday kneels down to play the slog sweep and gets a big top-edge, the ball goes straight up and Mlaba moves to her left to take a good catch. Halliday was looking in ominous form but has to depart 5 runs short of her fifty. Halliday c and b Mlaba 45(37) [4s-6]

Mlaba to Devine, no run, 76.4kph, Devine gets forward to drive, finds mid-off

Mlaba to Halliday, 1 run, 73.9kph, gets forward and bunts this fullish ball to long-on

Mlaba to Devine, 1 run, 78kph, full on middle-leg, driven along the ground to long-on

Mlaba to Halliday, 1 run, 74.9kph, more loop, Halliday is early into her shot and she checks her drive to chip it over the bowler

Mlaba to Halliday, no run, over the wicket, hint of spin from a length and Halliday defensively pushes it to short midwicket

Mlaba to Devine, 1 run, 80.4kph, swept hard by Devine and the fielder at short fine leg dives to her left to take pace off the ball. Saved three runs there

Mlaba to Devine, no run, Devine gets down low to sweep and gets hit on the pad well outside the line of leg-stump

Mlaba to Devine, no run, flighted around off, Devine defends into the off-side

Mlaba to Plimmer, 1 run, drives this full ball on the stumps to the right of the diving bowler. Plimmer is lethargic with her running and a direct-hit at the bowler's end would have been curtains for her

Mlaba to Devine, 1 run, 77.1kph, full and Devine gets forward to dink it to long-on. 100 up for New Zealand

Mlaba to Devine, no run, 80.4kph, flatter and quicker, driven back to the bowler

Mlaba to Devine, no run, round the wicket, tossed up ball that drifts in towards the pads, Devine gets low to sweep and misses

Mlaba to Plimmer, no run, 79.5kph, length ball, punched to extra cover

Mlaba to Devine, 1 run, 77.1kph, cuts with the spin to deep point

Mlaba to Plimmer, 1 run, 69.9kph, Mlaba pulls her length back and that's been cut to sweeper cover

Mlaba to Plimmer, FOUR, 75.6kph, good use of the feet. Gets close to the pitch of the ball by coming down the pitch, moves leg-side as well and chips it over the bowler's head

Mlaba to Plimmer, no run, 73.9kph, chopped to backward point

Mlaba to Plimmer, 2 runs, in the air and safe! Plimmer comes down the track and checks her lofted drive. Comes off the outer part of the bat and gets enough elevation to clear mid-off. De Klerk gives the chase and dives to pull it back

Mlaba to Devine, 1 run, 74.8kph, over the wicket, width on offer, cut to deep backward point

Mlaba to Devine, no run, 87.4kph, very full outside off, quicker as well, driven to backward point

Mlaba to Plimmer, leg byes, 1 run, floated up, Plimmer comes down the track premeditatively to flick. Misses and the ball hits her foot (outside the line of leg-stump) before rolling behind square on the off-side

Mlaba to Plimmer, no run, spins from a length, Plimmer goes back to work it into the leg-side and gets a leading edge that dribbles back to the bowler. Got squared up there did the batter

Mlaba to Plimmer, no run, 76.8kph, wide of the crease, angling in towards middle-leg, Plimmer turns it to midwicket and eyes a single, Devine turns it down

Mlaba to Devine, 1 run, 72.1kph, tossed up ball, full and drifting in, Devine is on the walk to drive it to long-on

Mlaba to Devine, no run, 87.4kph, sees the width and looks to cut it away does Devine but gets beaten by the lack of bounce

Mlaba to Devine, no run, 87.8kph, full outside off, driven to mid-off

Mlaba to Plimmer, 1 run, 76.2kph, flighted ball outside off, Plimmer cuts to deep point off the back foot

Mlaba to Plimmer, FOUR, 72.8kph, straighter line from Mlaba. Drifting down leg, Plimmer shuffles to flick and gets an inside edge for the ball to run away very fine to the fine leg fence

Mlaba to Plimmer, no run, drifting in, spins a bit and Plimmer plays it back at the bowler

Mlaba to Devine, 1 run, 76.5kph, Mlaba starts with a wide-ish ball and that's been stabbed to sweeper cover