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

Lea Tahuhu to Tazmin Brits, out Bowled!! You miss, I hit! Now Lea Tahuhu brings out her bow and her arrow. Bull's eye! Back of a length delivery by Lea Tahuhu and the ball keeps a tad low. Tazmin Brits looks to whip it across the line, gets beaten due to the lack of bounce and the stumps have been rattled. She walks back after playing a spectacular knock. Has put South Africa in control of proceedings. Her teammates welcome her back with a round of applause in the dressing room. Tazmin Brits b Lea Tahuhu 101(89) [4s-15 6s-1]

Halliday to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, squeezes it in front of cover and takes a quick single to end the over. A direct-hit at the keeper's end and Luus was a goner or even if the keeper had collected it and broken the stumps

Halliday to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, Tazmin Brits has notched up a fantastic century, a knock that will do wonders for South Africa’s confidence as the tournament progresses. She’s been in superb form of late and has made it count on the big stage. New Zealand had no answers to her onslaught tonight as Brits came out all guns blazing in the run chase, showing great intent from the outset and racing to her three-figure mark in no time. This was pitched up by Halliday and Tazmin Brits creams it towards long-off for a single. A bow and arrow celebration by the opener as she gets a standing ovation from her teammates and rest of the spectators who have come out to watch this game

Halliday to Tazmin Brits, no run, back of a length around off, punched to cover by Tazmin Brits

Halliday to Tazmin Brits, no run, was that a chance? Tazmin Brits drives it uppishly and straight back to the bowler and Halliday gets her left hand to it on her followthrough. Not sure if that carried, or was it on the bounce

Lea Tahuhu to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, moves to 99* with this pull through square leg

Lea Tahuhu to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, short in length as Tazmin Brits pulls it to deep square leg on the bounce

Lea Tahuhu to Tazmin Brits, wide, short and wide outside off, misses the tramline comfortably and that's a wide called

Amelia Kerr to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, full toss outside off and that's been flayed away to deep extra cover

Amelia Kerr to Tazmin Brits, 2 runs, 76.3kph, punched with the spin wide of mid-off. Deep extra cover makes a diving stop. 150 partnership

Amelia Kerr to Tazmin Brits, no run, 74.5kph, flighted delivery outside off, spins away and beats the outside edge of Brits who leans across to drive. She is slightly off-balance and the back leg is dragged out of the crease. The message has come to the onfield umpires from the third umpire that it's NOT OUT. The New Zealand players see it on the big screen and reckon it's pretty close. And, the TV umpire will have another look at it. The back leg was in the air for a second or two but it was grounded when the bails were removed. NOT OUT!

Amelia Kerr to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, legbreak outside off, cut away to deep cover

Jess Kerr to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, 83.3kph, in-angling loopy ball, driven down to long-on

Jess Kerr to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, 99.3kph, low full toss, flicked to deep midwicket

Jess Kerr to Tazmin Brits, FOUR, pace off and outside off, Brits reaches and cuts through point. Delayed and that helped her place it in the gap

Jess Kerr to Tazmin Brits, no run, full on the stumps, driven back to the bowler who uses her foot to deflect it towards midwicket

Amelia Kerr to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, shimmies down the track, isn't close to the pitch of the ball but neatly punches it to the left of mid-off. Plimmer dives to her left to keep the batters down to one

Amelia Kerr to Tazmin Brits, no run, 75.6kph, googly, punched to cover

Amelia Kerr to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, 76.2kph, goes back in her crease to cut this legbreak to sweeper cover

Amelia Kerr to Tazmin Brits, no run, 72.6kph, shortened length, Brits hangs back to pat this leggie to cover

Amelia Kerr to Tazmin Brits, FOUR, tossed up, low full toss and that's been punished by Brits. Big backlift and that's been drilled straight down the ground. No one can stop that

Jess Kerr to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, fuller than a length on leg, chipped to long-on who gets forward and takes it on the bounce

Jess Kerr to Tazmin Brits, no run, 79.8kph, pace off and on a length outside off, Brits spots it late and punches to cover

Jess Kerr to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, low full toss, driven along the ground to long-off

Amelia Kerr to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, wrong 'un outside off, Brits goes back to stab it to sweeper cover

Amelia Kerr to Tazmin Brits, no run, googly, no room on offer and that's been played back at the bowler

Amelia Kerr to Tazmin Brits, no run, shimmies down the pitch to push it into the off-side and inside-edges to midwicket

Amelia Kerr to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, googly, Brits goes back to punch it to cover

Eden Carson to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, leg-lined and that's been worked around the corner. 12 runs off the over

Eden Carson to Tazmin Brits, FOUR, 81.5kph, Brits comes down the track, takes this flighted delivery on the full and slaps it just wide of the umpire who did well to dodge it. The ball bullets away to the fence

Eden Carson to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, drives this full ball to long-off

Bree Illing to Tazmin Brits, no run, drives this full delivery straight to mid-off

Bree Illing to Tazmin Brits, FOUR, overpitched delivery, Brits moves leg-side and chips it over the bowler. Well over Illing and no chance for the mid-off fielder to even get close to the ball

Bree Illing to Tazmin Brits, wide, bouncer slightly outside leg and Brits ducks under it

Bree Illing to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, 113kph, Tazmin Brits stays back to a fairly full ball and drives it to deep cover

Eden Carson to Tazmin Brits, no run, 83.6kph, pushes this fullish offie to mid-on

Eden Carson to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, flat offie on off, punched to long-off

Eden Carson to Tazmin Brits, SIX, hundred partnership! Tazmin Brits comes down the track and smashes this juicy full toss over wide long-off. Swung her bat really hard

Bree Illing to Tazmin Brits, no run, 115.3kph, punches this length ball to mid-off

Bree Illing to Tazmin Brits, wide, Brits gives the charge by stepping out of the crease, Illing bowls another bouncer, Brits leaves it alone and that's been wided for height

Bree Illing to Tazmin Brits, no run, 112.3kph, banged in short, Brits gets low and evades by swaying away from it

Bree Illing to Tazmin Brits, no run, 112.2kph, very full, driven firmly to mid-off

Bree Illing to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, round the wicket, back of a length, tucked to midwicket

Eden Carson to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, full on off, driven to deep cover

Eden Carson to Tazmin Brits, no run, length ball on the stumps, punched back to the bowler

Eden Carson to Tazmin Brits, FOUR, full delivery darted down leg, Brits swipes and gets some wood on it. The ball runs away to fine leg for four

Devine to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, full delivery, eased down to long-on

Devine to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, drives this full ball to long-on

Devine to Tazmin Brits, FOUR, full on the stumps, Brits gets under it and thumps it straight down the pitch. Long-on runs across and dives but it no avail. 44-ball fifty for Brits who raises her bat

Devine to Tazmin Brits, no run, bunted to short midwicket

Devine to Tazmin Brits, no run, fullish ball, Brits pushes from the crease and short midwicket makes a diving stop

Eden Carson to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, full delivery, driven along the ground to long-on

Eden Carson to Tazmin Brits, no run, flat-bats this length ball back to Carson

Eden Carson to Tazmin Brits, no run, punched to mid-off

Eden Carson to Tazmin Brits, no run, very full, driven hard and straight to mid-off

Eden Carson to Tazmin Brits, no run, length ball, played back at the bowler

Amelia Kerr to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, in-drifter, nudged into the leg-side off the inner edge. 100 up for South Africa

Amelia Kerr to Tazmin Brits, no run, skips down the pitch and pushes this in-drifter to midwicket

Lea Tahuhu to Tazmin Brits, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length on leg, Tazmin Brits laps it towards fine leg for one

Lea Tahuhu to Tazmin Brits, FOUR, she is playing some beautiful drives. Lea Tahuhu goes full on off and Tazmin Brits has creamed it straight past the bowler for four runs. Exquisite timing as the fielder from mid-off hardly had any time to react

Amelia Kerr to Tazmin Brits, FOUR, Tazmin Brits moves into the 40s! A nicely tossed up delivery outside off, Tazmin Brits drills it through covers and the ball is away to the fence once again

Amelia Kerr to Tazmin Brits, 2 runs, that was short on middle and leg, Tazmin Brits whips it over the fielder at mid-wicket. Just when the ball is about to reach the boundary, Bates in the deep puts in a dive and flicks it towards the fielder charging across from deep mid-wicket

Amelia Kerr to Tazmin Brits, no run, tad fuller around off, Tazmin Brits drives it down the pitch

Amelia Kerr to Tazmin Brits, FOUR, this was fraction short outside off, Tazmin Brits rocks back in the crease and carves it through point. The fielder chases it all the way to the fence, but once again fails to stop the ball. She was in contact with the cushions at the same time

Amelia Kerr to Tazmin Brits, no run, googly by Amelia Kerr, Tazmin Brits looks to defend, gets an inside edge on to the pads

Lea Tahuhu to Tazmin Brits, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries by Tazmin Brits! This was pitched up by Lea Tahuhu outside off, Tazmin Brits throws the kitchen sink at it. Plays away from her body and the outside edge flies away to the third man fence. Four dots to start off the over, but ends with a couple of fours

Lea Tahuhu to Tazmin Brits, FOUR, a juicy full toss on middle and leg, Tazmin Brits flicks it towards wide long-on and the fielder in the deep does well to get there by sprinting across to her left. She puts in a slide to stop the ball, however, fails in her quest. Away to the fence for four runs

Lea Tahuhu to Tazmin Brits, no run, short ball outside off, Tazmin Brits lets it through to the keeper

Lea Tahuhu to Tazmin Brits, no run, advances down the wicket and drills it firmly to mid-off

Lea Tahuhu to Tazmin Brits, no run, banged in short by Lea Tahuhu outside off, Tazmin Brits sways away

Lea Tahuhu to Tazmin Brits, no run, short and wide outside off, slapped hard to the fielder at cover

Amelia Kerr to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, low full toss on middle and leg, Tazmin Brits advances down the wicket and drives it to long-on for a single

Devine to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, crisply driven to long-on by Tazmin Brits

Devine to Tazmin Brits, no run, length delivery on middle and leg, Tazmin Brits looks to nudge it away, gets hit on the pads

Devine to Tazmin Brits, FOUR, easy pickings! Devine errs in line, fires a loosener on the pads and Tazmin Brits has flicked it away to the fine leg fence with nonchalance

Devine to Tazmin Brits, no run, knocked down the pitch by Tazmin Brits

Devine to Tazmin Brits, FOUR, that's an excellent straight drive! Devine goes full and Tazmin Brits has drilled it straight past the bowler for a well-timed boundary. Couldn't have placed any better as the fielder at mid-on had no chance

Lea Tahuhu to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, 111.4kph, Tahuhu starts with a length ball on the pads, tickled to fine leg

Devine to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, full and wide outside off, Tazmin Brits slashes it over cover-point

Devine to Tazmin Brits, no run, pitched up by the bowler around off, Tazmin Brits drives it to cover

Bree Illing to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, a mixup between the two batters, but no harm done. Tazmin Brits had knocked it towards cover, but she wasn't keen for a single. However, the non-striker was almost halfway down the wicket with Tazmin Brits not interested in a single. A misfield by the fielder at cover results helps them get away with it. Else, there would have been a run-out at the bowler's end

Bree Illing to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, drifting down the leg-side, Tazmin Brits glances it towards fine leg for one

Bree Illing to Tazmin Brits, no run, on a length around off, Tazmin Brits knocks it towards mid-off

Bree Illing to Tazmin Brits, 1 run, short of a length around off, knocked towards mid-off by Tazmin Brits, she calls for a single and completes it quickly

Bree Illing to Tazmin Brits, no run, back of a length around middle and leg, nudged in front of mid-wicket

Bree Illing to Tazmin Brits, wide, short and wide outside off, Tazmin Brits lets it through to the keeper

Bree Illing to Tazmin Brits, no run, back of a length around off, Tazmin Brits knocks it down the pitch

Bree Illing to Tazmin Brits, FOUR, back of a length outside off, Tazmin Brits opens the bat face and steers this through point with a well-timed square cut. A really positive start by the South African openers

Bree Illing to Tazmin Brits, no run, pitched up by Bree Illing around off, Tazmin Brits drills it straight to mid-off, good stop by the fielder stationed there

Bree Illing to Tazmin Brits, no run, full and wide outside off, angled away from the batter, Tazmin Brits goes for a drive and misses

Bree Illing to Tazmin Brits, FOUR, edged away! Back of a length outside off, Tazmin Brits goes for a punch, gets an outside edge that races away to the third man boundary. The fielder was inside the circle and had no chance to stop this

Jess Kerr to Tazmin Brits, no run, good length delivery around middle and leg, Tazmin Brits nudges it towards mid-on. A lengthy opening over by Jess Kerr comes to an end

Jess Kerr to Tazmin Brits, no run, pitched up by Jess Kerr around off, Tazmin Brits drives it back to the bowler