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

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.

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
One Day International series
Results 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)

Squads

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  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

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13 November 2016
Scorecard
South Africa  
7/203 (50 overs)
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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

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1st ODI

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South Africa  
226/5 (50 overs)
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  Australia
230/8 (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

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Australia  
278/4 (50 overs)
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  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 (DLS 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–Stern method.
  • ICC Women's Championship points: Australia Women 2, South Africa Women 0.

3rd ODI

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South Africa  
173/8 (32 overs)
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  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

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27 November 2016 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia  
242 (49.5 overs)
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  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

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29 November 2016 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia  
260/9 (50 overs)
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  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

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  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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