South Africa women's cricket team in the West Indies in 2021
The South Africa women's cricket team played the West Indies women's cricket team in August and September 2021.[1] The tour consisted of five Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs) and three Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is).[2] The WODI matches were used as the West Indies' preparation for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament.[3]
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| West Indies women | South Africa women | ||
| Dates | 31 August – 19 September 2021 | ||
| Captains | Anisa Mohammed[n 1] | Dane van Niekerk | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | South Africa women won the 5-match series 4–1 | ||
| Most runs | Rashada Williams (157) | Lizelle Lee (248) | |
| Most wickets | Qiana Joseph (5) | Dane van Niekerk (8) | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | 3-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Deandra Dottin (54) | Lizelle Lee (114) | |
| Most wickets | Hayley Matthews (4) | Marizanne Kapp (4) | |
| Player of the series | Lizelle Lee (SA) | ||
The first WT20I match ended as a no result due to rain.[4] South Africa then won the second WT20I match by 50 runs,[5] with the West Indies winning the third match by five wickets,[6] with the series being drawn 1–1.[7] In the first two WODI matches, South Africa recorded big wins, of eight and nine wickets respectively, taking a 2–0 lead in the series.[8][9] South Africa won the third WODI by eight wickets to win the series with two matches to play.[10] South Africa also won the fourth WODI to take a 4–0 lead in the series.[11] The final match ended in a tie, with the West Indies winning the Super Over.[12] Therefore, South Africa won the five-match series 4–1.[13]
Squads
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South Africa did not name individual squads for the WODI and WT20I matches, opting instead to name a combined squad of 18 players for the tour.[17] Cricket West Indies (CWI) named Anisa Mohammed as the captain for the WT20I matches, after Stafanie Taylor was ruled out due to being a close contact of someone with COVID-19.[18] For the third WT20I match, CWI announced that Cherry-Ann Fraser and Karishma Ramharack had been added to the squad,[19] replacing Shamilia Connell and Shakera Selman.[20] CWI also named Anisa Mohammed as the WODI captain, after Stafanie Taylor was unavailable after returning home.[21] The West Indies added Shakera Selman and Rashada Williams to their WODI squad ahead of the third match, and Britney Cooper was ruled out of the rest of the series due to a medical reason.[22] Reniece Boyce, Cherry-Ann Fraser and Sheneta Grimmond were added to the West Indies' squad for the fourth WODI,[23] with Qiana Joseph, Chedean Nation, and Karishma Ramharack all being rested.[24] Deandra Dottin captained the West Indies for the fifth WODI, after Anisa Mohammed was ruled out of the match with a fractured finger.[25]
WT20I series
edit1st WT20I
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- South Africa Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain during the West Indies' innings prevented any further play.
- Qiana Joseph (WI) made her WT20I debut.
2nd WT20I
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- West Indies Women won the toss and elected to field.
3rd WT20I
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- South Africa Women won the toss and elected to bat.
WODI series
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- West Indies Women won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd WODI
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- West Indies Women won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd WODI
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- South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Deandra Dottin (WI) scored her 3,000th run in WODIs.[26]
4th WODI
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editNotes
edit- ^ Deandra Dottin captained the West Indies Women for the fifth WODI.
References
edit- ^ "West Indies to host South Africa ahead of Women's World Cup Qualifiers". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "West Indies Women to host South Africa Women in eight-match Series in Antigua". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "West Indies to host South Africa ahead of Women's World Cup qualifiers". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "SA make 135 for 3 before first T20I called off due to rain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "South Africa Women beat West Indies Women by 50 runs in second T20I". Loop. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "MATCH REPORT: Stunning performance from Ramharack as WI end on a high". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Bowlers drive West Indies win; share T20I series with South Africa". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Lizelle Lee's unbeaten 91 puts South Africa 1-0 up". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Kapp, Wolvaardt shine to sink West Indies by nine-wickets in second ODI". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Lizelle Lee, Shabnim Ismail lead South Africa's charge to series win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Momentum Proteas continue winning streak with 35 run win". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "West Indies Women win one-over eliminator in 5th CG Insurance ODI". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Dottin and Grimmond excel as West Indies claim Super Over victory". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Aaliyah Alleyne, Qiana Joseph return to West Indies Women's ODI squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "West Indies Women's squad named for 1st CG Insurance T20I against South Africa Women". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Dane van Niekerk, Chloe Tryon return as South Africa name 18-member squad for West Indies tour". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Dane van Niekerk returns to lead Proteas on Windies tour". News24. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Stafanie Taylor out of T20Is against South Africa; Anisa Mohammed named interim West Indies captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Two changes for West Indies Women's squad for 3rd CG Insurance T20I". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Karishma Ramharack, Cherry-Ann Fraser in West Indies squad for South Africa T20I series decider". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "13-member West Indies Women's squad selected for first two CG Insurance ODIs". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Selman returns in 13-member West Indies Women's squad named for 3rd CG Insurance ODI". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Boyce and Grimmond included in 13-member West Indies Women's squad named for 4th CG Insurance ODI". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Reniece Boyce, Sheneta Grimmond, Chinelle Henry in West Indies squad for fourth South Africa ODI". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Dottin to captain the West Indies Women for the 5th CG Insurance ODI". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Dottin reaches 3,000 but WI surrender series to SA". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 15 September 2021.