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OUT! Kapp draws first blood for the Proteas, deceiving Healy with the change in pace as the Aussie wicketkeeper-batter tamely chips the ball towards cover to depart for 18! AUS 36/1
Healy c de Klerk b Kapp 18(20)
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After 4 overs,Australia Women 25/0 ( Alyssa Healy (W) 13 , Beth Mooney 10)
FOUR! Tickled away through the gap between backward point and third man by Mooney, who moves to double figures in the process, off Khaka at the end of the fourth over. The Aussie opening stand is starting to look ominous now for the Proteas.
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After 2 overs,Australia Women 13/0 ( Alyssa Healy (W) 10 , Beth Mooney 1)
FOUR! Shabnim Ismail, bowling the second over, bowls one short and wide to Healy, who promptly slaps it over cover to collect her second boundary. Later in the over, the Proteas burn a review after an unsuccessful LBW appeal against Healy, with the ball easily missing leg.
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After 1 over,Australia Women 5/0 ( Alyssa Healy (W) 5 , Beth Mooney 0)
Tidy first over from Nonkululeko Mlaba barring the boundary in the second ball, with the left-arm spinner bowling four dots that elicit a few cheers from the Newlands crowd. Healy collects a single off the last ball to keep the strike.
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FOUR! Healy gets down on one knee and sweeps Mlaba towards deep square leg to open Australia’s account with a boundary! AUS 4/0
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The national anthems have been sung (with South African all-rounder Marizanne Kapp overcome with emotion, barely able to sing Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika), and it’s time for one final round of action in what has been a remarkable tournament so far.
Healy and Mooney walk out to open the Aussie innings, with left-arm spinner Mlaba opening the bowling for the Proteas.
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Pommie Mbangwa and Lisa Sthalekar analyse the Newlands pitch ahead of the final:
PM: What a beautiful day. Not a cloud in the sky. This is the exact conditions you want in a final. This tournament has been the highest scoring of all Women’s T20 World Cups, and that’s something. Chasing will be a bit more difficult.
LS: I see a used pitch from the two semi-finals, and that will help the spinners. The fast bowlers have been exceptional. Shabnim Ismail and Darcie Brown are the two to watch out. Whoever can cope with short-pitched deliveries will come out better.
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Teams:
Australia: Alyssa Healy (wk), Beth Mooney, Meg Lanning (c), Ashleigh Gardner, Ellyse Perry, Tahlia McGrath, Grace Harris, Georgia Wareham, Jess Jonassen, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown
South Africa: Laura Wolvaardt, Tazmin Brits, Marizanne Kapp, Sune Luus (c), Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Anneke Bosch, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba
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Here’s what the two captains said at the toss:
Meg Lanning, Australia: We feel it’s a good wicket, and we hope to start off well. We are going with the same team, we feel we have got all the bases covered. I’m very proud to be able to lead this group. We’ve got a job to do and can’t wait to get out there.
Sune Luus, South Africa: Obviously we would’ve liked to bat first as well, but don’t think the surface will change too much. We are going with the same team. It’s been unreal. Important to stay as calm as possible and do out best.
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TOSS: Australia win the toss, and captain Meg Lanning opts to bat