WOMEN’S WORLD CUP
Great Dane steers SA to big win and spot in semis
Dane van Niekerk took her third four-wicket haul in four matches to bowl SA into the World Cup semifinals for the second time against Sri Lanka in Taunton on Wednesday, Leg spinner Van Niekerk, who is also SA’s captain, claimed 4/24 to help her team dismiss the Lankans for 101. The South Africans strolled to victory by eight wickets with 26.5 overs to spare. Van Niekerk took 4/0 — making her the first bowler in international cricket, male or female, to take that many wickets without conceding a run — against West Indies and 4/22 against India. Already the leading bowler in the tournament going into Wednesday’s match, Van Niekerk improved her record for the event to 13 wickets at an average of 6.46 and an economy rate of 2.76. The Lankans were reduced to 5/2 inside five overs and were never able to come to terms with SA’s twin-pronged bowling approach epitomised by Van Niekerk and quality quick Shabnim Ismail, who took 3/14. Chamari Polgampala and Dilani Manodara, who each scored 25,...
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