SA’s World T20 (WT20) opener against Sri Lanka in St Lucia on Tuesday dodged the weather‚ but the Lankan batters had nowhere to hide from the precision pace and swing of Marizanne Kapp and Shabnim Ismail. In their first spells of three overs each‚ SA’s new-ball pair effectively won the match. Ismail‚ who took 3/10 in her four fiery overs‚ did not shy away from claiming the credit for herself and Kapp. “I always tell everyone in the world we’re the best opening pair‚” she said in St Lucia. “The way we performed today displayed our talent.” With Kapp swinging the ball both ways‚ apparently at will‚ and Ismail maintaining accuracy as she cranked up the pace‚ the Lankans — who were put in to bat — could score only 16 runs in those six overs. Worse‚ they lost both their openers‚ Yasoda Mendis and Chamari Atapattu. Sri Lanka never recovered and limped to a total of 99/8. SA threatened to do something similar‚ losing openers Lizelle Lee and Laura Wolvaardt with six runs scored and seven ba...
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