Windies Women slump to defeat in second T20 against South Africa

(CMC) An uninspired West Indies Women failed to come to grips with a
demanding run chase and slumped to a meek 50-run defeat to South Africa
Women here Thursday, and fall behind in the three-match series.
Asked to score at nearly 8-½ runs per over to overhaul a challenging 166 at the
Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium, the hosts crashed from 54 for two to 115 for
eight off their 20 overs, to come up short in the second Twenty20 International.
Chedean Nation and Britney Cooper both got 26 but they were the only ones to
pass 20 as fast bowler Marizanne Kapp snatched three for 31 and seamer
Ayabonga Khaka (2-8) and left-arm spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba (2-22) two
wickets apiece, to cripple the innings.
The opening game on Tuesday was abandoned as a no-result following rain.
Sent in earlier, South Africa rattled up 165 for three off their 20 overs, thanks to
opener Lizelle Lee’s polished 75 off 52 deliveries.
Laura Wolvaardt entertained with a nine-ball 33 not out while Marizanne Kapp
(24) and captain Dane van Niekerk (23) produced supporting knocks.
Lee laid the platform, smashing half-dozen fours and a six as she put on 53 with
van Niekerk for the first wicket and 69 with Kapp for the second.
Off-spinner Hayley Matthews struck twice to remove both Lee and Kapp in the
18th over to reduce the South Africans to 126 for three but Wolvaardt spoiled the
home side’s hopes of a strong finish, crunching a four and four sixes in a 39-run
unbroken fourth wicket stand with Tazmin Brits (5 not out).
In reply, Matthews perished cheaply for 12 in the third over to Kapp (3-31) but
West Indies Women were rebuilding when they reached 39 without further loss.
However, big-hitter Deandra Dottin, who struck four fours in 19 of 18 balls,
missed an ill-advised reverse sweep and was bowled off-stump by Mlaba in the

sixth over and Kyshona Knight followed in the tenth over, missing a heave and
having her stumps shattered by the same bowler.
West Indies Women were encouraged when Nation and Kycia Knight (10) added
22 for the fourth but Kapp’s return resulted in Kycia’s dismissal, the left-hander
bowled trying to hit across the line in the 14th over.