Grimmond saves West Indies from South Africa whitewash

CMC – Opener Rashada Williams and off-spinner Sheneta Grimmond recorded
career-bests but it took a dramatic super-over for West Indies Women to avoid a
humiliating whitewash in their five-match One-Day International series against
South Africa Women here Sunday.
Defending 193 in the fifth ODI at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground after
Williams struck an excellent unbeaten 78, West Indies Women were staring at
defeat after Lizelle Lee stroked 61 and Tazmin Brits hit 48, to propel the visitors
to 111 without loss just after the half-way stage of the innings.
However, Grimmond snatched four for 33 and 20-year-old left-arm seamer Qiana
Joseph snatched two for 29, as South Africa collapsed spectacularly, despite a
breezy 46 from Mignon du Preez.
While du Preez remained at the crease, the odds appeared in South Africa
Women’s favour, and they entered the final over requiring only six runs for victory
to enhance their prospects.
But all-rounder Deandra Dottin, leading the side in place of the injured Anisa
Mohammed, produced a superb over to tied the game at 192.
Wicketkeeper Sinalo Jafta (16 not out) scrambled a leg bye off the first ball
before du Preez was limited to a single after cutting a wide, short delivery to
backward point where Grimmond pulled off a great stop to prevent a boundary.
Another leg bye off the third delivery and a single off the fourth left South Africa
Women with two to win off as many balls, before Jafta raced through for another
single to tie the scores at 192 and put du Preez on strike.
Off the last ball, however, du Preez whipped to short square leg where Shakera
Selman made a fine stop and sent the return to the non-striker’s end which found
the batsman short of her ground.

Chasing seven to win in the resulting super-over, West Indies Women lost Dottin
via the run out route off the first ball attempting a second run but Chedean Nation
won the game for the hosts when she struck the final ball of the over to the long
on boundary with a single run required.
No such drama was anticipated when Williams struck five fours in a 138-ball
knock – her maiden ODI fifty – to anchor the Windies Women after they chose to
bat first.
She put on 33 for the first wicket with Reniece Boyce (14) before adding 97 for
the fourth with Hayley Matthews who struck 48 from 81 balls with four fours
batting at an unfamiliar number five.
Seamer Nadine de Klerk, 21, claimed three for 33, including the wicket of
Matthews in the 46th over.
In reply, Lee slammed five fours and a six in a 78-ball innings while Brits struck
half-dozen fours in a 90-ball knock to put the game in their side’s favour.
But Joseph and Grimmond scythed through the innings to send six wickets
tumbling for just 33 runs and reduce South Africa Women to 143 for six in the
40th over.
Du Preez, who counted four fours, revived hopes in a 49-run, seventh wicket
stand with Jafta before the late drama erupted.
WEST INDIES WOMEN
R Boyce b de Klerk 14
R Williams not out 78
C Nation c Sekhukhune b van Niekerk 11
*D Dottin c wkp Jafta b Tryon 7
H Matthews c van Niekerk b de Klerk 48
C Henry b de Klerk 1
S Gajnabi not out 8
Extras (lb4, w21) 25
TOTAL (5 wkts, 50 overs) 192
Did not bat: Q Joseph, S Grimmond, S Selman, C Fraser
Fall of wickets: 1-33, 2-56, 3-76, 4-173, 5-176.
Bowling: Klaas 7-0-36-0 (w3), de Klerk 10-1-33-3 (w5), Sekhukhune 9-0-32-0
(2), van Niekerk 5-0-15-1, Tryon 9-0-40-1 (w7), Shangase 10-0-32-0.
SOUTH AFRICA WOMEN

L Lee c Williams b Joseph 61
T Brits c Henry b Grimmond 48
L Goodall st Boyce b Joseph 0
*D van Niekerk c Dottin b Grimmond 5
M du Preez run out 46
C Tryon b Grimmond 1
N de Klerk st Boyce b Grimmond 1
+S Jafta not out 16
Extras (b1, lb3, w8, nb2) 14
TOTAL (7 wkts, 50 overs) 192
Did not bat: N Shangase, M Klaas, T Sekhukhune
Fall of wickets: 1-111, 2-113, 3-114, 4-137, 5-139, 6-143, 7-192.
Bowling: Selman 7-1-28-0 (w2, nb2), Henry 5-1-26-0, Joseph 10-2-29-2,
Matthews 10-1-32-0, Fraser 2-0-16-0, Dottin 6-0-24-0 (w1), Grimmond 10-0-33-4
(w4).
Result: West Indies Women won via super-over.
Series: South Africa Women won five-match series 4-1.