Shake New Zealand 158 for five (Kerr 43, Halliday 38, Bates 32, Mlaba 2-31) won South Africa 126 for 9 (Wolvaardt 33, Mair 3-25, Kerr 3-24) in 32 runs
October 20 can also be written in big, bold letters, as one of the unforgettable dates in New Zealand cricket. Hours later, the men’s team recorded a famous Test victory, the first in the Republic of India in 36 years, the women’s team delivered the country’s first T20I International Cup in style in Dubai.
As a crowd of 4 million headed to work Monday morning, Sophie Devine and Suzie Bates – “team grandmas,” as Bates jokingly laughed – had finished theirs, ending with their arms on the team’s trophy. International Women’s T20 Cup. , a name they had been agonizingly given 14 years ago at Kensington Oval.
Right at the twilight of their storied careers, it was fitting that the two legends, who bid farewell to the country’s cricket ecosystem, through issues with intensity and limited financial resources, were firmly front and center on the night’s most important. in their lives.
Amelia Kerr, who had hoped to give the old blondes victory, could not have stepped forward with a more impressive goal: to score 43 points and also present three wickets, all with a one-minute limp due to cramps.
For further context, New Zealand had entered the tournament on a 10-match T20I losing streak, the longest losing streak any team has ever managed to win an International Cricket Cup. On this night, all that didn’t matter.
