| South Africa women's cricket team in Australia in 2023–24 | |||
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| Australia | South Africa | ||
| Dates | 27 January – 18 February 2024 | ||
| Captains | Alyssa Healy | Laura Wolvaardt | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Australia won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Annabel Sutherland (210) | Chloe Tryon (69) | |
| Most wickets | Darcie Brown (7) |
Masabata Klaas (3) Chloe Tryon (3) | |
| Player of the series | Beth Mooney (Aus) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Australia won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Beth Mooney (134) | Marizanne Kapp (125) | |
| Most wickets | Alana King (7) | Masabata Klaas (5) | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Australia won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Beth Mooney (167) | Tazmin Brits (100) | |
| Most wickets | Ash Gardner (3) |
Masabata Klaas (3) Nadine de Klerk (3) | |
The South Africa women's cricket team toured Australia in January and February 2024 to play one Test, three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.
The Test match was the first ever Test match to be played between the teams. The ODI series formed part of 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship. The T20I series formed part of both teams' preparation for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup tournament.
Going into the tour, South Africa had never beaten Australia in any format of women's international cricket. However, South Africa won the second T20I by 6 wickets, and defeated Australia for the first time in women's internationals.
Squads
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| Test | ODIs | T20Is | Test | ODIs & T20Is |
Tour match
| 24 January 2024 13:45 Scorecard |
| South Africa 7/149 (20 overs) |
v | Governor General's XI 6/150 (19.2 overs) |
| Nadine de Klerk 48* (24) Courtney Sippel 2/20 (3 overs) |
Sophie Molineux 59 (41) Masabata Klaas 3/16 (4 overs) |
| Governor General's XI won by 4 wickets North Sydney Oval, Sydney Umpires: Claire Polosak (Aus) and Eloise Sheridan (Aus) Player of the match: Sophie Molineux (GG XI) |
- Governor General's XI won the toss and elected to field.
T20I series
1st T20I
| 27 January 2024 10:45 Scorecard |
| South Africa 6/147 (20 overs) |
v | Australia 2/149 (19.1 overs) |
| Tazmin Brits 59* (54) Ellyse Perry 2/13 (3 overs) |
Beth Mooney 72* (57) Nadine de Klerk 1/25 (4 overs) Marizanne Kapp 1/25 (4 overs) |
| Australia won by 8 wickets Manuka Oval, Canberra Umpires: Sue Redfern (Eng) and Eloise Sheridan (Aus) Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Aus) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
2nd T20I
| 28 January 2024 10:45 Scorecard |
| Australia 6/142 (20 overs) |
v | South Africa 4/144 (19 overs) |
| Grace Harris 31* (18) Masabata Klaas 2/16 (3 overs) |
Laura Wolvaardt 58* (53) Ashleigh Gardner 2/26 (4 overs) |
| South Africa won by 6 wickets Manuka Oval, Canberra Umpires: Claire Polosak (Aus) and Eloise Sheridan (Aus) Player of the match: Laura Wolvaardt (SA) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ellyse Perry (Aus) played in her 150th T20I.
- This was South Africa's first win against Australia in women's T20Is.
3rd T20I
| 30 January 2024 19:05 (N) Scorecard |
| South Africa 7/162 (20 overs) |
v | Australia 5/163 (19.2 overs) |
| Marizanne Kapp 75 (48) Tahlia McGrath 1/17 (2 overs) |
Beth Mooney 82 (55) Masabata Klaas 1/13 (2 overs) |
| Australia won by 5 wickets Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Sue Redfern (Eng) and Eloise Sheridan (Aus) Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Aus) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Marizanne Kapp (SA) played in her 100th T20I.
ODI series
1st ODI
| 3 February 2024 14:10 (D/N) Scorecard |
| South Africa 105 (31.3 overs) |
v | Australia 2/106 (19 overs) |
| Marizanne Kapp 50* (58) Alana King 3/19 (4.3 overs) |
Beth Mooney 52* (34) Nadine de Klerk 1/19 (4 overs) |
| Australia won by 8 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Claire Polosak (Aus) and Sue Redfern (Eng) Player of the match: Kim Garth (Aus) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Megan Schutt (Aus) played in her 200th international cricket match across formats.
- Women's Championship points: Australia 2, South Africa 0.
2nd ODI
| 7 February 2024 14:40 (D/N) Scorecard |
| South Africa 6/229 (45 overs) |
v | Australia 149 (29.3 overs) |
| Marizanne Kapp 75 (87) Ashleigh Gardner 2/31 (6 overs) |
Kim Garth 42* (48) Marizanne Kapp 3/12 (5 overs) |
| South Africa won by 84 runs (DLS method) North Sydney Oval, Sydney Umpires: Claire Polosak (Aus) and Eloise Sheridan (Aus) Player of the match: Marizanne Kapp (SA) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Australia were set a revised target of 234 runs in 45 overs due to rain.
- Ayanda Hlubi (SA) made her ODI debut.
- Ashleigh Gardner and Kim Garth (Aus) recorded highest ninth-wicket partnership in women's ODIs (77).
- This was South Africa's first win against Australia in women's ODIs.
- Women's Championship points: South Africa 2, Australia 0.
3rd ODI
| 10 February 2024 14:40 (D/N) Scorecard |
| Australia 9/277 (50 overs) |
v | South Africa 127 (24.3 overs) |
| Beth Mooney 82* (91) Masabata Klaas 4/56 (9 overs) |
Suné Luus 34 (38) Alana King 4/26 (5 overs) |
| Australia won by 110 runs (DLS method) North Sydney Oval, Sydney Umpires: Sue Redfern (Eng) and Eloise Sheridan (Aus) Player of the match: Tahlia McGrath (Aus) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- South Africa were set a revised target of 238 runs in 31 overs due to rain.
- Women's Championship points: Australia 2, South Africa 0.
Only Test
| 15–17 February 2024 Scorecard |
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v | Australia
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| 76 (31.2 overs) Suné Luus 26 (45) Darcie Brown 5/21 (9.2 overs) |
9/575d (125.2 overs) Annabel Sutherland 210 (256) Chloe Tryon 3/81 (21.2 overs) | |
| 215 (97.2 overs) Chloe Tyron 64 (153) Annabel Sutherland 2/11 (8 overs) |
| Australia won by an innings and 284 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Claire Polosak (Aus) and Eloise Sheridan (Aus) Player of the match: Annabel Sutherland (Aus) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Tazmin Brits, Ayanda Hlubi, Masabata Klaas and Delmi Tucker (SA) all made their Test debuts.
- Annabel Sutherland (Aus) scored her first double century in Tests.
References
- "Blockbuster schedule announced as Australia host Pakistan in new WTC cycle". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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- "Women's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- "Proteas hoping for World Cup revenge in 'historic' tour". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- "Schedule revealed for 2023-24 Aussie summer of cricket". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- "Australia eye Bangladesh tour for pre-World Cup intel". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- "Proteas out to make history with first win over Aussies". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- "'Hopefully the voodoo is broken': Wolvaardt helps South Africa stun Australia for maiden win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- "Proteas women make history with first ever win over Australia". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- "Australia name women's Test squad for historic South Africa meeting". International Cricket Council. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- "Settled Australians set sights on South Africa". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- "King remains sidelined from Australia's T20I plans". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- "CSA unveil Proteas women squad for first-ever Test against Australia". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- "Tryon returns to SA white-ball squads for tour of Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- "South Africa stun Australia to claim their first ever win over the world champions". News.com.au. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- "South Africa level series with stunning first-ever win over listless Australia". The Guardian. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- "Mooney overcomes illness to steer Australia to T20I series victory". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- "'It's a stupid game but I just love it' - Schutt gets ready for 200th international outing". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- "All-round Kapp leads Proteas to historic ODI win over Aussies". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- "Kapp's stunning all-round display secures South Africa another famous win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- "Super Sutherland: allrounder enters record books with double century". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
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