दक्षिण अफ्रीका vs नीदरलैंड, मैच 24, ब्रिस्टल, काउंटी ग़्राउंड, ब्रिस्टल, 25 June 2026 - लाइव कमेंट्री

Bowled on a back of a length, on off. Wolvaardt punches it on the up to long on for a single.

Around off, on a good length, Brits pushes it wide of extra cover for a run.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Maiden World Cup wicket for Hannah Landheer, and it is the big one of the South African skipper. Not the best of balls, though from Landheer. Short and wide on off. Wolvaardt gives the bowler the charge and throws her hands at the ball. It catches an outside edge and the keeper, Babette de Leede takes a safe catch to her right. 

On a length and on off, Annerie Dercksen pushes it through covers for a run.

FOUR! Takes the aerial route! Hannah Landheer lands this short of a length but well outside off. Tazmin Brits gets the chance to free her arms and crunches it over backward point for a boundary.

No run.

Turning away, on off, on the shorter side. Brits slams it to extra cover.

FOUR! Easy pickings. A half-tracker, on off. Brits does not miss out as she stands tall and slaps it past cover for a four.

Fuller and at the sticks. Tazmin gets inside the line and shovels it behind square leg for one.

Keeps the stumps in play, on a length. Laura punches it to long on for one more.

Flighted up, on off. Tazmin stabs it down on the off side.

Loopy ball, outside off. Brits goes for the reverse but ends up jamming it out on the strip.

Turning back into the right-hander, on a length. Brits sweeps it to the right of deep square leg for a couple of runs.

Shorter and on off, this is cut away to deep cover for a single.

Fractionally short, on middle. Wolvaardt plays the short-arm jab to deep mid-wicket. They cross.

FOUR! Nicely done! Flighted delivery, full and around off. Brits stays leg side and extends her hands to go inside out over cover for a boundary.

Run out chance missed! The Dutch fans in the stands are in absolute disbelief. Flat and short, on off and middle. Brits chops it down to backward point. Wolvaardt sets off for the run but Tazmin is caught ball-watching. Eventually, Brits responds to her partner's call and sets off for the run. The throw goes on the bounce to the bowling end, where Silver Siegers is standing ahead of the stumps. She could have broken the stumps at her end, where Brits was struggling to make her ground, but she opted to throw it at the batting end, where Wolvaardt got home in time.

Following the right-hander, on a good length. Wolvaardt swipes it away to the right of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

In the air...but safe. Angled into the pads, on a length. Brits shapes up to work it across the line with a closed bat face. Gets a leading edge but it drops safely away from the mid off fielder to her right. Two runs taken.

Very full, on off. Brits digs it out on the off side.

A single taken and that will be a FIFTY for Tazmin Brits, her 4th in T20 World Cups. Brits has gone through a slightly quieter phase over the last few overs and will now look to shift gears. Full and on off, Tazmin drives it wide of extra cover and takes a single.

On a back of a length, on off. Wolvaardt punches it to point.

Wide! Sprayed down leg, on the fuller side. Laura misses out on the tickle.

Oh, that could have gone back onto the stumps. On a nagging length, on off. Laura Wolvaardt makes room to go through the off side. Ends up chopping it down on the strip and the ball dribbles past the stumps.

FOUR LEG BYES! The 100 is up for South Africa. Dug in short but down leg. Wolvaardt gets her hands high for the pull but fails to lay any bat on it. It goes off the forearm and past short fine leg.

Hard length and on middle, Laura Wolvaardt pats it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Edged away! Myrthe van den Raad sees the batter advance, serves this full, outside off. Laura Wolvaardt throw her hands at it, but gets an outside edge that just goes wide of the diving short third fielder for a boundary.

Full again and on middle, angling in sharply. Laura Wolvaardt gets late into her flick shot and misses to get hit on the pads. A shout for LBW, but turned down. Babette de Leede has a chat with her bowler but does not take the review.

Overpitched and around off, Laura Wolvaardt drives it to sweeper cover for a single.

Follows the batter, bowls this full and angling into the leg side. Tazmin Brits gets tucked up and clips it towads backward square leg for one.

FOUR! Cracking shot! Myrthe van den Raad goes much fuller and around off. Laura Wolvaardt backs away a bit, gets her hands through the shot and smacks it wide of long off for a boundary.

Tossed up, full and on off, Tazmin Brits drives it to long off for a single.

Flatter, short and outside off, Laura Wolvaardt looks to cut it away but gets a top edge towards short third. A wayward throw at the bowling end allows the batters to run a single on the overthrow.

Short again and around off, Tazmin Brits steers it away towards point.

Tazmin Brits survives! Caroline de Lange sees the batter advance and fires this full, wide outside off. Tazmin Brits gets nowhere near the pitch of the ball and has a wild slog but misses. Babette de Leede collects it and breaks the stumps and looks confident, but the third umpire is summoned. The replay shows that Brits just about managed to get her bat in the crease on the turn.

Floated, full and around leg, Tazmin Brits paddles it to short fine.

DROPPED! Dragged back, around off, Tazmin Brits slaps it uppishly and towards cover-point, where Frederique Overdijk dives forward but fails to hold onto it. The Dutch are starting to create chances here.

Fuller delivery, outside off, but just inside tramline, Laura Wolvaardt leaves it alone thinking it is a wide.

Full again and outside off too, keeps a bit low, Laura Wolvaardt throws her hands at it but misses.

FOUR! Streaky! Hannah Landheer serves this in the blockhole, outside off. Laura Wolvaardt tries to squeeze it away but gets an underedge past the keeper, towards the third man fence for a boundary.

Back of a length and around off, Laura Wolvaardt punches it through covers for a single.

A high full toss, outside off, Tazmin Brits reaches out and slaps it wide of sweeper cover for a brace. It is called a No Ball as it was well above the waist of the batter. Free Hit up next.

Short of a length and around off, Tazmin Brits backs away and flat-bats it over the bowler's head as long on mops it up. They cross.

A good wide yorker, outside off, Laura Wolvaardt fails to dig it out.

Drops it short and on off, Laura Wolvaardt moves back and slaps it to long on for a single.

FOUR! The runs keep flowing! Caroline de Lange bowls this short again, on off. Tazmin Brits backs away, rides the bounce well and punches it sweetly through cover-point for a boundary.

Flighted, full and on middle, Tazmin Brits moves back and pushes it to short cover.

Floated, full and around off, Tazmin Brits uses her feet, gets low and swipes it to deep square leg for a run.

Goes back to the shorter length, around leg, Laura Wolvaardt moves back and nudges it through backward square leg for one.

Another short delivery, outside off, Tazmin Brits stabs it out to extra cover.

Back of a length and around off, Laura Wolvaardt steps across and pulls it, but not from the middle of the bat. The ball rolls through mid-wicket as Silver Siegers chases after it and slides to stop it. Three taken.

Hard length and on off, Tazmin Brits punches it through covers for a single.

Short of a length and outside off, Laura Wolvaardt slaps it to sweeper cover for a run.

Good-length delivery, on middle, nips back in a bit, Tazmin Brits looks to work it away but misses and gets hit on the back pad.

FOUR! Put away! Iris Zwilling bangs this into the pitch, on middle, sits up nicely for the batter. Tazmin Brits gets on top of the bounce and swats it wide of the diving mid-wicket fielder for a boundary.

FOUR! Lovely shot! This touch fuller and on off, Tazmin Brits plants her front foot and drives it on the up with a steady head. She times it well as the ball races through the covers. The fielder in the deep dives to her right, gets both hands on it but only manages to parry it to the fence for four more runs. South Africa Women are 66 for no loss at the end of the Powerplay.

FOUR! Welcomed with a boundary. Looped up, a bit too full, outside off. Wolvaardt gets her hands through and cracks the drive through covers. It races away to the fence.

Around the off stump, Wolvaardt punches this full ball to long off for one.

FOUR! Enough elevation to find the fence. Flatter and shorter, pushed through, on middle and leg. Brits steps out and adjusts well to pull it over the leaping square leg fielder.

FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries. Fuller and quicker, sliding onto the pads. Brits brings out the broom and plays it behind square leg for another boundary.

Flighted up, on off, on a good length. Tazmin pushes it to cover.

FOUR! Put away! A half-tracker, on middle. Brits advances down the track and pulls it all along the ground past square leg for four more. The 50 is up for South Africa in 5 overs.

FIVE WIDES! Wayward from Iris Zwilling. Banged in short but down leg. Brits lets it go. Babette de Leede is standing up to the stumps and can only get fingertips to it. It races down to the deep fine leg fence.

Fuller and on middle. Tazmin clips it to square leg.

Hits the top of off and there is a bit of nip back into the right-hander. Tazmin pats it to cover.

FOUR! Nicely done. Slightly too straight, on a length, drifting onto the pads. Brits makes use of the angle and picks it up over square leg for a four.

Angled in at the hips, Brits shapes up to shovel it behind square leg but misses and wears it on the pads.

Good effort! A bit short, around off. Brits cuts well but the backward point fielder dives to her left and makes the stop. Just a single.

Wider on off, on a length. Laura swings through the line and lofts it back over the bowler's head. Sterre Kalis gets around from long off and tidies up. Single taken.

Into the surface, outside off. Brits flat bats it to long on for one.

FOUR! Up and over! Rijke pitches it up, outside off. Wolvaardt shimmies down the track and, with a clean swing of the arms, she launches it over mid on. One bounce and over the ropes.

Sticks to the full ball, outside off. Laura drills it to long off and crosses over.

In the channel, on a back of a length. Brits taps it to deep cover and turns the strike over.

Goes full, on off. Wolvaardt drives it to mid on.

Missed out! Short and wide on off, there to be put away. Wolvaardt reaches out but cuts it straight to Frederique Overdijk at backward point.

Right on the money. A hint of away shape, on a length, on off and middle. Brits pushes it to long on and gets to the other end.

A bit fuller, on middle. Wolvaardt knocks it to mid on.

FOUR! Gets it away! Iris Zwilling drags the length back, on off and middle. Wolvaardt gives the bowler the charge and stands tall on top of the bounce to pull it to the left of square leg for a four.

Pushes the length up, on off. Laura punches it away to long off and rotates the strike.

In and around the off stump, on a length. Tazmin eases it to short cover.

Wide! Shaping away, on a nagging length, near the tramline. Brits lets it go. Wide given, much to the surprise of the bowler.

Angled in on a good length, on middle and leg. Brits nudges it wide of square leg and picks up a single.

Runs straight away. A loosener by Frederique Overdijk, a half-tracker, outside off. Wolvaardt stands tall and slaps it to cover, where a fumble by the fielder allows the batters to collect a couple of runs. A better throw at the bowling end could have found Brits in trouble.

Beaten! Fuller and a bit of away drift, outside off. Laura drives away from her body and is beaten.

On a length, on middle and leg. Laura works it to long on for a single.

Gets it through! Dropped short, on off. Brits flashes hard at the ball and it goes a bit uppishly but through the gap between short third and backward point. Two fielders give chase and one of them slides to flick the ball away from the fence. A slight fumble while picking the ball up for the fielder backing up, but that does not cost the Dutch any extra runs.

FOUR! Put away! A bit too short, on off. Brits gets on top of the bounce by pressing on the back foot and cuts it past point for the first boundary of the game.

Pushed through, on a good length, on off. This is punched to long on for a single.