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Scotland’s faint hopes of progressing to the semi-finals of the Women’s T20 World Cup were extinguished aft a crushing a 80-run decision by South Africa successful Dubai.
Laura Wolvaardt, Tazmin Brits and Marizanne Kapp each made scores successful the forties to assistance outh Africa station 166-5 – the highest people successful the tourney truthful far.
Five Scotland bowlers picked up 1 wicket apiece, with skipper Kathryn Bryce arguably the astir awesome arsenic she showed resilience and power astatine the decease to assertion 1-31.
Scotland, an Associate subordinate playing successful their archetypal World Cup, struggled against South Africa's spinners arsenic they were bowled retired for 86 successful response.
Katherine Fraser apical scored for Scotland with 14, and was 1 of lone 2 players into treble figures with the bat, arsenic Nonkululeko Mlaba took 3-12.
South Africa moved apical of Group A connected 4 points – level with second-place England but up of them connected nett run-rate having played a crippled much – portion winless Scotland stay bottom.
The borderline of triumph besides ensured the Proteas person a superior nett run-rate to third-placed West Indies, with 2 teams from each radical qualifying for the semi-finals.
Scotland look England successful their last excavation lucifer successful Sharjah connected Sunday, portion South Africa look Bangladesh successful Dubai connected Saturday.
More to follow.
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