South Africa's Anneke Bosch and Chloe Tryon rejoiced after their victory over Australia in the Women's Cricket T20 World Cup semi-final held in Dubai on Thursday. — Reuters
A magnificent unbeaten 74 from Anneke Bosch propelled South Africa into the Women's T20 World Cup final, as they convincingly defeated defending champions Australia by eight wickets in Dubai on Thursday. Set a target of 135 to win, South Africa achieved their goal with 16 balls remaining, thanks to Bosch's impressive 48-ball innings that included eight fours and a six, and a crucial partnership of 96 with captain Laura Wolvaardt (42).
In Sunday's final, which will be the first to not include either Australia or England, South Africa will face either the West Indies or New Zealand, who will compete in the second semi-final on Friday. Australia, who have claimed six of the previous eight titles, were heavily favored to secure a seventh championship in the UAE. However, they were unable to counter the South African team, who avenged their loss to Australia in last year's final in Cape Town.
Opting to bat first, Australia faced early difficulties, with the usually reliable Beth Mooney scoring a laborious 44 that featured only two fours.
