Alana King’s 7-fer helped Australia achieve a spectacular victory over South Africa in the Women’s World Cup 2025.

australia women Performed brilliantly in the 26th match of ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 Strong beating in Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore south african women By seven wickets. leg spinner alana king Made headlines by taking a sensational seven wickets which completely derailed South Africa’s batting lineup and restricted them to just 97 runs. In reply, Australia easily achieved the target in 16.5 overs and continued their dominance in the tournament.

South Africa collapses in front of Alana King’s brilliant bowling

Having won the toss and electing to bowl first, Australia’s bowlers made full use of the fast turning and holding surface. South Africa’s innings never found any momentum and were all out for 97 runs in just 24 overs. captain Laura Wolvaardt While being the wicketkeeper, he provided some resistance by playing a quick inning of 31 runs with the help of seven fours in 26 balls. sinalo jafta Contributed 29 runs off 17 balls to add some final spark.

However, King produced a dream spell to turn the match decisively in Australia’s favour. The leg spinner produced one of the finest performances in World Cup history, taking seven wickets for just 18 runs in his seven overs. His variations and control baffled the South African batsmen. megan shutt, kim garthAnd Ashley Gardner Taking one wicket each ensured that the Proteas did not get any respite.

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Australia returned home easily

Chasing a modest target of 98 runs, Australia lost a few early wickets but had no trouble chasing the entire target. georgia volume He played an inning of 38 runs in 38 balls with the help of seven fours. beth mooney Played the role of finisher well and remained unbeaten after scoring 42 runs in 41 balls. Their 70-run partnership took Australia closer to victory.

Annabel Sutherland Provided the finishing touch with a quickfire 10 runs off just four balls and sealed the win in style. Despite a disciplined spell marijane kappThe South African bowlers, who conceded only 11 runs and took one wicket in four overs, could not generate enough pressure to defend their low score.

King was named player of the match for his exceptional bowling performance. His magic not only demolished the South African batting order, but also confirmed his status as one of the world’s premier leg spinners.

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