South Africa women's cricket team in New Zealand in 2019–20

 
  New Zealand women South Africa women
Dates 25 January – 13 February 2020
Captains Sophie Devine Dane van Niekerk[n 1]
One Day International series
Results South Africa women won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs Suzie Bates (142) Lizelle Lee (157)
Most wickets Jess Kerr (2)
Sophie Devine (2)		 Suné Luus (6)
Player of the series Lizelle Lee (SA)
Twenty20 International series
Results New Zealand women won the 5-match series 3–1
Most runs Sophie Devine (297) Mignon du Preez (97)
Most wickets Amelia Kerr (5) Ayabonga Khaka (4)

The South Africa women's cricket team played the New Zealand women's cricket team in January and February 2020.[1][2] The tour consisted of three Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs), which formed part of the 2017–20 ICC Women's Championship,[3] and five Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) matches.[4][5]

South Africa won the first two WODI matches to take an unassailable lead in the series.[6][7] South Africa won the third and final WODI match by six wickets,[8] to take the series 3–0.[9] It was the first time that South Africa had whitewashed New Zealand in a WODI series.[10] As a result of the 3–0 series win, South Africa qualified for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup.[11] After their victory in the fourth WT20I match, New Zealand had a 3–1 lead, winning the series.[12] New Zealand won the WT20I series 3–1, after the fifth match was abandoned due to rain.[13]

Squads

WODIs WT20Is
 New Zealand[14]  South Africa[15]  New Zealand[16]  South Africa[17]

WODI series

1st WODI

ICC Women's Championship
25 January 2020
12:00
Scorecard
New Zealand 
259/9 (50 overs)
v
 South Africa
260/3 (48.3 overs)
Katie Perkins 78 (83
Masabata Klaas 3/37 (8 overs)
Lizelle Lee 99 (99)
Suzie Bates 1/24 (3.3 overs)
South Africa Women won by 7 wickets
Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Kim Cotton (NZ)
Player of the match: Lizelle Lee (SA)
  • South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • This was South Africa Women's second-highest successful run chase in WODIs.[18]
  • Points: South Africa Women 2, New Zealand Women 0.

2nd WODI

ICC Women's Championship
27 January 2020
12:00
Scorecard
New Zealand 
115 (36 overs)
v
 South Africa
117/2 (23.5 overs)
Suzie Bates 38 (60)
Marizanne Kapp 4/29 (8 overs)
Lizelle Lee 38 (43)
Sophie Devine 1/16 (5.5 overs)
South Africa Women won by 8 wickets
Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Ashley Mehrotra (NZ)
Player of the match: Marizanne Kapp (SA)
  • New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Jess Kerr (NZ) made her WODI debut.
  • Points: South Africa Women 2, New Zealand Women 0.

3rd WODI

ICC Women's Championship
30 January 2020
14:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
New Zealand 
149 (38.1 overs)
v
 South Africa
150/4 (37.2 overs)
Suzie Bates 51 (58)
Suné Luus 6/45 (10 overs)
Mignon du Preez 35* (47)
Jess Kerr 1/17 (3 overs)
South Africa Women by 6 wickets
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and John Dempsey (NZ)
Player of the match: Suné Luus (SA)

WT20I series

1st WT20I

2 February 2020
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
South Africa 
116/7 (20 overs)
v
 New Zealand
117/1 (12.2 overs)
Laura Wolvaardt 33 (35)
Leigh Kasperek 2/17 (4 overs)
Amelia Kerr 2/17 (4 overs)
Sophie Devine 54* (32)
Tumi Sekhukhune 1/12 (1 overs)
New Zealand Women won by 9 wickets
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and John Dempsey (NZ)
  • New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sophie Devine (NZ) scored her 2,000th run in WT20Is.[20]

2nd WT20I

6 February 2020
14:00
Scorecard
South Africa 
119 (19.4 overs)
v
 New Zealand
120/5 (18.2 overs)
Mignon du Preez 40 (26)
Lea Tahuhu 2/10 (4 overs)
Sophie Devine 61 (43)
Ayabonga Khaka 2/24 (4 overs)
New Zealand Women won by 5 wickets
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Umpires: Chris Brown (NZ) and Kim Cotton (NZ)
  • New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field.

3rd WT20I

9 February 2020
14:00
Scorecard
New Zealand 
153/5 (20 overs)
v
 South Africa
154/5 (19.5 overs)
Sophie Devine 77 (57)
Ayabonga Khaka 2/14 (3 overs)
Dane van Niekerk 42 (40)
Holly Huddleston 2/33 (4 overs)
South Africa Women won by 5 wickets
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Billy Bowden (NZ)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Lauren Down and Jess Kerr (NZ) both made their WT20I debuts.

4th WT20I

10 February 2020
14:00
Scorecard
New Zealand 
171/2 (20 overs)
v
 South Africa
102 (17 overs)
Sophie Devine 105 (65)
Shabnim Ismail 1/21 (4 overs)
Lizelle Lee 25 (22)
Anna Peterson 3/14 (4 overs)
New Zealand Women won by 69 runs
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Garth Stirrat (NZ)
  • South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sophie Devine (NZ) scored her first century in WT20Is.[21]
  • Sophie Devine (NZ) became the first cricketer (male or female) to make five consecutive scores of fifty or more in T20Is.[22]

5th WT20I

13 February 2020
14:00
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
University Oval, Dunedin
Umpires: John Bromley (NZ) and Derek Walker (NZ)
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.

Notes

  1. ^ Chloe Tryon captained South Africa Women in the first WT20I.

References

  1. ^ "Mount Maunganui set to become New Zealand's ninth Test venue". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  2. ^ "South Africa women 'relishing the prospect' of facing New Zealand". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Chance for South Africa to gain valuable points". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Mount Maunganui to host maiden Test against England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Christchurch T20s against England, Australia to bookend biggest home summer". Stuff. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Marizanne Kapp four-for sets up series win for South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Kapp stars as South Africa clinch series win against New Zealand". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Luus leads Proteas Women to ODI clean-sweep". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  9. ^ "White Ferns beaten again by South Africa in women's ODI series". Stuff. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Sune Luus' six-wicket haul helps South Africa whitewash New Zealand". Women's Cricket. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  11. ^ "South Africa's series sweep ensures World Cup berth". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Devine, Kerr and Paterson power New Zealand to series-clinching win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  13. ^ "White Ferns on way to Australia for Twenty20 World Cup after washout". Stuff. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  14. ^ "Sophie Devine named New Zealand captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  15. ^ "Cricket South Africa Announce 15-member squad for the ODI series in New Zealand". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Lea Tahuhu returns to New Zealand squad for T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  17. ^ "South Africa aim to replicate ODI form in five-match T20I series against New Zealand". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  18. ^ "Laura Wolvaardt, Lizelle Lee give South Africa women 1-0 lead". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  19. ^ "Luus shines as South Africa take ODI series 3-0". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  20. ^ "New Zealand Women vs South Africa Women, 2020: 1st T20I – NZ Women's winning streaks, Sophie Devine @ 2000 T20I runs and more stats". Cricktracker. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  21. ^ "Sophie Devine's maiden T20I century seals series for New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  22. ^ "New Zealand claim T20I series 3-1 as rain plays spoilsport". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 February 2020.


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