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HEADLINE: West Indies Women take series-lead over South Africa via super-over thriller in Johannesburg

 
CaribbeanCricket.com Jan 31, 2022, 1:05:51 PM 

After losing the opportunity to take the series lead on Friday, the West Indies returned to the Wanderers Stadium with the same goal in mind. And after a rain delay that reduced the game to 41 overs a side, the Caribbean side won the toss and sent the South Africans to bat.

The visitors got off to a very solid start with a half-century opening stand of 53 from Tazmin Brits and Laura Wolvaardt. Up stepped Chinelle Henry for the Caribbean side to remove Wolvaardt for 25.

The Jamaican, who was asked to complete her allotment in one go, continued as the chief orchestrator of the South African downfall; delivering a spell to remember, as she put on an exhibition of swing bowling, in a spell off 2/32.


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