NZ-W Vs SA-W Highlights, Women's ODI World Cup: Tazmin Brits, Sune Luus Star As South Africa Cruise To Victory

Good afternoon! We are back with another live blog as New Zealand Women take on South Africa in the ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025. Stay tuned for live updates.

The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 match will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network channels in India. Fans can also watch the action through live streaming on the JioHotstar app and website, ensuring easy access to all the game’s key moments.

The New Zealand vs South Africa, ICC Women's World Cup 2025 match will be played on Monday, 6 October at 3:00 pm IST at Holkar Stadium.

New Zealand Women have won the toss and have opted to bat first against South Africa.

South Africa Women (Playing XI): Laura Wolvaardt(c), Tazmin Brits, Sune Luus, Marizanne Kapp, Anneke Bosch, Sinalo Jafta(w), Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Masabata Klaas, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba

New Zealand Women (Playing XI): Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine(c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze(w), Jess Kerr, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson, Bree Illing

And we’re off! Bates and Plimmer are at the crease, but what a nightmare start for New Zealand, Kapp lands a perfect good-length delivery with just a hint of angle, and Bates is trapped LBW for a duck. Back-to-back ducks, and her 350th international isn’t starting the way she’d hoped.

Dane van Niekerk pumps her fist in the stands, loving it. And here comes Amelia Kerr to the crease, ready to steady the ship. The game is on at the crease now, and we have Kerr and Plimmer looking to rebuild after that early blow.

Score after 1 overs

NZW 5-1

A boundary-filled over but the bowler keeps her calm in between! Plimmer finds the fence twice, first a crisp drive through covers and then a confident loft over mid-off. However, the bowler hits back with some tight lines to end the over quietly.

However, the next over went maiden.

Amelia Kerr continues to anchor from the other end, looking settled on 13 off 16, while Georgia Plimmer is starting to find her rhythm on 4 off 7. New Zealand Women slowly building after that early wicket.

Score after 5 overs

NZW 17-1

A rather quiet over turns dramatic in the end! The bowler was spot on for most of it, delivering five tight dots before losing control and sending down a wide that raced away for five extras. A single off the last ball keeps the scoreboard ticking.

Score after 10 overs

NZW 38-1

That’s a big breakthrough for South Africa! The pressure was mounting, and Amelia Kerr finally looks to break free, but de Klerk outsmarts her. She takes the pace off, forcing Kerr into a mistimed lofted drive that slices off the outer half of the bat.

Luus at mid-off initially misjudges it but does brilliantly to adjust, moving to her left and diving forward to complete a fine catch. Kerr’s patient 23 off 42 comes to an end.

Score after 13 overs

NZW 44-2

A tidy over with a hint of aggression from the skipper! Sophie Devine starts confidently, working a single before cracking a crisp boundary through extra cover, pure timing and placement. The rest of the over is kept in check though, with the bowler maintaining her line and length.

Devine looks set on 20 off 20, while Georgia Plimmer continues her patient knock on 21 off 51, holding one end as the innings builds steadily.

Score after 19 overs

NZW 78-2

That’s the breakthrough South Africa needed! Chloe Tryon delivers in her very first over, and Plimmer falls victim to a misjudged shot. Trying to go over long-off, she miscalculates the length and loft, sending the ball straight into de Klerk’s hands.

The 57-run partnership finally ends. Plimmer’s patient 31 off 68 comes to an end, leaving Sophie Devine to rebuild the innings and keep the scoreboard ticking.

Score after 26 overs

NZW 105-3

New Zealand Women are steadily building their innings. Sophie Devine continues to anchor at the top, timing the ball beautifully and moving to 46 off 63 deliveries. Meanwhile, Brooke Halliday is providing the fireworks from the other end, racing to 31 off just 18 balls with some aggressive strokes.

Score after 32 overs

NZW 148-3

That’s a huge breakthrough for South Africa! Mlaba strikes immediately on returning to the attack, breaking the 86-run partnership. Halliday goes for an ambitious slog sweep, only to get a top-edge straight back to the bowler.

Mlaba holds on to the ball with a smile, celebrating the big scalp. Halliday’s aggressive 45 off 37 ends, and New Zealand Women are now under pressure.

Score after 39 overs

NZW 189-4

South Africa strikes again! Mlaba continues her excellent spell with back-to-back wickets, dismantling the momentum from the Devine-Halliday partnership. Green attempts a reverse sweep from outside leg, but mistimes it, sending a soft top-edge toward backward point.

Bosch reacts brilliantly, diving to her right and plucking the ball inches above the ground for a stunning catch.

Score after 41 overs

NZW 201-5

South Africa turns the screws with a sharp run-out! Devine’s call for a single proves costly as Gaze hesitates and is slow to respond. A full delivery on leg misses her flick, deflecting off the pad toward short fine.

Mlaba’s alert fielding sees her collect quickly and throw to Kapp, who efficiently whips the bails off to send Gaze back well short of the crease.

Score after 44 overs

NZW 219-6

Mlaba continues her brilliant spell, claiming her third wicket! Devine, who had played a crucial innings for New Zealand Women, attempts a flick off a well-tossed delivery on leg but gets beaten. The ball strikes her pads and ricochets onto the stumps, ending her knock at 85 off 98.

Score after 45 overs

NZW 221-7

The wickets keep tumbling for New Zealand Women! Ayabonga Khaka strikes, picking up a key dismissal in the middle overs. Jess Kerr tries to attack a good-length delivery in the slot, stepping down the track, but mistimes it completely. The ball flies straight to de Klerk at long-on, and Kerr is dismissed for just 2 off 8. New Zealand were 187/3 at one stage.

Score after 46 overs

NZW 224-8

Mlaba continues her sensational spell, claiming her fourth wicket! Tahuhu attempts a lofted drive off a full delivery, hoping to clear the infield, but doesn’t get the elevation needed. Wolvaardt reacts brilliantly at cover, taking a stunning catch to send Tahuhu back for just 5 runs.

South Africa now has New Zealand completely on the back foot.

Score after 47 overs

NZW 226-9

That’s it! New Zealand Women’s innings comes to a dramatic end as Eden Carson is run out trying for a third run. After pushing for strike, she slices a fullish delivery around off, just clearing mid-off. de Klerk reacts superbly from long-on, dives to stop the ball, and Bosch is perfectly positioned to relay a flat, accurate throw.

Score after 47.5 overs

NZW 231/10

Welcome back to the run chase. South Africa Women will now look to chase this modest target and get their first win of the tournament.

South Africa Women get off to a steady start in the run chase. Tazmin Brits looks positive, rotating the strike and picking up singles, moving to 8 off 7. Laura Wolvaardt is also finding her feet, timing a couple of good shots to reach 6 off 5.

Score after 2 overs

RSAW 18-0

Early breakthrough for New Zealand! The South African captain, Laura Wolvaardt, departs after a brief cameo. Jess Kerr delivers a sharp, in-swinging length ball that keeps low, beating Wolvaardt’s bat and hitting her pads.

The decision went to the third umpire, and New Zealand’s review confirms all three reds, pitching in line, impact in line, and crashing into the leg-stump. With Wolvaardt gone for 14 off 10, the opening partnership is broken.

Score after 3 overs

SAW 26-1

South Africa Women are progressing steadily in their chase. Tazmin Brits is looking positive and playing with intent, reaching 22 off 20 with a mix of crisp drives and well-timed singles. Sune Luus, anchoring the innings, has moved to 18 off 36, rotating the strike and ensuring the chase doesn’t lose momentum.

Score after 11 overs

SAW 64-1

South Africa Women continue to build steadily in their chase. Tazmin Brits is in fine touch, racing to 46 off 36 balls with a mix of aggressive drives and crisp placement. Sune Luus is anchoring the innings at the other end, contributing 34 off 56, rotating the strike and keeping the scoreboard ticking.

Score after 17 overs

SAW 106-1

South Africa Women continue to dominate the chase with complete control. Tazmin Brits has been the aggressor, batting fluently to move into the 70s, while Sune Luus has played the perfect anchor at the other end. The pair have now stitched together a commanding century partnership, taking the game further away from New Zealand Women.

Score after 25 overs

SAW 156-1

Sune Luus crosses the fifty-run mark and Tazmin Brits is now on 99. If she gets there, it will be a well-deserved and match-winning hundred from the Proteas opener, who has a strike rate in excess of 117 currently. The asking rate is down to 2.50 runs per over and only a miracle can rescue the White Ferns from here.

SA-W: 182/1 (30)

Tazmin Brits gets that one run needed to get to three figures, making it her fifth one-day hundred of 2025. It is the most by any women's batter in a calendar year, with Smriti Mandhana notching up four ODI tons in 2025 as well as 2024. Brits gets out soon after, however, and Marizanne Kapp joins Sune Luus in the middle. Still looking like South Africa's game all the way, as of now.

SA-W: 196/2 (33.3)

Amelia Kerr strikes and the Kerr sisters combine to remove Marizanne Kapp! A tossed-up delivery outside off tempted Kapp to go for the big shot, but she failed to get the elevation right. The ball went high and straight to Jess Kerr at mid-off, who made no mistake with a safe catch. Kapp’s short stay comes to an end after scoring 14 runs.

Score after 35 overs

SAW 207-3

Another one bites the dust! Amelia Kerr is turning it on for New Zealand as she gets Bosch for a duck but it's too late now. Bosch danced down the track, trying to go aerial, but couldn’t get the timing right. The ball went high toward long-on, and Suzie Bates called for it early, positioning herself perfectly before taking a calm reverse cup catch.

Score after 37 overs

SAW 213-4

Sune Luus finishes it off in style! South Africa Women seal a dominant 6-wicket win with 9.1 overs to spare, and what a statement this is from the Proteas.

Scores after 40.5 overs

SAW 232/4

A convincing all-round performance from South Africa, led by Tazmin Brits’ stunning century and supported by Luus’ steady hand at the other end. The chase looked effortless, composed, and full of intent. After the heartbreak in their opening match, this is the kind of response the team needed, confident, controlled, and commanding.

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