South Africa 229 for 6 (Kapp 75, Bosch 44) to beat Australia 149 (Garth 42*, Kapp 3-12) by 84 runs (DLS method)
He then dismantled Australia’s top order and finished with 3 for 12. Under the lights, and on a surface freshened by the steady drizzle that had fallen for much of the afternoon, Australia’s batting disappeared in a manner rarely seen.
Kapp had Alyssa Healy caught behind the drive and produced a vicious attacker to snake past Beth Mooney’s inside edge. She then trapped Phoebe Litchfield lbw to leave Australia 34 for 3 while Ashleigh Gardner brought up a hamstring injury sustained in the field.
Australia were far from their best on the field with a total of five missed chances, including Cap on 37 and 45 – the latter a low lead over Healy. Only one partnership – between Bosch and Britain’s Tazmin – passed fifty, but there were five middle-order efforts between 31 and 46 that kept South Africa rolling.
Australia had made the ideal start by removing Laura Wolvaardt’s key when she bowled Megan Schutt to slip for a duck. There was almost a second wicket in the opener but Mooney couldn’t quite pull the edge off Bosch, who was then dropped for 1 by Perry at long leg.
South Africa were cautious in the powerplay, reaching 32 for 1 after 10 overs, and at one stage in the early stages Australia had four slips. But the visitors began to move through the gears, with a helping hand from the field, although when Sune Luus was caught well at long-on by Sutherland, they were a precarious 117 for 4.
Kapp, however, found important partners in De Klerk and Tryon, bringing up her fifty from 62 balls after a second rain delay. She was disappointed to find cover from Schutt’s full toss in the 42nd over, but Tryon ensured a strong finish by taking 18 from the penultimate over.
There was a curious incident towards the end of South Africa’s innings when Australia were unable to consider an lbw appeal against Tryon, on 15 at the time, because the big screen had already shown a replay.