Australia Women vs South Africa Women, 3rd Match, Group A, ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player HighlightsAUSW vs RSAW, 3rd Match, Group A, ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player Highlights

Ayabonga Khaka to Phoebe Litchfield, out Caught by Laura Wolvaardt!! And she's gone. Fifty and out! Much needed wicket for South Africa. Litchfield was tearing them apart but one shot too many brings about her downfall. Full pitcher angled across, seemed to be pace off because Litchfield could not generate any power behind the lofted drive, mistimes it to extra cover and offers a simple catch to Wolvaardt. A fine knock comes to an end. Phoebe Litchfield c Laura Wolvaardt b Ayabonga Khaka 50(24) [4s-9 6s-1]

Ayabonga Khaka to Phoebe Litchfield, FOUR, fifty for Litchfield. She's got there in just 23 balls. This is an incredible knock. South Africa had the upper hand when Mooney was dismissed, but Litchfield has taken that inititative away. Leg-lined delivery, she kneels down and sweeps it backward of square leg. No chance for the fielder in the deep to stop that

Ayabonga Khaka to Phoebe Litchfield, FOUR, cheeky! She has all the shots in the book. This is full and at the stumps, Litchfield moves inside the line and crouches low to lap it fine. She didn't try to overhit and used the pace of Khaka

Shabnim Ismail to Phoebe Litchfield, 1 run, advances and is cramped for room, tucks it square on the leg-side and settles with a single

Shabnim Ismail to Phoebe Litchfield, no run, full and angled in, Litchfield flicks it straight to mid-wicket

Shabnim Ismail to Phoebe Litchfield, wide, pressure getting to Ismail. She tries to keep it outside off but sprays it too far out, Litchfield leaves and collects the wide

Shabnim Ismail to Phoebe Litchfield, SIX, she's taking Ismail apart. Was it right to give both new ball bowlers three overs each? This is fraction short and Litchfield is excellent in picking the length, she swivels around and nails the pull over backward square leg. The ball lands just beyond the rope

Shabnim Ismail to Phoebe Litchfield, FOUR, this time along the ground but the result is the same. Very full delivery outside off, Litchfield had to reach for it and she squeezes it with an open bat face, directed it square of the wicket and picked up another four

Shabnim Ismail to Phoebe Litchfield, FOUR, Litchfield is dealing in boundaries. Full pitcher outside off, she saw the width and didn't hold back on the drive, goes up and over the off-side field

Marizanne Kapp to Phoebe Litchfield, 1 run, leg-lined delivery, Litchfield tucks it to deep mid-wicket and retains strike

Marizanne Kapp to Phoebe Litchfield, no run, once again advances and Kapp took pace off, Litchfield is through the drive early and is beaten on the outside-edge

Marizanne Kapp to Phoebe Litchfield, FOUR, back to back fours. Litchfield steps out, almost yorks herself but she manages to squeeze the drive behind square. She splits backward point and short third. The ball teases de Klerk before beating her to the fence

Marizanne Kapp to Phoebe Litchfield, FOUR, shot! This is not all that short but the line is around leg-stump, Litchfield swivels inside the line and pulls it backward of square. No one out in the deep to stop that

Marizanne Kapp to Phoebe Litchfield, no run, on a length and close to off, Litchfield gets on top of the ball and defends to the off-side

Marizanne Kapp to Phoebe Litchfield, 2 runs, very unlucky for Litchfield. She hit it against the wind and hence the ball does not go the distance, the slow outfield makes it plug and gives her only a couple. Litchfield walks down and plays the no-look lofted shot straight back over Kapp. She's denied a boundary because of the conditions..

Shabnim Ismail to Phoebe Litchfield, 1 run, full and angled across, Litchfield drives towards cover-point and the fielder makes a diving stop

Shabnim Ismail to Phoebe Litchfield, FOUR, did Sinalo Jafta get a glove? Ismail was excited. She thought she had her wicket. Short ball, well-directed and Litchfield was on the move, but adjusts to play the pull and is rushed on the shot, the top-edge flies over a jumping Jafta. That was close..

Shabnim Ismail to Phoebe Litchfield, wide, shimmies down and has to reach for the full delivery, Litchfield can't reach that and umpire signals a wide

Shabnim Ismail to Phoebe Litchfield, FOUR, cracking sound when ball made contact with the bat. Short of length and Litchfield is quick to pounce, she gets into a nice position and nails the pull in front of square, one bounce and over the ropes

Shabnim Ismail to Phoebe Litchfield, no run, uhhh! That's a jaffa. Nips away late and beats the outside-edge. Litchfield was pressing forward to defend but the ball jags away to miss the edge

Marizanne Kapp to Phoebe Litchfield, 1 run, direct hit and Litchfield was gone. She knocks it straight to cover, the ball bounces nicely to Wolvaardt, who collects cleanly and has a shy at the non-striker's end. Litchfield dives in but that wouldn't have saved her if the throw was on target

Marizanne Kapp to Phoebe Litchfield, no run, once again Litchfield walks down and Kapp held the length back, the ball nibbles away to beat the outside-edge. But the ball does not carry to Sinalo Jafta

Marizanne Kapp to Phoebe Litchfield, 1 run, back of a length delivery, Litchfield rides the bounce and knocks it wide of cover

Shabnim Ismail to Phoebe Litchfield, 1 run, walks down the pitch and Ismail saw her coming, banged it in short and cramped Litchfield for room, small top-edge onto the shoulder and luckily the ball lands safely into the off-side ring. Mooney calls her through for a quick single even as Litchfield was searching for the ball

Shabnim Ismail to Phoebe Litchfield, FOUR, edged and four! Angled across off, Litchfield is rooted to the crease and plays it with soft hands, the under-edge goes to ground and races past the diving fielder. Small gap between keeper and slip and the ball goes exactly there

Marizanne Kapp to Phoebe Litchfield, no run, fullish delivery around off, Litchfield prods forward and defends to cover