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Wolvaardt's 75 and Klaas's Four-For Lead South Africa to Victory

🏆 Match Summary – 3rd WODI, Cave Hill
South Africa Women: 278/6 in 45.5 overs (Brits 101, Wolvaardt 75, Fletcher 3/35)
West Indies Women: 121 all out in 27.5 overs (Alleyne 34, Klaas 4/15, Mlaba 2/17)
🔹 South Africa won by 166 runs (DLS)
🔹 Series result: South Africa won 2-1
🌟 Key Highlights
💥 South Africa’s Commanding Batting
Tazmin Brits – ⭐ 101 off 91 balls
Reached her 50 in 45 balls
Accelerated post powerplay, hitting multiple sixes
5th-highest opening stand in South Africa WODI history (184 with Wolvaardt)
Laura Wolvaardt (c) – 🎯 75 off 88 balls
Anchored the innings with her typical composure
Crossed 3,000 WODI career runs during the knock
Marizanne Kapp – 🛡️ 34 (not out)
Provided calm finishing after the rain-interrupted collapse from 200/1 to 264/6
💣 West Indies Bowling
Afy Fletcher – 🔥 3/35
Dismissed both openers in her last spell
Triggered a mini-collapse post-200
But the damage was already done — no wickets in first 26.1 overs
🎯 South Africa’s Ruthless Bowling Attack
🔥 Masabata Klaas – 🧹 4/15 in 5.5 overs
Blew the top order away with 3 wickets in her first 2 overs
Returned to break the last hope (Alleyne–Claxton stand)
🌪️ Nonkululeko Mlaba – 2/17
Struck twice in the middle overs to keep the pressure on
🧊 West Indies Collapse
Top 4 batters scored just 10 runs combined
Reduced to 10/4, then 40/6
Only resistance: Alleyne (34) & Claxton (25) added 65 for the 7th wicket
Stafanie Taylor didn’t bat – absent hurt
📊 Stat Nuggets
Brits-Wolvaardt 184-run opening stand = South Africa’s joint-5th highest in WODIs
Klaas' 4/15 = her second-best WODI figures
West Indies’ 121 all out = one of their lowest totals at home in WODIs
🗣️ Post-Match Reactions
Tazmin Brits: “It felt great to contribute, especially in such an important game. Opening with Laura is always a pleasure.”
Masabata Klaas: “My job was simple – strike early. It came off well today. We knew the pitch would help with a bit of movement.”
🏆 Series Result: South Africa win 2-1
After dropping the opening game, South Africa bounced back decisively
Their experienced top order and penetrative bowling proved too strong for the hosts
South Africa 278 for 6 (Brits 101, Wolvaardt 75, Fletcher 3-53) beat West Indies 121 (Claxton 43, Alleyne 32, Klaas 4-25) by 166 runs (DLS method)