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)