Cave Hill (Barbados), June 21 (H.S.): Tazmin Brits shone for South Africa, scoring an impressive unbeaten 98 runs in their first women’s T20 international match against West Indies, leading to a 50-run victory. She scored her runs off 63 balls, including 9 fours and 4 sixes, helping South Africa set a target of 183 runs for 6 wickets. After opting to bat, South Africa faced early setbacks with captain Laura Wolvaardt and Marizanne Kapp dismissed quickly by Jahzara Claxton. Brits then formed a vital 71-run partnership with Nadine de Klerk, who contributed 21 runs. Chloe Tyron added a quick 16 runs, anchoring the innings alongside Brits. In response, West Indies started strong but lost wickets regularly, scoring 47 runs in the powerplay at the cost of 3 wickets. Their innings faltered, losing 5 wickets by the eighth over. Chinelle Henry and Janillea Glasgow attempted to rebuild with an 81-run partnership for the sixth wicket, but their slow pace hindered the chase. Henry scored 26, while Glasgow remained not out on 53. Marizanne Kapp took 2 wickets for South Africa, and Claxton took 3 for West Indies, but it was not enough.

Scorecard summary:South Africa: 183/6 (Tazmin Brits 98*, Claxton 3/39)West Indies: 133/6 (Glasgow 53*, Kapp 2/27)

Result: South Africa won by 50 runs.

Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar