South Africa’s Tazmin Brits walks again to the pavilion after scoring a century throughout their ICC Ladies’s Cricket World Cup match in opposition to New Zealand on the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on October 6, 2025. — ICC
INDORE: Tazmin Brits cracked a superb century as South Africa spoiled New Zealand’s Suzie Bates’s document 350th worldwide look with a six-wicket victory in a Ladies’s World Cup match on Monday.
Brits hit 101 off 89 balls with 15 boundaries and a six – her fourth century in 5 ODIs – to assist South Africa chase a 232-run goal in 40.5 overs at Holkar Stadium in Indore.
Left-arm spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba grabbed 4-40 as New Zealand have been bowled out for 231 in 47.5 overs with Bates dismissed off the very first ball of the match by pacer Marizanne Kapp.
Bates, 38, grew to become the primary girl to play 350 internationals – 173 ODIs along with 177 T20Is – in a wonderful profession.
The win revived South Africa’s marketing campaign after they have been shot out for 69 of their ten-wicket defeat in opposition to England in Guwahati on Friday.
New Zealand, the reigning Twenty20 world champions, have misplaced each their matches following their 89-run loss in opposition to title-holders Australia.
Brits shared a stable 159-run second wicket stand with Sune Luus, who hit the profitable runs throughout her unbeaten 83 studded with ten fours and a six.
South Africa skipper Laura Wolvaardt praised the comeback.
“It is such an amazing turnaround,” mentioned Wolvaardt. “This is what we knew we were capable of, really happy of how quickly we put that behind us and bounced back today.”
New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine admitted defeat has put the group in a troublesome place.
“We have to win a lot of games now, ” mentioned Devine. “This puts a bit more pressure on the remaining games. We know exactly where we stand and what we have to do.”
Earlier, New Zealand — who gained the toss and batted – rode on Devine’s 98-ball 85 in her three hundredth worldwide, atoning for her very long time pal Bates’s failure.
Devine and Georgia Plimmer (31) lifted New Zealand from a precarious 44-2 with a 57-run stand for the third wicket whereas Brooke Halliday (45) additional added 86 together with her skipper.
However New Zealand misplaced their final seven wickets for a mere 44 runs as Mlaba dismissed Devine in an incisive spell. Devine hit 9 boundaries.
