King Takes Seven for Eighteen as Australia Thrash Proteas

Women's World Cup, Indore

South Africa all out for 97: Wolvaardt 31 (26); King claimed 7-18

Australia 98-3: Mooney 42 (41); Marizanne Kapp 1-11

Australia won by seven wickets

Alana King recorded historic figures of seven for eighteen as the defending champions demolished South Africa by 7 wickets, paving the way for a final four encounter against India.

The wrist-spinner took 7-18 from 7 bowling spells as the Proteas collapsed from 32-0 to 97 all out in 24 bowling overs, with Australia completing their run chase with 199 deliveries to spare.

King became just the sixth woman and 3rd Australian to claim seven wickets in a women's one-day international and the first to achieve this at a Women's World Cup, beating New Zealand bowler Jackie Lord's previous best of 6-10 against India in the year 1982.

This triumph in the venue solidifies Australia's position at the summit of the leaderboard, having secured victory in every one of their six group stage games, and arranges a knockout clash against fourth-place India in the city on Thursday, 30 October.

The Proteas will play the English team, who could overtake them into second place with victory over New Zealand on the weekend, in the opening knockout in Guwahati on Wednesday, 29 October.

Opening batswoman Laura Wolvaardt was among just three Proteas batters to attain 10 or more runs, smacking seven boundaries in the opening six overs to give her team the ideal beginning before being removed for thirty-one by Megan Schutt, with Alana King taking the catch at midwicket.

{Kim Garth then dismissed Tazmin Brits leg before wicket in the final over of the fielding restrictions before King struck twice in five balls as South Africa collapsed from 42 for one to 43 for four|Following that, Kim Garth got Tazmin Brits lbw in the powerplay's end, and then the leg-spinner struck twice in just five balls, causing the opposition to drop from 42-1 to 43-4.

{King took five of the remaining six wickets to occur- with Gardner bowled Klaas- as South Africa were bowled out for less than 100 for the second time in the tournament, having previously been skittled for sixty-nine by semi-final opponents the English in their opener|Alana King took 5 out of the final six wickets that were taken- including Gardner dismissing Klaas- as the team was dismissed for below 100 runs for the second occasion in this event, after being routed for 69 by their next opponents England in the opening game.

{The defending champions stumbled briefly in their pursuit, slipping to 11-2 within six overs, before Mooney's 42 and Georgia Voll (38 not out) combined to guide them to a comfortable victory|Although the defending champions had a shaky start during the chase, slipping to 11/2 in the initial six overs, Mooney (42) and Georgia Voll (38 not out) teamed up to steer them to a straightforward win.