(CMC) – Opener Laura Wolvaardt shone with an unbeaten half-century as West Indies Women proved light work for South Africa Women, slumping to a heavy nine-wicket loss in Friday’s second One-Day International at Coolidge Cricket Ground.

Not for the first time, the home side’s capricious batting led to their downfall, able to only muster a woefully inadequate 120 before being dismissed in the 45th over, after choosing to bat first.

Kycia Knight top-scored with 22 at number five while rookie Qiana Joseph scored 21, after entering at number seven.

South Africa celebrate the dismissal of Shabika Gajnabi in Friday’s second ODI at Coolidge.
The experienced likes of Deandra Dottin (1), along with openers Hayley Matthews (3) and Kyshona Knight (5), all failed.

With the trio falling to new ball seamer Marizanne Kapp (3-24), West Indies were tottering on 18 for three in the 12th over before Kycia stitched up the innings in a 31-run, fourth wicket stand with Chedean Nation (15).

When both fell within 17 deliveries of each other and with only seven runs added, Joseph combined with Shabika Gajnabi (14) to put on a further 28 for the sixth wicket and salvage something from the innings.

Seamer Ayabonga Khaka (2-13) along with leg-spinners Dane van Niekerk (2-14) and Sune Luus (2-27) all supported with two wickets each.

In-form Wolvaardt then hit an unbeaten 71 off 84 balls with eight fours to spearhead South Africa Women’s uncomplicated chase.

The 22-year-old posted 35 for the first wicket with Lizelle Lee (18) before putting on a further 86 with Laura Goodall (25 not out) in an unbroken second wicket partnership.

Goodall faced 51 deliveries and struck three fours but it was Wolvaardt who finished the game in style with two consecutive boundaries off Dottin’s medium pace.

West Indies Women’s Head Coach, Courtnry Walsh expressed disappointment when he spoke to CWI Media “120 is not a score you can fight along with so I’m very disappointed and I’m sure the players are as well. We got more partnerships at the back end than the front end so that’s something that’s very concerning.

We have three games to play and the series hasn’t been lost as yet, we have to come out and fire on all cylinders to try to win the next three games if we want to win the series.”

The two teams will return to the same venue on Monday September 13 for the third match of the five-match series. First ball is 10am local time (9am Jamaica Time).

SCOREBOARD
WEST INDIES WOMEN
H Matthews lbw b Kapp 3
Kyshona Knight c Luus b Kapp 5
C Nation b Luus 15
D Dottin c & b Kapp 1
+Kycia Knight lbw b Luus 22
S Gajnabi st Chetty b van Niekerk 14
Q Joseph c wkp Chetty b Khaka 21
C Henry b van Niekerk 0
*A Mohammed not out 15
K Ramharack run out 8
S Connell b Khaka 7
Extras (lb1, w3, nb5) 9
TOTAL (all out, 44.2 overs) 120
Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-16, 3-18, 4-49, 5-56, 6-84, 7-88, 8-88, 9-111, 10-120
Bowling: Ismail 9-0-25-0 (w1, nb1), Kapp 9-3-24-3 (w1, nb2), Khaka 7.2-2-13-2, Sekhukhune 5-0-16-0, van Niekerk 10-5-14-2, Luus 4-0-27-2 (w1, nb2).

SOUTH AFRICA WOMEN
L Lee c Henry b Matthews 18
L Wolvaardt not out 71
L Goodall not out 25
Extras (lb2, w5) 7
TOTAL (1 wkt, 25.4 overs) 121
Did not bat: M du Preez, S Ismail, *D van Niekerk, A Khaka, T Sekhukhune, M Kapp, +T Chetty, S Luus
Fall of wickets: 1-35.
Bowling: Connell 5-1-17-0 (w1), Henry 2-0-14-0, Matthews 4-0-13-1, Joseph 3-0-18-0 (w2), Mohammed 4-0-16-0 (w1), Gajnabi 2-0-12-0 (w1), Ramharack 3-0-15-0, Dottin 2.4-0-14-0.
Result: South Africa won by nine wickets.
Series: South Africa Women lead five-match series 2-0.
Man-of-the-Match: Laura Wolvaardt.
Toss: West Indies Women.