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Women’s World Cup - Australia v South Africa Report Card

Featuring overlaps and generational continuity

Dan Liebke
Oct 26, 2025
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Overlaps
Grade: F

Stupidly, I was at the SCG watching the silly old men’s ODI against India as this game started. Still, not a huge problem - there wasn’t that much of an overlap between the two games. Especially when Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli went on an effortless blitz to victory. Might miss a few overs of the women’s World Cup match against South Africa but surely not enough to signifi—

Oh.

I’m hearing instead that Alana King decided to take the best women’s World Cup bowling figures of all time, finishing with 7/18 as South Africa were bowled out for 97?

Bloody hell, Alana. Give us a chance to get back to a TV at least.

Generational Continuity
Grade: B-

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