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Australia’s domination of women’s cricket has been ended sensationally in Dubai after an inspired South Africa hammered them by eight wickets in the semi-final of the T20 World Cup. After winning the last four World Cups — three in T20 and one at 50 overs — in a fantastic six-year reign, one of global sport’s most successful teams were finally downed in a wholly unexpected one-sided affair on Thursday night.
She was aided by skipper Laura Wolvaardt in a daring 96-run second-wicket partnership which showed up Australia’s earlier scratchiness. “I think they outplayed us tonight. We just weren’t at our best,” shrugged McGrath, another who struggled to eke out 27 off 33 balls after the early double shock of Australia losing Grace Harris and Georgia Wareham in the first three overs. “We’ve had this World Cup in our minds for a very long time now.
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