2017 South Africa Women's Quadrangular Series
The 2017 South Africa Women's Quadrangular Series was an international women's cricket tournament that was held in Potchefstroom, South Africa, from 4 to 21 May 2017.[1] The series was contested between the teams of India, Ireland, South Africa and Zimbabwe.[2] The matches were played at Senwes Park and The PUK Oval.[3] All the matches were played as Women's One Day International (WODI) matches, except for fixtures that featured Zimbabwe, who do not have WODI status.[4]
Dates | 4 – 21 May 2017 |
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Administrator(s) | ICC |
Cricket format | 50 overs |
Host(s) | South Africa |
Champions | India |
Participants | 4 |
Matches | 14 |
Player of the series | Deepti Sharma |
Most runs | Deepti Sharma (347) |
Most wickets | Shabnim Ismail (17) |
Ahead of the tournament, South Africa's captain Dane van Niekerk was ruled out of the tournament due to a foot injury.[5] South Africa named an interim captain, but they did not add a replacement to their squad.[5]
India won the tournament, beating South Africa by eight wickets in the final.[6]
Points table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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1 | India | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 2.693 |
2 | South Africa | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 2.117 |
3 | Zimbabwe | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −1.854 |
4 | Ireland | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.687 |
Fixtures
Warm-up matches
4 May 2017 Scorecard |
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- Zimbabwe Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- India reached their target by 19.5 overs, but the match continued with India being bowled out for 291 runs in the final over.
Round-robin stage
7 May 2017 Scorecard |
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Deepti Sharma 51* (47) |
- India Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Aoife Beggs, Rachel Delaney, Lara Maritz and Leah Paul (Ire) all made their WODI debuts.
9 May 2017 Scorecard |
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- India Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Nadine de Klerk and Raisibe Ntozakhe (SA) both made their WODI debuts.
- Jhulan Goswami (Ind) became the highest wicket-taker in WODIs.[13]
11 May 2017 Scorecard |
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- South Africa Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Louise Little and Rebecca Stokell (Ire) both made their WODI debuts.
- Laura Delany (Ire) played in her 100th international match.[14]
- This was South Africa Women's highest total in WODIs.[15]
15 May 2017 Scorecard |
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- India Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nuzhat Parween (Ind) and Sophie MacMahon (Ire) both made their WODI debuts.
- Deepti Sharma and Poonam Raut (Ind) both scored their first centuries in a WODI.[16]
- Deepti Sharma and Poonam Raut made the highest partnership for any wicket in a WODI (320).[16]
- Deepti Sharma made the second-highest score in a WODI and hit the most fours in an innings (27).[16]
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- South Africa Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Andrie Steyn (SA) scored her first century in a WODI.
Finals
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- Ireland Women won the toss and elected to bat.
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- India Women won the toss and elected to field.
References
- "India Women to prepare for World Cup with quadrangular series in South Africa". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- "Ireland Women Head to South Africa for Quadrangular". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- "Ireland women to play quadrangular series in South Africa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- "India Women to play quadrangular in South Africa". Wisden India. Archived from the original on 11 March 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- "Injured van Niekerk out of upcoming quadrangular series". ESPN Cricinfo. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- "Goswami, Raj star in India's title win". ESPN Cricinfo. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- "India Women ODI Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- "Raut, Goswami return for quadrangular series". ESPN Cricinfo. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- "Ireland Women Unveil New Look Squad". Cricket Ireland. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- "Two new caps in Proteas women's quadrangular series squad". Cricket South Africa. 25 April 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- "Zimbabwe Women name Mugeri, Dhururu for quadrangular". Wisden India. 28 April 2017. Archived from the original on 29 April 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- "Zimbabwe Women ODI Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- "Jhulan Is Number One". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- "Ireland beaten by hosts South Africa in women's quadrangular series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- "Wolvaardt dazzles as Proteas women claim massive win". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- "Rangaswamy lauds Deepti, Raut after record-breaking stand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2017.