Alana King Shatters Records As Australia Crush South Africa In Women's World Cup

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King surpassing Jackie Lord’s previous best of 6-10 set in 1982
Australia easily chased down South Africa’s total of 97, winning by 7 wickets

INDORE, India: Australia’s wrist-spinner, Alana King, delivered a spell of absolute domination with a stunning 7-18 against South Africa in their Women’s World Cup match at Holkar Stadium, Indore.

King’s performance led Australia to a resounding seven-wicket victory as they skittled out South Africa for just 97 runs.

South Africa, who opted to bat first, faced early setbacks with their captain Laura Wolvaardt contributing 31 of their first 32 runs.

However, once Wolvaardt was dismissed by Megan Schutt, the rest of the batting order fell apart, with King leading the charge.

Only two South African players, Sinalo Jafta (29) and Nadine de Klerk (14), managed to reach double figures.

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Alana King’s Historic Performance:

King’s 7-wicket haul of 7-18 is now the best-ever bowling figures by an Australian in women’s ODIs, surpassing Ellyse Perry’s previous record of 7-22.
King also claimed the best bowling figures in Women’s World Cup history, breaking the record previously held by New Zealand’s Jackie Lord (6-10) against India in 1982.
With this performance, King’s 7-18 now rank as the fourth-best bowling figures in all women’s ODIs, behind only Sajjida Shah (7-4), Jo Chamberlain (7-8), and Anisa Mohammed (7-14).
King’s magical spell shattered records and became the highlight of the day, contributing to South Africa’s collapse in just 24 overs.