South Africa Women rebounded well in the Women World Cup 2025 with her opener Tazmain Brits smashing a smashing century to lead her team to a six-wicket victory over New Zealand Women. This season was on October 6 in the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore. This victory came as a big boost to the confidence of the Proteas after their dismal defeat at the hands of England in their last match.
Brits did not stop her incredible shape, as she scored her fourth century in the past five WODIs. She began in an aggressive way where she took up the New Zealand bowlers in the first over itself. Her 101 out of 89 balls, which comprised of 15 fours and a six, gave the chase a good start. She marked her century with her trademark bow-and-arrow gesture that got strong applause of the fans and her colleagues.
The moment Tazmin Brits made it 4️⃣ hundreds in her last 5️⃣ ODIs 🤩
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— ICC Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) October 6, 2025Sune Luus was able to help a lot with a swish 83 in hand and with the final score of 232 on the board South Africa easily hunted down the target of 232 in 40.5 overs. The two developed a strong partnership that has snatched the game out of New Zealand. The Kiwis had the most successful bowler Amelia Kerr who ended on two wickets with 62 runs.
Previously, New Zealand Women had made 231 runs in 47.5 overs having decided to be first in batting. Captain Sophie Devine was again in the frontline with a combative 85 on 98 balls, and scored nine boundaries. Georgia Plimmer, Brooke Halliday also contributed some valuable middle order runs, but bowlers of South Africa, headed by Nonkululeko Mlaba who took 4/40, kept the thing down.
With this victory, South Africa regained momentum in the tournament. Their next challenge will be against India on October 9 in Visakhapatnam, while New Zealand will face Bangladesh on October 10 in Guwahati. Brits’ century and Luus’ steady knock have given the Proteas the confidence they needed to push ahead strongly in the competition.
