New Zealand won the Women's T20 World Cup for the first time: defeated South Africa by 32 runs in the final

Dubai. New Zealand's women's cricket team won the Women's T20 World Cup title for the first time by defeating South Africa by 32 runs in the final played at Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. With this win, the Kiwi team made it to the final after 14 years, in which they had previously won the runner-up title in 2009 and 2010. South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, New Zealand scored 158 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs. In response, South Africa could score only 126 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs.
Amelia Kerr's brilliant performance
For New Zealand, Amelia Kerr once again caught everyone's attention with her unique performance. She scored 43 runs and also took 3 wickets. Kerr was named Player of the Match for her excellent performance. Other key players included Brooke Halliday scoring 38 and Suzie Bates scoring 32.
South Africa's challengeSouth Africa had a very good start. Captain Laura Wolvaardt and Tajmin Brits shared a 51-run partnership for the first wicket. However, Wolvaardt was the top scorer of the team by scoring 33 runs off 27 balls, and after her innings the team started losing wickets. Nonkululeko Mlaba took 2 wickets for the South African team, while Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk and Ayabonga Khaka took 1-1 wickets.South Africa's disappointment in the finalThis was the second consecutive time for South Africa to lose the final, as they also lost the final against Australia last year.
Playing-11 of both teamsNew Zealand: Sophie Devine (captain), Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimer, Amelia Kerr, Brooke Halliday, Maddi Green, Isabella Gage, Rosemary Mair, Lee Tahuhu, Eden Carson and Fran Jonas.South Africa: Laura Wolvaardt (captain), Tazmin Brits, Anneke Bosch, Marizanne Kapp, Chloe Tryon, Sune Luus, Annerie Derksen, Nadine de Klerk, Sinalo Jafta, Ayabonga Khaka and Nonkululeko Mlaba.With this win, New Zealand have set a significant milestone in their cricket history and are now set to make a new identity as T20 World Cup winners.