Australia storm to innings win over South Africa: women’s Test, day three – as it happened

Australia completed their rout of South Africa despite the tourists’ fightback on day three of the women’s Test at the Waca Ground in Perth. Photograph: Richard Wainwright/EPA

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Catch up on more about Australia’s resounding victory over South Africa with our report following day three of the one-off women’s Test in Perth:

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This is the moment the game was won:

Alana King finally got that well-deserved wicket - and it was the final one of the game! #AUSvSA pic.twitter.com/HuFut4r63Y

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) February 17, 2024

And that’s the end of an interesting series, with South Africa snatching wins in the ODI and T20 games. A different story in the Test – but with exposure comes experience and, in time, more competitiveness.

Here’s Megan Maurice mulling over that very thing before the Test began:

Now the players head off to the WPL, which starts on February 23, where they will face each other again/join forces in a different costume. More names to make, more breaks to take.

That’s it from me, thanks for your company. Bye!

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