Suzie Bates busted some dance moves as the dhol played around her.
Sunday is the red letter day for New Zealand cricket. It is because in the morning, their men’s side defeated India in the first Test of the three-match series by eight wickets at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
That is New Zealand’s first Test win in India after a gap of 36 years. Then, in the evening, the women’s team did the impossible as they batted South Africa out by 32 runs to win the Women’s T20 World Cup for the first time.
The White Ferns won the prized trophy for the very first time. As was supposed to happen, every Kiwi player was seen celebrating after achieving this historic feat.
While leaving the stadium, the star opening batter, Suzie Bates, was dancing.
While the dhol was being played around her, Suzie Bates could not resist shaking a leg to the beat while making her way out of the stadium. This brought a smile to the fans’ faces, and they started cheering loudly.
South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt invited White Ferns to bat first after winning the toss. Amelia Kerr and Suzie Bates scored knocks of 32, respectively, with her knock of 43 that helped New Zealand post 158/5 in twenty overs.
Even Brooke Halliday contributed with a quality knock of 38 runs, which helped the Kiwis post more than 150 runs.
Amelia Kerr replied with three wickets as South Africa was bundled to just 126/9 in the 20 overs.
After winning the T20 World Cup, New Zealand captain Sophie Devine said: “I think once I get my hands around that trophy. I dreamed last night about what it would be like to hold the trophy.
Didn’t want to get too far ahead of myself. Hard to put into words what it means, not just to me but to this group of players. And for New Zealand Cricket as well. It’s been a long time between drinks.
The great thing about this group is that we’ve known what we’ve been trying to achieve for the last 18 months. Results haven’t gone our way, but we know we’ve been moving in the right direction.”
