Alana King earned a place in the Women’s World Cup folklore with a career best performance in the AUS-W vs SA-W clash on Saturday. King ran through the Proteas line up with a stellar bowling performance to knock them out for 97. The leg-spinner became the first pick up a 7-wicket haul in Women’s World Cups, finishing with figures of 7/18 in 7 overs.
Alana King creates Women’s World Cup history
Australia and South Africa had both qualified for semi-finals making their clash in Indore a dead rubber. However, Alana King used it as a perfect opportunity to terrorize the opposition and make herself a few records.
South Africa got off to a flyer with Laura Wolvaardt only until Alana King arrived to bowl. The Aussie leg spinner ran webs around the Protea batters. South Africa slipped from 42/1 to 43/4 with King dismissing Sune Luus and Annie Dercksen.
Best bowling figures in Women’s World Cups
- 7/18 – Alana King vs South Africa, 2025
- 6/10 – Jackie Lord vs India, 1982
- 6/20 – Glenys Page vs T&T, 1973
- 6/36 – Sophie Ecclestone vs South Africa, 2022
- 6/46 – Anya Shrubsole vs India, 2017
Marizanne Kapp and Chloe Tryon failed to add a single run as King once again was the centre of it all. Nadine de Klerk and Sinalo Jafta offered some resistance but it was not long before Alana found her way through them. King eventually finished with figures of 7-2-18-7, her best in ODIs.
