South Africa Ladies cruised to victory by 105 runs of their first Twenty20 worldwide in opposition to Eire Ladies in Cape City.
The hosts gained the toss and selected to bat first, however Jane Maguire eliminated Faye Tunnicliife after only one run.
South Africa recovered effectively courtesy of captain Laura Wolvaardt, who led the best way as she registered 115 not out together with 15 fours and 4 sixes.
Wolvaardt recorded the seventh quickest century in Ladies’s T20 Worldwide historical past, needing simply 52 deliveries to get to the milestone.
Sune Luus added 81 extra runs because the World Cup runners-up set a giant goal of 221 for Eire, which they fell effectively wanting.
Lloyd Tennant’s facet had a tough opening to their chase as they misplaced two wickets inside the primary over with Amy Hunter and Orla Prendergast dismissed.
Captain Gaby Lewis (30) and Leah Paul (34) steadied the ship, however Eire have been all out for 115 after 18 overs with Luus claiming 4 wickets.
The groups will face off once more within the second T20 on Sunday in Paarl at 12:00 GMT.
