SA, Eng keep hopes alive
South Africa crushed Thailand by a record margin to inch closer to the semifinals of the Women's Twenty20 World Cup, while England also remained on course by beating Pakistan in another Group B match on Friday.
South Africa clubbed the highest total to crush minnows Thailand by a massive 113 runs.
Skipper Dane Van Niekerk won the toss in Canberra and opted to bat, with her team building 195 for three, anchored by powerful opener Lizelle Lee's 101.
It was the biggest score in the tournament's history, beating India's 194 for five against New Zealand in Providence in 2018.
In reply, Thailand were all out for 82 with South Africa bagging a hattrick off Shabnim Ismail's bowling, although one was a run-out.
"The box we wanted to tick today was to take the win," said Van Niekerk. "Credit to Lizelle for that century... but I think our fielding let us down a little bit today."
The Proteas registered a commanding victory over England in their opening game and by thrashing Thailand, have two wins from two to be well-placed in Group A.
England were clinical in their 42-run victory against Pakistan with skipper Heather Knight once again leading by example.
Knight followed her century against Thailand with a belligerent 62 to help the 2009 champions to a strong 158-7.
Like in that match, Natalie Sciver shared the scoring responsibility with her captain smashing a breezy 36.
Pakistan could not build significant partnerships and were all out for 116 in the final over despite Aliya Riaz's defiant 41.
Quick Anya Shrubsole (3-25) and leg-spinner Sarah Glenn (3-15) shared six wickets between them.
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