Laura Wolvaardt catch vs New Zealand women - (Source: Screengrab/Starsports/x.com)
On Monday, October 6, South African women locked horns against New Zealand women in match seven of the Women's World Cup 2025. The Sophie Devine-led side, batting first, tumbled for just 231 runs on the board.
The white-ferns lost wickets at regular intervals, but the captain led by example and missed out on back-to-back centuries in the ongoing World Cup. New Zealand women were 220/6 with Devine on the crease, but South Africa women returned to the game and triggered a collapse.
Laura Wolvaardt produces magic on the field
Meanwhile, South Africa women's captain Laura Wolvaardt stole the limelight from Sophie Devine and became the talk of the town after her brilliant catch. Notably, Laura took a flying catch at covers to get rid of Lea Tahuhu.
On the 5th ball of the 47th over, Tahuhu tried to steal a couple of runs over covers, but Laura covered the distance and threw herself in the air and caught a brilliant one-handed catch to leave the Indore crowd in awe of her fielding display.
The catch quickly went viral on the internet, and the fans touted Wolvaardt's effort as the 'Catch of the tournament'. The broadcasters also shared the catch on their social media platform, promoting it as the catch of the tournament.
Laura couldn't shine with the bat
With a buzzing energy on the field, South Africa restricted New Zealand to 231. During the chase, Laura provided a quick start and reached a milestone of 7000 international runs for South Africa. However, she returned cheaply and scored 14 (10), which featured three fours.
Talking about the ongoing match, at the time of writing this article, South Africa women are 28/1 after 3.2 overs.
