Gardner, Sutherland crack South Africa's resistance to secure huge innings win
Delmi Tucker and Chloe Tryon made battling half-centuries to ensure the home side had to work hard
15/02Result
Only Test, South Africa Women tour of Australia at Perth, Feb 15-17 2024
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![South Africa Women]( "South Africa Women")
76 & 215 (97.2 ov) -
![Australia Women]( "Australia Women")
Player of the Match
15/02Result
Only Test, South Africa Women tour of Australia at Perth, Feb 15-17 2024
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![South Africa Women]( "South Africa Women")
76 & 215 (97.2 ov) -
![Australia Women]( "Australia Women")
Player of the Match
Day 3
Women's Tests: Healy 'would gladly have the opportunity to play as many as we can'
"I feel like you're constantly letting someone down" - Healy on having so many high-quality bowling options to turn to
Day 2
Sutherland's double century overwhelms South Africa before quicks strike
Australia amassed the highest total in Test cricket then the visitors' top order was again knocked over
'Spin didn't work, seam didn't work' - Annabel Sutherland floors South Africa with fluent double
She reined her batting in at the start as the WACA conditions demanded, before unleashing boundaries all around the strip to break records in front of her proud parents and awed opponents
Stats - Australia set record for highest women's Test total
Sutherland's double-century also breaks a number of records
Super Sutherland: allrounder enters record books with double century
She sped to her landmark in the last over before tea before falling for a magnificent 210
Day 1
Healy's 99 and Brown's five wickets headline Australia's dominance
SA were bundled out for just 76 although did reduce the home side to 12 for 3 in reply
Marizanne Kapp's absence did not affect South Africa, says Klaas
Australia's Darcie Brown, who got 5 for 21, felt day two could be "interesting", given it was "a bowler-friendly wicket"
Others
Hot Perth set for series climax as Australia, South Africa deal with inexperience of Tests
Temperatures are expected to soar in Perth as the two teams meet in Tests for the first time
South Africa gear up for Australia's spin in Perth's searing heat
The visitors, however, are still expecting some assistance for the seam bowlers
