South African all-rounder Madison Lanzmann scored her first hat-trick in the inaugural U19 Women’s T20 World Cup Group D v Scotland. Throwing her legspin, Landsmann finished 16 for 4 and Scotland were bowled out in a 113 for 68 chase.
Landsmann came under attack as Scotland marked her 10th over with her 5 for 43. Her two overs in their first came with her seven singles and her one wide, with Nayma Sheikh and Maryam Faisal struggling to stop the fast-paced bowling. In Landsmann’s third over (15th of the innings), Faisal tried to pull the ball too short, but gave it to wicket-keeper Karabo Meso. Niamh Muir then covered a long ball from the outside, hitting it straight into the knee of captain Olle Siyo and taking it for the second try. Landsman then rolled another throw his half-tracker around Stump for a hat-trick of the ball. Orla Montgomery shuffled her creases and tried to help her get past her short, wispy legs, but she was unable to elicit a thunderous cheer from the South Africans.
Landsmann then outscored No. 11 Maisie Maceira on the final ball of four overs to secure a 44-run win. The 18-year-old’s talent was first discovered by a friend of her father while playing cricket in her backyard in Gauteng County, Springs, according to a gsport report. He was the coach of the elementary boys’ team and invited them to the U11 exam. She made an impression on the sport by playing school cricket and made great progress.
When Landsman was just 14 years old, she was named Eastern in 2019. I participated in the Women’s Super League, a domestic tournament. In 2021, she was selected for her South African under-19 school girls team to compete in the National Her Cricket Week tournament in Pearl. Two and a half weeks before her in that tournament, Landsmann tested positive for Covid-19, which hampered her training but put her one step closer to her dream of representing South Africa, albeit at U19 level. recovered in time. A key figure in the middle class, Landsmann did not perform well in this World Cup, scoring just 19 runs in four innings in the bilateral series against India. But in her opening game of the tournament, also against India, she thumped her quick 32 on just 17 balls to finish fifth and lead South Africa into a competitive overall standings. She also sacked Soumya Tiwari and in 2.3 overs she returned figures 20-1.
She started the match against Scotland by being sent off for a duck, but she certainly fixed it later.