South Africa reached the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s World Cup (WC) on Thursday when rain washed out their crunch match against the West Indies in Wellington. Both teams received a point from the abandoned fixture, putting South Africa second in the table to Australia and beyond the reach of their rivals for the playoff spots. The West Indies can still make the top four but need results involving India and England to go their way. A downpour delayed the start of the match in the New Zealand capital for more than four hours, then officials attempted to proceed with innings of 26 overs apiece. But that was scrapped after 10.5 overs with South Africa 61-4 and looking to rebuild with Mignon du Preez unbeaten on 38 from 31 balls.
