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Scorer: Vairavan | Commentator: Hemant Brar (@Cricquest)

END OF OVER:
20 | 9 Runs | SA-W: 159/4 | RR: 7.95

  • Laura Wolvaardt53 (39b)
  • Nadine de Klerk3 (3b)
  • Arundhati Reddy4-0-35-0
  • Harleen Deol3-0-32-1

That's all from our side for this game. Hope you enjoyed our coverage. On behalf of Vairavan, Annesha and Saurabh, this is Hemant signing off.

Laura Wolvaardt, the Player of the Match: I didn't start my innings as quickly as I would have liked. So I was a bit under pressure but I knew if we could take it deep, we always had a chance. It's not so much about the individual shots but knowing when to play them. Responsibility is good, although it's a bit stressful at times and in the long run won't do me good.

Sune Luus: I think there are a lot of positives. The girls are backing themselves to play fearless cricket and that's important in T20 cricket. I think that's good for South Africa cricket's future. We have a chance to make it 3-0 and we will come back with all the professionalism to give India a run for their money.

Smriti Mandhana: A slightly bitter pill to swallow. The way we fielded we didn't deserve to win. We need to work on our fielding and need to raise our fielding standards. It was good total to defend but we should have done better in the second half of the match. A lot of positives but a lot of things to work on as well. We are practising well and hopefully, things will fall in place in one game that would turn the tide.

Srini SV: "Fitting that the game ended with yet another misfield! India did not deserve to win with that display on the field!!!"

10.07pm What a game of cricket we got today. India improving their performance with the bat to post a challenging 158 for 4. Shafali Verma and Richa Ghosh showed what their approach should be with the bat. But then there was Lizelle Lee once again in their way. She, and dropped catches, kept them in the game with a magnificent 70 off 45 balls. But when she fell in the 16th over, India were the favourites. But Laura Wolvaardt, often considered an anchor, thwarted their hopes with an unbeaten 53 off 39 balls. With nine required from the final over, Reddy started well before a no-ball titled the game in South Africa's favour.

19.6
1
Reddy to Wolvaardt, 1 run, short of length around off. Wolvaardt swings at it. Gets an inside edge and the ball goes between her legs towards short fine leg. They are running, they have to. Ghosh has collected the ball but not cleanly and she fumbles. A desperate dive from de Klerk, losing the grip off bat as she dives, but the throw never comes. South Africa have won the series with a game to spare. That last ball was a microcosm of India's performance in the field

One required to win. A dot here and we go into the Super Over. The keeper is up, the field is in

19.5
2
Reddy to Wolvaardt, 2 runs, fuller outside off, hits it towards long-off and they are coming back for the second. The scores are level
19.5
3nb
Reddy to Wolvaardt, (no ball) 2 runs, a high full toss around off. And that has been called a no-ball. Laura in fact has pulled it well enough to the right of deep midwicket for two. That's fifty for Wolvaardt
19.4
1
Reddy to de Klerk, 1 run, fuller outside off, de Klerk fetches it from there and lofts it towards long-on. Hardly any power behind that. Falls well short of the fielder

Seven to win from three

19.3
1
Reddy to Wolvaardt, 1 run, a high full toss around off. Hits it towards deep midwicket but only a single

Jigar Shah: "In Same over Harleen brought India and South Africa back in game back to back. Last ball finish coming up now. "

19.2
0
Reddy to Wolvaardt, no run, walks towards the bowler. It's in a wide yorker and Wolvaardt tries to hit it through the off side but fails to get bat on that

SA Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st8A BoschL Lee
2nd58L LeeS Luus
3rd50L LeeL Wolvaardt
4th24M du PreezL Wolvaardt
5th19L WolvaardtN de Klerk