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INDIA WOMEN 158/4 (20 OVERS)
- Shafali Verma47 (31)
- Richa Ghosh*44 (26)
- Anneke Bosch1/26 (3)
- Nonkululeko Mlaba1/27 (4)
SOUTH AFRICA WOMEN 159/4 (20 OVERS)
- Lizelle Lee70 (45)
- Laura Wolvaardt*53 (39)
- Rajeshwari Gayakwad1/20 (4)
- Radha Yadav1/25 (4)
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.
One required to win. A dot here and we go into the Super Over. The keeper is up, the field is in
Seven to win from three
Jigar Shah: "In Same over Harleen brought India and South Africa back in game back to back. Last ball finish coming up now. "
Match Coverage
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