24/09Result
1st T20I (N), South Africa Women tour of India at Surat, Sep 24 2019
IND Women won by 11 runs
Player of the Match
Deepti SharmaIndia Women
24/09Result
1st T20I (N), South Africa Women tour of India at Surat, Sep 24 2019
IND Women won by 11 runs
Player of the Match
Deepti SharmaIndia Women

10.21pm That's all from us at ESPNcricinfo. See you on Sept 26 for the second T20I. Till then, on behalf of Diamond Khan and Ankur Dhawan, this is Sreshth Shah signing off.

10.16pm Time for the presentation.

Deepti Sharma, Player of the Match: "This is my best bowling performance. We bowled how I had planned. Got help from the wicket too. Plan was to bowl wicket to wicket. It was turning, so pitched it up too. Mindset was to bowl in front. We were confident at the halfway mark. And we wanted to enjoy. If you enjoy, you automatically do well."

Harmanpreet Kaur, winning captain:"I was nervous at the halfway stage but we knew that we'd have something for the bowlers. They did a great job. We were doing a lot of fitness before coming here and today we got the result on the field. The way we fielded and bowled, I was happy. Lot of areas to improve. Need to improve a lot with the bat. We are playing with an extra batter, so if batters do well, we can do even better. I always had trust on Radha for the final over."

Sune Luus, losing captain: "The way our new-ball bowlers bowled, they gave us a good platform to work on. We thought 130 was a total we could chase. Chasing 130 is about when you go for the charge. Lee gave a good platform. The batsmen who then came in just couldn't execute. The way Deepti and the spinners bowled, you could definitely see there was more spin as the evening progressed."

10.10pm Crowd goes ballistic as the teams shake hands. Mignon du Preez's half-century kept South Africa in the hunt, but Deepti's spell of three maidens really strangled the visitors. India go 1-0 up as they walk out of the field with a wide smile on their faces. Stick around for the presentation. Got a funny feeling this series will be very exciting

19.5
W
Yadav to Mlaba, OUT, full, outside off and she tries to drive, but misses the shot completely. Keeper whips the bails off, and they want to check for another stumping. Was the No. 11's back leg outside the crease? Yes it was! India win by 11 runs

N Mlaba st †Bhatia b Yadav 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

SA need 12 off two. Still possible.

19.4
W
Yadav to du Preez, OUT, full, outside off, and turning away. She skips down the wicket and tries to hammer it away, but misses. This time the keeper quickly whips the bails off. Top innings from MdP

M du Preez st †Bhatia b Yadav 59 (43b 4x4 3x6) SR: 137.20

SA need 12 off three.

19.3
0
Yadav to du Preez, no run, length ball, outside off. Extra bounce, and she misses the cut. Through to Bhatia

SA need 12 off 4. And Radha pulls out of her delivery stride as du Preez tried to pre-meditate

19.2
0
Yadav to du Preez, no run, stumped? They are checking. Full outside off and turning further away. She comes down the wicket to hit a six, but the ball goes under her. Du Preez was quick to get her bat back and she was just in before the bails were whipped off. Nonetheless, dot ball

SA need 12 off five.

19.1
6
Yadav to du Preez, SIX, full, just outside off, and she goes inside-out over long off to cream a six!

South Africa need 18 to win. How crucial were Deepti's 18 dot balls tonight? Final over to go. Du Preez on strike. Radha with the ball

END OF OVER:
19 | 8 Runs | SA-W: 113/8 (18 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 5.94, RRR: 18.00)

  • Mignon du Preez53 (39b)
  • Tumi Sekhukhune2 (3b)
  • Deepti Sharma4-3-8-3
  • Shikha Pandey4-0-18-2
18.6
1
Sharma to du Preez, 1 run, full, on middle, and swiped to deep midwicket. Du Preez will keep strike for the final over
18.6
1w
Sharma to du Preez, 1 wide, full, wide outside off, and the umpire asks Deepti to rebowl
18.5
1
Sharma to Sekhukhune, 1 run, length ball, on off and turning away. Cut square to point
18.4
1
Sharma to du Preez, 1 run, full, just outside off, and flat-batted down the ground to long off

around the wicket

18.3
1
Sharma to Sekhukhune, 1 run, full, outside off, and she checks a drive. Edged to short third man and off they go for a sinle. Du Preez back on strike
18.2
1
Sharma to du Preez, 1 run, full, just outside off, and drilled to long off. She wants the second, but not possible this time. Sharp from Mandhana, covering the angles

Sam: "@Sreshth: He (Irfan) still ended up on the losing side!.. cricket is indeed a funny game"

18.1
2
Sharma to du Preez, 2 runs, full, outside off, and hammered to wide long off, where Mandhana goes full-stretched to dive and stop the ball. Du Preez comes back for her second run - and that's her fifty!

Daichi: "Deepti is gonna bowl the 19th, which my the looks of this match, will be most crucial over of the innings. Save your best for dire situations! " -- Looks like you're right. She's yet to concede a run

END OF OVER:
18 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | SA-W: 105/8 (26 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 5.83, RRR: 13.00)

  • Tumi Sekhukhune0 (1b)
  • Mignon du Preez48 (35b)
  • Shikha Pandey4-0-18-2
  • Harmanpreet Kaur3-0-20-1
17.6
0
Pandey to Sekhukhune, no run, full, on leg stump, and clipped to square leg. Just one off the over - whattay way to end her spell!

Sekhukhune.

17.5
W
Pandey to Khaka, OUT, bowled her! Gives the bowler a charge, but the wild heave is nowhere near the ball. Full on off, and searing into the stumps

A Khaka b Pandey 5 (14b 0x4 0x6) SR: 35.71

17.4
0
Pandey to Khaka, no run, length ball, outside off and some extra bounce takes it over the blade and into the keeper's gloves

Thejus Krishna: "Kaur always makes some bizarre moves. Not sure why Sharma was changed. She should have bowled out her 4 overs."

17.3
0
Pandey to Khaka, no run, yorker, on off, and dug back to the bowler, who dives to her left to stop the ball. She's hurt her calf, but has a smile on her face. The physio rushes in
17.2
1
Pandey to du Preez, 1 run, knuckle ball, full outside off, and hammered to deep extra cover
17.1
0
Pandey to du Preez, no run, good length, very wide outside off, but not given because the batsman had chased the ball. Looked wide though

Amit: "What is the exact number of lowest runs given in a T20 match in a cricket history" -- Remember Mohammad Irfan conceding just 1 run in his four-over spell at the CPL some years ago. His spell that night read 4-3-1-2

END OF OVER:
17 | 12 Runs | SA-W: 104/7 (27 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.11, RRR: 9.00)

  • Ayabonga Khaka5 (11b)
  • Mignon du Preez47 (33b)
  • Harmanpreet Kaur3-0-20-1
  • Radha Yadav3-0-23-0
16.6
2
Kaur to Khaka, 2 runs, good length, outside off, and slapped through cover's right. Smriti, at wide long off, dives to her left to stop the ball, but she may have hurt herself in that effort
16.5
1
Kaur to du Preez, 1 run, length ball outside off, and she drags a shot to wide long on
16.4
1lb
Kaur to Khaka, 1 leg bye, appeal for lbw but this is too high. Length ball on off, and sharply turning into her. Ball hits her pads and rolls away to short third man
16.3
1
Kaur to du Preez, 1 run, half-tracker on middle, and pulled along the ground to deep midwicket
16.2
6
Kaur to du Preez, SIX, full toss, on middle stump. She gets inside the line of the ball before muscling a six over deep midwicket! Nearly into the stands
16.1
1
Kaur to Khaka, 1 run, length ball, outside off, and turning into her. Cut square off the back foot to point for a single

South Africa need 39 off 24.

SA Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st25L LeeT Brits
2nd4T BritsL Wolvaardt
3rd0L WolvaardtN de Klerk
4th19M du PreezL Wolvaardt
5th0M du PreezS Luus
6th17M du PreezN Shangase
7th8M du PreezS Ismail
8th32M du PreezA Khaka
9th14M du PreezTS Sekhukhune
10th0TS SekhukhuneN Mlaba