Match Details
Winning the toss and deciding to bat first, India never really got going on a testing surface. They lost Smriti Mandhana for 1. They crawled their way into the powerplay scoring 19 runs in that period. Jemimah Rodrigues scored 11 off 18 balls. Harleen Deol struggled her way to be the top scorer for India. She held the innings together with her 46 runs coming off 56 balls. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur chipped in with 21 off 22 balls. Deepti Sharma was unbeaten on 16* off 14 balls as India crossed the 100-run mark. 14 extras were given by the fielding side as India ended with a below-par 109/4 in 20 overs.
It was a disciplined bowling performance by the South
African bowlers. The pick of the bowlers was Mlaba who had exceptional figures
of 2/16 in 4 overs. Ayabonga Khaka got a wicket in her 3 overs. The other
wicket went to skipper Sune Luus who bowled a tight 4-over spell. The rest of
the bowlers kept it tight and Ismail despite not picking a wicket hardly gave
anything away.
So, a win by South Africa Women by 5 wickets over India Women with 2 overs to spare to win the tri-series. Stay tuned for the post-match presentation ceremony that comes your way soon.