It was a day when the young and seasoned combined to kickstart India's final run to the Women's T20 World Cup in South Africa on a positive note. Debutant Amanjot Kaur and the experienced Deepti Sharma rescued India from a precarious situation to help them to what turned out to be a match-winning score. Despite being 69 for 5 in the 12th over, the pair's efforts helped India amass 44 in the last four overs to get to 147.
Then the Indian spinners used the dry, slow surface in hot and humid conditions to their advantage to stifle South Africa and seal a 27-run win.
This was after India captain Harmanpreet Kaur was forced to miss the contest because of illness. The tourists' XI also didn't feature the returning Shikha Pandey, Renuka Singh and Pooja Vastrakar, the reason for which couldn't be ascertained.
South Africa seize early control
After being inserted in on a slowish surface, India openers Smriti Mandhana, standing in for the unwell Harmanpreet, and Yastika Bhatia regularly used their feet in order to force the pace. Mandhana managed to hit Ayabonga Khaka through square leg after charging down but fell a ball later after looking to hit over mid-off.
Using her bowlers in a one-over spell in the first four overs, Sune Luus ensured that South Africa kept the pressure on India. At the end of the powerplay, India were 29 for 1. Harleen Deol then welcomed left-arm spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba with a slice through backward point and short third after dancing down the wicket. But she was run-out next ball after a slight hesitation on the second run. Jemimah Rodrigues was then adjudged caught behind down leg, after missing a pull shot off Mlaba.
Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/south-africa-women-s-t20i-tri-series-2022-23-1344500/south-africa-women-vs-india-women-1st-match-1344511/match-report
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