Cricket Match Highlights: South Africa Women vs. India Women

4

Overs17.4

Score137 - 3

Sree Charani to Nadine De Klerk, FOUR! Good manipulation of the field. Darted in, full and on middle. Nadine De Klerk makes room for herself and carves it over the in-field on the off side. Plays it over cover-point and picks up a boundary.

0

Overs17.3

Score133 - 3

Sree Charani to Nadine De Klerk, Is Nadine De Klerk safe? A bit quicker now but stays full, on off. Nadine reaches out in front to go big on the off side but the ball spins past the outside edge.

2lb

Overs17.2

Score133 - 3

Sree Charani to Nadine De Klerk, Keeps it wide on off, a bit fuller. Nadine De Klerk moves towards the off side for the sweep but fails to lay any bat on it. It clips her pads and races past short third for a couple of leg byes. Nadine De Klerk swings at it but the ball spins past the outside edge.

1

Overs16.5

Score130 - 3

Shafali Verma to Marizanne Kapp, DROPPED! Marizanne Kapp has been put down again, and it is once again Radha Yadav. This was the easier of the two chances. This is at the stumps, on a length. Kapp swings through the line but checks her shot slightly. It carries all the way to long on, where Radha Yadav runs in off the ropes and tries to take the catch at waist height but it pops out.

6

Overs16.4

Score129 - 3

Shafali Verma to Marizanne Kapp, SIX! Clean strike! Pushed through by Shafali, a slot ball, around off. Kapp shuffles across and gets under the ball. With a clean swing of the arms, she slams it back over the bowler's head for a flat six.

1

Overs16.3

Shafali Verma to Nadine De Klerk, Slower and on a length, a bit of turn, on middle. Nadine De Klerk lunges for the block. It goes off an inside edge behind square leg for a run.

A bit of gamesmanship from India, slowing down the game and they get the wicket as well. Nadine De Klerk walks out to bat next.

W

Overs16.1

Score122 - 3

Shafali Verma to Tazmin Brits, OUT! CAUGHT! The golden arm of Shafali Verma strikes. The sheepish smile on her face tells the story. Not the best of balls by Shafali as this is a bit too short, on middle and leg. Brits crouches slightly and goes hard on the pull but it is skied off a top edge. It goes straight down the throat of deep backward square leg, where Sree Charani does the rest. End of a 97-run stand.

A bit of a halt as the batters rehydrate themselves. Actually, Richa Ghosh seems to be getting some attention from the physio. After a bit of a break, we are finally good to continue, and Shafali Verma is back in to finish her spell.

4

Overs15.6

Deepti Sharma to Marizanne Kapp, FOUR! That is superb batting! Low full toss and outside off, Marizanne Kapp gets down on one knee and cracks a drive through the left of cover for a boundary. 37 runs needed from the final 4 overs now.

2

Overs15.3

Deepti Sharma to Tazmin Brits, Excellent work in the deep! Flatter, on off, Tazmin Brits drills it powerfully down the ground. Jemimah Rodrigues runs to her left from long on and puts in a dive. She makes a brilliant stop near the fence. Keeps it to two runs.

1lb

Overs15.1

Deepti Sharma to Tazmin Brits, Slower one, outside off, Tazmin Brits moves to her off side and looks to paddle it fine but misses and wears it on her pads. The ball rolls towards short fine leg. An appeal but turned down. They collect a leg bye. They go against the review. The impact looked outside the line.

4

Overs14.5

Arundhati Reddy to Marizanne Kapp, FOUR! Marizanne Kapp is just toying with the field here. FIFTY up for Kapp. Full and on leg, Marizanne Kapp gets low and sweeps it over backward square leg for yet another boundary. A knock of high quality from the senior all-rounder.

4

Overs14.4

Arundhati Reddy to Marizanne Kapp, FOUR! She has been so good in those areas! Good length, angling in, on leg. Marizanne Kapp moves to her off side completely and paddles it over short fine leg for a boundary.

4

Overs14.2

Arundhati Reddy to Tazmin Brits, FOUR! That has been hammered down the ground! Full and straight, Tazmin Brits latches onto it and powers it to the right of long off for a boundary. 100 comes up for South Africa Women.

DRINKS! A good over from India's perspective, and that has pushed the required run rate to close to 11 an over. South Africa are still in the hunt, but the pressure is beginning to mount with every dot ball. Tazmin Brits is striking at only a shade over a run a ball, and with the likes of Nadine De Klerk and Chloe Tryon waiting in the wings, will they consider retiring out Brits? Pace back on through Arundhati Reddy.

1

Overs13.5

Shafali Verma to Tazmin Brits, Just 4 runs so far off this over. Full and straight, Tazmin Brits pushes it to mid on for another run.

4

Overs12.5

Sree Charani to Marizanne Kapp, FOUR! Marizanne Kapp is on the charge! She holds the key for South Africa. Short and on middle and leg, Marizanne Kapp moves to her off side and paddles it over short fine leg for a boundary.

2

Overs12.4

Sree Charani to Marizanne Kapp, A couple more. Angled into the right-hander. Kapp steps out and whips it wide of deep mid-wicket. A bit of hesitation but the batters eventually commit to the second run. Tazmin Brits is struggling to get home at the bowling end but the throw is a bit away from the stumps and she makes her ground with a slide.

2

Overs12.2

Sree Charani to Marizanne Kapp, DROPPED! That should have been taken. Full, on middle, Marizanne Kapp flicks it uppishly towards long on. Radha Yadav runs to her right and gets both hands to it, but fails to hold on before she falls on the floor. The ball parries away to her right. Jemimah Rodrigues runs to her left from deep mid-wicket and stops the boundary with a dive. Keeps it to two runs.

Harmanpreet Kaur brings back Sree Charani. 2-1-2-2 so far for Charani. Yastika Bhatia is off the field at the moment. She is receiving treatment on her left leg from the physio on the sidelines. Radha Yadav is on as the substitute.

1

Overs11.6

Deepti Sharma to Marizanne Kapp, Dragged length on off, turning in, Kapp pushes it down to long on and picks up another single.

1

Overs11.5

Deepti Sharma to Tazmin Brits, Full and straight, ends up being a low full toss, this is punched down to long on for a single.

2

Overs11.4

Deepti Sharma to Tazmin Brits, Tossed up at the stumps, Tazmin Brits dances down the pitch and flicks it through mid-wicket. Radha Yadav cuts it off in the deep and saves a couple of runs.

0

Overs11.3

Deepti Sharma to Tazmin Brits, Good review! Fired in by Deepti Sharma, full and flat at the stumps. Tazmin Brits looks to reverse sweep and misses, getting hit on the pads. There is an appeal for LBW and up goes the finger. Brits reviews it. The third umpire has a look and UltraEdge shows that there was a bit of bottom edge. The on-field decision is overturned.

6

Overs11.2

Deepti Sharma to Tazmin Brits, SIX! Power from Brits! Tossed up around middle, Tazmin Brits comes down the pitch and lofts it down the ground, over long on for a biggie.