South Africa Women Batting Update: Kapp and Brits Stabilize After Early Wickets

Overs9.6

Score59 - 2

Prema Rawat to Marizanne Kapp, A direct hit, but Brits is well in. Flatter around off, dabbed down to short third for a single. 14 off the over.

6

Overs9.2

Score55 - 2

Prema Rawat to Marizanne Kapp, SIX! That's gone all the way, just. Tossed up on middle and leg, Marizanne Kapp gets down to sweep and nails it flat and to the right of deep backward square leg. Nandni Sharma gets across and gets an outstretched right hand on it, but the ball goes over the ropes. The 50 is up for South Africa Women.

4

Overs9.1

Score49 - 2

Prema Rawat to Marizanne Kapp, FOUR! Much-needed for South Africa Women. Full and wide outside off, Marizanne Kapp gets her hands through the line and hammers it over covers for a boundary.

1

Overs8.2

Score41 - 2

Arundhati Reddy to Marizanne Kapp, Bowled on a length, on middle. Kapp smacks it on the bounce towards Reddy, who sticks out the right hand. It clips her fingertips and goes towards long on for one.

2

Overs7.6

Score40 - 2

Deepti Sharma to Tazmin Brits, Just out of reach! Heart-in-mouth moment for Tazmin Brits. No pace offered by Deepti, on a length, on middle. Brits leans forward and shapes up for the reverse. Spoons it over backward point, where Sree Charani back pedals and gets both hands over her head but the ball drops beyond her. A couple for Tazmin.

1

Overs7.4

Score38 - 2

Deepti Sharma to Marizanne Kapp, Looped up, on off. Kapp advances, looking to force it down the ground. She is early into the stroke and chips it well wide of the bowler to her left. They cross.

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Overs7.3

Score37 - 2

Deepti Sharma to Marizanne Kapp, Oh, that could have gone anywhere! Floated up, down leg. Kapp is early into the sweep and the ball pops up off the back of the bat and drops beside the strip on the off side.

1

Overs7.2

Score37 - 2

Deepti Sharma to Tazmin Brits, Slows it down and it is shorter, on leg. Brits goes deep in the crease and helps it to short fine leg. The fielder is caught on her heels and the batters sneak in a single.

4

Overs7.1

Score36 - 2

Deepti Sharma to Tazmin Brits, FOUR! Nicely done! Begins with the off-break, floated up, on off and middle. Brits reaches out in front, brings out the reverse and plays it to the left of backward point for a boundary.

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Overs6.6

Score32 - 2

Prema Rawat to Marizanne Kapp, Nearly dragged it on! A bit of air given, fuller and outside off. Kapp collapses her back knee and goes hard on the drive. Gets an inside edge and the ball dribbles past the stumps before going towards short fine leg.

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Overs6.2

Score30 - 2

Prema Rawat to Tazmin Brits, Tossed up, down leg. Brits plays the fine sweep and beats the diving Yastika Bhatia at short fine leg. Nandni Sharma gets to the ball from short third and hauls it in. Three runs taken.

2

Overs6.1

Score27 - 2

Prema Rawat to Tazmin Brits, Flat and short, sliding in at the hips. Tazmin Brits crouches and goes for the pull. Gets more of a top edge wide of deep backward square leg for a couple of runs.

0

Overs5.6

Score25 - 2

Sree Charani to Marizanne Kapp, Flighted up, on off. Kapp firms the drive along the ground to mid off. A double-wicket maiden in the last over of the Powerplay. How rare is that?

W

Overs5.4

Score25 - 2

Sree Charani to Annerie Dercksen, OUT! TIMBER! A double strike from Sree Charani. Floated up, landing in line with the leg stump. Dercksen clears the front leg and takes the risk of going against the turn. The ball lands and spins past the outside edge to clatter into the top of the off pole. A two-baller for Annerie. South Africa Women are now 25/2, needing 134 runs in 86 balls.

DRINKS BREAK! South Africa Women are under some pressure now. They are 25/1 after 5.2 overs, and they need 134 runs from 88 balls. India Women have got the all-important wicket of Laura Wolvaardt and they will try and keep on picking wickets. Let's see how it pans out. Annerie Dercksen is the new batter.

W

Overs5.2

Score25 - 1

Sree Charani to Laura Wolvaardt, OUT! CAUGHT! This was coming. You could sense the pressure building on Laura Wolvaardt after a sedate start, with India doing an excellent job of denying her scoring opportunities. Darted in from around the wicket, fuller and on off. Wolvaardt steps out and tries to go back over the bowler's head. She connects well but does not get enough elevation to clear the bowler. Sree Charani times the jump to perfection and takes a fine catch over her head. South Africa Women are in early trouble.

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Overs4.4

Score24 - 0

Shafali Verma to Laura Wolvaardt, FOUR! Up and over! Shafali offers flight again, on off, on a length. Laura dances down the track and even though she does not get entirely to the pitch of the ball, she extends her hands and launches it over mid off for a boundary.

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Overs3.4

Score18 - 0

Sree Charani to Laura Wolvaardt, Fired in, on leg, Laura Wolvaardt knocks it down to the right of mid on for a single.

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Overs3.3

Score17 - 0

Sree Charani to Laura Wolvaardt, Three dots in a row. Full, on off, Laura Wolvaardt steps out and digs it back to the bowler.