Recent Match
South Africa Women tour of India, 2024, 1st T20I, Chennai, Jul 5th, 2024

South Africa Women

(19.6 ov) 189/4

India Women

(19.6 ov) 177/4

Complete South Africa Women won by 12 runs

RSAW 189/4 (19.6)

INDW 177/4 (19.6) CRR: 8.85

Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
53
30
7
1
176.67
Last Wicket: Harmanpreet Kaur st Sinalo Jafta b Mlaba 35(29) - 177/4 in 19.6 ov.
Bowler
0
M
R
W
ECO
4
0
39
1
9.75
4
0
32
1
8
Recent: ... | 4 4 1 1 2 6 | 4 2 1 1 0 W Overs: 19.6
India swept the ODIs and won the one-off Test, but they've fallen short in the first T20I today. The fielding wasn't up to the mark, and the batting couldn't capitalise on a good start, losing their way through the middle overs. So South Africa finally taste victory after around three weeks on this tour. That's all from now. It's a goodbye from Sagar Chawla, Akshay Maanay and Praveen Kumar.
Brits, Player of the Match: Don't think I can explain that. It was tough. Might've made the runs but I wasn't happy with myself. I struggled early on. Felt like I was letting the team down with the batters to come in. Our team is capable of many things. Happy to get a win under the belt.
Laura Wolvaardt, South Africa captain: Much nicer standing here now. In the Test match we started to show that fight. Not too upset batting first in the end. It was tough to defend but the bowlers did well to stretch it out. Cricket is a funny game but I really liked the intent we came out with today. Was a really exciting game.
Harmanpreet Kaur, India captain: Definitely we didn't play good cricket overall. Dropped too many chances in the field, played too many dot balls in the middle overs. They bowled well. But the way we started we just needed to keep going. But with the dot balls, we weren't able to make it.
Marizanne Kapp: It took longer than we would have liked. Heading into the WC, it is a nice win. I had put them away (deft shots) but it worked for me tonight. We have been speaking about being positive, we play like that in the nets but for some reason we were not able to replicate it in the match, happy we could execute it today. I am definitely going to bowl, it is a back injury and I am close to bowling. It was a fantastic innings, she (Britz) struggled at the beginning but then got the momentum, you help each other when one is struggling.
22:18 Local Time, 16:48 GMT, 22:18 IST: Good tight game to kick off the T20I leg, and South Africa finally get a win on this tour. It was a game that swung back and forth where both teams had their moments. The target of 190 wasn't out of reach on a lovely batting pitch at Chepauk, and India were off to a flier thanks to Mandhana. But the hosts lost momentum at the other end with Hemalatha struggling to get going, and it was a phase of play where South Africa really came roaring back into the contest. After conceding 61 in the powerplay with some wayward bowling, it was the middle overs where the game was won as India scored just 49 from overs 7-14. With 80 needed off the last six overs, India would've still been in with a shot if Harman found the same rhythm in the middle that Rodrigues did. But that never happened with the Indian captain unable to find her range.
19.6
Mlaba to Kaur, out Stumped!! Kaur st Sinalo Jafta b Mlaba 35(29) [4s-5]
Mlaba to Kaur, THATS OUT!! Stumped!!
19.5
Mlaba to Kaur, no run
19.4
Mlaba to Rodrigues, 1 run, swept hard but straight to deep midwicket.
19.3
Mlaba to Kaur, 1 run, to cover
19.2
Mlaba to Kaur, 2 runs, oh big swing from Harmanpreet, and she gets a thick edge past the keeper. Tossed up on off, she dances down but is nowhere near the pitch after being beaten in flight. Lucky to get a couple of runs
19.1
Mlaba to Kaur, FOUR, to long-on
Nonkululeko Mlaba [3.0-0-24-0] is back into the attack
India need 21 off the final over. Mlaba has the ball in hand. Harman, who hasn't got going tonight, is on strike.