COLOMBO (Kashmir English): In the ICC Women’s World Cup, South Africa defeated hosts India by 3 wickets after an exciting match.
The South African women’s team achieved India’s target of 252 runs with 7 balls to spare.
South African batter Nadine de Klerk played an unbeaten innings of 84 runs off 54 balls to lead her team to victory.
Ind W vs SA W: India’s innings
The Indian team started well by batting first, with the openers laying a foundation of 55 runs. However, the South African bowlers then dominated, taking wickets one by one. Six Indian batters reached the pavilion at 102 runs.
In this difficult situation, Indian batter Richa Ghosh batted well and scored 94 runs off 77 balls, and Sinha Rana scored 33 runs.
However, the Indian team was bowled out for 251 runs in 49.5 overs.
Ind W vs SA W: South Africa’s innings
Chasing a target of 252 runs, South Africa lost 2 wickets for 18 runs, but captain Laura held firm.
South Africa’s third wicket fell for 57 runs, and half the team reached the pavilion at a score of 81 as the captain also got out after scoring 70 runs.
In such a situation, Chloe Tryon and Nadine de Klerk batted responsibly. However, Chloe Tryon was out for 49 runs, but Nadine de Klerk beautifully finished the match.
Nadine de Klerk remained unbeaten on 84 runs off 54 balls.
South Africa won by 3 wickets in the 49th over. The teams of New Zealand and Bangladesh will face each other in Guwahati today.
