India Women vs South Africa Women, 3rd T20I: India Register Consolation 9-wicket win against South Africa

World number one T20I batsman Shaifali Verma scored 60 off 30 balls to give India a nine-wicket victory over South Africa in the third and final match after a superb bowling by left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gaikwad. Gaikwad took three wickets for just nine runs to restrict India’s South African women for 112 for 7 and Verma and skipper Smriti Mandhana (48 not out from 28 balls) then shared a 96-run stand for the opening wicket. Won 90 runs at the loss of wicket. Leave the overs. Shaifali hit seven fours and five sixes during his explosive innings while Mandhana hit nine fours in his unbeaten innings. The SA women won the three-match T20I series 2–1, winning the first two matches.

Chasing 113 for the win, the 17-year-old Shafali was stunned by a word of 18 runs (3 fours and a six) in the first over bowled by Shabneem Ismail. She kept attacking the opposition bowlers and hit three more sixes in the next three overs, including Nadine de Kirkle’s second over.

The South African bowlers severely punished Shafali, as he took several shots during his audacious hitting show.

Nondumiso Shangse ended the innings of the young Indian opener by getting Ismail caught out in the ninth over. But by then, the match was as good as an over in India’s favor. Mandhana, who was like a spectator, showed her class when Shaifali walked the ramp, producing the final flourish, taking India to 114 for 1 in 11 overs.

Earlier, Gaikwad (3/9) was a star performer as he instigated the South African batsmen to have superb control and bowling, while fellow slow bowlers Radha Yadav (1/24) and Deepti Sharma (1/22) Performed brilliantly. .

For South Africa, captain Sunil Luce remained the top scorer with 28 runs, while Lara Goodall remained unbeaten on 25 from 17 balls. One of the stars of the only series win, Sinalo Zeta (16) and Goodall took the team to 100 runs in the 17th over with the help of 16 runs taken by medium pacer Simran Bahadur.

The Indian bowlers justified the decision of skipper Smriti Mandhana by taking two wickets in the powerplay, which also included Liezel Lee (10) in a row. Gaikwad did the most damage to South Africa by dismissing Anneke Bosch (0) off the third ball of his first over.

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Then, he had Lee’s prize skull, which was pulled out while attempting to flog at the leg-side with a fast delivery. He returned to bowl in the 15th over and took the wicket of Nadine de Kirkle (9), bowling him on the ball as South Africa slipped to 63 for 5.

Lupus tried their best to revive the South African innings before Deepti Sharma (1/22) fell. He crossed three powerful boundaries but his delivery was an effort that proved him short.