India Women vs South Africa Women Highlights, First T20I: Jemimah’s 50 in vain as IND-W loses to SA-W by 12 runs

South Africa beats India by 12 runs. The visitor leads the three-match T20I series 1-0. 

Mlaba to bowl the last over. Four!! Harmanpreet moves down and smashes it over the non-striker. Out!! Harmanpreet misses the last delivery as she is stumped behind.

Harmanpreet Kaur st Sinalo Jafta b Mlaba 35 (29)

Jemimah and Harmanpreet did all that they could but India falls short by 12 runs. A few roo many runs in the last over. 

39 required off 12 balls. Four!! A cracking sound as Jemimah smacks it over point. Four!! Another boundary for Jemimah as she goes over point again, missing the fielder. Six!! Jemimah moves across and sweeps it over fine leg. Brings up her fifty in style!

India needs 47 to win from 18. Both batters need to get off to a good start if they want to get their team past the line. de Klerk to bowl out. Four!! Harmanpreet makes no misatke as she pulls it between deep square and deep mid wicket. Eight runs off the over.

Tryon to bowl out. Four!! Jemimah starts the over strong. She judges the ball well and lofts it over extra cover. Four!! This time, it is Harmanpreet who finds the covers. She gets on her knee and pulls it over square leg. 

Khaka into the attack. Three dots to start. Jemimah chips it high up but the ball lands safely. Four!! Harmanpreet hits it straight down the ground for a much-needed boundary. 

Marx returns. Four!! Another mistake. Mlaba seemed to have touched the covers while picking up the ball despite a good effort to save the boundary. Four!! Jemimah lofts it above extra over. Four!! Back-to-back boundaries for Jemimah who sweeps it fine to finish the over. 

Mlaba into the attack. Jemimah is unable to get it past the fielder at mid off. Four!! A rare misfield by the Proteas as the fielder on the off side lets it slip past.

de Clerk returns. Harmanpreet lifts it to mid wicket but the ball lands safely. de Klerk keeps it tight as India takes only four runs this over.

Tryon back into the attack. Can the new batters settle quickly and continue the chase? Four!! Jemimah drops to one knee and sweeps it over short fine. 

de Klerk into the attack. OUT!! Hemalatha misses it completely as the ball goes knocks the off stump over. 

Hemalatha b de Klerk 14(17)

Jemimah is the new batter in, alongisde captain Harmanpreet. Three runs and a wicket off the over.

Tryon with her second over. WICKET!! Tryon gets the big wicket. Smriti steps down the track and misses her short. A faint edge back to the keeper sees the end of her knock.

Mandhana c Sinalo Jafta b Chloe Tryon 46(30)

Mlaba with her second. In the slot, Smriti lofts it straight down the ground for a boundary. Chance! Smriti half-heartedly pulls a short ball to deep square. Falls millimetres ahead of the fielder. Hemalatha mistimes her pull to deep midwicket. Four!! Smriti pulls another short ball through the legside for a boundary. 

Annerie Dercksen into the attack. Four!! Mandhana hoicks a shortish delivery through backward square leg for a boundary. 8 runs off the over.

Mlaba into the attack. Hemalatha gets her second boundary, though long on this time. Seven from the over. 

Khaka into the attack. Brits is helped off the field after an injury. Shafali mistimes her loft over the head on mid on and gets a double. WICKET!! Khaka gets her 50th T20I wicket! Short ball angling away from the right-hander, takes the outside edge back to the keeper. 

Shafali Verma c Sinalo Jafta b Ayabonga Khaka 18(14)

Hemalatha in at 3. Four!! Gets off the mark with a boundary through the offside. Seven off the over. 

Marx continues. Four!! Over pitched on off, driven past mid off for a boundary. Six!! Short on the hips, Smriti swivel pulls it behind square for a six. 50 partnership up between the two.

De Klerk into the attack. Four!! Full outside off, Smriti stands her ground and lofts it over mid off for a boundary. Four!! Length on the pads, Smriti clips it behind square leg for a boundary. Four!! Slightly shorter, pulled in front of deep square leg for another boundary. 

Eliz-mari Marx into the attack. Shafali guides one to third man for a single. Full, wide and down leg, beats the keeper and runs away for a boundary. Smriti cuts a wide one to third man, goes on the bounce to the fielder in the deep. Short to Shafali, pulled in front of square for a couple. Ten off the over. 

Tryon into the attack. Four!! Short ball, Smriti pulls, manages to get it just over the grasp of square leg for four. Four!! Two in two for Smriti. Ten from the over. 

Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma out to open. India will need a good start. Ayabonga Khaka with the new ball in hand.

Four!! Short first up, Shafali pulls it through midwicket for a boundary. There was a fielder in the deep but it was too quick for her. Smriti makes room on the leg side, Khaka follows her but the opener manages to pull it to deep square. Shafali punches one through cover but it doesn’t have the legs to reach the boundary. 

Vastrakar starts off with a bouncer. Can the Proteas reach 200? OUT!! Tryon has to leave early after being caught by Renuka at deep square. India breaks the partnership

Chloe Tryon c Renuka Singh b Vastrakar 12 (8)

Four!! Brits goes down as she pulls it to the leg side. OUT!! Brits falls in the last ball as she is pciked up by the fielder at long on. But the top scorer has played her part well.

Tazmin Brits c Radha Yadav b Vastrakar 81 (56)

South Africa end on 189/4 as India has its task cut out. 

Asha to bowl out. Brits unable to connect with the ball. Six runs off the over. 

Deepti into the attack for her last over. Four!! Britts lofts it over mid wicket. Six!! Tryon reads the full toss well as she lifts it over deep mid wicket. Four!! Britts pulls it backwards for another boundary.

Radha to bowl out. OUT!! Asha Shobana holds on to the ball at short third as Kapp departs.

Kapp c Asha Sobhana b Radha Yadav 57(33)

Chloe Tryon is the new batter. Six!! Smashed over long on by Britts. Six!! Consecutive sixes as Britt doesn’t let momentum get away.

Vastrakar returns. Four!! Britts brings up her fifty in style. Dropped!! Richa this time with an expensive mistake. She seems to have taken a hit as the keeper walks off the field. Uma Chetry comes in as the sub. Four!! Kapp also gets to her half-century with a beautiful strike to covers. 

Asha Shobana into the attack. Four!! Kapp lifts it on top of short fine leg for another boundary. Four!! Kapp with a beautiful reverse sweep past short third for more runs. 

Deepti returns. South African take only four singles from the over. 

Renuka in for her last over. Good fielding by the captain at square leg. Six!! Kapp picks it up and guides it to the leg side with great timing for another six. Four!! Finds the boundary over short fine leg again.

Radha into the attack. Four!! Brits lifts it over the fielder in the circle and beats the long-on fielder in the deep. South Africa reaches the 100 mark. Nine runs of the over.

Asha Shobana returns. Swept over short fine and lands safely for a couple. Four!! Kapp beats the fielder on the deep for a boundary. Six!! Brits lofts it over for more runs. 14 runs form the over

Deepti back into the attack. Kapp looks to cut but misses. Four!! Kapp goes on her knees and lofts one over short fine leg for a boundary. Dropped!! Attempted lofted shot, not enough timing, Smriti tries to run forward and grasp it but can’t hold on. 11 off the over. 

Renuka replaces Asha. Kapp looks to go big down the ground after stepping down, doesnt get enough on it. Goes on the bounce to long on. Four!! Brits manages to guide her cut past short third for four. Ruins a good over from Renuka. 

Radha continues. WICKET!! The captain is gone! Full on the stumps, Wolvaardt tries to sweep, takes an edge of her gloves and trickles onto the stumps. 

Wolvaardt b Radha Yadav 33(22)

Four!! Kapp gets off the mark with a perfectly-placed shot through the covers. Four!! A misfield by Asha at backward point gives her consecutive boundaries. 

Asha Shobana into the attack. Four!! Brits moves across and pulls it behind square for a boundary. Brings up the fifty partnership for SA!

Deepti Sharma into the attack. On the pads, flicked to deep mid for a single by Wolvaardt. Brits steps down to go big but mistimes it again. Four!! Line goes awry as Deepti sprays one on the pads, clipped past short fine for a boundary. Brits steps down again, manages to get the ball to long on for a single. Six!! Outside off, lofted over covers for a six by Wovlaardt. 

Radha Yadav into the attack. Short outside off, drilled to mid on by Wolvaardt. Short again, pulled to the midwicket fielder for a single. Four!! Full on the stumps, swept past short fine leg and to the fence for a boundary. Eight from the over.

Vastrakar continues. Length ball on off, Brits defends to point. Hemalatha receiving some medical treatment on her ankle. Shreyanka Patil replaces her on the field. Close call as Brits looks to get off strike after defending one to mid on. Direct hit would have been curtains. Dropped! Shreyanka drops an easy catch at backward point!

Renuka with her second. Six!! Full on the stumps, Wolvaardt lofts it majestically over long on for six! Four!! Full again. makes room on the leg side and lofts it over mid on for a boundary. Slightly wide, cut through the gap in point for another boundary. Expensive over for IND. 16 runs from the over. 

Vastrakar from the other end. Full, outside off, swings away from the batter. Length on the pads, pulled to deep fine for a single by Wolvaardt. Brits beaten on the outside edge on a short of a length ball from Vastrakar. Brits pulls a shortish ball but gets no timing on that. 

Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits to open for the visitor. Renuka Singh with the new ball in hand. Full and straight, driven to mid on where Hemalatha dives to prevent a boundary. Four!! Pitched full again, Wolvaardt lofts it down the ground for a boundary. On the pads, flicked to deep fine for a single. Appeals for lbw against Brits but it was going down leg. 

India: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(wk), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Asha Sobhana, Renuka Thakur Singh

South Africa: Laura Wolvaardt(c), Tazmin Brits, Marizanne Kapp, Anneke Bosch, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Annerie Dercksen, Eliz-mari Marx, Sinalo Jafta(w), Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba

India wins the toss and opts to bowl first. Bowling first will give an idea of the score on the board says captain Harman. Same XI as the first ODI she says.

Laura Wolvaardt says she would have bowled first as well. Chloe Tryon back in the mix for SA.

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INDIA PREDICTED XI

Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Shreyanka Patil, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Asha Sobhana, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur Singh 

SOUTH AFRICA PREDICTED XI

Laura Wolvaardt(c), Anneke Bosch, Sune Luus, Marizanne Kapp, Nadine de Klerk, Sinalo Jafta(w), Chloe Tryon, Tumi Sekhukhune, Masabata Klaas, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Ayabonga Khaka

The first T20I match between India Women and South Africa Women will begin at 7 PM IST.

The toss for the first T20I match between India Women and South Africa Women will take place at 6.30 PM IST.

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