Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
50 | 12 Runs | IND-W: 265/8 | RR: 5.30

  • Asha Sobhana8 (5b)
  • Pooja Vastrakar31 (42b)
  • Annerie Dercksen10-0-60-1
  • Ayabonga Khaka10-0-47-3

5.07pm: India will be happy with that score on this deck. There has been variable bounce, There has been seam movement. There has been spin. If all of that remains under lights as well, 266 won't be an easy target to achieve here for South Africa. India were 99 for 5 at one stage, but Deepti Sharma and Pooja Vastrakar played nice supporting hands to Smriti Mandhana, who brought up her first ODI century at home. Her superb 117 kept the Indian innings together and thrilled this Chinnaswamy crowd. South Africa's batting lineup is impressive, with Wolvaardt, Kapp and Brits waiting to try and hurt India. But for Harmanpreet Kaur and her team, this is a good score on the board. We'll be back in a bit when South Africa begin their chase.

Smriti Mandhana: I knew I hadn't socred a century in India, but that didn't come in my mind when I was batting. More than the hundred, happy we got to 260+. If we stick to our plans, we should be able to do well. It was a little two-paced wicket. It wasn't a bad wicket. I think the odd ball was keeping low, the odd ball was rising. Was important to play according to the merit. Deepti and I kept telling each other to take it till the 35th over in singles and twos. Five or six runs per over was on because they had spread the field. Playing ODI cricket after a long time, in the nets, it was hard to keep my shots under control. After playing T20 cricket like we have for the last 5-6 months, it's hard to control your shots. Last 7-8 days, the focus has been to keep the ball on the ground. We had a really good batting camp in Mumbai.

49.6
1
Dercksen to Sobhana, 1 run, short ball, Asha pulls it away in the air, and it goes on the bounce to the fielder at deep square leg, and India finish on 265
49.5
4
Dercksen to Sobhana, FOUR, Shot, Asha! Short of a length outside off stump, Asha walks down the wicket and then smashes it on the up into the gap between mid-off and extra cover for her first boundary in ODI cricket!
49.4
1
Dercksen to Vastrakar, 1 run, wide yorker, Vastrakar carves it away to the sweeper on the offside boundary. India tick off another little milestone as they get to 260 now
49.3
2
Dercksen to Vastrakar, 2 runs, short of a length, Vastrakar bunts it back down the ground to long-on, and the batters sprint across for a couple of runs
49.2
1
Dercksen to Sobhana, 1 run, Asha looks to swing over midwicket, but gets beaten and the stumps are broken. The batters look to go for the run, but Asha is caught short at the bowler's end. However, India will get the run because Dercksen didn't receive the ball properly to hit the stumps.
49.2
2nb
Dercksen to Vastrakar, (no ball) 1 run, Chest-high full toss, Vastrakar mows it towards long-on. Luus puts the catch down there. But the batters get only a single. They should've got two. Asha will now face the free hit.
49.1
1
Dercksen to Sobhana, 1 run, short ball from Dercksen, Asha pulls it away to deep midwicket

END OF OVER:
49 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | IND-W: 253/8 | RR: 5.16

  • Asha Sobhana1 (1b)
  • Pooja Vastrakar27 (39b)
  • Ayabonga Khaka10-0-47-3
  • Annerie Dercksen9-0-48-1
48.6
1
Khaka to Sobhana, 1 run, Asha gets her first runs in ODIs, as she whips this full and straight ball behind square on the legside
48.5
W
Khaka to Yadav, OUT, Good catch from Mlaba! Full ball from Khaka, Radha played the paddle scoop to try and get it over short fine, but doesn't get enough bat on it. Mlaba runs in from short fine to take a nice catch diving forward.

RP Yadav c Mlaba b Khaka 6 (9m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 85.71

SA Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st4T BritsL Wolvaardt
2nd17A BoschT Brits
3rd12S LuusT Brits
4th39M KappS Luus
5th2S LuusA Dercksen
6th18S LuusN Shangase
7th11S JaftaN Shangase
8th17M KlaasS Jafta
9th0S JaftaN Mlaba
10th2A KhakaS Jafta