india vs south africa
IND vs SA 1st T20I: The first match of the T20 series between India and South Africa women’s team was played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. South Africa won this match by 12 runs. With this, South Africa is now ahead 1-0 in the three-match T20 series. They have made a strong comeback after the crushing defeat in the Test match. The role of their star players Tazmin Brits and Marizanne Kapp was very important in South Africa’s victory.
how was the match
In this match played between the Indian women’s team and South Africa’s women’s team, South Africa’s captain Laura Wolvaard won the toss and decided to bat first. During this, they scored 189 runs by losing 4 wickets in 20 overs. Although their team’s start was slow in this match, South Africa gained momentum on the basis of half-centuries of Tajmin Brits and Marizanne Kapp. In this match, Tajmin Brits played an innings of 81 runs in 53 balls. During this, she also hit 10 fours and three sixes. Apart from this, Marizanne Kapp scored 57 runs in 33 balls. During this innings, she also hit 8 fours and a six at a strike rate of 172.73.
Team India failed in run chase
The Indian team started their innings very fast against South Africa, but the target of 190 remained far for them and they could only score 177 runs after losing 4 wickets in 20 overs. Smriti Mandhana scored 46 runs and Jemima Rodrigues scored 53 runs in this match from the Indian women’s team. Jemima scored 53 runs in 30 balls in this match. She stayed till the end, but could not make India win. Team India captain Harmanpreet Kaur scored 35 runs in 29 balls in this match. The Indian team made many mistakes in fielding during the first innings of this match and missed some easy catches of South Africa. Due to which they were given such a big total. The Indian team would like to work on these mistakes in the next match. So that they can level this series 1-1 and hope for a comeback.
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