South Africa women’s team has started with a win in the five-match T20 series against India. In the match played in Durban, the host team defeated India by 5 wickets. Batting first, India had scored 158 runs, which South Africa easily achieved on the basis of captain Laura Wolvaardt’s innings of 51 runs. This is South Africa’s fifth most successful run chase so far in T20 International. With this, South Africa has taken a 1-0 lead in the series. India lost 4 wickets in the last 5 overs. Indian team had a good start after losing the toss and coming to bat first. Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur made a partnership of 71 runs in 51 balls for the third wicket. Till the 15th over, India’s score was 119 runs for 2 wickets and it seemed that the team would cross 180. However, in the last 5 overs, Team India added only 33 runs and lost 4 wickets, due to which the team could not even reach the figure of 160. Shefali Verma’s fast start, got out on short ball. Indian opener Shefali Verma adopted an aggressive stance as soon as she arrived and scored 34 runs on 17 balls. He batted at a strike rate of 200. However, the South African bowlers adopted the strategy of trapping him on the short ball. She survived once on Khaka’s short ball, but in the end she was caught by Tumi Sekhukhune’s short pitched ball. Whereas Smriti Mandhana became the victim of a mistake by scoring only 7 runs. Ayabonga Khaka took 3 wickets for 16 runs. Bowler Ayabonga Khaka laid the foundation of South Africa’s victory. He took 3 wickets giving only 16 runs in his 4 over spell. Khaka remains the highest wicket-taker in T-20 International among players from full member countries this year. Apart from him, Tumi Sekhukhune also achieved two successes. Wolvaardt’s captaincy innings, Derksen finished the match. South Africa had a great start while chasing the target. Captain Laura Wolvaardt returned to the opening and played an innings of 51 runs in 39 balls. He played brilliantly on the on-side and scored 35 runs in his innings. Volvaart made a 52-run partnership with Anri Derksen for the third wicket. Derksen led the team to victory by scoring unbeaten 44 runs on 34 balls. In the end, Chloe Tryon hit the winning six to give the team a 1-0 lead in the series. Poor fielding and extra runs spoiled India’s game. A major reason for the defeat of the Indian team was poor fielding and extra runs. Indian bowlers bowled 14 wide balls in the match, which is India’s second worst record in T20. Apart from this, Renuka Singh and substitute fielder Anushka Sharma dropped catches in the last overs of the match. Due to slow over rate, India had to keep an extra fielder inside the circle in the last over, taking advantage of which Chloe Tryon won the match by hitting a six. ————————————— Also read this sports news… Bengaluru and Delhi clash in IPL today: RCB eyeing fourth consecutive win at home; Capitals are struggling with poor form. In IPL 2026, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will face Delhi Capitals (DC) at their home ground M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday. RCB will try to register its fourth consecutive win on its home ground. Full news, second match in IPL today Hyderabad vs Chennai: SRH defeated Rajasthan in the last match, CSK also won both the last matches. Two matches will be played in IPL today. The second match of the day will be played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings. The match will start at 7:30 PM at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. Whose toss will be at 7:00 pm. Full news
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