Marizanne Kapp starred with a career-best unbeaten 81 off 45 balls as South Africa defeated India by six wickets in a crucial Women's T20 World Cup Group A clash.
Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur’s unbeaten 47 and a 71-run stand with Jemimah Rodrigues lifted India, but a late collapse restricted them to 157/7 against South Africa in the 1st Women’s T20I at Durban.
Sunil Gavaskar pointed to the contrasting approaches of Dewald Brevis and David Miller, who rebuilt the Proteas innings after early setbacks by playing straighter and assessing the pitch conditions intelligently.
India’s innings ended at 111 all out in 19.4 overs, leaving them 76 runs short of the target set by South Africa.
India and South Africa have been flawless so far in the tournament, topping their respective groups with perfect records and carrying strong momentum into the knockout-like Super 8 stage.
According to Ravi Shastri, the only selection dilemma for India will be whether to go with Axar or Sundar.
Addressing the media on the eve of the high-profile clash against the 2024 T20 World Cup runners-up, Suryakumar made it clear that the team management remains unfazed by Abhishek’s string of low scores
There have also been some unique cases. Sam Curran represents England, while his brother Ben Curran, a replacement player, turns out for Zimbabwe, the country their late father Kevin Curran once represented.
Pandya has now achieved the feat four times, surpassing Yuvraj’s tally of three and adding another milestone to his T20I career.
Riding on Varun Chakaravarthy’s four-for and Jasprit Bumrah’s match-winning spell, India sealed the five-match T20I series 3-1 with a 30-run win over South Africa at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday.
