India vs South Africa, Women’s World Cup 2022 Highlights: India Lose Thriller To South Africa, Fail To Qualify For Semi-Finals | Cricket News

Heartbreak for India as they go down by 3 wickets vs SA

A thriller that went straight down to the wire and broke Indian hearts

Deepti Sharma’s no-ball in the last over proved too costly for India as SA made full use of the free hit

Du Preez stoke the show with a brilliant knock of 51 runs as India fail to qualify for the semi-finals

Update: India’s campaign in the #CWC22 comes to an end. South Africa needed 1 off the final ball and managed to score the winning run.

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— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) March 27, 2022

Du Preez hits two back-to-back fours

Du Preez is into the 40s with two back-to-back fours off Vastrakar

SA need 34 more runs to win off 24 balls

Wicket – Kapp is run- out for 32 runs off 30 balls

What an unfortunate end to a brilliant innings by Kapp. Harmanpreet gets a good throw in as Kapp is run-out for 32 runs

SA Women 229/5 – Need 46 more runs in 33 balls

Four – Kapp slices Sneh towards 3rd man for a crucial boundary

Kapp is playing one of the most important innings of her life here

She gets a four off Sneh Rana through a slice towards the 3rd man boundary

At the end of 44 overs, SA need 49 more runs to win

SA need 64 more runs off 48 balls – What a game we have on our hands

Four – Kapp announces herself with a superb cover drive off Kaur

Marizanne Kapp shows positive intent with a splendid cover drive first-up off Kaur to get going

SA Women 192/4 after 38.2 overs – Need 83 more runs to win

Mignon du Preez remains key in SA’s run-chase

After Luus’ wicket, SA’s hopes rest on Mignon du Preez who is in the middle on 21 runs

SA Women need 87 more runs to win off 72 balls

Wicket – Harmanpreet Kaur removes skipper Sune Luus for 22 runs

Harmanpreet has responded to Mithali showcasing confidence in her with another wicket

Captain Sune Luus is out for 22 runs

SA Women 182/4 after 36.1 overs

Mithali looking for more wickets as SA keep themselves in the chase

Sune Luus and Mignon du Preez remain key in run-chase now

Wicket – Harmanpreet Kaur removes Laura Wolvaardt for 80 runs

Harmanpreet gets India the big wicket – Laura Wolvaardt is dismissed for 80 runs

India can now put a lid on the scoring and hope to build pressure on the incoming batters

SA Women 145/3 after 27.5 overs

Wicket – Goodall falls for 49 runs

Rajeshwari Gayakwad removes Goodall for 49 runs to get India the important breakthrough

SA Women 139/2 after 26.5 overs

100-run partnership between Laura and Goodall

Laura and Goodall have brought a crucial 100-run stand for the second wicket as India continues to search for the elusive second wicket

SA Women 114/1 after 21 overs

Fifty – Goodall plays a brilliant reverse sweep for a boundary

Goodall reverse sweeps Sneh Rana for a magnificent much-needed boundary

SA Women 112/1 after 20.1 overs

SA need 184 more runs to win in 32 overs

SA need 184 more runs to win in 32 overs as India desperately need wickets

Laura and Goodall are looking in the middle so far

SA Women 91/1 after 18 overs

Fifty – Laura Wolvaardt hits her 26th ODI half-century

Laura has kept SA in the hunt single-handedly so far and remains one of the key wickets which India want desperately as she completes her 26th ODI fifty

SA Women 81/1 after 15 overs

India need to break this second-wicket stand between Lara Goodall and Laura Wolvaardt

Lara Goodall and Laura Wolvaardt have stitched together a decent partnership so far but need to up the run-rate

Laura Wolvaardt continues to be key for South Africa

Laura Wolvaardt will need to bat deep if SA want to give themselves any chance of chasing 275 runs for a win

SA Women 62/1 after 11 overs

Four – Laura Wolvaardt takes responsibility and cover drives to collect 4 runs

Laura Wolvaardt gets down on one knee and executes a perfect cover drive to gather a much-needed boundary

SA Women 43/1 after 9 overs

SA batters are playing into the hands of India with required rate going constantly up

Mithali Raj would be quite satisfied how things have panned out in the run-chase with SA batters struggling to rotate strike and keep the scoreboard ticking

SA Women 32/1 after 8 overs

Wicket – Lee gets run-out as India get first breakthrough

India get a mighty wicket as Harmanpreet runs out Lizelle Lee for 6 runs

SA Women 14/1 after 4.4 overs

Four – Upper cut for a four by Laura

Laura hits an upper cut in a controlled way off Meghna to collect a crucial boundary

SA Women 14/0 after 4.2 overs

Meghna and Deepti bowling well in tandem

Indian bowlers have kept a lid on the scoring rate so far with Meghna and Deepti bowling exceptionally tight lines and lengths

SA Women 10/0 after 4 overs

Four – Lee flicks one off the pads for a superb boundary

Lee has finally connected well as she dispatches the ball towards the leg side for SA’s first four

SA 7/0 after 2.4 overs

A dream start by India with only 2 runs in 2 overs by the opposition

Deepti Sharma bowls equally well if not better to concede only 1 run as SA openers are struggling to put away good balls for runs

SA Women 2/0 after 2 overs

A brilliant first over by Meghna Singh

A good first over by Meghna Singh as she concedes only 1 runs, that too through a wide

South African batters will be looking to give their team a steady start and not lose wickets

SA Women 1/0 after 1 over

South African run-chase begins !

South African openers Lizelle Lee and Laura Wolvaardt are in the middle 

Pacer Meghna Singh starts proceedings for India

SA Women 1/0 after 0.2 overs

India end at 274/7 in 50 overs !

End of Indian innings !

India end at 274/7 in 50 overs (Smriti Mandhana 71, Mithali Raj 68, Shafali Verma 53; Masabata Klaas 2/38) vs South Africa

Fifties from Shafali, Smriti and Mithali and a fine knock of 48 runs from Kaur propelled India to 274/7 in 50 overs

CHANGE OF INNINGS

Shabnim Ismail (2/42) and Masabata Klaas (2/38) were the picks of the bowlers as they put in a tough shift. @BCCIWomen built partnerships throughout their innings to post 274/7

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— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) March 27, 2022

Harmanpreet Kaur gets a second change, catch dropped

Kaur has got a second life as her sweep shot is dropped at the mid-wicket boundary

India Women 249/5 after 45.4 overs

Wicket – Vastrakar departs for 3 runs

Pooja Vastrakar has departed for 3 runs as India’s rate of scoring drops down

Indian Women 240/5 after 44.2 overs

Wicket – Mithali Raj departs for 68 runs

Indian skipper Mithali Raj finally departs for a well-made 68

Kaur and Vastrakar will look to continue the good work and end with a final flourish

India Women 234/4 after 42.3 overs

Four – Kaur flicks off the pads over the short mid-wicket fielder for a boundary

Harmanpreet Kaur is looking dangerous with each passing delivery

She continues her good outing with a superb flick to gather 4 runs

India Women 233/3 after 42.1 overs

India aim to end with a final flourish with Mithali, Kaur in the middle

India will bank on the hard-hitting of Harmanpreet Kaur and the guile of Mithali to get past the 300-run mark and post a fighting total

Indian Women 224/3 after 41 overs

Four – Mithali Raj hits Ayabonga Khaka for a superb aerial boundary

Mithali Raj isn’t looking to stop as she continues her rampage with another four

India will need Raj to stay as long as possible and give the necessary impetus to the total

India Women 220/3 after 39.2 overs

Fifty – Mithali Raj hits her 64th ODI half-century

Indian skipper Mithali Raj has hit her 64th ODI fifty as she continues to propel India’s score after quick wickets

India Women 196/3 after 36.1 overs

Four -Harmanpreet into the act straight away

Indian vice-captain Harmanpreet is looking in good touch as she sweeps fast bowler for a splendid leg-side boundary

India Women 193/3 after 35.3 overs

Wicket – Smriti Mandhana departs for 71 runs

In-form batter Mandhana departs to a spectacular catch by Chloe Tryon for 71 runs

Mithali and Harmanpreet will have a lot of work to do next in the coming overs as India aim for a 300-plus total

India Women 176/3 after 32 overs

Mithali is racing towards yet another fifty

Indian skipper Mithali Raj is racing towards her 64th ODI fifty as she seems to be leading from the front in a crucial WC encounter

India Women 175/3 after 31.4 overs

Mandhana and Mithali continue to strengthen India’s position

Indian opener Smriti Mandhana and skipper Mithali Raj are keeping the scoreboard ticking without much risks as they strengthen India’s position after a good start

India Women 165/2 after 30 overs

Fifty – Smriti Mandhana brings her 22nd ODI half-century

Opener Smriti Mandhana has reached yet another half-century as she continues to save India the blushes after quick wickets

India Women 135/2 after 27 overs