India Women vs South Africa women, Tri-series final Highlights: South Africa win tournament with five-wicket win
India Women vs South Africa women, Tri-series final Highlights: South Africa win tournament with five-wicket win
21:26 (IST)
That's all we have for you from this match. Next up for both teams is the Women's T20 World Cup. India will certainly look to put up an improved performance. Until next time, it's goodbye from all of us!
21:21 (IST)
After 18 overs,South Africa Women 113/5 ( Chloe Tryon 57 , Nadine de Klerk 17)
South Africa win! It's not meant to be for India tonight, who were unbeaten throughout the tri-series, but they lose their plot in the summit clash. Chloe Tryon's unbeaten 57 takes South Africa home with two overs to spare.
21:15 (IST)
After 17 overs,South Africa Women 100/5 ( Chloe Tryon 50 , Nadine de Klerk 11)
Gayakwad into her final over. India on the back seat at the moment as South Africa inch towards victory. Chloe Tryon gets to her fifty, off just 30 balls. South Africa reach the 100-run mark. SA need 10 runs from 18 balls.
21:02 (IST)
OUT! Caught and bowled by Sneh Rana and Dercksen departs. Another one bites the dust. Annerie Dercksen c and b Sneh Rana 8
20:48 (IST)
OUT! Caught by Deepti Sharma at short third and Sune Luus has to depart. Renuka Singh with the wicket of the South African skipper. Luus c Deepti Sharma b Renuka Singh 12
20:44 (IST)
After 10 overs,South Africa Women 46/3 ( Sune Luus (C) 12 , Chloe Tryon 17)
Rajeshwari Gayakwad bowls the 10th over of the chase. Luus collects a boundary off the first ball of the over, scopping it down fine leg. Meanwhile, India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur seems to be in a discomfort at the moment, and the physio assesses Harmanpreet as the players take a drinks break. Action continues moments later, and Tryon hits Gayakwad for a four. 10 runs off the over.
20:32 (IST)
OUT! Rajeshwari Gayakwad removes Lara Goodall, who is cleaned up by the spinners. Things going from bad to worse for the hosts, who will have their task very much cut out. Goodall b Gayakwad 7
20:27 (IST)
After 6 overs,South Africa Women 19/2 ( Lara Goodall 6 , Sune Luus (C) 4)
Good powerplay for India, conceding just 19 runs, and more importantly, taking two wickets. South Africa have their task cut out, needing 91 runs from 84 balls to win the tri-series tournament.
20:24 (IST)
OUT! Caught behind by Yastika Bhatia and Tamzin Britz has to depart. Sneh Rana with the wicket. India off to a good start in this powerplay phase, taking two wickets. Tazmin Brits c Yastika b Sneh Rana 8
20:13 (IST)
OUT! Deepti Sharma strikes as Laura Wolvaardt is cleaned up. Early breakthrough for Team India. We're in for a closely-fought contest here. Wolvaardt b Deepti Sharma 0
20:11 (IST)
After 2 overs,South Africa Women 7/0 ( Laura Wolvaardt 0 , Tazmin Brits 6)
We're back for the chase. Deepti Sharma opens the bowling attack for India. She delivers a maiden over. Rajeshwari Gayakwad with thenext over. Tamzin Brits hits a six, lofting over wide long-on for a maxium.
19:56 (IST)
After 20 overs,India Women 109/4 ( Deepti Sharma 16 , Pooja Vastrakar 1)
India finish with 109/4 on the board. South Africa have done well to restrict India, with Shabnim Ismail delivering two maiden overs. The hosts need 110 runs to win.
19:39 (IST)
After 18 overs,India Women 92/3 ( Harleen Deol 40 , Deepti Sharma 7)
Chloe Tryon into the attack again. She begins with two extras, before Deepti Sharma collects a single. 10 runs off the over.
19:30 (IST)
OUT! Another much-needed wicket for South Africa, as Harmanpreet departs. Captain gets captain as Sune Luus is the hosts' wicket-taker. Harmanpreet came down the pitch, went for the slog across the line but she was beaten by the flight of the ball and the South African keeper did the rest, stumping the Indian skipper. Kaur st Sinalo Jafta b Luus 21
19:25 (IST)
After 14 overs,India Women 62/2 ( Harleen Deol 23 , Harmanpreet Kaur (C) 20)
Mlaba continues. It's her final over of her spell. South Afriuca, though, miss out on two run-out opportunities. Four runs off the over, with India going at just a run-rate of 4.43. Will they change gears for the final six overs?
19:20 (IST)
After 12 overs,India Women 55/2 ( Harleen Deol 19 , Harmanpreet Kaur (C) 18)
Chloe Tryon into the attack again. The South African spinner concedes an extra, five wides, after Chloe goes down leg side. She was bowling to Deol there and she completely lost her line. Seven off the over.
19:11 (IST)
After 10 overs,India Women 43/2 ( Harleen Deol 15 , Harmanpreet Kaur (C) 15)
Chloe Tryon into the attack for her first over, and she goes for eight runs in the over. Harmanpreet Kaur with a boundary off the last ball of the over.
19:06 (IST)
After 9 overs,India Women 35/2 ( Harleen Deol 13 , Harmanpreet Kaur (C) 9)
Mlaba continues. Harmanpreet collects a boundary off the third ball of the over, playing the cut behind square past the point region to find the boundary. 10 runs from the over.
18:59 (IST)
OUT! Mlaba had taken the wicket of Mandhana in her first over, and she strikes yet again, this time removing Jemimah after she is stumbed by South African keeper Sinalo Jafta. Rodrigues st Sinalo Jafta b Mlaba 11
18:54 (IST)
After 6 overs,India Women 19/1 ( Jemimah Rodrigues 10 , Harleen Deol 8)
Not the start India would have wanted. Powerplay is complete, it's been an excellent powerplay from South Africa, with that early wicket of Mandhana as well as keeping India's run-rate in check.
18:47 (IST)
After 4 overs,India Women 3/1 ( Jemimah Rodrigues 2 , Harleen Deol 0)
Ayabonga Khaka into the attack, and she starts off in tidy fashion, just conceding a single off Rodrigues in the second ball.
18:40 (IST)
After 2 overs,India Women 1/1 ( Jemimah Rodrigues 1 , Harleen Deol 0)
Shabnim Ismail with the first over for South Africa. Tidy start from Ismail, as she starts off with a maiden. Laura Wolvaardt, however, has injured herself while attempting to stop the ball and she is taken off the field by the physio for further treatment. Nonkululeko Mlaba is into the attack for the second over of the match, and she strikes, getting rid of Mandhana for a duck. Harleen Deol is the new batter.
18:40 (IST)
Women's tri-series final LIVE updates
OUT! Mlaba strikes for South Africa, cleaning up Smriti Mandhana for a duck. Early breakthrough for the hosts as they get rid of one of India's best batters. Smriti swings across the line and misses as the ball hits the leg-stump. Mandhana b Mlaba 0
18:30 (IST)
Right. National anthems of both India and South Africa are done, and it's time for the tri-series final to get underway at Buffalo Park. Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues open for India. Shabnim Ismail first up to open trhe hosts' bowling attack.
18:15 (IST)
Women's tri-series final LIVE updates
Playing XI
India: Harmanpreet Kaur(Captain), Smriti Mandhana, Yastika Bhatia,,Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Devika Vaidya, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Renuka Thakur Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Sneh Rana
South Africa: Sune Luus(Captain), Laura Wolvaardt, Tazmin Brits, Lara Goodall, Chloe Tryon, Annerie Dercksen, Nadine de Klerk, Sinalo Jafta, Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba
18:07 (IST)
Women's tri-series final LIVE updates
India have won the toss and will bat first in the tri-series final against South Africa. The hosts make two changes as Lara Goodall and Ayabonga Khaka come in for Marizanne Kapp and Tumi Sekhukhune.
17:39 (IST)
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Women's Tri-series final between hosts South Africa and India. We'll be bringing you LIVE scores and updates from the match, so do watch out for this space!
Preview: Harmanpreet Kaur-led India will face hosts South Africa in the final of the women’s triangular series, that had also involved West Indies. The match will take place at Buffalo Park in East London (South Africa).
India and South Africa finished first and second respectively, with 14 and 10 points, while West Indies, led by Hayley Matthews, ended winless after four matches, failing to secure even a single point.
South Africa will be led by Sune Luus, and boast of likes of Masabata Klaas and Nonkululeko Mlaba, who are the hosts’ leading wicket-takers in the tournament so far, with five and four scalps respectively.
The likes of Laura Wolvardt and skipper Luus will look to get some runs on the board. The two have notched up 73 and 59 runs so far.
Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana features among the top three run-scorers in this tri-series, with 88 and 86 runs respectively. Hayley Matthews leads the chart currently, with 125 runs.
This match will be crucial for both teams as they look to wrap up preparations before the Women’s T20 World Cup, that begins in Cape Town on 10 February.
Squads:
India women: Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Yastika Bhatia(w), Devika Vaidya, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Shikha Pandey, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Thakur Singh, Sushma Verma, Sneh Rana, Sabbhineni Meghana, Meghna Singh, Radha Yadav, Anjali Sarvani, Amanjot Kaur.
South Africa women: Laura Wolvaardt, Tazmin Brits, Marizanne Kapp, Sune Luus(c), Chloe Tryon, Annerie Dercksen, Nadine de Klerk, Sinalo Jafta(w), Tumi Sekhukhune, Shabnim Ismail, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Delmi Tucker, Tebogo Macheke, Anneke Bosch, Lara Goodall, Ayabonga Khaka, Masabata Klaas
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