India Women vs South Africa women, Tri-series final LIVE Score: SA restrict IND to 109/4

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)

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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)

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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!