Player of the Match
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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

JI Rodrigues
JI Rodrigues
43(29) 4x4 - 2x6
Control %67%
  • Productive Shot
  • slog shot
  • 12 runs
  • 0x4 - 2x6
6 0 3 2 8 6 11 7
S Luus
40(24) 5x4 - 1x6
Control %87%
  • Productive Shot
  • slog shot
  • 10 runs
  • 1x4 - 1x6
0 8 4 2 1 0 16 9

Best performances - Bowlers

DB Sharma
O4
M0
R19
W5
Eco4.75
RHB
OFFLEG
2W1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
K Reyneke
O2
M0
R10
W2
Eco5
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Match Details

Toss

South Africa Women , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Series result

South Africa Women led the 5-match series 3-1

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

18.00 start, First Session 18.00-19.30, Interval 19.30-19.50, Second Session 19.50-21.20

Match days

25 April 2026 - night match (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Commentator: Madushka Balasuriya

END OF OVER:
20 | 20 Runs | SA-W: 171/9 (15 runs required, RR: 8.55)

  • Eliz-Mari Marx21 (13b)
  • Nonkululeko Mlaba9 (4b)
  • Shafali Verma2-0-26-1
  • Deepti Sharma4-0-19-5

And on that note it's a wrap from us. Thanks to all those who joined in on our coverage, but for now, on behalf of the rest of the team, this is Madushka signing out.

Harmanpreet Kaur: "Yeah, I think it's overall team effort. Everybody came up and contributed for the team and I think when team a performance comes you always feel happy. I think every partnership mattered a lot for us. Everyone was coming up and showing up in their approach. I think that's what we spoke in the team. It's all about showing a good approach and I think everyone did really well. The conditions in the second Innings or conditions are really tough, to be honest, the outfield was very, very wet. And it's really hard to field, but I think both the teams they were really putting their body behind the ball and giving their best. [Deepti] She's brilliant, she's someone who can contribute with the ball and bat. We had a bit of a discussion in training and she executed really well today. [win give you a confidence?] Yeah, definitely. We know now series is not in our hand but it's only about showing good approach in the these two matches and really happy the way we played today and hopefully we will continue."

Laura Wolvaardt: "Yeah, just on the losing side today. Think probably if we took our chances in the field, probably would have been chasing 10, 20 runs less. And I think we were in it for most of our chase just didn't really have enough partnerships or have a set better at the end there. [Got out early?] We just to try and maximise that power play as much as we can. We got off to a decent start again. So I think that's that's another tick in that box. Sune batted pretty well, and yeah, just didn't really have that better kicking on and batting right through but I'm sure next game will be back. [Marx] Yeah, she was great today.I think that's another exciting find is to see how many, how many exciting all-rounders we have coming through. Obviously, she got an opportunity today, and really took it with both hands. She was excellent with the ball in the power play. Showed some striking ability at the end there as well. So yeah, very exciting him for her."

Player of the Match goes to Deepti Sharma for figures of 5 for 19 and 36 off 26: "I'm very pleased, because I'm good in crunch situations. I keep believing in myself, that I'll come back hard. All credit to my teammates who believe in me. [wet ball?] Line and length are crucial whether it's wet or normal conditions, you just keep believing and work on your process. [partnership with Ghosh?] Richa batted really well, we just spoke about saying we have to finish well and bat the last five overs.

9.32pm Time for the post-match presentation...

This just now from Sampath: Women with a five-wicket haul in all three international formats - Jhulan Goswami, Jenny Gunn, Ashleigh Gardner, Deepti Sharma

9.23pm So a consummate performance by this Indian side today. A solid batting performance, one finished off by a revitalised Deepti Sharma, but it was with the ball that she truly turned the game, picking up career best figures of 5 for 119. It included the crucial wickets of Sune Luus and Kayla Reyneke, both of whom looked good before being dismissed. South Africa's chase was also hampered by the early loss of Laura Wolvaardt, who for once failed to turn up with the bat. On the whole, a performance the visitors will be very proud of - even if there were a few too many dropped catches for their liking.

19.6
4
Shafali Verma to Marx, FOUR, And another boundary to end the innings! Inside out drive over extra cover. But it's India that secure a 14 run win! Their first of the series!
19.5
6
Shafali Verma to Marx, SIX, Smoked down the ground! Tossed up on off, and Marx tees off. Just about clears long off
19.4
0
Shafali Verma to Marx, no run, big swing and a miss, rifles into the back pad

DaWolf: "From 113/3, this is some collapse. "

19.3
3
Shafali Verma to Mlaba, 3 runs, Goes again, but bounces well short of the fielder. But some overthrows and poor backing up gives the batters three runs here
19.2
6
Shafali Verma to Mlaba, SIX, What a hit! Mlaba just whips this over long-on, the fielder springs to palm this in but cannot reach it
19.1
1
Shafali Verma to Marx, 1 run, And that should be the game! It's dropped in the deep by Anushka Sharma, right down her throat as Marx looks to loft it down the ground. But even so, mathematically this should be done

35 needed off the final over. Basically six 6s.

SA Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st32S LuusL Wolvaardt
2nd44S LuusT Brits
3rd18T BritsA Dercksen
4th25T BritsK Reyneke
5th4CL TryonK Reyneke
6th12CL TryonS Jafta
7th6S JaftaE Marx
8th6A KhakaE Marx
9th4TS SekhukhuneE Marx
10th20N MlabaE Marx