ICC Women’s World Cup, India Women vs South Africa Women, Live Updates: Indian openers Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana got off to a solid start as they added 91 runs for the first wicket in 15 overs before the former was run-out for 53. Yastika Bhatia soon followed as she was dismissed for 2 runs as India went two wickets down in quick succession. Earlier, India opted to bat against South Africa at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch in a crucial encounter for both teams. Two changes each for India and South Africa in their respective final XIs. Meghna Singh came in for Jhulan Goswami while Deepti Sharma in for Punam Yadav and for South Africa, Lara Goodall came in for Tazmin Brits while Masabata Klaas is in for Tumi Sekhukhune. While South Africa have already qualified, India need to win — or for the match to be washed out — to make it to the final four of the World Cup. If they lose, they will need England to lose to Bangladesh by a worse margin so they drop below the Mithali Raj-led team on Net Run Rate. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Mithali Raj at the toss: “We’ll have a bat. Yesterday’s match was played on the same track. Spinners will get some assistance in the second innings. It’s a good wicket to bat when the sun is out. We have to be composed and play our best cricket. We have two changes. Meghna Singh comes in for Jhulan, Deepti in for Punam.”
Sune Luus at the toss: “We’s have batted first but I don’t think the wicket will change too much. It’s still a WC match. We have to hit our straps and take the confidence into the semifinals. It’s not just a game we can relax. We want to play our best cricket. We’ve made two changes. Lara Goodall comes in for Tazmin Brits and Masabata Klaas comes in for Tumi Sekhukhune.”
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India Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Mithali Raj(c), Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh(w), Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana, Deepti Sharma, Meghna Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
South Africa Women (Playing XI): Lizelle Lee, Laura Wolvaardt, Lara Goodall, Sune Luus(c), Mignon du Preez, Marizanne Kapp, Chloe Tryon, Trisha Chetty(w), Shabnim Ismail, Masabata Klaas, Ayabonga Khaka
India Women vs South Africa Women, ICC Women’s World Cup, LIVE Updates, Hagley Oval, Christchurch
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07:55 (IST)
Four – Mithali Raj cuts for a splendid boundary
Skipper Mithali Raj brings some much-needed relief with a superb boundary to get going
India Women 114/2 in 21 overs
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07:46 (IST)
Wicket – Yastika Bhatia departs for 2 runs
India lose their second wicket in quick succession. Yastika has departed for 2 runs off Chloe Tryon
India 96/2 after 16.3 overs
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07:35 (IST)
Wicket – Shafali Verma is run-out for 53 runs
Shafali is finally out but not in the way she would have imagined
A brutal mix-up results in the batter’s dismissal for 53 runs
India Women 91/1 after 15 overs
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07:05 (IST)
50 partnership for the first wicket between Shafali and Mandhana
Shafali and Mandhana have brought up their fifty-run first wicket partnership in 8.1 overs
India Women 50/0 after 8.1 overs
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07:00 (IST)
Four – Another four for Shafali in the V region
Sixth boundary for Verma in the innings so far as South Africa bowlers are cleary struggling to put a lid on the scoring
India Women 45/0 after 7 overs
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06:50 (IST)
India Women 32/0 after 4 overs – Good start by India
Both openers Verma and Mandhana are off to a blistering start vs South African bowlers
India Women 32/0 after 4 overs
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06:44 (IST)
Three back-to-back fours – Verma is already looking in fine form
Shafali Verma hits three back-to-back boundaries off Ismail to show her intent early-on
India off to a good start after winning the toss
India Women 25/0 after 2.3 overs
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06:41 (IST)
Mandhana also shows class, collects a boundary
Mandhana gets into the act as well, scores a fabulous boundary to get going
5 runs off the second over by Marizanne Kapp
India Women 13/0 after 2 overs
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06:35 (IST)
Solid Start for India as Verma shows class
Shafali Verma gets going with a four as India start strongly against South Africa
India Women 8/0 after 1 over
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06:32 (IST)
India Innings Begins – Mandhana and Shafali are in the middle
Openers Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana are in the middle for India
Pacer Shabnim Ismail starts proceedings for South Africa
India Women 0/0 after 0.1 overs
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06:20 (IST)
Changes for both teams
Two changes each for India and South Africa in their respective final XIs:
India: Meghna Singh comes in for Jhulan Goswami while Deepti Sharma in for Punam Yadav
South Africa: Lara Goodall comes in for Tazmin Brits while Masabata Klaas is in for Tumi Sekhukhune
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06:16 (IST)
Pitch Report by Sanjay Manjrekar and WV Raman at the Hagley Ova in Christchurch
Pitch Report by Sanjay Manjrekar and WV Raman:
“The sun is out, the breeze has got coolness in it, it’s a perfect blend. Great setting for this important match. Same pitch as yesterday. Side boundaries are identical, straight boundaries are pretty long. The surface is dry which means there’ll be no turn for the spinners. There’s no moisture too which means there’ll be no lateral movement for the seamers. They can extract bounce from the surface.”
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06:14 (IST)
Captains Mithali Raj and Sune Luus reveal their thinking at the toss
Here’s what the captains had to say at the toss:
Mithali Raj: “We’ll have a bat. Yesterday’s match was played on the same track. Spinners will get some assistance in the second innings. It’s a good wicket to bat when the sun is out. We have to be composed and play our best cricket. We have two changes. Meghna Singh comes in for Jhulan, Deepti in for Punam.”
Sune Luus: “We’s have batted first but I don’t think the wicket will change too much. It’s still a WC match. We have to hit our straps and take the confidence into the semifinals. It’s not just a game we can relax. We want to play our best cricket. We’ve made two changes. Lara Goodall comes in for Tazmin Brits and Masabata Klaas comes in for Tumi Sekhukhune.”
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06:13 (IST)
Looking at the Playing XI for India and South Africa for this match
Here’s a look at the playing XIs of both sides:
India Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Mithali Raj(c), Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh(w), Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana, Deepti Sharma, Meghna Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
South Africa Women (Playing XI): Lizelle Lee, Laura Wolvaardt, Lara Goodall, Sune Luus(c), Mignon du Preez, Marizanne Kapp, Chloe Tryon, Trisha Chetty(w), Shabnim Ismail, Masabata Klaas, Ayabonga Khaka
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06:09 (IST)
Hello and Welcome to the Live Blog of India-South Africa Women’s WC fixture
Hello and welcome to the Live blog of the India-South Africa fixture being played at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch
Both teams will aim for a win as that would help them qualify for the semis
Australia and South Africa are two teams who have already booked their places for the last-four stage
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