Summary

  • ICC Women's World Cup, Visakhapatnam - SA win toss & bowl

  • De Klerk hits stunning unbeaten 84 off 54 balls to lead Proteas to target of 252

  • South Africa win by three wickets with seven balls to spare

  • India 251 (49.5 overs): Ghosh 94 (77); Tryon 3-32

  • India slip from 83-1 to 102-6 before Ghosh counters brilliantly

  • SA go level with India on four points after three matches each

Live Reporting

by Elizabeth Botcherby & Sam Drury

  1. SA 100-5

    Target 252

    100 up for South Africa with a single for Laura Wolvaardt.

    They need 152 runs from 22 overs.

  2. SA 99-5

    Target 252

    Laura Wolvaardt's single is the only scoring shot.

    Am I enjoying India bowling Kaur from both ends, with captain Harmanpreet bringing herself back into the attack for the 27th? Yup, enormously, thank you.

    She motions for her team-mates to hurry up at the end of the over. Must have plans.

  3. 50 runs

    50 for Laura Wolvaardt

    SA 99-5

    After three frustrating dot balls, Laura Wolvaardt finally gets the single she needs to bring up her half-century off 81 balls. She's keeping her side in this match.

  4. SA 98-5

    Target 252

    The required rate is above a run-a-ball and for the first time since the 16th over, South Africa have scored more than six runs off an over.

    Laura Wolvaardt runs three and Chloe Tryon finally gets one away, striking Amanjot Kaur through point for four.

  5. SA 91-5

    Target 252

    Harmanpreet Kaur doesn't keep herself on for a second over. Disappointing.

    Sneh Rana concedes a single and a wide.

    At the halfway stage, South Africa need 161 runs from 25 overs. India were 100-5 at the same stage but then came Richa Ghosh.

  6. Shachi Pai
    Former Lancashire batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Chloe Tyron is an aggressive player naturally. She needs to play like that.

  7. SA 89-5

    Target 252

    Oh my. Chloe Tryon is off the mark with a single but she nearly hoicked the ball straight to Smriti Mandhana in the deep. That would have been less than ideal for South Africa.

  8. SA 86-5

    Target 252

    Spinner Harmanpreet Kaur, bowling in an ODI for the first time in nearly a year and without an ODI wicket since July 2022, concedes a single from her first over.

  9. SA 85-5

    Target 252

    Chloe Tryon (0 off 8) is still waiting for her first run of the day. She went after a full toss from Shree Charani but could only pop it back to the bowler.

    A maiden for Charani... and now time for the captain herself as Harmanpreet Kaur enters the attack.

    Chloe Tryon of South Africa bats as wicket keeper Richa GhoshGetty Images

  10. SA 85-5

    Target 252

    Thanks Sam.

    It looked like it was going to be a maiden from Deepti Sharma but the final ball of the over is turned away to the boundary by Laura Wolvaardt.

    Deepti Sharma goes big with her appeal but no one else is interested.

  11. SA 81-5

    Target 252

    South Africa are in big trouble as Chloe Tryon comes in and India might fancy get this one wrapped up in a hurry.

    To see if they can manage that, it's over to Elizabeth Botcherby to take you through to the conclusion.

  12. Dani Hazell
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    It's going to be challenging for all the batters to come against spinners of this ability.

  13. wicket

    WICKET

    Jafta lbw b Charani 14 (SA 81-5)

    Three reds!

    Sinalo Jafta always wants to go back to the spinners and, while it has worked well for her at times, it costs her this time.

    You can't afford to miss many if you want to play on the back foot and once she did, the South African was in trouble.

    Shree Charani was convinced, having fired this one in at the stumps, and ball-tracking backs her up. It was crashing into leg stump.

  14. Umpire review

    SA 81-4

    Sinalo Jafta goes back to Shree Charani and is hit in front.

    There is a huge appeal, Charani is almost angry that the umpire isn't giving it more quickly.

    Eventually the umpire's finger goes up but Jafta quickly reviews.

  15. SA 79-4

    Target 252

    Sinalo Jafta makes good contact with a slog-sweep but there is a fielder at deep mid-wicket so she has to settle for a single.

    It's one of four in the over, less than the required rate but more intent from South Africa.

  16. SA 75-4

    Target 252

    Angled down the leg side by Shree Charani and the ball brushes off Sinalo Jafta's thigh pad, beats the wicketkeeper and runs away for four.

    It's given as runs, too, so that's a bonus for Jafta.

  17. SA 70-4

    Target 252

    Another over goes by with just a couple from it.

    South Africa obviously have to be slightly wary with four wickets down already but the required rate is slowly creeping up as well.

    It's a touch over 5.5 an over now.

  18. Dani Hazell
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    If anybody is going to catch it, it's Jemimah.

  19. dropped catch

    Jafta dropped on 5

    SA 69-4

    Nearly a stunning catch from Jemimah Rodrigues at mid-wicket!

    A careless shot from Sinalo Jafta through mid-wicket, just chipping the ball into an area where she was only ever going to get a single.

    Rodrigues flings herself to her right and gets a hand to it but can't quite hold on. It goes down as a drop but it would have been a blinding catch.

  20. Game over? WinViz thinks so.

    WinViz gives India 95% chance of winning, South Africa 5%CricViz