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
Target 252
Another good over from Kranti Gaud but it nearly ends with a boundary as Laura Wolvaardt pulls firmly behind square.
Excellent fielding in the deep keeps it to a single but with three overs left in the powerplay, South Africa are crawling along.
SA 20-2
Big missed opportunity for India to turn the screw!
Marizanne Kapp flashes the ball to backward point off Kranti Gaud but Pratika Rawal can't hold onto the catch as she dives forward.
South Africa will hope that becomes a very costly drop.
Target 252
Marizanne Kapp is out to join Laura Wolvaardt with the Proteas wobbling.
I fancy this pair will have to stay together for a while if South Africa are going to chase this down.
India will be eyeing another couple of quick wickets to really take control.
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Dani Hazell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
That was the worst ball that Amanjot has bowled. A tricky situation for South Africa and Sune Luus will be kicking herself.
Luus c Ghosh b Amanjot 5 (SA 18-2)
South Africa in 'early trouble' as Luus edge caught behind by Ghosh
No doubt there was bat involved this time!
Having hit the previous ball for four, Sune Luus chases a very wide ball from Amanjot Kaur and feathers it through to Richa Ghosh.
Luus was given a life in Amanjot's previous over but she doesn't make the most of it. South Africa are in trouble early in the chase.
Target 252
Width from Kranti Gaud and it's punished by Laura Wolvaardt, who flays the ball away through point for four.
Dani Hazell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
I didn't think that was the bat!
SA 10-1 | Target 252
Well, that might be the tiniest murmur on UltraEdge I've ever seen used as evidence of bat involved.
It barely moved from the flat line but the third umpire decides that it's enough to stay with the on-field decision.
South Africa will be delighted about that because ball-tracking shows that it was going on to thump into leg stump!
Sune Luus survives, India will argue very fortuitously.
SA 10-1 | Target 252
India go up for an lbw shout against Sune Luus to end a tidy Amanjot Kaur over but it looks to be sliding down leg.
The umpire agrees but India send it upstairs...
Target 252
Sune Luus is the new batter for South Africa, who need to move on from the loss of Tazmin Brits quickly.
Kranti Gaud continues to deliver the goods for India. What a talent she is.
Dani Hazell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
That is an unbelievable catch, the ball was almost behind Kranti Gaud and she still held onto it. Unfortunately for South Africa, one of their main threats is gone for a duck.
Brits c & b Gaud 0 (SA 6-1)
'Extraordinary' fielding as Brits caught and bowled by Gaud for a duck
WHAT A CATCH!
Kranti Gaud has just taken a one-handed stunner off her own bowling and Tazmin Brits, after a century in the last match, is gone for a duck.
It's a full ball from Gaud, Brits slams it back at her and the bowler sticks out her left hand to cling on to an astonishing grab.
Target 252
Amanjot Kaur, who missed India's win over Pakistan through illness, takes the other new ball.
She doesn't quite find the same amount of swing as Kranti Gaud but she is on the money, there is a hint of shape.
However, the penultimate ball of the over is dragged down and Laura Wolvaardt hammers to ball past mid-on for four.
Target 252
Good start from India seamer Kranti Gaud, who is finding some decent shape away from the two South Africa right-handers.
An inside edge from Proteas skipper Laura Wolvaardt brings the first run of the chase.
Thanks, Elizabeth - and sorry, folks.
In answer to a couple of messages about where we were, unfortunately there were some technical difficulties but we are back in time for the start of the South Africa chase.
As for the one message about "lice commentary", I'm not sure we've ever offered that service...
I'm going to hand things back to Sam Drury.
Hopefully, there are no more issues...
Sorry about that. Technical difficulties took everything down for the thrilling final three overs. Here’s how the rest of India’s innings played out.
Sneh Rana creamed a couple of fours off Marizanne Kapp before being caught by Laura Wolvaardt for 33 (24) in the 49th.
In an action-packed final over, Richa Ghosh survived a run-out off the first ball before smacking Nadine de Klerk for a pair of fours to close in on three figures. However, she was denied a maiden international century after being caught on 94 (77) by Chloe Tryon. The full toss was very tight on height but the decision went in the bowler’s favour.
And de Klerk wrapped up the innings off the penultimate ball, having Shree Charani caught by Wolvaardt for 0.
India finished on 251, with their remarkable recovery from 102-6 led by Ghosh’s bulldozing half-century, which included 11 fours and four sixes, and Rana’s explosive cameo. They put on 88 (53) for the eighth wicket, leaving South Africa to ponder what could have been.
South Africa need 252 to win.
Ghosh falls just short of her century as she's caught for 94
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And yet again, SA, like all the teams before them, are slowly letting the opposition back into the game. You don't let them in, you shut the door on them. Give them nothing South Africa!
Adrian in Worcester
Dani Hazell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
That is the pressure you get thrown under at this back of the game.
Ind 224-7
Oh dear. Nadine de Klerk made the ground and put in a dive at long-on but the ball goes through her outstretched arms. She should have taken that.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rawal,caught Brits, bowled Sekhukhune Rawal, caught Brits, bowled Sekhukhune | 37 | 56 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 79 | 66.07 |
Mandhana,caught Luus, bowled Mlaba Mandhana, caught Luus, bowled Mlaba | 23 | 32 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 71.88 |
Deol,bowled Mlaba Deol, bowled Mlaba | 13 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 56.52 |
Harmanpreet,caught Kapp, bowled Tryon Harmanpreet, caught Kapp, bowled Tryon | 9 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 37.50 |
Rodrigues,leg before wicket, bowled Tryon Rodrigues, leg before wicket, bowled Tryon | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
Deepti,caught Jafta, bowled Kapp Deepti, caught Jafta, bowled Kapp | 4 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 28.57 |
Amanjot,caught Luus, bowled Tryon Amanjot, caught Luus, bowled Tryon | 13 | 44 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 29.55 |
Ghosh,caught Tryon, bowled de Klerk Ghosh, caught Tryon, bowled de Klerk | 94 | 77 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 85 | 122.08 |
Rana,caught Wolvaardt, bowled Kapp Rana, caught Wolvaardt, bowled Kapp | 33 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 137.50 |
Gaud,not out Gaud, not out | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.00 |
Sree Charani,caught Wolvaardt, bowled de Klerk Sree Charani, caught Wolvaardt, bowled de Klerk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 24, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 25 Extras, no balls 1, wides 24, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 25 | |||||||
Total,251 all out 49.5 overs Total,251 all out 49.5 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kapp | 9.0 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5.00 |
Khaka | 7.0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6.71 |
de Klerk | 6.5 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7.60 |
Mlaba | 10.0 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4.60 |
Sekhukhune | 7.0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4.14 |
Tryon | 10.0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.20 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
55 for 1 (10.2 overs) | Mandhana |
83 for 2 (16.6 overs) | Deol |
91 for 3 (19.4 overs) | Rawal |
92 for 4 (20.4 overs) | Rodrigues |
100 for 5 (24.2 overs) | Harmanpreet |
102 for 6 (25.6 overs) | Deepti |
153 for 7 (39.6 overs) | Amanjot |
241 for 8 (48.5 overs) | Rana |
251 for 9 (49.4 overs) | Ghosh |
251 for 10 (49.5 overs) | Sree Charani |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wolvaardt,bowled Gaud Wolvaardt, bowled Gaud | 70 | 111 | 67 | 8 | 0 | 138 | 63.06 |
Brits,caught and bowled Gaud Brits, caught and bowled Gaud | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.00 |
Luus,caught Ghosh, bowled Amanjot Luus, caught Ghosh, bowled Amanjot | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 55.56 |
Kapp,bowled Rana Kapp, bowled Rana | 20 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 80.00 |
Bosch,caught and bowled Deepti Bosch, caught and bowled Deepti | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50.00 |
Jafta,leg before wicket, bowled Sree Charani Jafta, leg before wicket, bowled Sree Charani | 14 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 70.00 |
Tryon,leg before wicket, bowled Rana Tryon, leg before wicket, bowled Rana | 49 | 66 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 98 | 74.24 |
de Klerk,not out de Klerk, not out | 84 | 54 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 63 | 155.56 |
Khaka,not out Khaka, not out | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 33.33 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 8, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 8 Extras, no balls 0, wides 8, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 8 | |||||||
Total,252 for 7 48.5 overs Total,252 for 7 48.5 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gaud | 9.0 | 0 | 59 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6.55 |
Amanjot | 5.5 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6.85 |
Rana | 10.0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4.70 |
Sree Charani | 10.0 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3.70 |
Deepti | 10.0 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5.40 |
Harmanpreet | 4.0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.75 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
6 for 1 (2.2 overs) | Brits |
18 for 2 (5.2 overs) | Luus |
57 for 3 (13.4 overs) | Kapp |
58 for 4 (14.1 overs) | Bosch |
81 for 5 (19.4 overs) | Jafta |
142 for 6 (35.5 overs) | Wolvaardt |
211 for 7 (45.5 overs) | Tryon |
