Tournament hosts complete victory on stroke of midnight local time
Deepti Sharma takes 5-39 as South Africa fall short
Wolvaardt hits sublime 101 but falls to juggling Amanjot catch
Part-time bowler Verma removes Luus & Kapp
India post 298-7 - Verma top-scores with 87 off 78 balls
Deepti hits unbeaten 58, Ghosh smashes 34 off 24
Khaka takes 3-58 but SA drop number of chances
Target 299
Laura Wolvaardt and Annerie Dercksen knock another four runs off their chase.
The required rate is pretty stable between 7.5 and 8 runs per over. A side which finishes as well as South Africa won't be too concerned just yet.
Target 299
Laura Wolvaardt and Annerie Dercksen are rotating the strike nicely.
The over finishes in comical fashion as Jemimah Rodrigues makes a smart tumbling stop before ending up in a bundle of limbs as she scrambles after it. She stands up giggling.
Ffion Wynne
BBC Sport cricket writer on BBC Radio Sports Extra
Image source, ReutersSouth Africa will be looking to get the required run rate back to run-a-ball. That's what they need right now.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Sree Charani strikes me as a player who loves the big occasions.
Target 299
Sree Charani throws her arms up in despair. She beat Laura Wolvaardt's outside edge all ends up.
Two singles.
Sree Charani (1-20 from five) will bowl the first over after drinks.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Image source, Getty ImagesThat's how quickly games of cricket can change. South Africa are right back in this game and India are going into the drinks break with their bowlers getting hit to all parts of the park. I'd choose to bring Sree Charani back.
Target 299
Dercksen smashes back-to-back sixes
India are doing everything they can in the field to keep the pressure on South Africa.
Jemimah Rodrigues comes running round the boundary to save three runs before Harmanpreet Kaur throws herself full length to her left in the covers.
But when your bowler bowls a rank full toss no-ball, there's nothing you can do. Annerie Dercksen pumps Radha Yadav for six and the free hit is given similar treatment.
17 runs off the over. Is this the moment for South Africa?
Image source, Cricviz
Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst
Annerie Dercksen has had a lean World Cup so far, averaging just 5.25 from five innings. But with two half-centuries and one hundred to her name in the format, she has the potential to shepherd her team home here along with her skipper.
Target 299
Shafali Verma concedes six runs. She has 2-19 from her five overs. What a story she will be if India go on to win this match.
Target 299
South Africa need 149 runs from 120 deliveries. The required rate is above seven.
Can they do this?
Thumbs up for India. Thumbs down for South Africa.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
It was Radha Yadav with the catch, one of India's best fielders. And I have to say, it is not necessarily a bad thing for South Africa to get rid of Jafta.
Jafta c Yadav b Deepti 16 (SA 148-5)
Sinalo Jafta pops a simple catch to Radha Yadav at mid-wicket to bring a rather painful innings to an end. She walks off for 16 (29).
Annerie Dercksen replaces her. An interesting decision with Chloe Tryon and Nadine de Klerk still to come.
Jafta is caught by Yadav off the bowling of Deepti
Deary me, Sinalo Jafta - what were you thinking?!!
There was never a single there! Laura Wolvaardt survives a run-out scare.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
'Could that be the moment that changes this final?' - Luus is caught and bowled by Verma
Getting four overs out of Shafali Verma is such a win for India and Harmanpreet Kaur. It gives them a bit more breathing room towards the end and way more options.
Target 299
Guess who's back? Back again?
It's a comparatively expensive over from India's star spinner Shafali Verma, conceding five runs. Without a tumbling stop in the deep from Kranti Gaud, it would have been more.
Target 299
Image source, ReutersLaura Wolvaardt is trying to show some intent. She twice skips down to Deepti Sharma but only picks up a dot and a two for her troubles.
Target 299
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Shafali Verma bowling masterclass is paused for the time being, with Sree Charani returning to the attack.
She beats the outside edge of both Laura Wolvaardt and Sinalo Jafta's bats in the first half of the over.
Her penultimate delivery yields a sketchy aerial stroke from Wolvaardt but fortunately for the South Africa skipper, the ball plops safely into a gap in the off side.
Target 299
Oh Sinalo Jafta, silencing your critics!
She finds a gap in between cover and point and picks up four to finish the 26th over. It's South Africa's first boundary since the 20th over.
South Africa's worm is heading the wrong way!
Image source, Cricviz| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mandhana,caught Jafta, bowled Tryon Mandhana, caught Jafta, bowled Tryon | 45 | 58 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 65 | 77.59 |
Verma,caught Luus, bowled Khaka Verma, caught Luus, bowled Khaka | 87 | 78 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 101 | 111.54 |
Rodrigues,caught Wolvaardt, bowled Khaka Rodrigues, caught Wolvaardt, bowled Khaka | 24 | 37 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 64.86 |
Harmanpreet,bowled Mlaba Harmanpreet, bowled Mlaba | 20 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 68.97 |
Deepti,run out Tryon Deepti, run out Tryon | 58 | 58 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 85 | 100.00 |
Amanjot,caught and bowled de Klerk Amanjot, caught and bowled de Klerk | 12 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 85.71 |
Ghosh,caught Dercksen, bowled Khaka Ghosh, caught Dercksen, bowled Khaka | 34 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 141.67 |
Yadav,not out Yadav, not out | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 12, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 15 Extras, no balls 1, wides 12, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 15 | |||||||
Total,298 for 7 50.0 overs Total,298 for 7 50.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kapp | 10.0 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5.90 |
Khaka | 9.0 | 0 | 58 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6.44 |
Mlaba | 10.0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.70 |
de Klerk | 9.0 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5.77 |
Luus | 5.0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.80 |
Tryon | 7.0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6.57 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
104 for 1 (17.4 overs) | Mandhana |
166 for 2 (27.5 overs) | Verma |
171 for 3 (29.4 overs) | Rodrigues |
223 for 4 (38.6 overs) | Harmanpreet |
245 for 5 (43.1 overs) | Amanjot |
292 for 6 (48.6 overs) | Ghosh |
298 for 7 (49.6 overs) | Deepti |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wolvaardt,caught Amanjot, bowled Deepti Wolvaardt, caught Amanjot, bowled Deepti | 101 | 98 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 158 | 103.06 |
Brits,run out Amanjot Brits, run out Amanjot | 23 | 35 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 65.71 |
Bosch,leg before wicket, bowled Sree Charani Bosch, leg before wicket, bowled Sree Charani | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.00 |
Luus,caught and bowled Verma Luus, caught and bowled Verma | 25 | 31 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 80.65 |
Kapp,caught Ghosh, bowled Verma Kapp, caught Ghosh, bowled Verma | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 80.00 |
Jafta,caught Yadav, bowled Deepti Jafta, caught Yadav, bowled Deepti | 16 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 55.17 |
Dercksen,bowled Deepti Dercksen, bowled Deepti | 35 | 37 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 94.59 |
Tryon,leg before wicket, bowled Deepti Tryon, leg before wicket, bowled Deepti | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 112.50 |
de Klerk,caught Harmanpreet, bowled Deepti de Klerk, caught Harmanpreet, bowled Deepti | 18 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 94.74 |
Khaka,run out Deepti Khaka, run out Deepti | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14.29 |
Mlaba,not out Mlaba, not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Extras, no balls 2, wides 12, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 14 Extras, no balls 2, wides 12, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 14 | |||||||
Total,246 all out 45.3 overs Total,246 all out 45.3 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Renuka | 8.0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.50 |
Gaud | 3.0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.33 |
Amanjot | 4.0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8.50 |
Deepti | 9.3 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.10 |
Sree Charani | 9.0 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5.33 |
Yadav | 5.0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9.00 |
Verma | 7.0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.14 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
51 for 1 (9.3 overs) | Brits |
62 for 2 (11.5 overs) | Bosch |
114 for 3 (20.2 overs) | Luus |
123 for 4 (22.1 overs) | Kapp |
148 for 5 (29.3 overs) | Jafta |
209 for 6 (39.3 overs) | Dercksen |
220 for 7 (41.1 overs) | Wolvaardt |
221 for 8 (41.4 overs) | Tryon |
246 for 9 (44.6 overs) | Khaka |
246 for 10 (45.3 overs) | de Klerk |
