Match Details

INDW vs SAW 28th Match, Women's WC 2022

SAW

275-750.0

South Africa Women won by 3 wickets 🏆

INDW

50.0274-7

Match info

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Scorecard

Player of the Match

Mignon du Preez

South Africa Women

52(63)

SAW - 2nd Innings

Session	Open	PASS
10 Over	46	50
15 Over	86	81
20 Over	109	107
25 Over	137	133
30 Over	162	153
35 Over	178	177
40 Over	205	198
45 Over	232	230

INDW - 1st Innings

Session	Open	PASS
10 Over	45	68
20 Over	114	108
30 Over	154	165
35 Over	196	189
40 Over	216	223
50 Over	300	274

Commentary

Thanks for joining us for the live coverage of the last group stage game of the ICC Women's World Cup between India and South Africa, congratulations to all the sides who have made it into the qualifiers. This was Badal Pareek alongside Ayan Chatterjee, stay updated as we bring you live scores from all around the globe. Until then, stay tuned and stay safe.

Sune Luus - Winning captain - "We're extremely happy, also for du Preez, for getting a fifty. She has worked hard for it after struggling early- this is how the semis are going to be (in terms of a contest), the preparation for the same couldn't have been any better. Coming into a D/N game, the experience should be good for the team. I am very happy for her (on Lara Goodall), the way she supported Laura (Woolvardt), all this will keep us good coming into the semis. I think the South Africans can be very proud of us, the way we played, the calm and the trust - it's something we can be thrilled about"

Mithali Raj | Losing captain - "I personally feel the girls gave it all, it was an important game, was a good game, it ended our campaign, but I'm proud of the girls for coming so far. With the bowlers we had, I thought 275 was a good total, we had defended similar totals in the past. Her experience (on missing Jhulan Goswami) would have added a lot, but this was an exposure for the other girls to step up. Everything should come to an end, it'll take time to settle the emotions, but that is a sport. Thanks to everyone who turned out for every Indian game, it was nice to hear your cheers and keep supporting the girls and the Indian women's team in the future."

Mignon du Preez Player of the Match: "Thanks Kaas. First of all, thank you to the lord. Glad we could win today. The big thing was to take it deep and take the game as much as possible. We did that and the pitch was great to bat on. It means a world to me to get into form against England and into the semi-finals. We are happy to get over the line today, was lucky with the dropped catches, but now looking forward to the semis against England. "

Earlier in the day India Women won the toss and decided to bat first. They have backed their decision to bat first with an overall team performance which included half-centuries by Mandhana, Shafali Verma and Mithali Raj. There was a significant contribution to the total by Harmanpreet Kaur as well who missed out on a well deserved half-century.

Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma walked out to the middle to open the innings for team India. They managed to get past the first few difficult over and then went on to build an opening partnership worth 91 runs.

Yastika Bhatia who walked out to the middle at number 3 was sent back to the pavilion in no time. In came Mithali Raj who started slowly but then picked up the pace as she and Mandhana managed to put together an 80 run stand.

Once Mandhana was back in the hut, in came former skipper Harmanpreet Kaur as she joined hands with Raj to stitch another partnership worth over 50. India was well in control when they lost Raj and Pooja in quick succession.

Harmanpreet Kaur who was still out there in the middle managed to deal with the situation and dragged India to a score of 274 in their 50 overs. Kaur was dismissed in the final over, just a touch short of a well-deserved half-century.

A gentle reminder that it is a must-win for team India if they want to make it into the top 4. We will be back with the second innings, so stay tuned.

South Africa stepped out to the middle to chase down the target of 275 runs on the board. The team had a tough start in the power play as they lost the wicket of Lee in the 5th over courtesy of a brilliant run out from Harmanpreet leaving them 14/1.

South Africa managed to pull the game back in their favour as Wolvaardt and Goodall put up a 125 runs partnership for the 2nd wicket. Rajeshwari Gayakwad gave India the breakthrough as she managed to find Goodall outside the crease as the keeper clipped the bails off. Harmanpreet was brought into the attack and she gave India two quick wickets within the next 30 runs to push South Africa down to 182/4 in 36 overs.

Du Preez and M Kapp pulled the game back in their favour with a crucial 47 runs partnership for the 5th wicket. Harmanpreet once again came in as the messiah for the team as she found another throw on the stumps, this time dismissing Kapp pushing the opponents down to 229/5 in 45 overs.

South Africa needed 46 runs in the last five overs of the game and Chloe Tyron fired some quick boundaries in back to back succession to push India to the backfoot. Gayakwad made a comeback after being taken to the cleaners as she found the important wicket of Tryon leaving South Africa down to 255 for 6.

South Africa were in need of 20 runs off the last three overs as the game went down to the wire. Both the sides tried to get an upper hand in the contest, but the game was right in the middle as South Africa needed 7 runs off the last over. Deepti Sharma was given the responsibility to bowl the final over.

With just 6 runs needed off the last five balls, du Preez tried to sneak in a couple of runs but Chetty failed to reach the non-striker's crease in time as India found a very crucial wicket and managed to save a run.

Deepti Sharma pulled the game away with a wicket in the penultimate ball of the game as Preez looked to finish the things with a maximum down the ground but handed the ball to Harmanpreet at the ropes. However, things took a worse turn for India as the umpire signalled for a no-ball as the Indian shoulders dropped with the decision.

With the scores levelled and just 1 run needed off the last ball, Du Preez finished the game off with style with a boundary chasing the second-highest total in the history of the Women's World Cup knocking India out from the chance to make it into the semi-finals.

49.6 D Sharma to Preez

1 South Africa has won this encounter and India has been eliminated here. Full in length on the stumps as the batter flicks it towards deep mid-wicket for a single to win it by 3 wickets.

49.5 D Sharma to S Ismail

1 Just a single from the free hit. The scores are level here. Ismail dances down the track and plays it towards mid-on for a single. A better fielding effort could have prevented the single.

It's a no-ball from the front foot. This could be heartbreaking for the Indians.

49.5 D Sharma to Preez

NB Bang!! Deepti Sharma has sent the danger man back to the pavilion here. Kaur takes stunner at long-on, she keeps herself calm and takes it with. This match has been a roller coaster ride right from the start. Full in length on the stumps as the batter smokes it straight to the fielder at long-on. Ohhhh, no that's a no-ball, she has overstepped here. A free hit to follow.

49.4 D Sharma to S Ismail

1 Ismail gets the much needed single and gets Preez back on strike here. Full in length outside off stump as the batter smashes it towards long-off for a single.

Badal: There is a big discussion going on in the middle as the new batter Ismail is on strike. India needs to avoid giving away a single here.

49.3 D Sharma to Preez

1 Full in length as the batter gets the inside half of the bat towards square leg for a single. Preez is off strike here.

New batsman on crease

Career

Shabnim Ismail

34 yrs

#97 (Batsman)

Best

MATCHES120
RUNS446
SR55.00
AVG10.00

Out

T Chetty

7(7)

Run Out (H Kaur/D Sharma)

4s/6s

0/0

100.00

Run-out check sent upstairs at the non-strikers' end. This looks close. Replays are in: Direct Hit knocks off the bails. The batter is short of her crease. OUT is the call.

Mignon du Preez

18th Fifty in ODI

49.2 D Sharma to Preez

1+W Preez dances down the ground and smokes it towards long-on, it falls short of the man in the deep. They think about a double here as the fielder in the deep manages to get a throw to the bowler who breaks the stumps. She is short of her crease and Chetty will have to walk back to the pavilion here.

49.1 D Sharma to T Chetty

1 Single to start off the over. 6 runs are needed off 5 balls now. Full in length on the stumps as the batter works it towards square leg for a single.