Women's World Cup: India win warm-up game against South Africa by 2 runs - Highlights
India (244/9) were anchored by a century from Harmanpreet Kaur before South Africa (242/7) fell short by 2 runs.
The Indian women's cricket team
Team India prevailed in a thriller by 2 runs in the first of their two World Cup warm-up games against South Africa on Sunday.
Harmanpreet Kaur (114) and Yastika Bhatia (58) were the top scorers for India. Smriti Mandhana left the field for attention after being hit on the head with a bouncer. Rajeshwari Gayakwad (4/46) was the pick of the bowlers for India.
As it happened:
Despite the confusion on ICC's online scorecards as to the result of the match, one of the Indian players comes up to confirm the result of today's match.
The official (offline) scorecard for today's match:
Rajeshwari Gayakwad takes 2 wickets in the final over to steal the game for India. India win by 2 runs.
Wonderful stuff from Gayakwad so far. Just 2 singles and two wickets from the first four deliveries.
4 needed off 2 now. India's game to lose
Rajeshwari Gayakwad strikes and she strikes GOLDDD. Sune Luss departs with the first delivery of the final over. More crucially, a dot ball for India.
6 needed off 5
A wonderful effort from Sneh Rana, bowling the penultimate over. Just four singles off it. SA need 6 off 6 to win.
Who will bowl the final over for India?
Was once again a good over before Luss finds yet another boundary towards the end. SA need 10 off 12 and this should be a mere formality now.
SA - 235/4 (48)
Was a very good over from Pooja Vastrakar, before a last ball boundary helps South Africa stay ahead in this contest.
SA - 228/4
Sune Luss - 79*
Rajeshwari Gayakwad strikes and she strikes at a crucial time. Sends back Marizzane Kapp after a well-made 40 off 52.
28 needed off 28 now.
A massive 12-run over from Poonam Yadav and the Proteas are running away with this. Sune Luss taking the charge with multiple boundaries.
Just 28 needed off 30 now.
The South African skipper completes her half century off 70 deliveries. She needs to stay till the end and see them through.
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