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South Africa defeated hosts India by 3 wickets after an exciting match in the ICC Women’s World Cup. South Africa Women’s team achieved India’s target of 252 runs with 7 balls to spare.
South African batsman Nadine de Klerk played an unbeaten innings of 84 runs off 54 balls to guide her team to victory. Batting first, India scored 251 runs in 49.5 overs, with Indian batsman Richa Ghosh scoring a remarkable 93 runs. Chasing a target of 252 runs, South Africa lost 2 wickets for 18 runs.
South Africa’s third wicket fell for 57 runs and half the team reached the pavilion at a score of 81. In such a situation, Chloe Tryon scored 49 and Nadine de Klerk scored 84 runs. South Africa won by 3 wickets in the 49th over.
