Opening bat Mona Meshram and India skipper Mithali Raj
played some wonderful cricket against South Africa on Wednesday in their first
match of Super Six stage of ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifiers. Meshram’s
patience and Raj’s experience yielded rich dividends and helped India post a
respectable total of 205-8 on board in the full quota of 50 overs. South
Africa, who did not lose a single match in the Group stage, would have been
quite happy with the target. Marizanne Kapp and Ayabonga Khaka scalped couple
of wickets apiece.
Defending 206 was rather tricky and it meant minimizing
loose deliveries and maximizing dot balls. India’s ace spearhead Shikha Pandey looked
in good shape picking up 4-34 in her spell of 9.4 overs. Slow left arm bowler
Ekta Bisht enjoyed bowling to the Proteas and finished off with economical
figures of 3-22 in her 10. It looked as if the game was slipping away from
India when wicket-keeper
Trisha Chetty (52) was batting with Marizanne Kapp (29).
When Deepti Sharma got rid off Chetty, Mithali and co. could smell victory.
India bundled out South Africa for 156, winning the match by 49 runs. Mithali
Raj was awarded as the Player of the Match for her match winning knock of 64
runs off 85 balls.
India will take on Bangladesh in its second encounter of the
Super Six on 17th February.
Brief Scores:
India Women 205-8 in 50 overs (M Meshram 55, M Raj 64; M Kapp 2-23, A Khaka
2-44) beat South Africa Women 156 all out in 46.4 overs (T Chetty 52, M Kapp
29; S Pandey 4-34, E Bisht 3-22) by 49 runs
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