A
strong batting display by Mithali Raj and co. was instrumental in the win against
South Africa in the first of five T20s that was played on Tuesday at Potchefstroom.
After clinching the ODI series 2-1, the Women in Blue were high on confidence
and looked in good shape to challenge the Proteas in T20s. Chasing a respectable
total of 165, India got off to a good start with the opening partnership of 47
that came off just 4.4 overs. Mithali Raj (54 not out) and Smriti Mandhana (28)
set the stage for the middle order to take it up from there. Debutant Jemimah
Rodrigues grabbed the opportunity with both hands and made a mark with a breezy
37 off 27 that was laced with four boundaries and a six. Veda Krishnamurthy (37
not out) joined the party with a quickfire knock and belted three boundaries
and as many sixes. India won the match by seven wickets and had seven balls to
spare.
Earlier
in the day, winning the toss and electing to bowl first, India restricted the
visitors to 164-4 in 20 overs. The big shoes of Jhulan Goswami who is ruled out
of the T20 series due to injury were filled by Pooja Vastrakar, who picked up
one wicket. Shikha Pandey also accounted for a wicket. Offie Anuja Patil was
the pick of the bowlers grabbing 2-23 in her four overs. Skipper Dan van Nierk,
was the highest run getter for South Africa scoring 38 off 31 balls. There were
some useful contributions in the middle order by Mignon du Preez (31), Nadine de
Klerk (23 not out), and Chloe Tryon (32 not out) that helped the hosts to post
a respectable total of 164 in 20 overs.
The
second T20 will be played on Friday at Buffalo Park, East London.
Source: Pro Fantasy Cricket
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