South
Africa’s disappointment in India continued as the visitors failed to get the
better of the opposition yet again on Thursday in the fifth T20I that was
played at Lalabhai Contractor Stadium, Surat. Winning the toss and electing to
field first, the Women in Blue dwindled down the Proteas for a paltry 98-8 in
20 overs. Out of the eight wickets, seven were picked up by the Indian spinners
with Radha Yadav leading the pack with 3-23 in her four overs. The South
African batters got off to starts however failed to capitalize. Laura Wolvaardt
top scored with 17.
Chasing
a modest 99 was going to be a cake walk for the strong Indian batting line-up,
but the visitors made sure that the Indians did not run away with the game
easily. The South Africans kept picking wickets at regular intervals to
unsettle Harmanpreet Kaur and co. Shabnim Ismail was the pick of the bowlers
striking 2-19 in her four overs. In the end the Women in Blue sailed through
winning the match by five wickets with 17 balls to spare. Skipper Harmanpreet
Kaur top scored with an unbeaten 34 that included some smooth hits to the
fence.
India
take an unassailable lead of 3-0 with one match to go. The sixth and the final
T20I will be played at the same venue on Friday.
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