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Wolvaardt's Unbeaten 92 Powers South Africa to 4-1 Series Win Over India

Laura Wolvaardt's unbeaten 92 off 56 balls led South Africa Women to a 23-run victory over India Women in the fifth T20I. South Africa completed a 4-1 series win at Willowmoore Park in Benoni. India managed only 132/8 in response to South Africa's 155/6, despite a fighting 40 from Bharti Fulmali. Wolvaardt's series tally of 330 runs is the most by any batter in a women's T20I series.

Key Points: Wolvaardt's 92 Leads South Africa to 4-1 T20I Series Win Over India

  • Wolvaardt scores unbeaten 92 off 56 balls
  • South Africa win 5th T20I by 23 runs
  • Series ends 4-1 in South Africa's favor
  • Bharti Fulmali top-scores for India with 40
  • Wolvaardt's series tally reaches 330 runs
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5th T20I: Wolvaardt's unbeaten 92 helps South Africa beat India, win series 4-1

Laura Wolvaardt's unbeaten 92 off 56 balls helps South Africa beat India by 23 runs in the 5th T20I, winning the series 4-1 in Benoni.

"Wolvaardt kept one end going for South Africa Women, scoring runs at a brisk pace - Match report"

Benoni, April 28

Laura Wolvaardt continued her record-breaking form with an unbeaten 92 off 56 balls to help South Africa women hand India Women a 23-run defeat in the fifth T20I and completed a 4-1 victory in the five-match series at the Willowmoore Park in Benoni on Monday.

Electing to bat first, Wolvaardt hammered 11 boundaries and two sixes as she came up with another brilliant performance, raising 75 runs for the partnership for the opening wicket with Sune Luus, who contributed a run-a-ball 23, hitting two boundaries and one six in the fifth and final match of the series.

Chasing a modest total, India lost early wickets and despite a fighting 40 by Bharti Fulmali, could manage only 132, losing the match by 32 runs.

Wolvaardt kept one end going for South Africa Women, scoring runs at a brisk pace even though she lost partners at the other end. Her knock of 92 took her series tally to 330 runs - the most by any batter in a women's T20I series.

India fought back after the opening partnership between Wolvaardt and Luus, claiming wickets in a heap to restrict them to a modest 155/8 in 20 overs.

For India, Renuka Singh, Shree Charani and Arundhati Reddy claimed two wickets apiece as India Women halted the rampaging South African Women from putting up a

The hosts then came back and prevented India Women, who had won the fourth ODI riding on a fine all-round performance and had a great chance of making it 2-3 in the series, from winning the fifth and final match.

India lost Shafali Verma, their best batter in the series, for four runs off five balls, handing a sharp catch to Chloe Tyson off Eliz-Mari Marx. From 12/1 it became 38/3 in the eighth over as Jemimah Rodrigues (1) and Anushka Sharma (17) fell to Ayabonga Khaka,

Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (22) and Bharti Fulmali (40) fought a lone battle to keep India's hopes alive. But neither could guide the team to victory, and they were both out as India slumped to 99/5. They eventually managed only 132/8 in their 20 overs and lost by 23 runs,

Brief scores:

South Africa Women 155/6 in 20 overs (Laura Wolvaardt 92 not out, Sune Luus 23; Renuka Singh 2-21, Shree Charani 2-22) beat India Women 132/8 in 20 overs (Bharti Fulmali 40, Richa Ghosh 25 not out; Nonkululeko Mlaba 2-18, Nadine de Klerk 2-26) by 23 runs

- IANS

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Priya S
Proud of Bharti Fulmali for that 40 under pressure! And Shree Charani taking 2 wickets shows our bowling depth is maturing. But honestly, losing Shafali early yet again is worrying - she was our best batter in the series and we needed her to stay. Disappointed with the series result but the experience will help our young team 💪
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Vikram M
Sahi hai, South Africa outplayed us fair and square. Wolvaardt scored 330 runs in the series - that's the kind of consistency we need from our top order. Harmanpreet needs to lead from the front more often. We have talent but execution in crunch moments is lacking. Better luck next time, girls! 🏏
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Kavya N
Great fightback in the fourth match but we lost momentum today. The bowling was decent - Renuka and Charani did well - but 155 was always going to be defended with a quality attack like South Africa's. Need to work on chasing totals and rotating strike better in middle overs. Onwards and upwards for Indian women's cricket 🇮🇳
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Ananya R
I'm not buying the 'we fought hard' narrative this time. 132/8 is not good enough. Fulmali scored 40 but took too many balls. Richa Ghosh's 25* at the end was too little too late. We need better game awareness - chasing 155 should have been doable. Wolvaardt just showed us what proper batting looks like 😔
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Siddharth J
Full credit to Wolvaardt - 330 runs in a T20I series is

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