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Wolvaardt's 92 Powers South Africa to Series Win Over India

Laura Wolvaardt's unbeaten 92 off 56 balls powered South Africa to 155/6 against India in the final T20I. India's chase faltered early at 38/3, with Harmanpreet Kaur and Bharti Fulmali adding 38 runs. Richa Ghosh's cameo of 25* went in vain as India were restricted to 132/8. The 23-run win gave South Africa a dominant 4-1 series victory.

Key Points: Wolvaardt's 92 Seals SA Series Win Over India 4-1

  • Wolvaardt scores unbeaten 92 off 56 balls
  • South Africa wins by 23 runs
  • Series sealed 4-1 in favor of hosts
  • Harmanpreet Kaur scores 22 for India
  • Nonkululeko Mlaba takes 2/15
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Wolvaardt guides SA to 23-run win over India, seals series by 4-1

Laura Wolvaardt's unbeaten 92 leads South Africa to a 23-run win over India in the final T20I, sealing the series 4-1 in Benoni.

"An explosive 92 from skipper Laura Woolvardt - Match Report"

Benoni, April 27

An explosive 92 from skipper Laura Woolvardt and some sensational bowling from South Africa propelled the hosts to a 23-run win over India in the final T20I at Benoni on Monday.

With this win, South Africa has taken the series in a thumping fashion by 4-1. Wolvaardt has been declared the 'Player of the Series' for top-scoring with 330 runs in five innings at an average of 82.50, with a strike rate of 168.36, including a century and three fifties, while the other batters struggled to even reach 200.

SA won the toss and elected to bat first. Wolvaardt put on a 75-run opening stand with Sune Luus (23 in 23 balls, with two fours and a six). But Shree Charani and Deepti Sharma reduced SA to 82/3, getting Luus, Tazmin Brits (2), Annerie Dercksen (0) in quick succession.

Later on, double-digit cameos came from Chloe Tryon (12 in 10 balls) and Sinalo Jafta (16* in eight balls, with two fours), with the skipper Wolvaardt unbeaten at 92* in 56 balls, with 11 fours and two sixes.

Shree Charani (2/22), Deepti (2/37), Renuka Singh Thakur (2/21) were top class with the ball, reducing SA to 155/6 in 20 overs.

During the run-chase of 156 runs, India went down to 38/3 in 7.3 overs, with Shafali Varma (4), Anushka Sharma (17) and Jemimah Rodrigues (1) falling quickly.

Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (22 in 22 balls, with two fours) put on a 38-run stand with Bharti Fulmali, taking the game in positive direction for India. But dismissal of Bharti at score of 40 in 30 balls, with three fours and two sixes at score of 99 as the fifth wicket swung back things in SA's favour. India needed 57 runs in 27 balls.

Richa Ghosh (25* in 15 balls, with three fours and a six) delivered an important cameo, but did not find enough support, restricting India to 132/8.

Nonkululeko Mlaba (2/15) and Nadine de Klerk (2/26) were the top bowlers for SA.

- ANI

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Priya S
Our bowling was actually decent - Shree Charani and Renuka were brilliant with 2 wickets each. But 156 should have been chased! 😡 Bharti Fulmali played well but got out at a crucial time. Bring on the men's team now!
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James A
Laura Wolvaardt is a class act - 330 runs in 5 innings! India really missed a proper finisher in the lower order. Richa Ghosh played a good cameo but needed someone to stay with her. Good learning for the girls.
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Sarah B
The top order failed again - Shafali and Anushka gone early 😔. But credit to Deepti and Shree for their bowling. We need to rethink our batting approach in T20Is - too many dot balls and then panic shots.
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Vikram M
South Africa completely outplayed us in this series. Wolvaardt is a superstar! But I'm disappointed with our batting - 38/3 in powerplay is never going to win games. Need to work on playing spin better.
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Kavya N
Positives: Shree Charani and Renuka bowled beautifully, and Richa Ghosh showed fight. But our middle order needs serious work - Jemimah and Harmanpreet have to contribute more. Still proud of the team though! 🙏

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