Slight halt! It looks like something has gone into the right eye of Harmanpreet Kaur. The physio comes running out to check on her. She is applying a towel to the concerned eye, and it is working.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 128/4 (16.1 overs)
Nadine De Klerk to Kashvee Gautam, Full toss on middle, dips a touch as well. Gautam hangs back and is taken aback as she swipes it across to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Nadine De Klerk comes back into the attack now.
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India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 127/4 (15.6 overs)
Score after
16
overs
127 – 4
- Kashvee Gautam 2 (4)
- Harmanpreet Kaur 32 (24)
Ayabonga Khaka to Kashvee Gautam, Another slower one, on a good length and Kashvee heaves it off the top edge of the bat towards the vacant mid on region for just a single.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 126/4 (15.5 overs)
Ayabonga Khaka to Kashvee Gautam, Full, on off, Gautam is a bit forward and goes after the ball, but ends up jamming it back to the bowler.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 126/4 (15.4 overs)
Ayabonga Khaka to Harmanpreet Kaur, Dug in shorter on leg, nudged away off the hips and behind square leg for another single.
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India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 125/4 (15.3 overs)
Ayabonga Khaka to Kashvee Gautam, A slower ball, dips on the batter, Gautam leans on and pushes it through mid on for one.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 124/4 (15.2 overs)
Ayabonga Khaka to Kashvee Gautam, Length ball, attacking the stumps, pushed back to the bowler.
South Africa Women are pulling things back again. Kashvee Gautam walks out to bat now.
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India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 124/4 (15.1 overs)
Ayabonga Khaka to Richa Ghosh, OUT! CAUGHT! Struck well, but just not well enough and South Africa Women pick up a couple of quick wickets. Fuller in length, darted into the pads. Richa Ghosh stays put and hoicks it away towards deep mid-wicket. Anneke Bosch in the deep, settles herself on the edge of the boundary ropes and takes a fine catch. A huge wicket this, in the context of this game.
Ayabonga Khaka returns to the attack as well.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 124/3 (14.6 overs)
Score after
15
overs
124 – 3
- Richa Ghosh 5 (4)
- Harmanpreet Kaur 31 (23)
Tumi Sekhukhune to Richa Ghosh, Much fuller and on middle, Richa Ghosh eases it down to long on for one.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 123/3 (14.5 overs)
Tumi Sekhukhune to Richa Ghosh, MISFIELD AND FOUR! Short of a length and on middle, Richa Ghosh stays back and heaves it away wide of deep square leg. Tazmin Brits moves to her left but overruns it and then slips, letting the ball through for a boundary.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 119/3 (14.4 overs)
Tumi Sekhukhune to Richa Ghosh, Good length and around off, Richa Ghosh stabs it out to the off side.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 119/3 (14.3 overs)
Tumi Sekhukhune to Richa Ghosh, Low full toss, on off, Richa Ghosh drives it to mid off.
Time for Richa Ghosh? Yes, indeed. She walks out to bat at number 5.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 119/3 (14.2 overs)
Tumi Sekhukhune to Jemimah Rodrigues, OUT! CAUGHT! Tumi Sekhukhune breaks the threatening stand. She follows the batter, serves this full and around leg. Jemimah Rodrigues goes inside out to loft it over covers but gets a bit tucked up for room. She ends up hitting it with the inside half of the bat and much straighter towards long off. Sune Luus comes charging in from the ropes and takes a fantastic diving catch. India Women are 119/3 now.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 119/2 (14.1 overs)
Tumi Sekhukhune to Jemimah Rodrigues, Hard length and on middle, angling in, Jemimah Rodrigues uses her feet to clip it away but gets an inside edge onto her pads.
Tumi Sekhukhune is now back into the attack.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 119/2 (13.6 overs)
Score after
14
overs
119 – 2
- Jemimah Rodrigues 36 (27)
- Harmanpreet Kaur 31 (23)
Nonkululeko Mlaba3-0-19-0
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Jemimah Rodrigues, Another short delivery, on middle, Jemimah Rodrigues punches it down to long on for one.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 118/2 (13.5 overs)
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Jemimah Rodrigues, FOUR! Lovely shot! Slower through the air, full and around off. Jemimah Rodrigues goes inside out, extends her amrs and carves it over extra covers for a boundary.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 114/2 (13.4 overs)
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Jemimah Rodrigues, FOUR LEG BYES! Bonus runs! Darts this one full but down the leg side. Jemimah Rodrigues goes down for the sweep but misses. It brushes the pads and goes between the legs of the keeper to the fence behind for a boundary.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 110/2 (13.3 overs)
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Harmanpreet Kaur, Floated, full and on middle, Harmanpreet Kaur lofts it down to long on for a run.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 109/2 (13.2 overs)
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Harmanpreet Kaur, Pushed through quicker, short and on off, skids through a bit. Harmanpreet Kaur tries to cut it away but misses.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 109/2 (13.1 overs)
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Jemimah Rodrigues, Shorter in length, on off, Jemimah Rodrigues moves back and swats it to long on for a single.
Nonkululeko Mlaba (2-0-12-0) is back on.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 108/2 (12.6 overs)
Score after
13
overs
108 – 2
- Harmanpreet Kaur 30 (21)
- Jemimah Rodrigues 30 (23)
Chloe Tryon to Harmanpreet Kaur, Flatter delivery, shortish and down the leg side again. Harmanpreet Kaur fails to flick it away. It is not given as a wide and Kaur is not happy with the call.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 108/2 (12.5 overs)
Chloe Tryon to Jemimah Rodrigues, Dragged back, on leg, Jemimah Rodrigues flicks it to deep square leg for one.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 107/2 (12.4 overs)
Chloe Tryon to Jemimah Rodrigues, SIX! Clean strike! Fighted delivery, full and on off. Jemimah Rodrigues knows long off is up in the circle. She hits it through the line with a good follow-through, launching it over the long off fence for a biggie.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 101/2 (12.3 overs)
Chloe Tryon to Harmanpreet Kaur, Short and around leg, Harmanpreet Kaur nudges it towards short fine for a run.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 100/2 (12.2 overs)
Chloe Tryon to Harmanpreet Kaur, FOUR! Gets it through! Tossed up, full and around off. Harmanpreet Kaur backs away a bit to access the off side and smacks it perfectly between extra cover and mid off for a boundary. 100 UP FOR INDIA WOMEN.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 96/2 (12.1 overs)
Chloe Tryon to Jemimah Rodrigues, Floated, full and on off, Jemimah Rodrigues drags it down to long on for a single.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 95/2 (11.6 overs)
Score after
12
overs
95 – 2
- Jemimah Rodrigues 22 (20)
- Harmanpreet Kaur 25 (18)
Nadine De Klerk to Jemimah Rodrigues, Length again, on middle, Jemimah Rodrigues pats it towards long on for one. 15 runs off the over!
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 94/2 (11.5 overs)
Nadine De Klerk to Jemimah Rodrigues, Good length and around leg, Jemimah Rodrigues tucks it with soft hands through square leg and comes back for the second run. She has to put in a dive and makes her ground safely.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 92/2 (11.4 overs)
Nadine De Klerk to Harmanpreet Kaur, Full again and on middle, Harmanpreet Kaur drills it to long on for one.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 91/2 (11.3 overs)
Nadine De Klerk to Harmanpreet Kaur, FOUR! Fine shot! Pitched up and just around off, Harmanpreet Kaur gets right underneath it and lobs it over mid off for a boundary.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 87/2 (11.2 overs)
Nadine De Klerk to Harmanpreet Kaur, SIX! Nicely done! An off-cutter, full but down the leg side. Harmanpreet Kaur goes down to paddle it away with fine leg up in the circle. It goes off the top edge and flies towards the fine leg fence. The umpires want to check whether it is a six or a four. After a few replays from different angles, the third umpire is convinced that the ball hits the cushions on the full for a biggie.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 81/2 (11.1 overs)
Nadine De Klerk to Jemimah Rodrigues, Hard length and on middle, Jemimah Rodrigues punches it down to long on for a single.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 80/2 (10.6 overs)
Score after
11
overs
80 – 2
- Harmanpreet Kaur 14 (15)
- Jemimah Rodrigues 18 (17)
Chloe Tryon to Harmanpreet Kaur, Quicker one, full and angling into leg. Harmanpreet Kaur goes down for the sweep but misses as the ball goes off her pads towards short fine.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 80/2 (10.5 overs)
Chloe Tryon to Jemimah Rodrigues, Looped up, full and on middle, Jemimah Rodrigues gets forward and drives it to long on for one more.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 79/2 (10.4 overs)
Chloe Tryon to Harmanpreet Kaur, Short and on middle, Harmanpreet Kaur pulls it to deep square leg for one.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 78/2 (10.3 overs)
Chloe Tryon to Jemimah Rodrigues, Shout for LBW, but turned down! Tossed up, full and on off, turns in. Jemimah Rodrigues steps across to work it away but it looks like she misses it. The ball hits the front pad and lobs to the leg side for a run. Given as runs.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 77/2 (10.2 overs)
Chloe Tryon to Harmanpreet Kaur, Slows it up, full and around off. Harmanpreet Kaur opens the bat face and steers it towards short third for a quick single.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 76/2 (10.1 overs)
Chloe Tryon to Jemimah Rodrigues, Floated, full and on leg, Jemimah Rodrigues chips it towards square leg for a single.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 75/2 (9.6 overs)
Score after
10
overs
75 – 2
- Jemimah Rodrigues 15 (14)
- Harmanpreet Kaur 12 (12)
Nonkululeko Mlaba2-0-12-0
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Jemimah Rodrigues, Bowled short over middle and leg, Jemi rocks back and swats it down to long on for one. India Women are 75/2 at the halfway stage.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 74/2 (9.5 overs)
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Jemimah Rodrigues, Cleverly bowled by Mlaba. Rodrigues is early to set up for the reverse sweep and Mlaba slows it up, bowling it full and down leg. Rodrigues ends up just angling it to short third.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 74/2 (9.4 overs)
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Harmanpreet Kaur, Slow and short, over middle, Harmanpreet Kaur lines it up nice and early but hits the pull straight to deep square leg for a single.
One of the floodlight towers has stopped working. The umpires take this opportunity and call for DRINKS. Shafali Verma looked dangerous as long as she was at the crease, but since the two openers departed, the scoring rate has dipped. However, two of the most experienced players are at the crease and will look to build up a good platform for a big total. Laura Wolvaardt has rotated her bowlers pretty well, not letting the batters settle, and boundary hitting has looked difficult with the pitch showing signs of slowing down. The lights are back on, and we are ready to resume again.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 73/2 (9.3 overs)
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Harmanpreet Kaur, FOUR! That’s the pressure-release ball Kaur is looking for. A half-tracker down the leg side, Harmanpreet Kaur gets inside the line and pulls it wide of short fine leg for a boundary, her first of the game.
India Women vs South Africa Women Live Score : 69/2 (9.2 overs)
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Harmanpreet Kaur, Tossed up around off, Harman skips down the track and doesn’t quite get to the pitch of the ball, driving it to the left of mid off. The fielder does well to stop it.
South Africa Women vs India Women Live Score, 1st T20I: South Africa women’s team won the toss and opted to field against India women’s team in the opening T20I in Durban, marking the first meeting between the two sides in this format since July 2024. With conditions in Durban still under scrutiny, the decision to bowl first suggests South Africa are backing early assistance for their attack before assessing how the surface plays.
India enter the contest with strong momentum despite their disappointing exit from the 2024 T20 World Cup. The side has since bounced back impressively, clinching four consecutive bilateral T20I series, including notable wins in England and Australia. The squad blends experience with fresh faces, as Kashvee Gautam and Anushka Sharma earn their maiden call-ups, while the core remains largely settled.
South Africa, meanwhile, are looking to reset after a tough tour of New Zealand, where they lost both the T20I and ODI series. Despite being runners-up in the last two T20 World Cups, they have resisted major changes, with Tebogo Macheke and Eliz-Mari Marx the only new inclusions. With key players missing, the hosts will be keen to start strong at home.
