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India (W) vs SA Women, 5th T20I at Cape Town, , Feb 24 2018 - Ball by Ball Commentary

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5th T20I, Cape Town, February 24, 2018, India Women tour of South Africa
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(18/20 ov, T:167) 112

India (W) won by 54 runs

Player Of The Match
62 (50)
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Player Of The Series
192 runs
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end of over 183 runs • 2 wickets
SA-W: 112/10CRR: 6.22 RRR: 27.50
Raisibe Ntozakhe0 (0b)
Rajeshwari Gayakwad 3-0-26-3
Rumeli Dhar 4-0-26-3

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Mithali Raj is the player of the match as well as the player of the series.

Mithali Raj showed the importance of staying at the wicket. She managed to adjust herself to the pace of the pitch and attacked thereafter. She was aided ably by Jemima Rodrigues. Harmanpreet Kaur rubbed it in for South Africa by her batting. While it may not show, the biggest difference between the teams was the ground fielding. While the South Africans let a few runs through, Indians din't. And the catch by Jemima Rodrigues, what can be said about it ? She is all of 17 and the judgement, fielding as well as batting, shown by her belies her age. India seem to have found a player for future.

17.6
W
Gayakwad to Klaas, OUT

and that's the match for India! They win the series 3-1. Tossed up ball outside the off stump, Klaas comes down the track and is beaten. She is too far down the track to even attempt going back into the crease. Taniya Bhatia collects the ball and whips the bails off in a flash

Masabata Klaas st †Bhatia b Gayakwad 9 (8b 1x4 0x6 12m) SR: 112.5
17.5
W
Gayakwad to Khaka, OUT

fuller ball outside the off stump. She heaves it to long-on where Madhana moves to her right and takes the catch

Ayabonga Khaka c Mandhana b Gayakwad 1 (3b 0x4 0x6 3m) SR: 33.33
17.4
1
Gayakwad to Klaas, 1 run
17.3
1
Gayakwad to Khaka, 1 run

drives it to mid-off for a single

17.2
Gayakwad to Khaka, no run

turns it to the leg side but can't take a run

17.1
1
Gayakwad to Klaas, 1 run
end of over 173 runs • 1 wicket
SA-W: 109/8CRR: 6.41 RRR: 19.33
Masabata Klaas7 (5b 1x4)
Ayabonga Khaka0 (0b)
Rumeli Dhar 4-0-26-3
Poonam Yadav 4-0-25-1
16.6
1
Dhar to Klaas, 1 run

top-edges a pull to midwicket for a single

16.5
W
Dhar to Kapp, OUT

short ball outside the off stump. Kapp is thinking six till it reaches the rope at midwicket, but Jemima Rodrigues pops out of nowhere, leaps on the spot and pulls off a stunner! She is inches in front of the rope as she takes the catch. That effort can rank alongside any of the brilliant takes at the boundary rope.

Marizanne Kapp c Rodrigues b Dhar 27 (21b 1x4 2x6 34m) SR: 128.57
16.4
Dhar to Kapp, no run

good length ball outside the off stump. Kapp is looking to ramp it and misses it. The keeper, Taniya Bhatia, is blinded by the movement of Kapp as she doesn't react and hit flush on the crown of her helmet. All seems to be good as she gets back up

Adarsh Ch: "Can Klaas play a Klassen here?? "

16.3
1
Dhar to Klaas, 1 run

punches it to mid-off and sets off for a single

16.2
1
Dhar to Kapp, 1 run

skips down the track and drives it to long-off for a single

16.1
Dhar to Kapp, no run

comes down the track and drives it to cover

end of over 167 runs • 1 wicket
SA-W: 106/7CRR: 6.62 RRR: 15.25
Marizanne Kapp26 (17b 1x4 2x6)
Masabata Klaas5 (3b 1x4)
Poonam Yadav 4-0-25-1
Rajeshwari Gayakwad 2-0-23-1
15.6
1
Poonam to Kapp, 1 run

comes forward and punches it to long-on for a single

15.5
1
Poonam to Klaas, 1 run

turns it to square-leg for a single

15.4
Poonam to Klaas, no run

beaten by the turn outside the off stump

15.3
4
Poonam to Klaas, FOUR runs

good length ball outside the off stump. She looks to go for the drive and gets an outside edge to third-man for a boundary

Klass walks in now. If her classy fielding is replicated in her batting, South Africa will be in with a chance

15.2
W
Poonam to Ismail, OUT

fuller ball outside the off stump. Ismail is beaten by the wrong one on the run and is stumped. Poonam Yadav channels her inner Kohli as she celebrates with her fists pumping. The jump is missing though

Shabnim Ismail st †Bhatia b Poonam Yadav 8 (12b 0x4 0x6 15m) SR: 66.66
15.1
1
Poonam to Kapp, 1 run

comes forward and drives it to long-off for a single

end of over 1516 runs
SA-W: 99/6CRR: 6.60 RRR: 13.60
Marizanne Kapp24 (15b 1x4 2x6)
Shabnim Ismail8 (11b)
Rajeshwari Gayakwad 2-0-23-1
Harmanpreet Kaur 1-0-5-0

South Africa require 68 runs off the final 5 overs

14.6
1
Gayakwad to Kapp, 1 run

comes forward and drives it to long-off for a single

14.5
1
Gayakwad to Ismail, 1 run

makes room and cuts it past point for a single

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