Smriti Mandhana was the best scorer for the Indian women's
cricket team as they defeated South Africa in Kimberley on Monday. The Indian
women's cricket team beat South Africa by 88 runs in the 1st ODI at Kimberley on Monday. India rode a
familiar 84 by Smriti Mandhana to score 213/7 in their share of 50 overs. In
answer, South Africa fallen to 125 full scale in 43.2 overs with pacer Jhulan
Goswami being the pick of the bowlers with 4/24. Goswami was supported well by
medium pacer Shikha Pandey who took 3/23.
Choosing to bat, India began well with a fifty-run
partnership between openers Punam Raut and Mandhana. Raut was dismissed for 19
however Mandhana then went on to stitch a 99-run partnership with captain
Mithali Raj till she was caught of Ayabonga Khaka’s bowling. Mandhana 98-ball
knocks had eight boundaries and one six in it. A 27-run partnership between
Harmanpreet Kaur and Sushma Verma enabled India to increase some strength yet
they ought to have in a perfect world benefited from the begin to score no less
than 250 if not more. South Africa though failed to put up any fight as they
lost wickets at regular intervals in their chase of 213.Only captain Dane van
Niekerk, who was ultimately dismissed by
Rajeshwari Gayakwad’s left-arm spin, stood out with a resilient 88-ball 41 as
just four South Africa batswomen reached double figures. It was Pandey and
Poonam Yadav (2/22) who dismissed the top-four within no time before Goswami
came in to mop up the rest of the batting.
Brief scores: India 213/7 in 50 overs (Smriti Mandhana 84, Mithali
Raj 45) beat South Africa 125 all out in 43.2 overs (Dane van Niekerk 41,
Jhulan Goswami 4/24, Shikha Pandey 3/23) by 88 runs.
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