Marizanne Kapp’s unbeaten 81 off 45 balls helped South Africa defeat India by six wickets in an ICC Women’s T20 World Cup match in Manchester. India posted 158/7, with Deepti Sharma scoring 29 and Shafali Verma 31. South Africa chased the target in 19.1 overs despite Shree Charani’s 3/24, sealing a dominant win in the group-stage clash.
Manchester, Jun 21: Marizanne Kapp struck a scintillating 45-ball 81 as South Africa overwhelmed India by six wickets in their ICC Women's T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday.
Batting first, India posted 158 for seven and South Africa rode on Kapp's brilliant unbeaten knock and Tazmin Brits' 36-ball 40 to complete the chase of 159 in 19.1 overs.
Shree Charani (3/24) picked up three wickets for India.
Earlier, India were off to a flying start and scored 59 runs in the powerplay due to Shafali Verma (3 off 15 balls) and Smriti Mandhana's (17 off 12 balls) aggressive approach.
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