Manchester, Jun 21 (PTI): 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.
However, South Africa’s bowlers fought back well by applying the brakes on India’s scoring in the middle overs while picking up important wickets, including that of India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, who made her 200th T20I appearance, a feat no other cricketer — male and female — has achieved in the history of the game.
Harmanpreet made 24 in her landmark game while Deepti Sharma chipped in with an useful 29 in 21 balls.
Shabnim Ismail picked up 2/28 and Marizanne Kapp grabbed 2/27 for South Africa.
Brief scores: India 158/7 in 20 overs (Shafali Verma 31, Deepti Sharma 29; Shabnim Ismail 2/28, Marizanne Kapp 2/27).
South Africa: 161/4 in 19.1 overs (Marizanne Kapp 81 not out, Tazmin Brits 40; Shree Charani 3/24).
WI crush SL with ruthless bowling
West Indies delivered a clinical performance to dismiss Sri Lanka for just 98 in their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Group B clash. Skipper Hayley Matthews set the tone early, striking thrice in her opening spell to reduce Sri Lanka to 9/3 inside three overs. Despite brief resistance from Kavisha Dilhari (21) and Nilakshika Silva (30), wickets fell regularly as the Caribbean bowlers maintained relentless pressure. Karishma Ramharack wrapped up the tail with three wickets, while Chinelle Henry, Aaliyah Alleyne, Ashmini Munisar, and Afy Fletcher chipped in with one apiece. Matthews finished with 3/15, supported by Ramharack’s 2/15, ensuring Sri Lanka never recovered from their early collapse. Sri Lanka’s innings ended in 19.4 overs, leaving West Indies a modest target of 99 to secure another crucial win in their push for the semifinals.
Brief Scores: Sri Lanka 98/10 in 19.4 overs (Nilakshika Silva 30, Kavisha Dilhari 21; Hayley Matthews 3-15, Karishma Ramharack 2-15) against West Indies.