India Women vs South Africa Women, Final - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

de Klerk to Radha Yadav, out Deepti Sharma Run Out!! 1 run completed. Full toss and Radha Yadav swings for the fences and ends up losing her bat. Sliced down to sweeper cover and there was never a two in there. Both batters were in the middle of the pitch when the throw came into the keeper and Deepti was miles short. Deepti Sharma run out (Chloe Tryon/Sinalo Jafta) 58(58) [4s-3 6s-1]

Ayabonga Khaka to Richa Ghosh, out Caught by Annerie Dercksen!! Thankfully for South Africa, that drop didn't cost much. It was the slower full delivery on leg stump. Richa played the pick up flick and hit it flat to deep square. Dercksen didn't rush towards the ball, just stood still and caught it with both hands with an air of calmness. Richa Ghosh c Annerie Dercksen b Ayabonga Khaka 34(24) [4s-3 6s-2]

Ayabonga Khaka to Deepti Sharma, FOUR, juicy full toss outside off, Deepti made room early and crouched at the last minute to power the lofted drive up and over extra cover. India inching closer to 300...

Marizanne Kapp to Richa Ghosh, 1 run, Marizanne Kapp stares and that is not something you want to see as a South African supporter. She is livid as she walks away from the crease. It's a full toss on the stumps and Richa has mistimed the slog straight to Bosch at deep square. Bosch ran in, got both hands and failed to hang onto it. How costly will this prove? Remember, Bosch dropped Shafali earlier as well. The umpires check for a possible no-ball and it is well below the waist. Not a no ball...

Marizanne Kapp to Deepti Sharma, 1 run, fifty up for Deepti Sharma - her 18th in ODIs. She gets there with a nudge to square leg and receives a warm hug from her partner...

Marizanne Kapp to Richa Ghosh, SIX, the power of Richa Ghosh on full display. Anything full and she rarely misses out. No shuffling movements this time, just stood still and kept her eyes on the ball. Uses the full face of the bat and slices it away over deep extra cover for a much-needed maximum for India

Mlaba to Richa Ghosh, FOUR, brings out the reverse sweep and nails it in the gap to the left of backward point. Fetches the full delivery off her front pad and times it beautifully in the gap

de Klerk to Richa Ghosh, FOUR, too full and Richa does not miss out this time. Backed away a touch and sliced it away square to the right of backward point with terrific timing

Ayabonga Khaka to Richa Ghosh, FOUR, both fielders converge and make a meal of it. Full on leg stump, Richa flicks and hits it in the gap between long-on and deep mid-wicket. de Klerk to her right from long-on and Bosch to her left from deep mid-wicket came running in and a hint of indecision at the last moment cost them...

de Klerk to Richa Ghosh, SIX, too full and Richa Ghosh gets off the mark in style. Gets under the delivery and tonks it over deep extra cover with absolute disdain

de Klerk to Amanjot Kaur, out Caught&Bowled!! Slower balls working like magic for South Africa. It's a on a length and forced Amanjot to play much earlier than she would have liked. Chips the drive back at the bowler and de Klerk takes a fantastic one-handed catch to her right. Deepti Sharma got in the way and almost barged into the bowler, but de Klerk kept her eyes on the ball and never lost the grip despite a glacing blow to Deepti's shoulder. Amanjot Kaur c and b de Klerk 12(14) [4s-1]

Mlaba to Deepti Sharma, no run, Deepti wanted to sweep and missed. Since the ball was a touch full, she felt sweep was the better option. Tried to drag it behind square on the leg-side and got beaten on the under edge

Marizanne Kapp to Amanjot Kaur, FOUR, that is excellent gap finding from Amanjot Kaur. She stood inside the crease, transferred her weight onto the back foot against this short of length delivery and played the latest of late cuts in the gap between backward point and short third

Mlaba to Deepti Sharma, 1 run, did that carry? Yes. Deepti advances and mistimes the loft off the cue end. It goes in the air and dips on the forward diving Wolvaardt who couldn't quite balance herself at the last moment. Since the momentum was taking her forward, all she could manage was fingertips inches above the ground...

Mlaba to Kaur, out Bowled!! Left arm spin proving to be the undoing once again. Harmanpreet plays for the spin, but there's none. The ball kept sliding in with the arm and hit the top of off stump. Harmanpreet wanted to play the late cut and wwas beaten on the top-edge. Huge wicket this for South Africa. Kaur b Mlaba 20(29) [4s-2]

Chloe Tryon to Deepti Sharma, FOUR, this is excellent batting from Deepti Sharma. She is trying to take the pressure off her skipper. Advances, gets close to the pitch of the full delivery and slogs it away over the leaping fielder at mid-wicket. No chance for the fielder in the deep there...

de Klerk to Deepti Sharma, FOUR, poor delivery from de Klerk. Full and pitched outside leg, Deepti missed one earlier in the over - but not this time. Kneels down, picks the length early and swipes it away over short fine with ease

de Klerk to Deepti Sharma, no run, a wry smile from Deepti on seeing the big screen. Full and shaping in late, Deepti looks to loft down the ground and gets beaten on the inside edge. Hit low in front of middle and leg, but it always appeared not out given the landing of the delivery (pitching outside leg stump)...

de Klerk to Deepti Sharma, 1 run, slower-ball off-cutter and short on middle, Deepti Sharma goes on the back foot and pulls hard and straight to deep square-leg

Chloe Tryon to Kaur, FOUR, nice shot. On a good length outside off, Kaur opens the face of the bat and runs it down, beating short third man to her left, was Tumi Sekhukhune again, she plays that well and this time she had the room there

Marizanne Kapp to Deepti Sharma, SIX, Deepti Sharma breaks the shackles. Fullish and around off, Deepti goes back and heaves it all the way over deep mid-wicket, well wide of the fielder as well, the pressure was building and Deepti releases it, hit well and it's all the way

Ayabonga Khaka to Rodrigues, out Caught by Wolvaardt!! Wolvaardt is claiming that at cover. It's a low catch and they are going upstairs. Fingers are down and they are under the ball says the third ump. She wants some other angle. This one is pixelated she feels. Gone. Clearly fingers under the ball. Three dots and Rodrigues picks out cover. Full outside off, she times the cover drive but can't keep it down, it's a good low catch as the South Africa captain has the fingers under the ball. The third ump is happy after a couple of angles. In the end just caught with the left hand even though initially Wolvaardt went with two hands. Rodrigues c Wolvaardt b Ayabonga Khaka 24(37) [4s-1]

Marizanne Kapp to Kaur, FOUR, superb from Kaur. She goes low even before the ball is bowled, it's full outside off, she laps it over Sinalo Jafta, total control and Marizanne Kapp can't believe it, she has a startled expression on her face

Ayabonga Khaka to Shafali Verma, out Caught by Luus!! That last ball they took just one and now we see Shafali Verma hole out to mid-off. That's what good fielding can do. So so crucial in any format. Credit to Nadine de Klerk and Luus for keeping it to one last ball and also we have to say it was poor running. Shafali tried to loft a similar length delivery outside the leg-stump this over, almost holed out, this time she finds the reverse-cupped hands of Luus at mid-off. Sharp catch and that drop by Bosch has cost South Africa 31 runs. Bosch would be the one who would be most relieved. Just a bit more elevation from Shafali as she made room to loft and she would have got four. Still a fine knock and it has come in a World Cup final. Shafali Verma c Luus b Ayabonga Khaka 87(78) [4s-7 6s-2]

Ayabonga Khaka to Shafali Verma, FOUR, she makes use of the next one. A floaty slower-ball and full just outside off, Shafali Verma gets forward and lofts superbly over extra-cover, high elbow and all that, one bounce over the ropes

Luus to Shafali Verma, SIX, landed flush on the cushions. Shafali Verma comes down the track and lofts flat, no followthrough at all, small backlift and she powers it over Luus and straight down the ground

Chloe Tryon to Shafali Verma, FOUR, flat and down leg, Shafali Verma goes on the back foot and whips that with strong hands, wide of deep mid-wicket and it's into the gap, shortened the length more than what it was

Luus to Rodrigues, FOUR, half-volley and Rodrigues has put that away, too full and Rodrigues makes room slightly, drives it wide of cover and a long chase for sweeper cover to her right, she can't get there, races away

Luus to Shafali Verma, 1 run, dropped by Bosch at deep mid-wicket. Simple catch as Shafali Verma slogsweeps and it hits the bat low, Bosch settles under it and drops a simple catch, Sinalo Jafta tries to egg her on

Chloe Tryon to Shafali Verma, 1 run, 50 for Shafali Verma. She is all smiles as she hugs Rodrigues. Dragged down outside off, on a length, Shafali comes down the track to flat-bat it down to long-on

Chloe Tryon to Smriti, out Caught by Sinalo Jafta!! Second time Smriti has got out to SLA against South Africa in this World Cup. That's her bugbear. Mlaba got her in the group game, now it's Chloe Tryon who's pumped. It's on a length outside off, Smriti goes on the back foot to cut and it slides on to take a thick outside-edge, well-held by Sinalo Jafta and a clear edge. Smriti walks for that. A big opening stand and that's broken. The length was a tad too full for the shot. Smriti c Sinalo Jafta b Chloe Tryon 45(58) [4s-8]

Chloe Tryon to Smriti, FOUR, the 100-run stand is up. It's tossed up full and floated, Smriti gets forward and lofts over mid-off, beats the chase and dive of Nadine

Luus to Smriti, FOUR, good shot and no deep square-leg. On a length outside off, Smriti shuffles across and sweeps it hard and in the air to the vacant deep square-leg fence

de Klerk to Shafali Verma, SIX, sails over the ropes! A heck of a shot from Shafali, keeping her shape and lofting through the line. It's a good length ball on off, nothing wrong with it but Shafali is on song and times it beautifully straight back down the ground

Mlaba to Smriti, FOUR, oh that's too easy. So much width, so much time on the back foot and only one fielder to beat at backward point. She can do that with her eyes closed, such is her mastery in that region. Opens the face, cuts late and the ball races away

de Klerk to Smriti, FOUR, sublime! Full outside off, Smriti's movements are spot on as she leans into the drive, times it superbly and finds the gap through point

Mlaba to Shafali Verma, FOUR, even the new bowler offers a freebie to start with. Plenty of flight, ends up being overpitched and Shafali nails the drive through the covers

Marizanne Kapp to Smriti, FOUR, oh real loosener. South African new ball bowlers haven't been on it and the Indian openers have prospered. Full credit to them, especially Shafali, for disrupting their rhythm. This is well down leg and Smriti flicks it to the boundary behind square

Ayabonga Khaka to Smriti, FOUR, now in front of square and into the boundary once more. Half-volley outside off, leans into it and drives crisply through the gap at extra cover

Ayabonga Khaka to Smriti, FOUR, there we go, her favourite place to score. Long after the world ends, Smriti will continue to exist behind backward point. Swinging away outside off, good length ball, she opens the face and guides it through the gap between short third and backward point

Marizanne Kapp to Shafali Verma, FOUR, flicked off the pads and it teases the chasing fielder into the boundary! A flier for Shafali at the top! Has raced to 21 off just 12 and is disrupting the rhythm with her constant use of feet. This time, though, she stays in the crease with the keeper up to the stumps and pounces on the error in line. It's on the pads and she flicks it through midwicket

Marizanne Kapp to Shafali Verma, FOUR, this is a bright start from Shafali! Advances down with a lot of confidence, finds it on a good length and still has the conviction to go through with the drive despite not being to the pitch. Gorgeously stroked on the up through cover

Ayabonga Khaka to Shafali Verma, FOUR, almost every ball she's advancing down, maybe to negate the inswinger. And the wristwork is brilliant on this occasion. Inswinger on the pads, Shafali picks it up and whips it behind square

Marizanne Kapp to Smriti, FOUR, capitalises on the width this time. Loose from Kapp, plenty of width, Mandhana reaches out and cuts it through point where a diving effort goes in vain

Ayabonga Khaka to Shafali Verma, FOUR, Shafali is down the track straightaway! And she gets the scoreboard ticking for India! Takes a couple of steps down the pitch, goes after this length ball outside off and punches it through the gap at point. Despite the rain we've had, there's no stopping it