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

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, 1 run, on a length just outside off, Shafali Verma gets forward to loft, off the toe of the bat, falls in front of mid-off and Luus can't stop it cleanly, so they take one

Ayabonga Khaka to Shafali Verma, 1 run, Ayabonga Khaka follows Shafali Verma with a length delivery outside the leg-stump, flicked to deep mid-wicket

Mlaba to Shafali Verma, 1 run, tossed up and Shafali Verma comes down the track to drive to long-off

Mlaba to Shafali Verma, 1 run, tossed up and Shafali Verma comes down the track to drive it wide of extra-cover, but long-off is quite wide, so just one

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

Ayabonga Khaka to Shafali Verma, no run, nicely bowled, just inside the tramline, very full outside off, left alone and Shafali Verma can't believe it, she is standing on leg-stump and she felt it was too far

Ayabonga Khaka to Shafali Verma, no ball, slower-ball leg-cutter on a length on leg-stump, Shafali Verma makes room and whacks it straight to the fielder at mid-off, wanted to go over the fielder, Ayabonga Khaka has overstepped

Ayabonga Khaka to Shafali Verma, 1 run, short of length outside off, Shafali Verma gets forward and slashes it hard and straight to sweeper cover, lots of power behind that

Ayabonga Khaka to Shafali Verma, no run, yorker length on middle, dug out back to Ayabonga Khaka, that tailed back in late

Luus to Shafali Verma, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Shafali Verma gets forward to drive to long-on

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

Luus to Shafali Verma, no run, tossed up full outside off, Shafali Verma gets forward to drive to cover

Luus to Shafali Verma, 1 run, tossed up full on the stumps, Shafali Verma gets forward to drive to long-on

Luus to Shafali Verma, 2 runs, the off-break is on a good length and turns into middle, Shafali Verma goes on the back foot and punches it wide of extra-cover for two

Chloe Tryon to Shafali Verma, 1 run, on a length outside off, Shafali Verma goes on the back foot and punches it wide of the dive of extra-cover to her left

Chloe Tryon to Shafali Verma, 1 run, on a length, tossed up and Shafali Verma gets forward to drive to sweeper cover

Chloe Tryon to Shafali Verma, 1 run, floated up and Shafali Verma comes down the track to drive it down to long-off

Luus to Shafali Verma, 1 run, Luus shortens the length outside off, Shafali Verma comes down the track to punch it down to long-off

Luus to Shafali Verma, 1 run, tossed up full on off, Shafali Verma gets forward to drive to the right of short cover, a fumble on the slide and Shafali calls Rodrigues for the quick single

Chloe Tryon to Shafali Verma, 1 run, on a good length and on off, Shafali Verma goes on the back foot and punches it down to long-on

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 Shafali Verma, 1 run, a juicy low full-toss on the stumps, Shafali Verma sinks low and swings it flat and hard to deep mid-wicket

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, good length and drifting into middle, Shafali Verma goes on the back foot and punches it down to long-on

Chloe Tryon to Shafali Verma, 2 runs, down leg, on a length, Shafali Verma goes on the back foot to whip and gets something on it, fine it goes for a couple

Luus to Shafali Verma, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Shafali Verma gets forward to drive to long-off

Luus to Shafali Verma, 1 run, flighted delivery full on the stumps, Shafali Verma comes down the track to drive it down to long-off

Luus to Shafali Verma, 1 run, tossed up full on middle, Shafali Verma gets forward to drive it to long-off

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 Shafali Verma, 1 run, quicker on a good length on off, Shafali Verma goes on the back foot and pulls to deep mid-wicket, straight to the fielder

Luus to Shafali Verma, 1 run, brilliant from Nadine at long-on, she goes to her left and dives to cut it off and they take just one. It's tossed up and Shafali Verma comes down the track to drive it back down the ground, was in the air for a while, but wide of the bowler to his right

Luus to Shafali Verma, no run, tossed up full on off, Shafali Verma gets forward to flick to mid-wicket

Mlaba to Shafali Verma, 1 run, steps out and drives to long-off. Mlaba doing a decent job of keeping a lid on things from her end

Mlaba to Shafali Verma, no run, tries punching through the off-side but is cramped for room slightly. It comes in with the arm and she ends up punching it down the pitch

Mlaba to Shafali Verma, 1 run, good use of the feet from Shafali - has been a feature of her innings. It's tossed up, she advances and punches to long-off

de Klerk to Shafali Verma, 1 run, good length delivery just outside off, she gets forward and punches to long-off

de Klerk to Shafali Verma, no run, pitched up just outside off, she gets forward and drives to mid-off

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 Shafali Verma, no run, pushed back down the pitch

Mlaba to Shafali Verma, 1 run, driven to long-off

Mlaba to Shafali Verma, wide, drifting down leg, wide given

Mlaba to Shafali Verma, 2 runs, outstanding effort from Dercksen in the deep! Saves a couple of runs! Tossed up outside off, Shafali dances down right to the pitch, drives crisply and it's racing through extra cover. Takes a full stretch dive from sweeper cover to cut it off and Dercksen is up to the challenge

Mlaba to Shafali Verma, no run, good length ball on off, Shafali goes back and punches down the pitch

de Klerk to Shafali Verma, 1 run, pace taken right off, it's overpitched on off and Shafali drives to long-on

de Klerk to Shafali Verma, 1 run, good length outside off, Shafali punches it on the up to sweeper cover

de Klerk to Shafali Verma, 2 runs, full and angling in on leg, Shafali clears the front leg to swing down the ground but drags it off the inside half through midwicket. It's in the gap and she's back for two

Mlaba to Shafali Verma, 1 run, tossed up outside off, lands it on a good length and Shafali goes back to cut to sweeper cover

Mlaba to Shafali Verma, no run, dances down and drives to short cover

Mlaba to Shafali Verma, no run, length ball that zips through around off, Shafali hangs back, plays late and chops it to short third

de Klerk to Shafali Verma, 1 run, short of length delivery in the channel, Shafali hangs back and punches through cover

de Klerk to Shafali Verma, no run, overpitched outside off, driven to short extra cover

de Klerk to Shafali Verma, no run, back of a length around off, Shafali hangs back and punches gently to mid-off

de Klerk to Shafali Verma, no run, goes for a big shot but hasn't timed it! Fuller than a good length on off, her idea is to go over mid-on as she swings hard but is probably late on it. Mistimes it along the ground to the fielder

Mlaba to Shafali Verma, 1 run, oh some turn! Lands it on a good length on middle, Shafali goes back to punch down the ground but is opened up slightly as there's some purchase for Mlaba. Goes off a thick edge past the keeper and there's no slip in place

Mlaba to Shafali Verma, no run, dances down but gets way too close to the pitch of it. Squeezes it to cover

de Klerk to Shafali Verma, 1 run, back of a length on middle and leg, Shafali pulls it to deep backward square, didn't time it very well

de Klerk to Shafali Verma, no run, overpitched on middle, squeezed out to mid-on

Mlaba to Shafali Verma, 1 run, dances down, takes it on the full and knocks it down to long-on

Mlaba to Shafali Verma, no run, too full again, this time Shafali drives straight to mid-off

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 Shafali Verma, 1 run, in the channel just outside off, back of a length, Shafali hangs back, opens the face and slices it to deep third

Ayabonga Khaka to Shafali Verma, no run, punched from the crease to mid-on as Khaka adjusts her line to finish on off stump with the inswinger

Ayabonga Khaka to Shafali Verma, no run, hangs back to this length ball and punches it to mid-off

Ayabonga Khaka to Shafali Verma, 5 wides, oh she advances down and misses the inswinger down leg. Keeper is up to the stumps, remember. But Shafali escapes as the ball swings sharply and there's nothing Jafta can do about it

Marizanne Kapp to Shafali Verma, no run, defended back down the pitch as Kapp pulls the length back slightly

Marizanne Kapp to Shafali Verma, no run, swinging away wide of off, Shafali reaches out for the drives and times it beautifully on the up. Finds the fielder a cover-point though. She's looking in superb nick out there

Marizanne Kapp to Shafali Verma, no run, good length around off, Shafali blocks it from the crease

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, no run, advances despite the keeper up. It's a good length ball bending in and Shafali punches to mid-off

Ayabonga Khaka to Shafali Verma, wide, good take down the leg-side from Jafta! Error in line as the inswinger ends up down leg, Shafali misses and Jafta ensures it doesn't prove very costly

Ayabonga Khaka to Shafali Verma, no run, swinging in on off, good length ball, Shafali hangs back and punches to mid-off

Ayabonga Khaka to Shafali Verma, 1 run, swinging in on off, good length ball, Shafali is caught in the crease in defence and gets a thick inside edge through square leg

Ayabonga Khaka to Shafali Verma, 2 runs, swinging in on middle and leg, Shafali clips it nicely through the gap at midwicket and is back for a couple of runs

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 Shafali Verma, 1 run, Shafali on the charge once more, it's on a good length in the channel and she punches on the up to the left of mid-off. Diving stop by the fielder there

Ayabonga Khaka to Shafali Verma, 1 run, swinging into the pads, Shafali flicks it through midwicket

Ayabonga Khaka to Shafali Verma, no run, hint of inswing. Shafali again walks down, length isn't quite there to go after as it's on the shorter side, so she adjusts and defends

Ayabonga Khaka to Shafali Verma, leg byes, 1 run, slipping down leg, Shafali misses out, looks to clip it away and it goes off the pad past the keeper

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