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India Women vs South Africa Women, Final

Nonkululeko Mlaba 1-47(10 ov)
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47
Mlaba to Richa Ghosh, 1 run, tossed up on off, Richa prods across and flicks it to Bosch at deep mid-wicket
46.5
Mlaba to Deepti Sharma, 1 run, full outside off, Deepti uses her wrists to clip it to the left of Wolvaardt at long-on
46.4
Mlaba to Richa Ghosh, 1 run, looks to drive and chips it off the thick inside half to long-on
46.3
4
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
46.2
Mlaba to Deepti Sharma, 1 run, goes wide of the crease and bowls it full and just outside off, Deepti plays the slogsweep, but the top-edge lands just short of Kapp at deep square
46.1
Mlaba to Richa Ghosh, 1 run, short and flat outside off, Richa slaps it off the back foot to Wolvaardt at long-off
43
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
42.5
Mlaba to Amanjot Kaur, 1 run, short on off stump, Amanjot goes on the back foot and punches it down to long-on
42.4
Mlaba to Amanjot Kaur, no run, looks to play the cut and gets a thick inside edge that sneaks away past the off stump
42.3
Mlaba to Amanjot Kaur, no run, full and drifting into leg stump, Amanjot comes down the track and flicks it straight to Luus at mid-wicket
42.2
Mlaba to Amanjot Kaur, no run, full on the stumps, driven back to the bowler
42.1
Mlaba to Deepti Sharma, 1 run, looped up just outside off, Deepti goes down on one knee and sweeps to the right of deep mid-wicket
41
Mlaba to Amanjot Kaur, 2 runs, excellent fielding this from South Africa. Swept hard to the right of deep backward square and Dercksen pulls off a splendid dive to prevent the boundary
40.5
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...
40.4
Mlaba to Amanjot Kaur, 1 run, on and around leg stump, flicked away square on the leg-side
40.3
Mlaba to Deepti Sharma, 1 run, full and just outside off, Deepti shuffles a tad and eases the drive to long-on
40.2
Mlaba to Amanjot Kaur, 1 run, sliding in on middle and leg, clipped to mid-wicket
40.1
Mlaba to Deepti Sharma, 1 run, punched down the ground to long-on
39
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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]
38.5
Mlaba to Kaur, no run, drifting in with the arm, Harmanpreet cuts late and finds Bosch at backward point
38.5
Mlaba to Kaur, wide, sliding down the leg-side, Harmanpreet watches it all along and ignores it to the keeper
38.4
Mlaba to Deepti Sharma, 1 run, goes wide of the crease and bowls it a touch fuller outside off, knocked downj to Wolvaardt at long-on
38.3
Mlaba to Kaur, 1 run, low full toss on the stumps, Harmanpreet chips the drive to de Klerk at long-on
38.2
Mlaba to Deepti Sharma, 1 run, this time Deepti plays the sweep square to the right of Bosch at deep square
38.1
Mlaba to Deepti Sharma, no run, Mlaba got away with that. Full ball sliding down leg, Deepti sweeps and picks out the fielder at short fine
27
Mlaba to Shafali Verma, 1 run, tossed up and Shafali Verma comes down the track to drive to long-off
26.5
Mlaba to Rodrigues, 1 run, full just outside off, Rodrigues gets forward to drive to sweeper cover
26.4
Mlaba to Rodrigues, no run, nicely tossed up on a length on middle, a forward defence back
26.3
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
26.2
Mlaba to Rodrigues, 1 run, very full outside off, Rodrigues gets forward to drive to sweeper cover
26.1
Mlaba to Rodrigues, no run, tossed up on a good length on middle, Rodrigues gets forward to defend it back
16
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
15.5
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
15.4
Mlaba to Smriti, 1 run, turning in at the stumps, Smriti goes back, makes some room and punches to sweeper cover
15.3
Mlaba to Smriti, no run, another forward push down the pitch to Mlaba as she tosses it up on off
15.2
Mlaba to Smriti, no run, floated up on off, pushed back to Mlaba
15.1
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
14
Mlaba to Shafali Verma, no run, pushed back down the pitch
13.5
Mlaba to Smriti, 1 run, cuts it to deep backward point
13.4
4
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
13.3
Mlaba to Shafali Verma, 1 run, driven to long-off
13.3
Mlaba to Shafali Verma, wide, drifting down leg, wide given
13.2
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
13.1
Mlaba to Shafali Verma, no run, good length ball on off, Shafali goes back and punches down the pitch
12
Mlaba to Smriti, no run, doesn't find the gap! Tossed up outside off, Smriti opens the face on the drive and hits it to backward point
11.5
Mlaba to Smriti, no run, now she goes back to this length ball and defends in front of short cover
11.4
Mlaba to Smriti, no run, nice loop and dip just outside off, good length ball, Smriti gets forward and defends
11.3
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
11.2
Mlaba to Shafali Verma, no run, dances down and drives to short cover
11.1
Mlaba to Shafali Verma, no run, length ball that zips through around off, Shafali hangs back, plays late and chops it to short third
10
Mlaba to Smriti, no run, full on the pads, Smriti nudges it gently to short midwicket
9.5
Mlaba to Smriti, no run, tossed up on off from wider on the crease, turns back in and Smriti works it to short midwicket
9.4
Mlaba to Smriti, no run, pushed to cover
9.3
Mlaba to Smriti, no run, too full to cut, Smriti goes for it anyway but misses. Keeper fumbles and fails to gather cleanly
9.2
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
9.1
Mlaba to Shafali Verma, no run, dances down but gets way too close to the pitch of it. Squeezes it to cover
8
Mlaba to Smriti, no run, defended into the off-side
7.5
Mlaba to Smriti, no run, fired in on a good length wide of off, Smriti is beaten on the cut as the ball zips through
7.4
Mlaba to Smriti, 2 runs, now Smriti's turn to find the gap through the off-side! Floated up outside off, she drives through the gap but hasn't timed it very well. Wolvaardt does really well as she charges back from cover and hunts it down with a desperate dive. Flicks it back before going over the ropes
7.3
Mlaba to Shafali Verma, 1 run, dances down, takes it on the full and knocks it down to long-on
7.2
Mlaba to Shafali Verma, no run, too full again, this time Shafali drives straight to mid-off
7.1
4
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