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

Shafali Verma to Wolvaardt, FOUR, friendly full toss and it's been hammered. Wolvaardt moves to 98. She spears it wide of long-on and a valiant diving effort goes in vain. South Africa very much in the game

Shafali Verma to Wolvaardt, FOUR, Renuka was brilliant on the field in the last game, even got a shoutout from one of the coaches in the dressing room, but she makes a mess of this. Punched off the back foot through extra cover, she moves across from sweeper cover and puts in a clumsy dive. The ball sneaks through and the expression on Harman's face says it all

Shafali Verma to Wolvaardt, no run, sliding in on middle, good length ball, Wolvaardt works across the line and finds backward square

Shafali Verma to Annerie Dercksen, 1 run, slow length ball on middle and leg, Dercksen drives off the back foot to long-on

Shafali Verma to Annerie Dercksen, no run, tries using her feet but Shafali has slowed this right down. Has pulled the length back as well. Dercksen is nowhere close to the pitch and ends up having to defend

Shafali Verma to Annerie Dercksen, no run, sliding away from off, round the wicket, Dercksen hangs back and punches firmly but fails to pierce the off-side ring

Shafali Verma to Wolvaardt, 1 run, driven on the up to sweeper cover

Shafali Verma to Annerie Dercksen, 1 run, punched down to long-on, this time she could afford to hang back to it

Shafali Verma to Annerie Dercksen, no run, that's very poorly played! Tossed up just outside off, it's fairly full but she goes back looking to pull. Gets into an awful tangle and the ball sneaks through. Lucky it doesn't clip the off stump

Shafali Verma to Wolvaardt, 1 run, short again from Shafali who hasn't found the same rhythm in these three balls that she had earlier. Wolvaardt drags the pull wide of long-on who makes a tumbling stop. They settle for one

Shafali Verma to Annerie Dercksen, 1 run, not all that short this time, Dercksen goes for the pull again and it balloons off the top-edge over the keeper

Shafali Verma to Annerie Dercksen, FOUR, Shafali brought back and starts with a terrible delivery. Drags it halfway down the pitch, sits up for Dercksen who smashes the pull shot to the midwicket boundary

Shafali Verma to Annerie Dercksen, 1 run, on a good length on off, Annerie Dercksen goes on the back foot and tucks it to deep mid-wicket

Shafali Verma to Annerie Dercksen, 2 runs, spinning down leg, Annerie Dercksen goes on the back foot and helps it to fine-leg, they take on Kranti and come back for the two

Shafali Verma to Annerie Dercksen, no run, on a good length outside off, Annerie Dercksen goes on the back foot and punches it straight to the fielder at extra-cover

Shafali Verma to Wolvaardt, 1 run, dragged down on off, Wolvaardt goes on the back foot and pulls it hard and straight to deep mid-wicket

Shafali Verma to Wolvaardt, 2 runs, down leg, Wolvaardt is almost early into the sweep, off the top-edge but comfortably over Richa Ghosh and no short fine, easy two

Shafali Verma to Wolvaardt, no run, tossed up on a length outside off, Wolvaardt gets forward to drive and picks out extra-cover

Shafali Verma to Sinalo Jafta, 1 run, on a length outside off, Sinalo Jafta goes on the back foot and punches it to sweeper cover

Shafali Verma to Wolvaardt, 1 run, on a length on off, Wolvaardt gets forward to flick to deep mid-wicket

Shafali Verma to Sinalo Jafta, 1 run, on a good length on off, Sinalo Jafta goes on the back foot and pulls it to deep mid-wicket

Shafali Verma to Sinalo Jafta, no run, quicker good length delivery outside off, skids on, Sinalo Jafta goes on the back foot and cuts, misses, that was close to the outside-edge

Shafali Verma to Sinalo Jafta, no run, on a length outside off, Sinalo Jafta goes on the back foot and cuts hard and straight to cover-point

Shafali Verma to Sinalo Jafta, 2 runs, dragged down on off, Sinalo Jafta goes on the back foot and pulls it wide of deep square-leg, they come back for two even as Kranti gets across and cuts it off

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

Shafali Verma to Wolvaardt, no run, full down leg, Wolvaardt sweeps and gloves it, but went down, poor delivery and Wolvaardt misses out

Shafali Verma to Sinalo Jafta, 1 run, on a length on the pads, Sinalo Jafta steps out and flicks to deep square-leg for one

Shafali Verma to Sinalo Jafta, no run, on a length outside off, Sinalo Jafta wants to use her feet, then sees the length, goes on the back foot to cut and misses, bit of extra bounce

Shafali Verma to Sinalo Jafta, no run, on a length on off, Sinalo Jafta gets forward to defend to the left of Shafali Verma

Shafali Verma to Sinalo Jafta, no run, Sinalo Jafta comes down the track and takes it on the full, pushes it back to Shafali Verma

Shafali Verma to Sinalo Jafta, 1 run, tossed up on a length and turns into middle, Sinalo Jafta nudges it wide of short mid-wicket for one, prevents the wicket-maiden

Shafali Verma to Sinalo Jafta, no run, tossed up full on the stumps, Sinalo Jafta gets forward to drive it back to Shafali Verma

Shafali Verma to Sinalo Jafta, no run, flat good length on middle, Sinalo Jafta goes on the back foot and punches it to the short mid-wicket area

Shafali Verma to Sinalo Jafta, no run, tossed up full on off, Sinalo Jafta gets forward to defend to the short third man region, played with an open face

Shafali Verma to Sinalo Jafta, no run, on a back of a length on middle, Sinalo Jafta goes on the back foot and taps it to short mid-wicket

Shafali Verma to Marizanne Kapp, out Caught by Richa Ghosh!! This is caught down the leg-side. And Marizanne Kapp walks. A harmless length delivery down leg, turns big and Marizanne Kapp glances it fine, but Richa Ghosh hangs on. That's a good catch. Clear edge and Kapp knew, the ump had the finger up in a flash too. Once again the golden arm of Shafali doing the trick. Harman can't believe her excitement. She climbs on Shafali again. India on top now. Kapp walks off head down and in disappointment. Burgled down the leg-side. Marizanne Kapp c Richa Ghosh b Shafali Verma 4(5)

Shafali Verma to Wolvaardt, 1 run, good length and it's on middle and leg, Wolvaardt goes on the back foot and tucks it to deep mid-wicket

Shafali Verma to Marizanne Kapp, 1 run, flat good length outside off, Marizanne Kapp goes on the back foot and punches it to sweeper cover

Shafali Verma to Wolvaardt, 1 run, good length outside off, Wolvaardt goes on the back foot and punches it wide of Shafali Verma, Radha with a full-length dive from short mid-wicket, but she parries it away, they still take one

Shafali Verma to Marizanne Kapp, 1 run, on a length outside off, Marizanne Kapp laces the drive square of the wicket on the off-side for one, is off the mark

Shafali Verma to Luus, out Caught&Bowled!! The move to get Shafali Verma has worked like a charm. On a length on off, Luus is early into the push, chips it back, maybe it stopped on Luus, good low catch as Shafali takes it. Harman climbs on her and bearhugs. India desperately needed that wicket as the partnership was looking dangerous and they were scoring runs without too many problems. Harman turns to Shafali and she is the golden arm for her side. Luus c and b Shafali Verma 25(31) [4s-4]

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