Durban, April 19: South Africa claimed victory in the second T20 match on Sunday at Kingsmead, winning by 8 wickets. With this win, the host team has taken a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. The remaining matches are scheduled for April 22, 25, and 27.
Batting first after losing the toss, the Indian team was restricted to 147 runs, all out on the last ball of their innings. The opening partnership of Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma managed to score 22 runs in just 2.2 overs.
Mandhana was dismissed for 12 runs off 7 balls. Following her departure, Shafali attempted to stabilize the innings with Jemimah Rodrigues, adding 24 runs for the second wicket. The Indian team lost their second wicket at a score of 46, with Rodrigues scoring only 2 runs.
Shafali then partnered with Anushka Sharma to put together 53 runs off 46 balls for the third wicket, bringing the team closer to a respectable total. Anushka scored 28 runs from 31 balls, hitting 3 fours before falling. Shafali contributed significantly with 57 runs off 38 balls, including 2 sixes and 7 fours.
On the bowling side, South Africa’s Tumi Sekhukhune and Chloe Tryon each took 3 wickets, while Nadine de Klerk and Nonkululeko Mlaba claimed 1 wicket each.
In response, South Africa chased down the target in just 17.1 overs. The opening duo of Laura Wolvaardt and Sune Luus put up a solid 106 runs in 12 overs. Wolvaardt scored 54 runs off 34 balls, hitting 1 six and 7 fours before being dismissed.
Luus then added 18 runs with Tazmin Brits for the second wicket, finishing her innings with 57 runs off 46 balls, including 1 six and 6 fours. The team lost both openers at a score of 124. Tazmin then formed an unbeaten partnership of 24 runs with Anneke Dirkse van Schalkwyk, securing the win with 2.5 overs to spare.
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