By Admin 
Today the teams of India and South Africa are face to face in the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup. This match is being played at Old Trafford, Manchester. Team India has given a target of 159 runs to South Africa after playing first. However, India’s star players did not bat today. Opener batsman Smriti Mandhana could score only 17 runs in 12 balls with the help of three fours. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur also scored only 24 runs in 22 balls.
Team India could not take advantage of the stormy start
Smriti Mandhana’s 17 runs in 12 balls and Shefali Verma’s 31 runs in 15 balls gave a great stormy start to Team India. India had scored 59 runs in the powerplay. After the dismissal of these two, once again no runs were scored from the middle order. Yastika Bhatia could score only 15 runs in 13 balls. Three fours came off his bat. Jemimah Rodrigues’ bat once again remained silent. He scored only 12 runs in 14 balls with the help of one four.
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur also failed to score runs quickly. He scored 24 runs in 22 balls. During this, two fours came off his bat. Deepti Sharma took India to a challenging score. Deepti played an important inning of 29 runs in 21 balls with the help of three fours. Wicketkeeper batsman Richa Ghosh scored only 15 runs in 14 balls. In the end, Arundhati Reddy returned unbeaten on six runs in seven balls and Prema Rawat returned unbeaten on three runs in two balls.
For South Africa, Marizanne Cap took two wickets for 27 runs in 4 overs. Shabnim Ismail also got two successes. He gave 28 runs in 4 overs. N Mlaba, Ayabonga Khaka and Nandini de Klerk got one wicket each. South African bowlers prevented India from scoring big by taking wickets at regular intervals.
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