South Africa 189 for 4 (Brits 81, Kapp 57, Vastrakar 2-23) beat India 177 for 4 (Rodrigues 53*, Mandhana 46, de Klerk 1-30, Mlaba 1-32) by 12 runs
After defeats in the ODI series and the one-off Test, South Africa began their run to the T20 World Cup with a morale-boosting victory over India in the first T20I in Chennai.
Starring in the win were Tazmin Brits, whose 81 – an innings of contrasts – set South Africa up along with Marizanne Kapp. The pair added 96 in just 9.2 overs; Kapp’s own contribution was a robust 33-ball 57 as the visitors posted 189 for 4.
India’s chase began well with Smriti Mandhana‘s 30-ball 46, but her wicket slowed things down considerably, until they found their ammunition through Jemimah Rodrigues‘ punchy 29-ball half-century.
Eventually, the target proved steep as South Africa’s spinners used the slow pitch and the absence of dew to their advantage. In the end, India fell 12 runs short after flirting with the possibility of a heist when Rodrigues brought the equation down from 47 off 18 to 21 off six.
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