IND vs SA, Women’s ODI World Cup 2025: Richa Ghosh played the undoubtedly the best knock of her career as the No.8 batter rescued India from being at 102/6 at one stage to eventually post 251 all out in 49.5 overs against South Africa in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025. Coming out to bat in the 27th over, Richa first forged a 51-run stand with Amanjot Kaur before staging another 88-run partnership with Sneh Rana. For South Africa, Chloe Tryon took three wickets while Marizanne Kapp, Nadine de Klerk and Nonkululeko Mlaba got two wickets each.
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South Africa: Laura Wolvaardt(c), Tazmin Brits, Sune Luus, Marizanne Kapp, Anneke Bosch, Sinalo Jafta(w), Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Ayabonga Khaka, Tumi Sekhukhune, Nonkululeko Mlaba
India: Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Sneh Rana, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani. (ANI)
Deepti Sharma comes into the attack with South Africa needing 23 runs in the final three overs. Two fours from Nadine de Klerk in the over and the game is slowly moving away from the Indians. SA-W 240/7 (48)
6, 6, 4 – Nadine de Klerk smashes Kranti Gaud in the first three balls of the 47th over to bring South Africa back in the game. Fifty for de Klerk too. Meanwhile, Richa Ghosh and Sneh Rana are down on the field. The physio has come out too, treating Ghosh. Can be a tactic from the Indians to break the momentum of Klerk. The break worked for India as Gaud gave just a run in the next three balls. SA-W 229/7 (47)
OUTTTTT!!! Chloe Tryon misses on a fifty by just a run. Tryon dances down the track against Sneh Rana only to miss the line of the ball and hit plumb. The umpire remains unmoved but Richa Ghosh insists on taking a review. And boom, Tryon is out. What a wicket for India. SA-W 211/7 (46)
OUTTTT!!!!!! Kranti Gaud you beauty. Just when India needed a breakthrough, the youngster comes up with a gem of a delivery as South African captain Laura Wolvaardt is clean bowled. Huge wicket for Gaud and India. Wolvaardt’s 111-ball stay ends with 70. SA-W 144/6 (36)
Fifty for the South African captain Laura Wolvaardt at a time when none of the top-order colleagues are back in the hut. Chloe Tryon is accompanying her at the other end. SA-W 99/5 (27)
OUTTT!!! Another South African batter bites the dust. Sinalo Jafta is trapped in front by Shree Charani. South Africa are in deep trouble. Jafta departs for 13. SA-W 86/5 (23)
Two more wickets for India in two overs. Sneh Rana cleans up Marizanne Kapp first before Anneke Bosch gives a return catch to Deepti Sharma. South Africa are in deep trouble. SA-W 68/4 (16)
What a start by India!! Amanjot Kaur and Kranti Gaud strike early for India. Tazmin Brits and Sune Luus are the two South African cricketers back in the hut. SA-W 23/2 (8)
Riding on Richa Ghosh’s 77-ball 94, India posted a respectable 251 all out. From being at 102/6 at one stage to cross 250-run mark is truly commendable from India.
Richa Ghosh saves India. The wicket-batter scored his first fifty in a World Cup as the Bengal stumper rescues India from the blushes for the second time in a row. IND-W 222/7 (47)
OUTTT!!! Chloe Tryon breaks the partnership between Richa Ghosh and Amanjot Kaur as the latter is caught by Sune Luus. Amanjot departs for a 44-ball 13. Sneh Rana joins Ghosh. IND-W 153/7 (40)
India’s middle-order woes continue as captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma take the long walk back. Harmanpreet slices to Marizanne Kapp off the bowling of Chloe Tryon while Deepti was brilliantly caught by Sinalo Jafta behind the stumps off Kapp. IND-W 102/6 (26.1)
OUTTT!!! Two wickets in quick succession for India. Pratika Rawal gets a leading edge only for Tazmin Brits to take a simple catch. Rawal gets out 37. Jemimah Rodrigues comes in only for four balls before being trapped in front by Chloe Tryon. Second duck in the tournament for Jemimah. India in a spot of bother. IND-W 96/4 (23)
OUTTT!!! It’s Nonkululeko Mlaba once again. India’s woes against left-arm spin continues as Harleen Deol is cleaned up. Deol is beaten by the turn and drift of the delivery. She goes for 13. IND-W 83/2 (17)
History for Smriti Mandhana in Vizag. The Indian vice-captain surpassed Belinda Clarke for most runs in a single calendar year in women’s ODIs. Mandhana now has 981 runs in 2025, while Clarke had scored 970 runs in 1997.
OUTTT!!!! Nonkululeko Mlaba comes into the attack and strikes in her first over. Smriti Mandhana, who had just started to open her innings, goes for a biggie towards long-on boundary but is caught by Sune Luus. Mandhana goes for 26. IND-W 55/1 (10.2)
Pratika Rawal has been on the charge for India with five boundaries in the first seven overs. On the other end, Smriti Mandhana has been a quiet customer. IND-W 36/0 (7)
Pratika Rawal is on the attack. She starts off the fifth over with two back to back boundaries and now gets in the mid-twenties. This start continues to get better for India as they start buiding a lead inside the powerplay.
The Indian batters have given the Women in Blue a solid start at Vizag, scoring 22 runs in the first four overs of rhe match. Rawal has taken much of the risks so far, scoring 17 runs off 14 balls while Smriti Mandhana has stayed vigilant, scoring 2 runs from 10 balls.
Pratik Rawal begins the proceedings for India with a boundary as she trickles a ball on the leg side for the boundary. She is accompanied by Smriti Mandhana on the other end.
South Africa have won the toss and decided to bowl first in Vizag. Harmanpreet Kaur says she would have liked to bowl first as well.
The two captains are at the venue and the broadcasters are discussing the challenges ahead for both teams but the toss hasn’t been held yet. To recap, the toss was supposed to be conducted at 3:15PM with the match scheduled to begin at 3:45PM
And finally we have an update on the match. The toss has been delayed and will now be held at 3:15PM. The first ball will be bowled at 3:45 PM and the match has ultimately been delayed by 45 minutes. Thankfully, there are no overs cut at the moment.
It’s pouring in Visakhapatnam which has led to the toss at the centre being delayed. An inspection was scheduled for 2:45 PM and we are expecting more details on match resumption soon afterwards.
India’s World Cup campaign thus far has seen them put up two sub-par performances but win by emphatic margins.
India defeated Sri Lanka by 59 runs in Guwahati in a rain-affected game before going on to thrash arch rivals Pakistan by 88 runs in Colombo.
Jhulan Goswami (IND): 34 wickets (20 matches; 3.64 economy)
Shabnim Ismail (SA): 25 wickets (17 matches; 4.02 economy)
Shikha Pandey (IND): 25 wickets (14 matches; 4.04 economy)
Smriti Mandhana (IND): 906 runs (18 innings; average 53. 29; highest 136)
Mithali Raj (IND): 882 runs (24 innings; average 46.42; highest 79*)
Harmanpreet Kaur (IND): 802 runs (23 innings; average 53.46; highest 103*)
India-W vs SA-W head-to-head record in ODIs:
Matches played: 33
India won: 20
SA won: 12
No result: 1
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