- South Africa bundled out for 246 in 45.3 overs.
- Skipper Laura Wolvaardt’s valiant ton in useless.
- Deepti Sharma shines for India with 5 wickets.
India scripted historical past on Sunday, defeating South Africa by 52 runs within the closing at Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium to assert their first-ever Girls’s World Cup title.
South Africa have been bundled out for 246 in 45.3 overs after chasing 299, regardless of a stable begin from skipper Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits, who steadied the innings and stored the Indian bowlers beneath early stress.
Nevertheless, the dismissal of Brits through a fast run-out shifted the momentum in India’s favour, breaking the 51-run opening stand. Brits was dismissed for 23 off 35 balls, which included two fours and a six.
Anneke Bosch adopted shortly after, departing for a six-ball duck courtesy of Shree Charani, leaving South Africa reeling at 62-2 in 11.5 overs. Wolvaardt and Sune Luus tried to stabilise the chase, taking the whole previous 100.
Their partnership was damaged by Shafali Verma, who claimed Luus’s wicket caught and bowled for 25 off 31 balls, leaving the Proteas at 114-3 in 20.2 overs.
Shafali continued her influence by dismissing Marizanne Kapp for 4 off 5 deliveries within the twenty third over. Wolvaardt remained the standout batter, reaching a well-deserved eleventh ODI fifty.
South Africa’s center order continued to battle as Sinalo Jafta was dismissed for 16 off 29 balls, leaving the crew at 148-5 in 29.3 overs.
A 61-run partnership between Wolvaardt and Annerie Dercksen lifted South Africa previous 200 within the thirty ninth over, however Deepti Sharma ended the stand by dismissing Dercksen for 35 off 37 balls, which included one 4 and two sixes.
Wolvaardt went on to attain a valiant 101 off 98 deliveries with 11 fours and a six earlier than being dismissed at 220-7 in 41.1 overs.
In the identical over, Chloe Tryon fell to Sharma for 9 off eight balls, whereas Ayabonga Khaka was run out for one. Nadine de Klerk was the final wicket to fall, dismissed for 18 by Sharma.
India’s bowlers dominated, with Deepti Sharma producing a match-winning 5/39 in 9.3 overs. Shafali Verma took two wickets, whereas Shree Charani claimed one.
Batting first, India’s openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma laid a powerful basis with a 104-run partnership.
Mandhana fell wanting a half-century, scoring 45 off 58 balls with eight boundaries earlier than being dismissed by Chloe Tryon.
Verma then added 62 runs with Jemimah Rodrigues, ending with 87 off 78 balls, which included seven fours and two sixes. Rodrigues contributed 24 off 37 balls earlier than being dismissed by Ayabonga Khaka.
Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma shared a invaluable 52-run partnership to take India previous 200. Kaur fell for 20 off 29 balls, whereas Amanjot Kaur managed 12 earlier than being dismissed by Nadine de Klerk.
Deepti anchored the innings, scoring an important 58 off 58 deliveries, her 18th ODI fifty, serving to India surpass 250. Richa Ghosh added 34 off 24 balls earlier than being dismissed, with Deepti run out on the ultimate ball of the innings.
