India 1 for 84 (Trisha 44*, Chalke 26*, Reneca 1-14) Beat South Africa 82 All Out (Van Wourst 23, Trisha 3–15, Sisodia 2-6, Shukla 2-9) by nine wickets
Captain Kayla Reneke opted to bat, South Africa started with two fours in the first over with two fours in VJ Joshita with opener Jemma Botha. But the trouble started, as Simone Lores bowled for a duck in the second over with Cyrodia, with a schidi delivery that defeated the batsman’s pads and stumps.
India then put a brake almost immediately, but Botha – the top scorer of the South African tournament once again displayed its quality, killing Joshita for four under the ground. Batha’s important wicket came with Shabnam Shakeel’s introduction in the fourth over, thanks to a stunning catch by wicketkeeper G. Kamalini, who threw himself in the right to grab one-hand.
One brought two for India, as left -arm spinner Shukla hit the first ball for the first time, in which Dira Ramalakan bowled with a stretter for 3. At the end of the powerplay, South Africa was in trouble for 3 at 29.
India’s spinners strangled their opposition, drying the run in the middle overs, made no limit between seven and 14. On the route, two more wickets fell, in which Trisha removed Reneca for 7 and Shukla knocked Karbo and took him to another place. Middle stump of Messo.
In the game, South Africa’s highest scorer Maike Van Worest broke the pressure with the team’s first limit in 56 balls, and hit a couple more. But in the 18th over, Trisha’s double-strike once again withdrew to South Africa, in which both Van Wourst and Seepha Naidu were trying to go for big shots.
Few Cocming then hit and only six before the game, but Vaishnavi recovered counting and Monalisa Legodi very well, both tried to sweep in a single over, in a single over. Sisodia removed Ashlagh Van Vayak from the last ball of the innings as South Africa lost five wickets in 14 balls, out of 82. India was also fantastic on the field, especially with its ground fielding, was missed by only a difficult return by Trisha.
India made a total of total allegations from the first over, Trisha killed three fours to face the first five balls. He also took Legspiner Naidu for three fours in fourth place. After this, Renike broke, Kamalini was caught in long-on, but India did not slow down even then. Sanika Chalke joined Trisha and brought a good cover drive off her fourth ball as India fell more than half of the clan within the powerplay.
Trisha was dropped at 38 in the cover in the 10th over, but even one wicket would not require just 16 runs with India. Chalke wrapped it for India with a border in the 12th over and Trisha ended with 309 runs as the highest run scorer of the tournament and was named the player of the match and tournament player.
Srithi Rabindranath is a sub-editor in ESPNcricinfo
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