India Women's National Cricket Team Vs South Africa Women's National Cricket Team Match Scorecard

India Women’s National Cricket Team Vs South Africa Women’s National Cricket Team Match Scorecard

South Africa defeated India by 23 runs at Willowmoore Park in Benoni to claim the five-match T20 series 4-1. Laura Wolvaardt led her side with an outstanding innings, scoring an unstoppable 92 off 58 balls for South Africa.

Deepti Sharma and Renuka Singh made significant inroads for India with the ball in the India Women’s National Cricket Team Vs South Africa Women’s National Cricket Team Match Scorecard. Sharma removed Annerie Dercksen with an effective flight before trapping Chloe Tryon LBW.

No.MatchResultIndia Women ScoreSouth Africa Women ScoreKey Highlights
1ICC Women’s World Cup Final 2025India won by 52 runs298/7 (50 ov)246/10 (45.3 ov)Deepti Sharma 5 wickets, Shafali Verma all-round impact
2World Cup Group Match 2025 (Finals stage)SA won by 3 wickets251/10 (49.5 ov)252/7 (48.5 ov)Richa Ghosh 94, de Klerk match-winning 84
3T20I Match (Durban 2026)SA won by 8 wickets147/10148/2Laura Wolvaardt 54, SA chase dominance
4T20I Match (Durban 2026)SA won by 6 wickets157/7158/4Annerie Dercksen 44, tight finish
5T20I Match (Johannesburg 2026)SA won by 9 wickets192/4193/1Wolvaardt 115* explosive innings
6ODI World Cup 2025India won by 23 runs278+ approx (tournament match)255+ approxIndia controlled middle overs
7ODI Series Match 2025India won260/8240/10Deepti Sharma all-round show
8ODI Series Match 2024India won by 6 wickets220/4218/9Strong chase by top order
9Test Match (Chennai 2024)Draw/India dominant innings525/4266/10 (approx)Shafali 205, Mandhana 149
10ODI Match 2023India won240/7210/9Bowling dominated match

India vs South Africa

The India women’s national cricket team represents India internationally. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, its responsibilities include Test, One Day International and Twenty20 International matches. Coach Rahul Dravid leads this squad while captain Smriti Mandhana acts as team leader.

Indian women’s team have an impressive track record of success at international tournaments, most recently at the 2022 World Cup. This success has increased awareness of women’s cricket within India; previously dominated by men, it has since seen increased support and recognition as an individual sport within India itself.

India prevailed over South Africa by three wickets to claim both the match and series 4-1, with Bharti Fulmali top-scoring with 40 off 30 balls, while Nonkululeko Mlaba took two wickets with figures of 2/15.

South Africa had made an excellent start to their innings under Laura Wolvaardt, with Laura Wolvaardt leading them to 155/6 after 20 overs. But Indian bowlers took control in the middle overs, with Deepti Sharma dismissing Annerie Dercksen and Anneke Bosch before convincing Deepti Sharma of Annerie Dercksen’s dismissal and deceiving Anneke Bosch so as to have South Africa at 106/4 before Renuka Singh used varied pace to have Chloe Tryon catch spooned a simple catch before trapping Nadine de Klerk with an LBW trapping her to finish South African innings at their total score of 20 overs total.

TeamPlayerRoleBatting PerformanceBowling Performance
🇮🇳 India WomenSmriti MandhanaBatter45 (58)
🇮🇳 India WomenShafali VermaBatter87 (78)
🇮🇳 India WomenJemimah RodriguesBatter24 (37)
🇮🇳 India WomenHarmanpreet Kaur (c)All-rounder20 (29)
🇮🇳 India WomenDeepti SharmaAll-rounder58 (58)0/— (run out impact in field)
🇮🇳 India WomenAmanjot KaurAll-rounder12 (14)
🇮🇳 India WomenRicha Ghosh (wk)Wicketkeeper34 (24)
🇮🇳 India WomenRadha YadavBowler3* (3)
🇮🇳 India WomenRenuka SinghBowlerDid not bat
🇮🇳 India WomenKranti GaudBowlerDid not bat
🇮🇳 India WomenShree CharaniBowlerDid not bat
🇿🇦 South Africa WomenLaura Wolvaardt (c)Batter101 (top score)
🇿🇦 South Africa WomenTazmin BritsBatter42 (approx)
🇿🇦 South Africa WomenAnneke BoschBatter18 (approx)
🇿🇦 South Africa WomenSune LuusAll-rounder25 (approx)0/34 (5 ov)
🇿🇦 South Africa WomenMarizanne KappAll-rounder30 (approx)0/59 (10 ov)
🇿🇦 South Africa WomenChloe TryonAll-rounder15 (approx)1 wicket
🇿🇦 South Africa WomenNadine de KlerkAll-rounder10 (approx)1 wicket
🇿🇦 South Africa WomenAyabonga KhakaBowler5 (approx)3 wickets
🇿🇦 South Africa WomenNonkululeko MlabaBowler01 wicket
🇿🇦 South Africa WomenSinalo Jafta (wk)Wicketkeeper8 (approx)
🇿🇦 South Africa WomenAnnerie DercksenAll-rounder0–10 (approx)

1st T20I

India had an encouraging start but were ultimately unable to catch up with South Africa in this matchup. After being bowled out for just 132 in 20 overs, chase never really began from there; nonetheless, Indian batswomen managed to score seven runs off their last over; unfortunately this wasn’t enough to win it for India.

Women’s T20I cricket made its debut at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games and since then it has spread throughout the world, being used as an excellent way of promoting cricket and even landing it a spot in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

T20 cricket, also known as Twenty20 or T20 International Cricket Council cricket, is an accelerated form of the game played between international teams recognized by the International Cricket Council. Each innings played during a Twenty20 match is limited to twenty overs. Cricket at amateur level has seen significant popularity growth since it first emerged, particularly among younger audiences.

One of three forms of professional cricket – alongside first-class and List A cricket – T20 cricket has quickly become one of the most widely played forms. T20I cricket has also been used to introduce the game in countries that do not traditionally practice it, further expanding its global appeal. According to the International Cricket Council (ICC), T20 is considered the ideal format to take cricket to its next level.

2nd T20I

India and New Zealand engaged in an action-packed second match of their five-match series at Raipur on Tuesday. Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav put on an outstanding partnership – Kishan scoring an unbeaten 76 off 32 balls while Yadav scored an unbeaten 82 not out from 37 balls to lead India to an emphatic win.

Twenty20 internationals (T20Is) are an established form of limited overs cricket that have been sanctioned by the International Cricket Council (ICC). T20 matches typically consist of twenty overs per innings with an inning-wide powerplay after six overs has passed.

Kishan begins the over with two fours before pulling a short ball for another four in deep midwicket ropes. Foulkes delivers another back-of-length delivery which Kishan smashes to the boundary at full stretch.

WICKET! Kuldeep delivers a googly that tempts Phillips into hitting for big shots and it sails straight back towards long-on, where long-on awaits to collect it! Phillips misses and the ball falls safely to Long-on where it was easily caught!

Aiden Markram attempts a big hit on the last ball of an over, but misses. Axar Patel takes an impressive catch at deep midwicket to dismiss South African captain Aiden Markram!

Lutho Sipamla bowled an excellent over, conceding only nine runs in his over. Kishan hit an immediate six to extra cover on the first ball before attempting a big shot on the following ball but skying it.

Ottneil Baartman caught and caught Kishan to dismiss him! Now India need something special from their remaining batsmen! With required run rate now over 29, we must now see something extraordinary from them to achieve victory!

3rd T20I

South Africa took control of the third match of their series convincingly as South African batswomen Laura Wolvaardt led her side with an excellent fifty, supported by Chloe Tryon and Annerie Dercksen to keep India at bay throughout. India eventually capitulated when giving away too many wides and extras that allowed SA to score runs easily.

Bowlers were not at their best on this day and none seemed at ease on the pitch, while India’s batting performance was exceptional; therefore they must work to improve their bowling in future matches. They face an uphill climb ahead, and will need to become much better in order to compete against some of the greatest teams worldwide. On Saturday, both sides will aim to capture victory and finish their campaign on an upbeat note.

The winning team in each group will advance to the ICC T20 World Cup 2019, while losing teams will be replaced by those finishing second in their group stage. Furthermore, two teams from each group will advance directly to the semi-finals. Winners from each semifinal will then play each other to decide the champion of the T20 World Cup tournament.

The champion of this year’s edition will earn $250,000 prize money and qualify for the 2020 ICC Cricket World Cup tournament taking place in Australia and New Zealand; second through fourth place teams will each receive $100,000 as an incentive and will advance into England and Wales’ 2020 ICC T20 World Cup tournaments.

4th T20I

At Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, India and South Africa are competing in an essential T20 International match-up: India hopes to seal off their five-match series and give themselves an edge heading into the 2026 World Cup while South Africa are looking for their ideal combinations with both bat and ball to build something meaningful going into their tournament campaign.

Defense was difficult for the Proteas as they struggled with bat and ball, only saving themselves with Aiden Markram’s impressive knock of 61 off 46 balls as their skipper Aiden Markram made crucial contributions towards helping their total reach 177 before Indian bowlers tightened the screws on them for just 117 runs to score off; Abhishek Sharma (35), Shubman Gill (28) and Tilak Varma (26) all helped India secure an easy victory.

Following a slow start, India eventually found some momentum through their middle overs in the India Women’s National Cricket Team Vs South Africa Women’s National Cricket Team Match Scorecard. Deepti Sharma made significant inroads against Annerie Dercksen before deceiving Chloe Tryon into scooping a catch to the boundary by misleading Chloe Tryon into giving up an easy catch at short leg. Renuka Singh secured victory for India by trapping Tazmin Brits and Nadine de Klerk with two wickets each in her final over.

CategoryIndia Women 🇮🇳South Africa Women 🇿🇦
Match ResultWon by 52 runsLost
Total Score298/7 (50 overs)246 all out (45.3 overs)
Top BatterShafali Verma – 87Laura Wolvaardt – 101
Key Middle OrderDeepti Sharma – 58, Richa Ghosh – 34Marizanne Kapp – 30, Sune Luus – 25
CaptainHarmanpreet KaurLaura Wolvaardt
Best BowlerDeepti Sharma – key wickets + controlAyabonga Khaka – 3 wickets
Support BowlersRenuka Singh, Radha YadavNonkululeko Mlaba, Chloe Tryon
Turning PointDeepti Sharma removing key SA batters (Dercksen, Tryon)Collapse in middle overs
Player of MatchShafali Verma

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