The South African women’s cricket team defeated the Indian women’s cricket team by eight wickets in the second T20I on Sunday to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.The result was set up by the South African bowlers who dismissed India for 147. The chase was then completed in 17.1 overs with the hosts reaching 148 for two.South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt scored 54 and was supported by Sune Luus who made 57. The pair added 106 runs for the first wicket in 12 overs to keep South Africa in control of the chase.Wolvaardt built her innings by putting the ball in the gaps and rotated the strike regularly. She also hit a six through covers against Sree Charani to reach her fifty in 30 balls, her 15th in T20Is. At the other end, Luus targeted singles and doubles and hit a six off Shreyanka Patil.Patil later dismissed both Wolvaardt and Luus, but by then the score was in South Africa’s favour.
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RCB admit batting failure after narrow defeat | IPL 2026 Earlier, Shafali Verma scored 57 to lead India’s innings, but the rest of the batting line-up did not build at the start. India were bowled out for 147.Shafali added 53 runs for the third wicket with debutant Anushka Sharma making 28. However, India had already lost Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues in successive overs with Chloe Tryon (3/22).After the partnership, South Africa’s bowlers regained control. Ayabonga Khaka, Tumi Sekhukhune (3/31) and Nadine de Klerk used slower balls and cutters to limit the scoring.Shafali, who had bowled Sekhukhune earlier in the innings, slowed before reaching her fifty in 31 balls. She was then sent off after hitting the ball in the air on Noku Mlaba, with de Klerk making the catch.Anushka was also dismissed by Tryon as India slumped from 99 for two in 12 overs to 109 for four in the 14th over.From there, India lost wickets regularly. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh and Deepti Sharma were all dismissed as they struggled to add to their tally.India lost eight wickets for 48 runs at this stage, reducing their total and allowing South Africa to finish the chase comfortably.
