IND W vs SA W: Team India got its first defeat in the World Cup, South Africa won the match in the last over.

India W vs South Africa W: Team India, captained by Harmanpreet Kaur, had to face a crushing defeat by 6 wickets against South Africa in its third match in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. Batting first in this match played in Manchester, the Indian team scored 158 runs for 7 wickets. In reply, South Africa won the match by scoring 161 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in 19.1 overs.

The hero of this victory of the Proteas team was star all-rounder Marizanne Cap, who played an unbeaten inning of 81 runs with the bat and also took 2 wickets with the ball. For this brilliant performance he was also chosen Player of the Match.

India’s flop batting

In this match, the Indian team won the toss and decided to bat first. However, India did not have a good start and got the first blow on the score of just 30 runs. Opener Shefali Verma returned to the pavilion after scoring 31 runs in 15 balls. After this, Smriti Mandhana was out cheaply after scoring 17 runs, Yastika Bhatia after scoring 15 runs and Jemimah Rodrigues after scoring 12 runs. India had lost 4 wickets on the score of only 83 runs. At the same time, captain Harmanpreet Kaur also failed to play a big innings in her historic 200th T20 International match and was out after scoring 24 runs.

However, Deepti Sharma tried to handle the innings for some time, but she also returned to the pavilion after scoring 29 runs. Apart from these, Richa Ghosh added 15 runs, Arundhati Reddy 6 runs and Prema Rawat added 3 runs. Thanks to these innings, the Indian team scored a competitive score of 158 runs for 7 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. At the same time, for South Africa, Marijan Kapp and Shabnim Ismail took 2-2 wickets, while Ayabonga Khaka, Nadine de Klerk and Nonkuleleko Mlaba got 1-1 success.

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Marijan Cap played the match winning inning of 81 not out

The South African team, which came to chase the target of 159 runs, did not have a good start and lost 2 wickets at the score of just 25 runs. Captain Laura Wolvaardt returned to the pavilion after scoring 20 runs, while Anne Dirksen was out without opening the account. However, after this Marijan Kapp took charge and took the team to the threshold of victory. Marijan played an explosive inning of 81 unbeaten runs in just 45 balls, which included 7 fours and 4 sixes.

Apart from him, Tajmin Brits played an important inning of 40 runs in 36 balls. The South African team won the match by scoring 161 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in 19.1 overs. For India, Shri Charani took maximum 3 wickets, while Shefali Verma got 1 wicket. This was Team India’s first defeat in the World Cup after winning two consecutive matches against Pakistan and Netherlands.

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