India set a challenging target of 159 runs for South Africa, this player turned the entire match in the last overs!

Ind-W Vs Sa-W: In the 18th match of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, India has set a target of 159 runs to win against South Africa. ‘Group-A’ In this match, the Indian team has entered with the intention of scoring a hat-trick of victories.

After winning the toss and opting to bat at Emirates Old Trafford on Sunday, the Indian team scored 158 runs after losing 7 wickets in the stipulated overs. The opening pair of Smriti Mandhana and Shefali Verma made a partnership of 30 runs in 18 balls for the first wicket.

wickets kept falling continuously

Mandhana returned to the pavilion after scoring 17 runs in 12 balls with 3 fours, after which Shefali added 24 runs for the second wicket with Yastika Bhatia. India got the second blow in the form of Shefali Verma, who was out after scoring 31 runs in 15 balls with 1 six and 4 fours.

After this the team lost wickets at regular intervals. The situation was such that India got its fourth blow till the score was 83 in 10.2 overs. From here, captain Hamanpreet Kaur along with Deepti Sharma scored 33 runs in 26 balls for the fifth wicket and took the team beyond the century mark.

Harmanpreet Kaur scored 24 runs

Kaur returned to the pavilion after scoring 24 runs in 22 balls. His innings included 2 fours. After this, Deepti Sharma made a partnership of 21 runs with Richa Ghosh for the sixth wicket. In this match, Deepti returned after scoring 29 runs in 21 balls with 3 fours. Apart from these, Richa Ghosh contributed 15 runs to the team’s account. For South Africa, Marijan Kapp and Shabnim Ismail took 2-2 wickets. Nonkululeko Mlaba, Ayabonga Khaka and Nadine de Klerk took 1 wicket each.

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India’s playing eleven: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shefali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Jemimah Rodriguez, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Deepti Sharma, Prema Rawat, Arundhati Reddy, Sri Charani and Nandini Sharma.

South Africa’s playing eleven: Laura Wolvaardt (captain), Tajmin Britz, Annery Derksen, Dane van Niekerk, Marijanne Kapp, Nadine de Klerk, Chloe Tryon, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka and Nonkululeko Mlaba. -with agency input