SA-W vs IND-W 5th T20I Live Commentary - Benoni (27 April 2026)

Back of a length and around leg, Harmanpreet Kaur helps it past short fine. Nonkululeko Mlaba gives a good chase and keeps it down to two runs.

Short of a length and on middle, Harmanpreet Kaur pulls it away to deep square leg for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Nadine De Klerk strikes in her first over. Change of pace does the trick for her. She lands this on a good length and on middle, takes pace off. Anushka Sharma backs away to loft it down the ground, but her bottom hand comes off the bat upon contact. She ends up hitting it from the inside half of the bat and the ball flies in the air straight to long on, where Chloe Tryon moves forward a bit and takes a good catch. India Women are 38/3, chasing 156 runs.

No run.

2 runs.

Floated, short and around off, turns away, Harmanpreet Kaur backs away and punches it through covers for a single.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Anushka Sharma blocks it out.

Excellent fielding! Flighted, full and on off, Anushka Sharma pushes it wide of extra cover and sets off for the run. Laura Wolvaardt dives to her right and makes a fine stop. She gets up and throws it at the batter's end, where Kaur has to hurry but makes her ground.

Flatter, full and on middle, Harmanpreet Kaur drills it down the pitch, where Nonkululeko Mlaba dives to her right on the follow-through to make a half-stop.

FOUR! Up and over! Gives this one some more air, full and around off. Harmanpreet Kaur gets her hands through the shot, hits it through the line and over mid off for a boundary.

Short and on middle, Harmanpreet Kaur moves back and nudges it through mid-wicket for one.

Back of a length and around off, Anushka Sharma punches it to sweeper cover for a single.

Short of a length and on off, Harmanpreet Kaur rides the bounce and dabs it to point.

Tries to be cheeky but doesn't come off! Touch fuller and on off, Harmanpreet Kaur gets down and across for the scoop but the ball goes off the face of the bat to the side of the helmet. It rolls towards point, where the fielder picks up and throws unnecessarily, allowing a run.

Hard length and on off, Anushka Sharma stabs it towards extra cover.

Bangs this into the pitch, just outside off, Anushka Sharma slaps it but cannot beat extra cover.

Keeps the length short again, on middle, Anushka Sharma miscues her pull off the toe-end towards mid on. India Women are 28/2 at the end of the Powerplay!

FOUR! Fine shot! Short of a length and well outside off. Anushka Sharma gets the chance to free her arms. Her bottom hand comes off the bat after contact but she crunches it through point for a boundary.

Back of a length and on off, Anushka Sharma punches it towards extra cover. Laura Wolvaardt gets low to stop it but the ball deflects off her knee, allowing the batters to take the single.

Bangs this into the pitch, but angling down the leg side. Harmanpreet Kaur looks to pull it away, but gloves it behind. It falls short of the diving keeper to her left.

Hits the length hard and around off, Harmanpreet Kaur steers it away towards point.

Slower one, full and on off, Harmanpreet Kaur clips it to mid-wicket.

Four dots on the trot to end the over! Fuller again and on middle, Harmanpreet Kaur tucks it to short mid-wicket. Despite the boundary, just 5 runs off the over. Marx figures read 3-0-12-1. Superb stuff from her.

FIVE WIDES! Terrible start by Ayabonga Khaka. Bashes it short and down leg. Sharma steps across to flick it away but misses and it rolls past the keeper and into the fence.

Hard length delivery on the slower side, around off. Sharma gets on her toes and tucks it to mid-wicket for one.

Back of a length delivery, around off. Jemimah Rodrigues respectfully keeps it out.

OUT! TAKEN. Another one falls. Khaka bowls into the surface on the shorter side, around off. Gets to a nice height for Jemimah to pull it away, and she goes after it, but plays off the higher part of the blade. She fails to get the connection and Chloe Tryon at deep square leg makes no mistake. India in some early troube. 

On a good length, outside off. Kaur punches it to point. The fielder dives to her right and makes an excellent stop.

A bit short and around off. Harmanpreet Kaur knocks it to cover.

Superb comeback from Ayabonga Khaka. Keeps it short and bowls it on middle. Harmanpreet Kaur nudges it to mid-wicket. 

Back of a length, on middle and leg. Anushka Sharma stays back and swipes it to deep square leg for a single.

OUT! GONE! Big wicket for South Africa Women, as Verma departs. Not a great delivery from Marx. Errs in line and drifts one on the pads. Verma tries to use the pace as she sweeps along the way, but ends up hitting it straight in the hands of short fine leg. Good catch by Chloe Tryon, getting low to her left. 

On a nagging length, around off, slight away movement. Jemimah Rodrigues puts in a strong defensive prod.

Into the surface, slightly short and on middle. Jemimah Rodrigues fends it away on the leg side for a quick single to get underway.

Wide! Pushes it full and down leg. Anushka Sharma looks to flick but misses.

Touch fuller, around the fourth stump line. Sharma presses and punches but straight to short cover.

Quick single to end the over. Too full and on middle. Sharma drills it to mid on for a single.

Flights it full and on leg, comes with the angle. Shafali Verma nudges it to mid-wicket for a single.

Angles in a length ball, flatter and on middle. Sharma punches it back to Chloe Tryon.

Loops it up and goes a bit full, on middle and leg. Sharma sweeps it straight to short fine leg.

In the air...lands safely. Chloe Tryon slows up the pace and bowls it flat on middle. Anushka Sharma comes down the track to heave but gets beaten for the pace. Ends up hitting it over mid on for a couple of runs. Sharma is underway.

FOUR! Creamed in the gap! Pitches it up, around off. Anushka Sharma leans and nicely drives it through covers, in the gap for a boundary. Much better shot from Sharma.

Tossed up, full and on middle. AS turns it through mid-wicket for a single. 

Eliz-Mari Marx begins with a length delivery, outside off, hint of away shape. Shafali Verma punches it to point.

Drags the length back by a faction and gives width outside off. Shafali Verma cuts it aerially over point for a brace. India are underway. 

On a good length, outside off. Verma opens the bat face and guides it to third man for a single.

Short of a good length, outside off, little away movement. Anushka Sharma punches off the back foot to point.

Keeps bowling in the same channel. On a length, outside off. Anushka Sharma knocks it straight to cover.

Three dots to end the over. Fractionally full, outside off. Anushka Sharma half-presses and pushes it to point. Tidy start by Eliz-Mari Marx.