Chloe Tryon hammered a fiery yet unbeaten 57 off 32 as South Africa gave India women a reality check ahead of T20 World Cup with a stunning five-wicket victory on a tricky pitch to clinch the T20I tri-series title on Thursday (February 2).
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Harmanpreet Kaur-led India registered a comprehensive win over West Indies before the final showdown of tri-series in South Africa.
South African women brought their ace all-round show to the fore to thrash West Indies by 10 wickets in the fourth T20I of the Women's Tri-Series at Buffalo Park on Wednesday (January 25). Bowling first, Nonkululeko Mlaba rattled the West Indies batting line-up with her splendid spell of 4-2-7-1 as the Caribbeans were restricted to just 97/6 in their stipulated 20 overs. Laura Wolvaardt (42*) and Tazmin Brits (50) made the light work of West Indies' lowly target with 10 wickets and 38 balls to spare.
Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and opener Smriti Mandhana powered India to an unassailable total of 167/2 with powerful half-centuries as India won their second successive match of the ongoing South Africa Women's T20I Tri-Series on Monday, January 23.
In the opening match of the women's Tri-series including India, South Africa and the West Indies, the former defeated the Proteas by 27 runs at Buffalo Park in East London on January 19 (Thursday) and kick-started their campaign in style.
