IND-W vs SA-W

5:45 pm local time (5:45 pm IST): What a rollercoaster of a ride this was! ODI cricket at its very best! India Women triumphed under pressure and made this win a memorable one! South Africa Women go again on the 2nd of May against hosts Sri Lanka Women. Which team will pick up its first points? We shall see! But you can switch tabs right here to catch all the action from Delhi a little bit later on in the evening when Delhi Capitals take on Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 48 in the IPL. For now, it is the pair of Rajarshi and Bidipto taking your leave. Keep following Sportskeeda! 

Harmanpreet Kaur [India Women captain]: "I think they were in the gam till around the 25th over. After that, wickets started to fall and slowly but surely got back into the match. When Tazmin Brits had to retire hurt, we spoke about wrestling the initiative and picking up more wickets. That happened through good bowling partnerships. At no point did we think that we lost the game and the fielding efforts showed that. With the bat, we could have put 20 runs more on the board, but still, it was a good score." 

Sneh Rana (Player of the Match, 5/43 in 10 overs): "I was thinking about my variations, taking wickets. Pace-off deliveries were working really well. Today it was a bit tougher condition-wise than the previous day, but the communication was clear with my captain about the tactics. I keep going no matter what, and whenever the team requires me to step up, I give my best." 

Laura Wolvaardt [South Africa captain]: Taz batted really well, we were set up nice and early, but we lost our way with the bat. We had a lot of firepower on that order, fell just short after such a long game. (On Tazmin retiring) She had cramps and could barely get up the stairs, could only come back on when she was fit. The team needed to support her in the middle phase.

5:25 pm local time (5:25 pm IST): India Women win by 15 runs with 4 balls to spare! 

Pratika Rawal 78 (91) | Sneh Rana - 5/43 (10)
Tazmin Brits 109 (107) | Nonkululeko Mlaba - 2/55 (10)

ODI cricket has its own charm! When one thinks that the match is surely heading one way, the plot twists and makes the pendulum swing the other way. It isn't a 120-ball contest, and so, the team that is in the driver's seat needs to make sure it remains in the driver's seat. South Africa did not, and India capitalized, big time! 

Tazmin Brits and Laura Wolvaardt had India in all sorts! Runs are coming on both sides of the wicket and the shoddy fielding kept assisting the duo. Even after Wolvaardt's dismissal, Brits continued. Despite her struggles in the heat, she went on to bring up her 3rd ODI century. When she retired hurt, the match was very much in South Africa's pocket. 

Sune Luus first and Annerie Dercksen later kept the charge going. But both succumbed to the pressure of the occasion and the other batters just fell down like a house of cards! Chloe Tryon's slow and rusty batting took the Protea Women nowhere either. 

For India, the off-spin duo of Deepti Sharma and Sneh Rana took 8 wickets between them. Rana picked up a well-deserved fifer and there were dome crucial overs chipped in too by both Arundhati Reddy and Shree Charani! 

Even after fielding poorly for most parts, some good saves and catches came out when they mattered and Harmanpreet Kaur's team kept their wits about themselves to take a humdinger of a match in hot and humid conditions! 

49.2 Kashvee Gautam to Nonkululeko Mlaba, THAT SHOULD BE THAT! Back of a length outside off, Mlaba makes room and carves this towards the fielder at deep cover. Mlaba desperately wanted the strike back, so she turned for the second right when the ball was hurled in at the keeper's. Ghosh gathered on the bounce and clipped the bails off, Mlaba was yards out of her ground. India were tested to a large extent, but they come out on top for the second time in this tri-series, winning by 15 runs today!

49.1 Kashvee Gautam to Nonkululeko Mlaba, flat-batted... OVER THE ROPES! Well well, are we in for a twist? Slow, back of a length outside off. Mlaba makes room, goes down the pitch and gives it a whack across the line. The ball flies just over the ropes towards long off

Kashvee Gautam [7.0-0-40-0] comes back into the attack.

Right then, we are into the final over of the innings with India in the driver's seat! 

48.6 Arundhati Reddy to Ayabonga Khaka, has this carried? Not according to Harmanpreet, she thinks it just bounced. Full, outside off, Khaka had a big swing across the line, got a thick edge towards short third. Harmanpreet dived forward and got hold of the ball

48.2 Arundhati Reddy to Nonkululeko Mlaba, hesitation... PROVES COSTLY FOR SOUTH AFRICA! Reddy went full, landing it close to the blockhole around off. Mlaba dug it out into the leg side. Like typical tailenders, the batters were unsure whether to go for a run or not. Klaas is sent back from halfway, Reddy picks the ball up, runs towards the stumps and underarms the ball onto them, catching Klaas short