An all-round efficiency by Deepti Sharma guided the India girls’s cricket crew to a 27-run win over host South Africa within the first T20I of the triangular sequence at Buffalo Park, East London, on Thursday night time.
Deepti took three wickets after scoring 33 off 23 whereas sharing an important 76-run sixth-wicket partnership with Amanjot Kaur, who scored 41 off 30 balls.
Opener Yastika Bhatia scored 35, however a middle-order collapse put India in bother earlier than Deepti and Amanjot introduced India again into the sport, posting a aggressive 147 for six within the stipulated 20 overs.
Nonkululeko Mlaba was South Africa’s most profitable bowler, scalping wickets of Jemimah Rodrigues and Devika Vaidya.
Beginning the chase, South Africa misplaced openers early, as Deepti and Rajeshwari Gayakwad dismissed Laura Wolvaardtc and Anneke Bosch within the Powerplay.
The South African center order’s effort, initiated by captain Sune Luus (29 not out), went in useless as India restricted it to 120 for 9 in 20 overs.
India girls will play West Indies on January 23 on the similar venue.