दक्षिण अफ्रीका vs भारत, दूसरा टी-20, किंगस्मीड, डर्बन, 19 April 2026 - कमेंट्री

FOUR! There are the winning runs. Slower in the air, short and wide outside off. Tazmin Brits cuts it through point, in the gap for a boundary. South Africa Women win by 8 wickets.

Overpitched, on middle. Dercksen eases it straight down the ground for a single.

Bowls in the slot, fuller and on leg. Tazmin Brits drills it back to Reddy, who half-stops and parries it away to mid off for a single.

FOUR! South Africa inching closer. A bit too full from Reddy, outside off. Dercksen opens the bat face and guides it to third man for a boundary.

Pitched up, outside off. Dercksen drives it through covers for a single.

Serves it full and around off. Tazmin Brits crunches it to long off for a single.

FOUR! Cheeky from Annerie Dercksen. Bowls on a length and drifts it on leg. Dercksen stands tall and helps it through the line to fine leg for a boundary. The hosts are just a hit away now.

Wide! There's bounce and turn! Flat and angling down leg. Luus looks to flick it away but misses.

OUT! TAKEN! A bit late but something for India to cheer. Flights it full and drifting on leg. Luus looks to sweep but gets a thick top edge to deep square leg where Kranti Gaud runs in and holds onto it. Sune Luus goes for 57 (46).

Wide! Spills it full and down the leg side. Dercksen lets it be.

A quick run! Tossed up, fuller and around off. Dercksen goes back and nudges it to square leg. Brits calls for a single and Dercksen is late to respond but she makes the end.

FOUR! Good shot! Pitched up, outside off. Tazmin Brits frees the arms and drives it through covers for a boundary.

CHANCE! Floats it full and on middle and leg. Tazmin Brits gets low and slogs it away to long on where Arundhati Reddy drops down a sitter. India have put down two sitters now.

Floated full and around off. Dercksen keeps it out on the off side.

Angles it full and on middle and leg. Dercksen flicks it to mid-wicket for a run.

FOUR! Good effort but goes in vain! Floated, full and around off, Tazmin Brits backs away and muscles it powerfully wide of long off. The fielder runs to her right and dives but the power is so much, that the ball hits her hand and deflects to the fence for a boundary.

Short and on middle, Tazmin Brits pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

In the air...Safe! Slows it up, full and on middle, Sune Luus goes for the slog sweep but gets a top edge. It goes up in the air but lands well in front of long on. They cross.

Dragged back, on off, Tazmin Brits stabs it back to the bowler.

DROPPED! A chance goes begging here! Sree Charani tosses it up, full and on middle, Tazmin Brits tries the heave across the line but she gets a top edge now. It flies wide of long on, where Smriti Mandhana runs to her right and tries to take it on the move, but spills it out. You don't expect her to drop many, but this is pressure. Another run added to the total.

Shortish and around leg, Sune Luus clips it through mid-wicket for one more.

Shorter in length and on middle, Tazmin Brits flicks it off the back foot through square leg for a single.

FOUR! Innovative and effective! Tossed up, full and on middle, Sune Luus changes her stance early, keeps a steady head and reverse sweeps it past point for a boundary. South Africa Women need 35 runs in 40 balls now.

Just short! Floated, full and around middle, Sune Luus goes for the sweep this time, but gets a top edge. It flies towards deep square leg, where Kranti Gaud runs forward and dives but the ball falls short of her. She does well to get her body behind to save some runs. They cross.

Short and on middle, Tazmin Brits pats it to the right of the bowler, where Deepti makes a diving stop.

Slows it up, full and on middle, Tazmin Brits knocks it down the pitch.

Drops it short and on middle, Tazmin Brits heaves it to deep square leg for one more.

Fuller and on off, Sune Luus knocks it towards mid off.

FIFTY FOR SUNE LUUS! This has been a terrific knock from her. She played the perfect support to her skipper, but will want to finish the job now. This is pitched up and on off, Luus drills it to long on for a single.

Good length and on middle, angling in, Tazmin Brits misses her flick and gets hit on the pads. A slight appeal for LBW, but turned down.

Full again and on off, Tazmin Brits drives it well but fails to beat mid off.

On a length and on middle, Tazmin Brits turns it to the leg side.

Much fuller and on off, Tazmin Brits bunts it out to mid off for a run.

Shorter in length and on middle, Laura Wolvaardt moves back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Floated, short and on off, turns in, Sune Luus fends it on the back foot.

FOUR! South Africa Women are doing it in a canter now! Tossed up, full and around middle. Sune Luus gets down on one knee and executes the sweep perfectly between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for a boundary.

Flighted, full and on middle, Sune Luus eases it down to long on for a run.

Pushed through quicker, shortish and on middle, Laura Wolvaardt pats it down the pitch. Shreyanka Patil gets down well on the follow-through to make the stop.

OUT! TAKEN! Shreyanka Patil breaks the mammoth 106-run opening stand. She gives this one some more air, tempting the batter to go after it. Laura Wolvaardt charges down the track to go big down the ground but does not get the timing right on this one. It flies high toward long on, where Arundhati Reddy, near the ropes, settles under the high back and takes a good catch. She does really well to keep her balance and stay inside the field. End of a fantastic knock from Laura Wolvaardt, but she has done her job yet again.

Fuller and on off, Sune Luus drills it to long off for a single.

Full again and around off, Laura Wolvaardt drives it to long off for a run.

Sloppy! Pitched up and on middle, slower too, Sune Luus clips it towards mid-wicket. Harmanpreet Kaur moves to her right but lets it through for another run.

FOUR! FIFTY FOR WOLVAARDT! Back-to-back half-centuries for the Protea skipper, and she just continues her rich vein of form. Fuller in length again, outside off. Laura Wolvaardt stays leg side of the ball and carves it over extra covers for a boundary.

Overpitched and on middle, Laura Wolvaardt forces it down to long on for one more. 100 UP FOR SA WOMEN!

Another full delivery, on off, Sune Luus bunts it out towards extra cover.

Slightly short, outside off, stays a bit low. Laura Wolvaardt plays it across to mid-wicket for a single.

Flat, slower in the air and around off. Luus shapes for the reverse paddle but misses and gets hit on the pads.

On a good length and around off. Luus plays with the turn to long on for a single.

A bit quicker, length and on middle. Laura Wolvaardt goes back and forces it to the leg side.

Looped up, very full and on middle. Laura Wolvaardt drills it to long on for one more.

Very full and sliding on the pads. Luus flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Uppish but safe! Looped up, fuller and around off. Luus gets low to slog but top edges it to mid on. The fielder from deep runs in and picks on a bounce. A run.

Flatter delivery, outside off. Laura Wolvaardt cuts hard but Arundhati Reddy at point makes a sharp stop.

SIX! BANG! Wonderful from Laura! A good length delivery, around off, the arm ball. Laura Wolvaardt comes down and lifts it over extra cover, all the way for a six.

FOUR! Good shot. Flighted, very full and on middle and leg. Laura Wolvaardt gets on her knee and sweeps it behind square leg for a boundary.

One more run as Laura Wolvaardt works it down to long on.

Excellent running! Tossed up, full and on middle. Luus punches it to the right of long off for a couple of runs.

Serves it full and tailing on the pads. Laura Wolvaardt tickles it to deep square leg for a single.

A low full toss, outside off. Sune Luus drills it down to long on fr a single.

Wide! Reddy follows Laura on the leg side but overcorrects with one well down leg. Laura Wolvaardt lost her footing but got lucky as Richa Ghosh, the keeper, failed to gather it cleanly. That was a chance.

Drifts it full and down the leg side. Laura Wolvaardt gets on her knee to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads.

A yorker-length delivery on middle. Laura Wolvaardt digs it out to long on for a single.

On a good length, around off. Sune Luus keeps it out on the leg side.

Pushes it full and on middle. Luus hits it down to long on for a run.

Flatter delivery, outside off. Laura Wolvaardt punches it to deep cover for a single.

Hits the length and bowls it around off. Sune Luus rocks back and nudges it to mid-wicket for a single.

An arm ball, fuller and around off, turning away. Laura Wolvaardt punches it to cover.

Flights a touch and bowls it full, on off. Laura Wolvaardt knocks it down to long off for a single.

A huge appeal for LBW but just sliding down. Fuller delivery, sliding on leg. Luus looks to sweep it away but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Floated full and around off. Luus leans and pushes it to cover.

Flatter, full and around leg, Sune Luus gets down and paddles it past shrot fine. Shreyanka Patil from deep backward square leg runs a long way to her right and dives to make the stop. Two taken.

FOUR! Gets it away this time! Floated, full and down the leg again, Sune Luus gets on one knee and swipes it behind square on the leg side. Shreyanka Patil once again runs to her right and dives, but only manages to parry it over the fence for a boundary.

A bit short and on middle, Sune Luus nudges it to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Put away with ease! Deepti Sharma bowls a half-tracker, on middle, begging to be put away. Sune Luus has enough time to rock back and heaves it in front of square on the leg side for another boundary.

Dragged back again, on the pads, Sune Luus pulls it to deep square leg for one.

Slows it up, full and on middle, Laura Wolvaardt uses her feet and lofts it down the ground to long on for one more. South Africa Women are 66/0 at the end of the Powerplay!

Tossed up, full and on off, Sune Luus taps it out to short cover.

FOUR! Fine shot! Flighted delivery, full and on middle. Sune Luus gets nice and low on one knee and nails the sweep to the deep square leg fence for a boundary.

NO BALL AND FOUR! That's gone horribly wrong for Sree Charani! She loses the grip of the ball and bowls a very high full toss, almost at the head height of the batter, outside off. Sune Luus slashes her bat at it, gets an outside edge that races past short third for another boundary. No Ball called for height. Free Hit up next.

Another full toss, outside off, Sune Luus throws her bat at it but misses out this time.

Flighted, full and on off, Sune Luus drives it to cover.

A looppy delivery, full and on off, Sune Luus goes down and swipes it to deep mid-wicket for one more. 50 up for South Africa Women!

FOUR! More runs! Sree Charani gives this one some air, full and just outside off. Laura Wolvaardt gets the chance to free her arms and carasses it between point and cover for four more runs.

SIX! Breaks the shackles! Tossed up, full and on off, turns in a bit. Sune Luus skips down the trackto get closer to the pitch of the ball and launches it over the long on fence for the first biggie of the chase.

Floated, short and on middle, Sune Luus pulls it to deep square leg for a run.

FOUR! Short and punished! Dragged down and well outside off. Laura Wolvaardt does not miss out. She accepts the width on offer and cuts it away beautifully wide of point for another boundary.

Flatter, full and on off, Laura Wolvaardt uses her feet and tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Flighted, full and on leg, Sune Luus clips it through mid-wicket for a run.

Slightly quicker, full and on off, Laura Wolvaardt backs away to push it away but gets a thick outside edge, but does not carry to short third.

FOUR! Gets it through! Fuller in length and around middle. Laura Wolvaardt backs away to access the off side, extends her arms and smashes it through extra covers for a boundary.

Short of a length and outside off, Laura Wolvaardt cuts it over point. Smriti Mandhana in the deep runs to her left and makes a fine diving stop to keep it down to two runs.

Bangs this into the pitch, on middle and leg, Laura Wolvaardt pulls it away straight towards deep square leg for just a single.

Hits the length hard, on middle, Sune Luus helps it through square leg for one.

Low full toss, on off, Laura Wolvaardt takes a couple of steps out and drills it wide of mid off. Shafali Verma moves quickly to her right to make the stop.

Back of a length and outside off, Sune Luus cuts it through point for one more.

Shreyanka Patil begins with a floater, short and on off, Sune Luus stays back and defends it.

WIDE! Flatter, short but turning down the leg side, Sune Luus fails to paddle it away. Wided.

Slows it up, shortish and on off, turns in sharply, Sune Luus stabs it out to short cover.

Dragged back and outside off, Sune Luus cuts it away towards point, where the fielder gets a good hand on it. Just a single.

FOUR! Nice use of the feet! Flighted, full and around off. Laura Wolvaardt comes down the track, strethes out in front and thumps it past the bowler to the long off fence for a boundary.

Another short delivery, on middle, turns in, Laura Wolvaardt moves back and pulls it to deep square leg for one.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Sune Luus blocks it on the front foot.

Kranti Gaud begins with a fuller delivery on middle. Laura Wolvaardt clips it to square leg.

South Africa Women are underway! Bangs it short and on middle. Laura Wolvaardt picks the length and pulls it hard to deep square leg. The fielder runs to her left, dives and does well to keep the ball away from the ropes. Two runs.

FOUR! Slashed and slashed hard. Short of a good length and wide outside off. Laura Wolvaardt frees her arms and hammers it though point for a boundary.

Gets the stumps into play as Gaud bowls it full. Laura Wolvaardt drills it to mid on for a quick single.

Overthrow! Length ball, outside off. Luss slaps it to point for a single. Harmanpreet Kaur throws to the keeper, who fails to stop and it rolls away for another run.

Short in length, outside off. Sune Luus punches it away through point for a single. Good start by South Africa Women.