दक्षिण अफ्रीका vs भारत, तीसरा टी-20, द वॉन्डरर्स स्टेडियम, जोहान्सबर्ग, 22 April 2026 - कमेंट्री

Shorter in length, on middle, Sune Luus swats it to long on for a single.

Dragged back, on middle and leg, Tazmin Brits stays back and works it through square leg for one. South Africa Women are one big hit away from the win now.

SIX! Sune Luus finishes things off in style! SOUTH AFRICA WOMEN WIN BY 9 WICKETS AND TAKE THE SERIES. Deepti Sharma floats it up, full and around middle. Luus gets down on one knee and smokes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

FOUR! South Africa Women are doing it in a canter now! Tossed up, full and on middle, Laura Wolvaardt skips down the track to get to the pitch of it and blasts it over the bowler's head for a boundary. Just 10 runs needed to win now.

OUT! TAKEN! Finally, something to smile about for the Indians. The Laura Wolvaardt show is over, but it was special to watch her bat here. The Indian players go up to her to show their appreciation, while everyone present at the ground is on their feet. Coming to the delivery, this is looped up, full and on middle, does not spin much. Laura goes down for the sweep but gets a top edge as the ball flies towards deep mid-wicket. Anushka Sharma (Sub) runs forward, keeps her eyes on the ball and takes a good catch. Wolvaardt departs after a record-breaking century, putting her side on the verge of a famous series win here.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Tazmin Brits knocks it back to the bowler.

Flighted, full and on off, Tazmin Brits drives it to mid off.

Flatter, full and around leg, Tazmin Brits uses her feet and clips it through mid-wicket for one.

Short and around leg, Sune Luus flicks it through square leg for one.

SIX! Wolvaardt wants to end it in a hurry now. Dropped a bit short and angled into the batter. Wolvaardt swivels and pulls it away over the square leg fence for a biggie.

Kashvee comes around the wicket and bowls a full one across the off stump. Wolvaardt picks it up and lifts it high and wde to the right of deep cover for a couple of runs more.

Back of a length, angled across off, Wolvaardt flat-bats it down to long on and without much timing for a single.

A wide yorker, well bowled by Gautam. Luus drills the cover drive but straight to Shafali Verma at covers, who gets her body behind it.

FOUR! Sune Luus nearly knocks over the non-striker here. Pitched fuller and outside off, Luus hangs back and drills the ball down the ground, albeit a tad uppishly and picks up four runs.

Good length outside off, Luus forces the lofted shot up and over wide mid off and picks up a couple of runs.

SIX! Smoked away and up comes the 150-run stand between these two. Tossed up, on a length, Wolvaardt comes down the track and heaves it powerfully and flat over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

FOUR! Oh, no. How has that happened? A low full toss, on middle and leg, driven off the toe end of the bat down to long on. Jemimah Rodrigues, probably India's best fielder, just lets it through her hands and the ball rolls into the fence.

Flatter one on middle, Wolvaardt comes forward and hits it across to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Back-to-back FIFTIES for Sune Luus. Full and straight, clipped away to deep mid-wicket for a single and this has been a solid knock so far from her.

FOUR! HUNDRED FOR WOLVAARDT! What a knock from the South Africa Women skipper and that's the fastest T20I hundred ever for a Protea Women as well. Flatter one at the stumps, Wolvaardt advances down the pitch and smacks it flat over the bowler's head for a boundary. Laura takes off her helmet and revels in the ovation from the crowd and the dug-out as well.

Tossed up on middle, Wolvaardt comes down the pitch and shanks it down to long on for a single. Just 29 needed now off 36 balls.

Pitched-up delivery, on the stumps, driven down to long on for a single.

Slower one, looped up on off, dips on the batter. Luus smothers it back to the bowler.

Full, on middle and leg, flicked away wide to the right of long on for a single. Sune Luus moves to 49 now.

FOUR! Not quite where Wolvaardt intended that to go but the result is another boundary. Full again, angled in at the toes. Laura Wolvaardt takes the front leg out and swipes across the line but gets an inside edge and the ball goes behind square leg for a boundary.

Excellent running and this is now the highest-opening stand for the Proteas Women against India Women in T20Is. Fuller in length, outside off, driven just wide of deep cover for a couple of quick runs.

DROPPED! Another one goes down and it is the Indian skipper who drops the South African skipper. Length ball around off, Laura Wolvaardt goes after it but ends up skewing it up in the air towards mid off. Harmanpreet Kaur at extra cover scrambles towards the ball and lunges to reach it but the ball pops out of her hands. Single taken.

A rare mishit from Laura. Flighted ball, wide outside off and on a good length. Wolvaardt comes down the pitch to go afterit but drags it across to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Oh, that's gone through the legs. Fuller one, swepts away straight to mid-wicket, but Shafali Verma misfields and allows a single.

Fired in, full and on off, jammed out through extra cover for a single by Wolvaardt.

FOUR! Streaky. Full and well outside off stump, Luus reaches out to drive but cue-ends it past the keeper and fine of short third for a boundary.

Nagging length outside off, Luus hangs back and dabs it down to short third.

FOUR! The boundaries just keep on coming. Floated up on off, not all that full. Luus comes a bit forward and heaves the sweep away to the left of deep backward square leg and ends the over with another boundary. 11 off it.

Floated up, full and on off, Sune Luus shuffles across a bit and sweeps it flat towards deep backward square leg for a single.

SIX! As clean as a whistle! Tossed up on the stumps, Laura Wolvaardt dances down the pitch and whacks it straight back over the bowler's head and the ball sails into the sightscreen.

Calls for a catch but the ball lands safely. Darted in, full and on middle and leg, Wolvaardt gets inside the line to lap it away but gets a top edge fine of the short fine fielder and picks up a couple of runs.

Full on middle, whipped away to the right of a silly mid on and towards long on for a single.

Full again, straighter too, Luus stays compact and wrists it firmly down to long on for one more.

Floated up on the stumps, full again, turned away between square leg and mid-wicket for a run. 66 needed now off 54 balls.

Hard length and outside off, Sune Luus reaches out and stabs it towards extra cover for a single.

Follows the batter, serves this full and angling into leg, Laura Wolvaardt clips it to wide mid on.

Good length, follows the batter again into the leg side, Laura Wolvaardt has no room to work with and pats it to wide mid on again.

Touch fuller and on middle, Laura Wolvaardt flicks it aerially towards deep square leg for a run.

FIVE WIDES! Free runs! Reddy errs in line and serves this full but shaping down the leg side. Sune Luus fails to glance it away and Richa Ghosh also fails to stop it as the ball races to the fine leg fence for a boundary. Reddy is holding her left side again, looking in a bit of discomfort.

FOUR! Excellent shot! Pitched up and around off, Sune Luus gets her hands through the drive and creams it past extra cover. The fielder in the deep dives to her right but fails to stop the boundary.

Back of a length and on middle, Sune Luus pulls it away to deep mid-wicket for one more.

Tossed up, full and on off, Sune Luus uses her feet and drills it wide of long on for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Picks the gap beautifully! Floated, full nd on middle and leg. Sune Luus gets down on one knee and nails the sweep between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for a boundary. 100 UP FOR SA WOMEN. Also, consecutive 100-run stands between these two openers.

Looped up, full and on middle and leg. Sune Luus gets tangled up trying to tuck it away. Gets a top edge but it flies over Deepti's head. They cross.

Flighted, full and on off, Laura Wolvaardt goes down and drags it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Flatter, full and on middle and leg, Sune Luus goes for the reverse sweeep but gets a bottom edge as the ball stops on the pitch.

Gives this one some more air, full and on middle, Sune Luus swipes it to deep fine leg for one more.

FOUR! Put away with ease! Floated short but way down the leg side, begging to be hit. Sune Luus just helps it to the deep backward square leg fence for a boundary.

Short again and on middle, Sune Luus pulls it away to deep square leg for a single.

Dragged back, on middle, Laura Wolvaardt swats it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Keeps the length short, on middle, Sune Luus moves back and heaves it to deep mid-wicket for another run.

Another short delivery, on off, Laura Wolvaardt slaps it to long on for one.

Pushed through quicker, fullish and on middle, Sune Luus eases it down to long on for one more.

Floated, full and on middle, turns in, Sune Luus goes down but paddles it to short fine.

Flighted, full and on off, Sune Luus uses her feet but drills it straight back to the bowler.

DROPPED AND SIX! Another chance goes begging here! Tossed up, full and on middle, Sune Luus goes down and connects well with the slog sweep. It flies towards deep mid-wicket, where Jemimah Rodrigues is standing a few yards ahead of the ropes. She leaps up and tries to grab it with both hands above her head but the ball bursts through and goes over the fence for a biggie. If she was standing near the ropes, this would have been an easy catch.

Short and on middle, Sune Luus pulls it away to deep square leg, where the fielder does well to watch the spin and stop it. A single taken.

Dragged back and around off, Laura Wolvaardt opens the face of the bat and steers it wide of backward point. Renuka Singh Thakur dives to her right and gets a hand on it to push it away. Two taken.

FOUR! Clever batting! Flatter, full and around leg, Laura Wolvaardt gets inside the line of it and scoops it past short fine for a boundary. 13 runs off Patil's first over!

Finds the fielder! Fuller and around off, Laura Wolvaardt backs away and drills it really hard but straight to mid off.

FOUR! FIFTY FOR WOLVAARDT! Three half-centuries on the trot for the Protea skipper. She gets to it in just 23 balls as well, the fastest for South Africa Women in this format, breaking her own record. Short of a length and around middle, Laura Wolvaardt gets on top of the bounce and pulls it away wide of deep square leg for a boundary. Laura is putting on a show yet again.

Pitched up and on middle and leg, Laura Wolvaardt swipes it away to deep square leg for a single.

On a length and around off, Sune Luus pushes it to cover.

Touch fuller and on off, Sune Luus drags it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

FOUR! Easy pickings! A juicy full toss, on off. Laura Wolvaardt is not going to miss out on that and thumps it over the mid off fielder for four more runs. South Africa Women are 72/0 at the end of the Powerplay!

Length ball at the stumps, heaved across the line to deep mid-wicket for a rn by Sune Luus.

SIX! That's gone like a tracer bullet and into the stands. Length again, at the stumps, Laura Wolvaardt makes a bit of room and pummels it across and over deep mid-wicket for a huge six. The smile on Laura's face indicates she enjoyed that one. The 50-run stand is up between these two as well.

FOUR! Laura Wolvaardt is unstoppable right now. Renuka errs on the fuller side and serves a low full toss on middle and leg. Wolvaardt drills it back past the non-striker and picks up four more runs.

FOUR! The keeper yells, 'Nahi baba,' meaning 'not this ball,' to the bowler. Slower one, slightly short and wide outside off. Wolvaardt backs away and scythes it over cover-point for yet another boundary.

Full and angled into the toes, Wolvaardt hits it down to long on for a single.

Good running. Pitched up on middle and leg, slogged away between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Luus will feel she should have put that away. Full toss on middle, slogged away to deep mid-wicket for just a single.

Pitched fuller and on the pads, Wolvaardt works it 'round the corner and gets it to the left of Renuka Singh Thakur at short fine leg for a couple of runs.

FOUR! That's gone through. Good length on middle, Laura Wolvaardt gets forward well and powers it low to the left of mid-wicket for a boundary.

Back of a length, on middle and leg, Wolvaardt backs away to swat it across the line, but hits it between mid-wicket and mid on. Deepti Sharma at mid-wicket now, springs to her left and makes a half-stop. 

DROPPED! Oh, that should have been taken and that could be a huge miss for India. Fuller and outside off, Laura Wolvaardt looks to hit it over the off side but mistimes the ball towards wide mid off. Smriti Mandhana at extra cover, moves to her right and reaches out with both hands but ends up spilling it. They get a single as well.

Juicy full toss, on middle and leg, helped down to long leg for a single.

Pitched full and outside off, Sune Luus drills the cover drive but Smriti Mandhana at cover, dives to her left and makes a half-stop. Single taken.

Play and a miss. Good length, wide outside off, this one nibbles away slightly off the deck. Wolvaardt looks to cut but misses.

SIX! That's dismissive from Wolvaardt, she's on fire here. Good length on middle, Wolvaardt stands tall, swings across the line and launches the ball over wide long on for a biggie.

Pitched fuller and outside off, punched away to deep cover for a single.

On a good length and outside off, Luus goes after the cut shot but misses.

Shortish length, on off, dragged across to deep mid-wicket for a single by Sune Luus. South Africa Women are flying at 35/0 after 3 overs.

Gautam starts with a full-pitched delivery on middle. Wolvaardt swats the drive across and straight to mid on.

A low full toss now, around off and swinging in. Laura reaches for it and toe-ends the ball to mid on once again.

FIVE WIDES! Wolvaardt backs away a bit and Gautam tries to push it wider of the off stump. However, this lands beyond the tramline and skids through, beating the keeper to roll away into the deep third fence.

FOUR! Up and over. Pitched fuller and well outside off, Laura Wolvaardt goes after the width, stays still and nails it over extra cover for a boundary.

FOUR! Swatted down the ground this time. Fuller in length again, angling in from middle. Wolvaardt clears the front lge, swings through the line and hammes it over mid on for another boundary. 13 off the over already.

Back of a length and outside off, shaping away, Wolvaardt taps it to cover.

FOUR! Laura Wolvaardt is just toying with the field, 17 off the over. Wolvaardt backs away nice and early, gets a shortish ball outside off and slaps it between cover and cover-point for a boundary.

FOUR! What a start to the chase. Good-length delivery, slanted back into the batter but doesn't rise much. Laura Wolvaardt stays put and does well to tap it across into the big gap at mid-wicket and the ball runs away to the fence.

The keeper is now standing up. Fullish length, shaping into the stumps, Wolvaardt tucks it neatly to the left of the short fine leg fielder and picks up a single.

Back of a length, over middle, Sune Luus works it across to deep square leg and picks up a single to get off the mark.

Good length, darted into middle and leg, Wolvaardt taps it across to short mid-wicket.

Shortish length, wide outside off, Wolvaardt reaches out and cuts it to the left of deep point for one more.

WIDE! Oh, too much swing and that's a good take from the keeper. Pitched up on middle, darts well down the leg side. Luus is caught out of her crease for a moment but gets the back leg in before Richa Ghosh dislodges the bails.

WIDE! Half a shout for a caught behind but the umpire is having none of it. Skiddy length, just angles down the leg side. Luus looks to tickle it fine but misses. Might have just grazed the thigh pad.

Tight line on middle, fullish length as well, nudged into the leg side by Luus. 9 off the first over of the chase.