South Africa women don finish India women for Benoni, win di 5th T20I by 23 runs and take di series 4-1. Laura Wolvaardt, di captain, play like she dey possessed, carry her bat with 92 not out from 56 balls.
She bin come out first to bat with Sune Luus, and dem put 75 runs for di first wicket. Shree Charani break di stand, remove Luus for 23, and later clean Tazmin Brits. But Wolvaardt no gree stop.
India bowlers try well. Renuka Singh get 2/21, Shree Charani get 2/22, Deepti Sharma get 2/37. Dem control di middle overs, but Wolvaardt and Sinalo Jafta push di score to 155/6 for di last two overs.
India chase no start well. Shafali Verma go early, Jemimah Rodrigues follow. Smriti Mandhana rest again. Anushka Sharma make 17, but India dey 38/3 inside eight overs. Harmanpreet Kaur try to hold, but she score only 22 off 28 before Nonkululeko Mlaba remove her.
Bharti Fulmali give hope with 40 off 30 balls, four boundaries and two sixes. But when she fall for di 16th over, India dey 99/5. Di rest batters no get support. Richa Ghosh hit 25 not out off 15, but di target too far. India end on 132/8.
Nonkululeko Mlaba lead South Africa bowling with 2/15. Di spinners choke India for middle overs, force risky shots. Wolvaardt finish as di series top scorer, and her team dominate from start to finish. India only win di 4th T20I, wey Deepti Sharma take five wickets.
Di series na final assignment for India before dem go England tour and Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, wey go hold for June-July. Di two teams dey di same group for dat World Cup. So dis defeat go give India plenty tins to tink about.
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