IND W vs SA W Highlights: Heartbreak as Ind eliminated after last ball loss

Women's World Cup: It was heartbreaking loss for India as a no-ball off the second last ball saw Mignon du Preez return after being caught and then hit the winning runs on the very last ball to win it

1:16 PM

Live | India vs South Africa | CWC 2022 | SA 211-4 | Over 42- 200 up for South Africa

 

Eight runs have come from this over and Harmanpreet Kaur was guilty of bowling it short and she was punished for four as well. Sneh Rana has now come back into the attack and India would want her favourite daughter to get a wicket here and drag the game more in India's favour 

 

So far, Sneh has given four singles off four balls, can she finish it well is the question. Yes, she can. Only five singles from the over. But India now need wickets 

1:08 PM

Live | India vs South Africa | CWC 2022 | SA 198-4 | Over 40- It's getting close

Seven runs come from this over and it is not how India would have liked it to go. The Indians need to be aggressive here and get the wicket of Marizanne Kapp here which could cause all sorts of trouble here. 

 

Right now, the 40th over is in progress and Deepti Sharma is trying her level best to not give away runs as the game is getting closer with every ball being bowled. Just three from it and now SA need 77 from the last 10. One wicket and India would fancy themselves 

12:57 PM

Live | India vs South Africa | CWC 2022 | SA 183-4 | Over 37- Thor Kaur strikes

 

When the universe is in trouble and the Super Heroes are all but ineffective, they call one person to commit to the task and it's Thor. The universe called the Indian Women's team called upon its Thor- Harmanpreet Kaur and she has delivered. She has now got two wickets - two massive wickets of opposition captain Sune Luus and the leading run-scorer Laura Wolvaardt

12:54 PM

Live | India vs South Africa | CWC 2022 | SA 182-3 | Over 36- India need to build pressure here

 

The South African team is now slowly building a partnership and it is now 33 strong off just 45 balls. The Indian team will keep running that they made only 50 runs in the last 10 overs after having seven wickets in hand at the end of the 40th. The only way they can get away from those memories is if they pick a wicket here and get into the South African middle-order deeper

 

12:38 PM

Live | India vs South Africa | CWC 2022 | SA 167-3 | Over 33- Drinks

 

The Drinks have been called in here and India are now slowly and readily letting yet another partnership build between Sune Luus and Mignon du Preez which is now 22 runs strong in just 31 balls and can haunt India later on if they are unable to get the hang of it right now. Instead of bowling Meghna Singh, Mithali should now bring in Sneh Rana and Deepti Sharma from the two ends and try and get one more wicket here 

12:25 PM

Live | India vs South Africa | CWC 2022 | SA 153-3 | Over 30- India coming back in the game

12:18 PM

Live | India vs South Africa | CWC 2022 | SA 145-3 | Over 28- Harmanpreet Kaur strikes

 

Now India need to build pressure here. Can't afford to give easy runs like Harmanpreet gave here was a welcome gift down the leg for Sune Luss and just as I write this, Harman has done what she was brought in for she has drawn Laura Wolvaardt forward and then crashed through her gates to disturb the castles behind her. As they say, one brings two and one has brought two and two new batters are at the crease for South Africa now 

12:14 PM

Live | India vs South Africa | CWC 2022 | SA 139-2 | Over 27- Finally the wicket

 

And there's the wicket. Finally, finally, the Indian team has got a breakthrough and it has come courtesy of Rajeshwari Gayakwad who has broken the partnership and trapped Lara Goodall in her flight, enticing her to come down the ground and then Richa Ghosh did the rest and India have their second wicket now. 

12:10 PM

Live | India vs South Africa | CWC 2022 | SA 137-1 | Over 26- Dew making matters worse for India

 

The ball is not turning at all as there is dew now and India would be cursing themselves for making only 50 runs in the last 10 overs where 70 was minimum. Harmanpreet Kaur has been introduced into the attack and a moment of brilliance is expected from her now. But can she do it? Well not in this over, but she can be applied for at least two overs and try and get a wicket

12:03 PM

Live | India vs South Africa | CWC 2022 | SA 128-1 | Over 24- India bowling poor lengths

 

Why is Deepti Sharma bowling short is beyond my understanding? She bowls full for a few balls and suddenly she is back to blowing short, especially to Luara Wolvaardt who just rocks back and pulls it with much ease. If India are unable to get the wicket in the next 4-5 overs, this game is almost done and dusted 

12:00 PM

Live | India vs South Africa | CWC 2022 | SA 120-1 | Over 22- 100 partnership in 99 balls

 

This is the first 100 run partnership for South Africa in this World Cup and what a game to get that partnership. India seem to have no clue and South African ladies, especially Laura Wolvaardt are cruising towards victory. Plus the Indians are bowling short for reasons unknown to me right now when the full ball is hard to get away with. 

11:49 AM

Live | India vs South Africa | CWC 2022 | SA 107-1 | Over 20-India seem to have no answers

11:43 AM

Live | India vs South Africa | CWC 2022 | SA 91-1 | Over 18- India need to build pressure

 

If India need to win this, they must get a wicket or just keep putting the dot balls in to build pressure or maybe do both as they have done since the drinks break. The Indian team must now continue that way and get South Africa looking for runs

11:36 AM

Live | India vs South Africa | CWC 2022 | SA 86-1 | Over 16- Insane batting from Wolvaardt

11:34 AM

Live | India vs South Africa | CWC 2022 | SA 81-1 | Over 15- Fifty for Wolvaardt

 

The Indian fielding has been average very poor would be the exact words as they leaked runs all around the wicket and have given away singles when there shouldn't have been any. Just now, a straight drive from Lara Goodall, who was getting under pressure went through Gayakwad in her follow-through and on top of that, she is now injured as well. Poor, very poor from India. Nothing has gone India's way after the first six overs. 

 

Just as the captain tries t be attacking by bri8ng in the field on the drive, Gayakwad out of nowhere balls a hit me short ball which is cut fiercely by Wolvaardt for four and she brings up her fifty with that