Christchurch [New Zealand]: Smriti Mandhana and captain Mithali Raj's brilliant fifty went in vain as South Africa defeated India with three wickets in the ongoing ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 here at Hagley Oval on Sunday. With this win, South Africa ended India's campaign at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 and set up their semi-final clash against unbeaten Australia.
Defending 275 for a spot in the semi-finals, India found themselves in a struggle with South Africa who chased the total down in a hard fought-fight. After the early wicket of Lizelle Lee, Laura Wolvaardt and Lara Goodall kept the chase on track with an unbeaten 100-run partnership for the second wicket. At the halfway point in their innings, South Africa were 133/1, and 142 runs away from a win.
