India vs South Africa, Live Score, 2nd Women’s ODI at Vadodara: India Eye Early Wickets

With Smriti Mandhana out for a while, debutant Priya Punia climbed to the plate with the bat and scored a brilliant 75 undefeated to lead India to an 8-wicket victory against South Africa in Vadodara in the first ODI on Wednesday (October 9). Punia received good support from fellow starter Jemimah Rodrigues (55), who also scored half a century to help the cause. Early in the day, South Africa lost its first wicket of the first ball of the game when Jhulan Goswami (3/33) cleared Lizelle Lee, the first of her three wickets.

Trisha Chetty (14) and Mignon du Preez (16) along with Laura Wolvaardt (39) stabilized the ship and achieved a couple of small associations before the spinners Ekta Bisht and Deepti Sharma entered the act and between them represented three crucial wickets . Captain Sune Luus (22) and Marizanne Kapp (54) tried to rebuild, but the bowlers in India had other ideas. Shikha Pandey (2/38) realized the pattern before Goswami and Poonam Yadav (2/33) cleaned the tail without any problem. Kapp, who broke six limits during his 64-ball innings, was the reason why visitors had some respectability at the end of their tickets, since they were eliminated by 164.



In response, India began brilliantly with the half centurions Punia and Rodrigues looking comfortable against the South African attack comprising Shabnim Ismail and Kapp. Punia played the less aggressive partner, while Rodrigues, with seven limits on his innings, led the attack on visitors during his 83-race opening association. Poonam Raut (16) also provided valuable support to Punia, before Nadine de Klerk sent her back to the cabin. Finally, Punia, who broke eight limits in his coup, along with Captain Mithali Raj, took over the team.

on line 42 to complete a full 8 wicket victory to start the series.

India led the three-game series 1-0, with the second game scheduled for October 11 at Vadodara.