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Women's Cricket, India defeated Hosts South Africa by 27 runs in the opening match of T20 Tri-Nation Series at Buffalo Park on Thursday night.
Put into bat by South Africa, Visitors posted a competitive total of 147 for 6 in their stipulated 20 overs.
Deepti Sharma scored a 33-run knock and Yastika Bhatia hit 35 runs while debutant Amanjot Kaur remained unbeaten on a knock of 41 runs off 30 balls.
In reply, the Proteas were limited to a total of 120 for 9 in the allotted 20 overs.
India bowled their innings to perfection to disrupt South Africa’s innings. Deepti Sharma scalped 3 wickets while Devika Vaidya bagged 2 wickets.
Skipper Sune Luus top-scored for South Africa with 29 runs off 30 balls.
This Tri-Nation tournament features West Indies apart from India and South Africa.
India will take on West Indies on 23rd January at 10:30 pm Indian Time.