India Women vs South Africa Women, Final - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Chloe Tryon to Smriti, out Caught by Sinalo Jafta!! Second time Smriti has got out to SLA against South Africa in this World Cup. That's her bugbear. Mlaba got her in the group game, now it's Chloe Tryon who's pumped. It's on a length outside off, Smriti goes on the back foot to cut and it slides on to take a thick outside-edge, well-held by Sinalo Jafta and a clear edge. Smriti walks for that. A big opening stand and that's broken. The length was a tad too full for the shot. Smriti c Sinalo Jafta b Chloe Tryon 45(58) [4s-8]

Chloe Tryon to Smriti, 2 runs, half-volley outside off, Smriti gets forward and creams the drive, Tumi Sekhukhune gets across and cuts it off to her left from sweeper cover, sliding stop and keeps it to two

Chloe Tryon to Smriti, FOUR, the 100-run stand is up. It's tossed up full and floated, Smriti gets forward and lofts over mid-off, beats the chase and dive of Nadine

Luus to Smriti, no run, slower and tossed up full just outside off, Smriti gets forward to drive to short cover

Luus to Smriti, FOUR, good shot and no deep square-leg. On a length outside off, Smriti shuffles across and sweeps it hard and in the air to the vacant deep square-leg fence

Luus to Smriti, no run, tossed up full on off, Smriti gets forward to drive to short cover

Luus to Smriti, no run, short of length outside off, Smriti goes on the back foot and cuts it straight to the fielder at backward point

Mlaba to Smriti, 1 run, turning in at the stumps, Smriti goes back, makes some room and punches to sweeper cover

Mlaba to Smriti, no run, another forward push down the pitch to Mlaba as she tosses it up on off

Mlaba to Smriti, no run, floated up on off, pushed back to Mlaba

de Klerk to Smriti, no run, pitched up on off, driven to extra cover

de Klerk to Smriti, wide, angling down leg, Smriti looks to flick it away but misses

de Klerk to Smriti, 1 run, cut away to deep point

de Klerk to Smriti, no run, opens the face and steers it to short third. Missed out. Usually is so good at finding the gap behind square. Back of a length outside off, she plays late and finds the fielder

Mlaba to Smriti, 1 run, cuts it to deep backward point

Mlaba to Smriti, FOUR, oh that's too easy. So much width, so much time on the back foot and only one fielder to beat at backward point. She can do that with her eyes closed, such is her mastery in that region. Opens the face, cuts late and the ball races away

de Klerk to Smriti, no run, angling in around off and middle, good length ball, she gets half-forward and pushes in front of mid-off

de Klerk to Smriti, no run, angling in around off, good length ball, Smriti leans back to guide it through her favourite backward point region but doesn't get it off the middle. Ends up chopping it in front of the fielder

de Klerk to Smriti, 1 run, not all that short, Smriti still swivels across and pulls to deep backward square

Mlaba to Smriti, no run, doesn't find the gap! Tossed up outside off, Smriti opens the face on the drive and hits it to backward point

Mlaba to Smriti, no run, now she goes back to this length ball and defends in front of short cover

Mlaba to Smriti, no run, nice loop and dip just outside off, good length ball, Smriti gets forward and defends

de Klerk to Smriti, no run, tighter over from de Klerk. Keeps it at the stumps, length fuller this time and Smriti prods forward in defence. A single off the previous over and now a single off this one. South Africa needed this kind of control desperately

de Klerk to Smriti, no run, angling in around off and middle, back of a length, Smriti punches from the crease to mid-off

Mlaba to Smriti, no run, full on the pads, Smriti nudges it gently to short midwicket

Mlaba to Smriti, no run, tossed up on off from wider on the crease, turns back in and Smriti works it to short midwicket

Mlaba to Smriti, no run, pushed to cover

Mlaba to Smriti, no run, too full to cut, Smriti goes for it anyway but misses. Keeper fumbles and fails to gather cleanly

de Klerk to Smriti, no run, solid punch off the back foot but finds the fielder at cover

de Klerk to Smriti, no run, angling in on off, back of a length, Smriti goes back and punches to mid-off

de Klerk to Smriti, no run, hangs back to this one and punches gently to mid-off

de Klerk to Smriti, FOUR, sublime! Full outside off, Smriti's movements are spot on as she leans into the drive, times it superbly and finds the gap through point

Mlaba to Smriti, no run, defended into the off-side

Mlaba to Smriti, no run, fired in on a good length wide of off, Smriti is beaten on the cut as the ball zips through

Mlaba to Smriti, 2 runs, now Smriti's turn to find the gap through the off-side! Floated up outside off, she drives through the gap but hasn't timed it very well. Wolvaardt does really well as she charges back from cover and hunts it down with a desperate dive. Flicks it back before going over the ropes

Marizanne Kapp to Smriti, no run, full outside off, driven to cover

Marizanne Kapp to Smriti, no run, pitched up just outside off, punched on the front foot to mid-off

Marizanne Kapp to Smriti, no run, defended

Marizanne Kapp to Smriti, FOUR, oh real loosener. South African new ball bowlers haven't been on it and the Indian openers have prospered. Full credit to them, especially Shafali, for disrupting their rhythm. This is well down leg and Smriti flicks it to the boundary behind square

Marizanne Kapp to Smriti, 1 run, pitched up on off, she gets forward and drives to the right of mid-off who does well as she makes a sliding stop

Ayabonga Khaka to Smriti, 1 run, full outside off, swinging away, Smriti knocks it crisply to sweeper cover

Ayabonga Khaka to Smriti, FOUR, now in front of square and into the boundary once more. Half-volley outside off, leans into it and drives crisply through the gap at extra cover

Ayabonga Khaka to Smriti, FOUR, there we go, her favourite place to score. Long after the world ends, Smriti will continue to exist behind backward point. Swinging away outside off, good length ball, she opens the face and guides it through the gap between short third and backward point

Ayabonga Khaka to Smriti, no run, full and swinging away outside off, Smriti continues to be cautious and take her time. Lets it go to the keeper who is standing up

Marizanne Kapp to Smriti, 1 run, pitched up on off, Smriti drives well but doesn't find the gap as Brits makes a sliding stop at extra cover

Ayabonga Khaka to Smriti, 1 run, pitched up and swinging away from off, she looks to drive and plays it elegantly to deep point

Marizanne Kapp to Smriti, no run, hangs back and taps this with an open face to point as Kapp brings the line closer to off

Marizanne Kapp to Smriti, FOUR, capitalises on the width this time. Loose from Kapp, plenty of width, Mandhana reaches out and cuts it through point where a diving effort goes in vain

Marizanne Kapp to Smriti, no run, taking her time early on. Angling away from off, around a good length, she gets forward and punches gently to cover

Marizanne Kapp to Smriti, no run, width outside off, back of a length, Mandhana looks to cut but there isn't much conviction in the shot. Tamely plays it to point

Marizanne Kapp to Smriti, wide, slanted away wide of off, Mandhana lets it go and the umpire's arms go up to signal a wide

Marizanne Kapp to Smriti, no run, good length on off, 110kph, Mandhana hangs back and punches to short extra cover

Ayabonga Khaka to Smriti, no run, pitched up on off, gentle floater at 104kph, Mandhana punches off the front foot to cover

Ayabonga Khaka to Smriti, 1 run, pitched up on off, no great swing or movement, Mandhana opens the face and drives to deep point

Marizanne Kapp to Smriti, no run, maiden over to start from Kapp. No great threat posed to Mandhana who gave a lot of respect to the opposition's ace bowler

Marizanne Kapp to Smriti, no run, hangs back to this length ball and defends from the crease as Kapp keeps it stump to stump

Marizanne Kapp to Smriti, no run, half-volley floated up on middle and off, Mandhana's approach is cautious as she gently drives to mid-off without looking to take toll

Marizanne Kapp to Smriti, no run, 107.8kph, hits a good length around leg stump, the ball nips back in and Mandhana defends from the crease in front of mid-on

Marizanne Kapp to Smriti, no run, finds the right spot this time, fuller than a good length around off, Mandhana prods forward and knocks it into the covers

Marizanne Kapp to Smriti, no run, loosener outside off, holds in the pitch from back of a length and Mandhana punches gently in front of cover. Was early through the shot