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

Deepti Sharma to Wolvaardt, out Caught by Amanjot Kaur!! Amanjot hangs on for dear life on the third attempt! For dear life! An attempted slog-sweep from Wolvaardt, gets a lot of height but not much distance and the ball goes high up before descending at deep midwicket. It's Amanjot there - one of India's best on the field. And she nearly makes a mess of it. The ball pops out, she has a juggle.. once, twice and holds on with the third attempt. She collapses to the floor in relief and a couple of teammates collapse right on top of her. A huge wicket in the final, the South African captain departs. Wolvaardt c Amanjot Kaur b Deepti Sharma 101(98) [4s-11 6s-1]

Amanjot Kaur to Wolvaardt, 1 run, slower leg-cutter outside off, it's on the shorter side and Wolvaardt drags the pull down to long-on. That ball gripped and turned quite a bit, which made Wolvaardt's pull go much straighter than intended

Deepti Sharma to Wolvaardt, 1 run, hundred in the semifinal, hundred in the final! Laura Wolvaardt, what a champion! No big celebrations from her, knows the job is not done but what a knock it has been again. Floated up on off, works it with the turn through midwicket and ambles across to the other end. Hardly reacts to the milestone, just meets with her partner, shares a hug, and back to business

Deepti Sharma to Wolvaardt, 1 run, closes the face and plays with the turn through midwicket

Shafali Verma to Wolvaardt, FOUR, friendly full toss and it's been hammered. Wolvaardt moves to 98. She spears it wide of long-on and a valiant diving effort goes in vain. South Africa very much in the game

Shafali Verma to Wolvaardt, FOUR, Renuka was brilliant on the field in the last game, even got a shoutout from one of the coaches in the dressing room, but she makes a mess of this. Punched off the back foot through extra cover, she moves across from sweeper cover and puts in a clumsy dive. The ball sneaks through and the expression on Harman's face says it all

Shafali Verma to Wolvaardt, no run, sliding in on middle, good length ball, Wolvaardt works across the line and finds backward square

Deepti Sharma to Wolvaardt, 1 run, steps out and works it down to long-on

Deepti Sharma to Wolvaardt, 1 run, floated up on middle and leg, driven to long-on

Shafali Verma to Wolvaardt, 1 run, driven on the up to sweeper cover

Shafali Verma to Wolvaardt, 1 run, short again from Shafali who hasn't found the same rhythm in these three balls that she had earlier. Wolvaardt drags the pull wide of long-on who makes a tumbling stop. They settle for one

Renuka Singh to Wolvaardt, 1 run, very slow at 79kph, tosses it up like a spinner, dips on a good length and Wolvaardt drives to long-on

Shree Charani to Wolvaardt, no run, tries to manufacture something out of nothing, and her effort doesn't yield any return. Fuller than a good length just outside off, Wolvaardt goes back to cut, fails to get on top of it and a thick edge pops up in front of short third

Shree Charani to Wolvaardt, 1 run, full outside off, driven to sweeper cover

Shree Charani to Wolvaardt, 1 run, turning away from off, good length ball, Wolvaardt taps it gently in front of extra cover and it's a tight single with Harman swooping in. Dercksen brings out the dive and makes it safely

Renuka Singh to Wolvaardt, 1 run, another slower one, Wolvaardt whips it to deep midwicket

Renuka Singh to Wolvaardt, no run, hardly any pace on the ball from Renuka, floats it on a good length, Wolvaardt hangs back and punches to extra cover

Renuka Singh to Wolvaardt, 1 run, slanted in on middle and leg, Wolvaardt hangs back to this length ball and whips it through the midwicket region. Good work from Amanjot running across, puts in a dive to cut it off

Shree Charani to Wolvaardt, no run, goes back and punches down the pitch

Shree Charani to Wolvaardt, no run, oh sharp turn! Excellent work on the ball from Charani, plenty of revs, it drifts in and then turns away sharply. Wolvaardt was tempted to work through the on-side because of the in-drift but is beaten comprehensively

Shree Charani to Wolvaardt, 1 run, nicely flighted outside off, full ball, Wolvaardt gets forward and drives to long-off

Radha Yadav to Wolvaardt, 1 run, tossed up full on off, Wolvaardt gets forward to drive to long-on

Radha Yadav to Wolvaardt, 1 run, dragged down outside off, Wolvaardt goes on the back foot and pulls it to long-on. Jemi keeps it to one

Shafali Verma to Wolvaardt, 1 run, dragged down on off, Wolvaardt goes on the back foot and pulls it hard and straight to deep mid-wicket

Shafali Verma to Wolvaardt, 2 runs, down leg, Wolvaardt is almost early into the sweep, off the top-edge but comfortably over Richa Ghosh and no short fine, easy two

Shafali Verma to Wolvaardt, no run, tossed up on a length outside off, Wolvaardt gets forward to drive and picks out extra-cover

Deepti Sharma to Wolvaardt, 1 run, on a good length on middle, Wolvaardt goes on the back foot and whips it to deep mid-wicket

Deepti Sharma to Wolvaardt, 1 run, tossed up full from round the wicket, on off, Wolvaardt gets forward to drive to long-on

Shafali Verma to Wolvaardt, 1 run, on a length on off, Wolvaardt gets forward to flick to deep mid-wicket

Deepti Sharma to Wolvaardt, no run, on a length down leg, Wolvaardt flicks and finds short fine, Wolvaardt missed out there

Deepti Sharma to Wolvaardt, 2 runs, fired full and down on the pads, Wolvaardt chips down and flicks it wide of deep mid-wicket for two

Deepti Sharma to Wolvaardt, no run, again down the pitch and strokes the drive to short mid-wicket

Deepti Sharma to Wolvaardt, no run, nicely tossed up full on off, Wolvaardt gets forward to drive it back to Deepti Sharma

Deepti Sharma to Wolvaardt, no run, full on middle, Wolvaardt gets forward to flick to mid-wicket, straight to the fielder

Shree Charani to Wolvaardt, 1 run, turn and no cover-point. Stopped in the surface, on a good length outside off, that grips, turns away, Wolvaardt goes on the back foot to cut, then aborts the shot, in the air but in the gap

Shree Charani to Wolvaardt, 1 run, full on off, Wolvaardt gets forward to drive to long-off, tad too full and no turn

Shree Charani to Wolvaardt, no run, slower and tossed up full outside off, turns away, Wolvaardt gets forward to drive, the turn beats the outside-edge

Radha Yadav to Wolvaardt, 1 run, full on middle, Wolvaardt gets forward to drive to long-on

Radha Yadav to Wolvaardt, no run, flighted delivery full outside off, Wolvaardt gets forward to drive and mistimes it back to Radha Yadav

Radha Yadav to Wolvaardt, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Wolvaardt gets forward to drive to long-off

Shafali Verma to Wolvaardt, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Wolvaardt gets forward to drive to long-off

Shafali Verma to Wolvaardt, no run, full down leg, Wolvaardt sweeps and gloves it, but went down, poor delivery and Wolvaardt misses out

Deepti Sharma to Wolvaardt, 1 run, tossed up full on middle, Wolvaardt gets forward to flick through the vacant mid-wicket area

Deepti Sharma to Wolvaardt, wide, India now have no reviews left. Blame Richa Ghosh for this. She unnecessarily got excited, saying she heard something. Forced Harman to take it and it's a poor review in the end. Low and down leg, Wolvaardt sweeps and misses, nowhere close to the bat, goes under it and nowhere near the gloves as well

Deepti Sharma to Wolvaardt, 1 run, use of the feet and Wolvaardt flicks the length delivery wide of short mid-wicket for one

Deepti Sharma to Wolvaardt, no run, tossed up full outside off, Wolvaardt gets forward to drive and mistimes it back to Deepti Sharma, the bottom-hand took over

Deepti Sharma to Wolvaardt, no run, tossed up full on middle, Wolvaardt gets forward to drive and Radha is straight at short mid-wicket

Shafali Verma to Wolvaardt, 1 run, good length and it's on middle and leg, Wolvaardt goes on the back foot and tucks it to deep mid-wicket

Shafali Verma to Wolvaardt, 1 run, good length outside off, Wolvaardt goes on the back foot and punches it wide of Shafali Verma, Radha with a full-length dive from short mid-wicket, but she parries it away, they still take one

Shafali Verma to Wolvaardt, 1 run, tossed up full on off, Wolvaardt gets forward to drive to long-on

Shree Charani to Wolvaardt, FOUR, flat good length on middle, skids on, Wolvaardt goes on the back foot and pulls, bent her back knee and slammed it, beats Renuka's run and chase to her left from deep backward square-leg

Shree Charani to Wolvaardt, no run, tossed up full on middle, Wolvaardt gets forward to drive, off the thick outer half and in the air for a while, but rolls to mid-off

Radha Yadav to Wolvaardt, 1 run, tossed up full on the stumps, Wolvaardt gets forward to drive to long-on

Radha Yadav to Wolvaardt, FOUR, on a length outside off, Wolvaardt goes on the back foot and cuts, thick outside-edge, no slip and it races away, regulation catch for slip if there was one, luck for Wolvaardt

Radha Yadav to Wolvaardt, FOUR, 50 for Wolvaardt. So much flight, it's taken on the full as Wolvaardt gets forward and swipes hard, Smriti runs and dives to her right at long-on, but the ball sneaks under the dive and the body

Radha Yadav to Wolvaardt, no run, on a length on off, Wolvaardt goes on the back foot and punches it back to Radha Yadav

Shree Charani to Wolvaardt, FOUR, fired full and down leg, Wolvaardt sweeps hard and it races away through backward square-leg, in a flash, wrong line that

Shree Charani to Wolvaardt, no run, full on middle, Wolvaardt gets forward to drive and Shree Charani gets across and cuts it off to her left

Shree Charani to Wolvaardt, no run, on a length on off, Wolvaardt gets forward to drive and picks out extra-cover

Shree Charani to Wolvaardt, no run, tossed up full on the stumps, Wolvaardt gets forward to drive and Shree Charani stops it

Amanjot Kaur to Wolvaardt, 1 run, slower-ball and the leg-cutter, on a length and outside the leg-stump, Wolvaardt goes on the back foot and whips it to deep backward square-leg

Shree Charani to Wolvaardt, no run, flighted delivery full on middle and off, Wolvaardt gets forward to defend it back

Shree Charani to Wolvaardt, 1 run, tossed up full just outside off, Wolvaardt gets forward to drive and the ball bursts through Shree Charani's hands, was hit into the ground

Shree Charani to Wolvaardt, no run, on a good length on middle, quicker, Wolvaardt bunts it back to Shree Charani

Amanjot Kaur to Wolvaardt, 1 run, good length on middle, keeps a tad low, Wolvaardt punches wide of short mid-wicket for one

Amanjot Kaur to Wolvaardt, no run, slower-ball on a length, the leg-cutter, just outside off, Wolvaardt goes on the back foot and chops it to backward point

Amanjot Kaur to Wolvaardt, 1 run, short of length on off, Wolvaardt goes on the back foot to pull to deep mid-wicket

Amanjot Kaur to Wolvaardt, no run, full just outside off, Wolvaardt gets forward to drive it firmly, but finds mid-off

Amanjot Kaur to Wolvaardt, FOUR, full on the stumps, Wolvaardt gets forward and drills it low and to the right of Amanjot Kaur, past the bowler in a flash, races away wide of the stumps and straight down the ground

Shree Charani to Wolvaardt, 1 run, tossed up full on leg-stump, Wolvaardt gets forward to flick to the vacant backward square-leg area

Shree Charani to Wolvaardt, 2 runs, more good fielding from India. It's Amanjot now, she runs and dives to her right at deep mid-wicket, pushes it to Renuka, saves two. Was a good length delivery on off, whipped forcefully and into the gap

Shree Charani to Wolvaardt, no run, good length and flat on middle, Wolvaardt goes on the back foot and punches it past Shree Charani but Jemi gets across and cuts it off with a dive from cover, superb stop just to save one

Deepti Sharma to Wolvaardt, 1 run, on a length just outside off, Wolvaardt goes on the back foot and punches it down to long-on

Deepti Sharma to Wolvaardt, SIX, what a shot. There is long-on but Wolvaardt doesn't care. She steps out and gets to the pitch of the ball, lofts the tossed up delivery and clears long-on with ease

Deepti Sharma to Wolvaardt, no run, Wolvaardt comes down the track and takes it on the full, drives it to short cover, off the bottom of the bat

Deepti Sharma to Wolvaardt, no run, tossed up full on the stumps, Wolvaardt gets forward to drive and Deepti Sharma dives to her right to stop it

Renuka Singh to Wolvaardt, 1 run, full outside off, Wolvaardt gets forward to drive square of the wicket on the off-side for one

Deepti Sharma to Wolvaardt, no run, tossed up and Wolvaardt comes down the track to drive it back to Deepti Sharma, who threatens to shy it back, staring match between the batter and bowler

Deepti Sharma to Wolvaardt, 1 run, tossed up on a length on leg-stump, Wolvaardt flicks wide of mid-wicket for one

Amanjot Kaur to Wolvaardt, FOUR, full on off, Wolvaardt gets forward to heave and it's over mid-wicket, didn't get all of it, but manages to get it over the infield, successive fours

Amanjot Kaur to Wolvaardt, FOUR, full and sliding down leg, with short fine inside, poor delivery, Wolvaardt flicks fine and gets four through backward square-leg

Renuka Singh to Wolvaardt, no run, 100ks wider of off stump, Wolvaardt cuts and can't get it past the fielder at extra cover

Kranti Gaud to Wolvaardt, no run, fuller outside off, Wolvaardt flicks and can't get it past the fielder at mid-wicket

Kranti Gaud to Wolvaardt, 2 runs, swinging in from a length on the stumps, Wolvaardt flicks and puts it in the gap between mid-on and mid-wicket. Tag team work from Renuka and Shafali prevents the boundary

Kranti Gaud to Wolvaardt, 1 run, fraction fuller outside off, Wolvaardt flicks and gets it off the inside edge to deep square leg

Kranti Gaud to Wolvaardt, FOUR, too short and Wolvaardt ain't gonna miss out on that. Swivels on the back foot and heaves the pull in the gap through mid-wicket with an air of authority

Renuka Singh to Wolvaardt, 1 run, drivable length outside off at 107ks, Wolvaardt smacks it to deep cover for an easy single

Renuka Singh to Wolvaardt, FOUR, too full and Wolvaardt generated enough power through her bottom hand to heave the flick off the toe end square on the leg-side. Kranti tried her best, but to no avail...

Renuka Singh to Wolvaardt, no run, goes wide of the crease and bowls it a touch fuller outside off, Wolvaardt drives and skews it off the inside half to Harmanpreet at mid-on

Renuka Singh to Wolvaardt, no run, 101ks not quite full outside off, Wolvaardt seeks to drive and mistimes it to Jemimah at short extra cover

Renuka Singh to Wolvaardt, no run, 106ks length on off, Wolvaardt nudges it into the leg-side

Renuka Singh to Wolvaardt, wide, full and swinging down the leg-side. Khaka, in the opposite team, also struggled to control her swing earlier and it is no different for Renuka Singh now. Wolvaardt flicked and missed

Kranti Gaud to Wolvaardt, 1 run, 112ks pitched up outside off, Wolvaardt creams the drive to the left of sweeper cover

Renuka Singh to Wolvaardt, 2 wides, full and swinging down the leg-side, Wolvaardt can't get bat on the flick. Richa put in a full length dive and got a glove on that...

Kranti Gaud to Wolvaardt, 1 run, 107ks length outside off, Wolvaardt punches to the left of the diving Jemimah at cover and calls her partner through for a quick single

Kranti Gaud to Wolvaardt, wide, 111ks curling away wide of off stump, Wolvaardt goes chasing and gets beaten on the outside edge

Kranti Gaud to Wolvaardt, no run, very full outside off, Wolvaardt drives crisply to mid-off

Kranti Gaud to Wolvaardt, no run, good length targetting off stump at 109ks, Wolvaardt is happy to block it into the off-side

Renuka Singh to Wolvaardt, 1 run, short and wide of off stump, Wolvaardt cuts and gets it to the left of Charani at sweeper cover

Renuka Singh to Wolvaardt, no run, on a length outside off, Wolvaardt pushes it to the right of mid-on

Renuka Singh to Wolvaardt, no run, another one that shapes in and keeps low outside off, Wolvaardt shapes up to cut and gets beaten on the under edge

Renuka Singh to Wolvaardt, no run, full and swinging in just outside off, Wolvaardt drives and picks out the fielder at mid-off