INDW vs SAW 3rd ODI | Mandhana’s Masterclass combined with Bowling Brilliance Secure Clean-Sweep | cricket.one

Smriti Madhana’s 90 helped India Women whitewash South Africa Women 3-0 (Twitter)

Short scores: South African women: 215-8 (50 overs) (Laura Wolvaardt: 61 (57), Tazmin Britten: 38 (66); Deepti Sharma 2/27 (10), Arundhati Reddy 2/36 (10)) were defeated by Indian women: 220-4 (40. overs) (Smriti Mandhana: 90 (83), Harmanpreet Kaur: 42 (48); Ayabonga Khan 1/38 (9), Tumi Sekhukhune 1/43 (8.4)) with six wickets.

India Women completed a series sweep against South Africa Women with an impressive six-wicket win at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in the third ODI on Sunday.

Smriti Mandhana led the chase with a tremendous knock of 90 to lead India to a comprehensive victory. Earlier, the bowlers worked like a well-oiled machine, leaving no stone unturned to restrict SA-W to 215/8.

Their combined effort produced a clinical performance that left the South African batting line-up in tatters. This win was the icing on the cake as India showed their brilliance and dominance throughout the series and completed it in style.

Wolvaardt and Britten shine, but Arundhati and Deepti lead India’s fierce comeback

After opting to bat first, South African women’s openers Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits laid a solid foundation with a 102-run partnership for the first wicket.

Wolvaardt’s impressive score of 61 and the British’s steady 38 made for a formidable start. However, the Indian women’s team made a remarkable comeback. Arundhati Reddy started India’s bounce by dismissing Wolvaardt with a brilliant return catch.

From then on the wickets began to tumble, exacerbated by two disastrous run-outs, of which Britts was one. Marizanne Kapp (7), Anneke Bosch (5) and Sune Luus (13) left cheaply with Shreyanka Patil, Arundhati Roy and Pooja Vastrakar respectively.

Despite the setbacks, Nadine de Klerk contributed a stabilizing 26 in the middle order but her efforts were cut short by Deepti Sharma, who struck twice in the 43rd over, turning the tide even further in India’s favour.

Mieke de Ridder, batting at number 8, played a crucial role. Her unbeaten 26 off 31 balls helped South Africa cross the 200-run mark and post 215/8.

Deepti Sharma emerged as the standout bowler with figures of 2/27, while Arundhati Reddy achieved her best figures in WODIs with 2/36. Shreyanka Patil and Pooja Vastrakar also scored with a wicket each.

Mandhana and Harmanpreet shine again as India completes the sweep

Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma got the hosts off to a flying start, reaching 53/0 in the first 10 overs. However, Shafali could not build on her promising start and fell to Tumi Sekhukhune for 25 off 39 balls.

Mandhana continued her purple streak and scored a fine half-century, adding to her two centuries from the previous games. Priya Punia, playing her first match of the series, showed promise during her stint in the middle but failed to convert her start into a big innings and was dismissed for 28 by Ayabonga Khaka.

Swinging for the fences on 90, Mandhana got a top edge and missed the chance for a hat-trick of the ages.

The match tightened towards the end with the wicket of Harmanpreet Kaur, but Jemimah Rodrigues, with a calm and composed 19*, and Richa Ghosh, who hit a six to seal the deal, ensured India wrapped up the series in style.