Overview
- South Africa, which dominated Wednesday at the Wanderers, crushed India by nine wickets to clinch an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five‑match T20I series.
- Captain Laura Wolvaardt smashed 115 off 53 in a 183-run opening stand with Suné Luus, lifting the hosts to 193 for 1 in 16.3 overs in the third-highest successful chase in women's T20Is.
- India had set 192 for 4 as Harmanpreet Kaur hit 66 and Shafali Verma 64 after a 51-run powerplay with Smriti Mandhana, with spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba striking twice in the ninth over.
- Harmanpreet said the failure to take wickets in the powerplay cost India, with South Africa racing to 72 in six overs and Deepti Sharma again going wicketless at 0 for 46.
- With two games now dead rubbers, India must firm up bowling roles and early-over plans as they tune up for June’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in England.