Overview
- South Africa defeated India by 23 runs in Benoni on Monday, posting 155/6 before holding the visitors to 132/8 to close out the five-match series 4-1.
- Captain Laura Wolvaardt carried her bat for 92 off 56 balls and took Player of the Series honors with 330 runs across five games, including a century and three fifties.
- India slipped behind in a 156 chase as early wickets and slow middle overs stifled momentum, with Bharti Fulmali’s 40 and Richa Ghosh’s late 25 not enough to revive the innings.
- Deepti Sharma delivered India’s lone win in the fourth T20I with 36* and 5/19, later saying she regained confidence by focusing on flighted offspin rather than pushing it through quicker.
- With only three T20Is left before the World Cup in England, Harmanpreet Kaur and coach Amol Muzumdar called for a reset after repeated powerplay failures, rotating XIs, and a loss of confidence.