IND W vs SA W: After Sri Lanka, South Africa too were overpowered by their daughters, won the match by 15 runs; Pratika-Rana shone..

After a nine-wicket win over Sri Lanka, the Indian women's team defeated South Africa by 15 runs in the second match of the tri-series. In the match played in Colombo on Tuesday, India scored 276 runs for the loss of six wickets in 50 overs based on Pratika Rawal's half-century. In reply, South Africa was all out for 261 runs in 49.2 overs. For them, Tajmin Brits scored the highest 109 runs. Sneh Rana took five wickets while Arundhati Reddy, Sri Charani, and Deepti Sharma took one wicket each.

South Africa's innings

Laura Wolvaardt and Tajmin Brits gave South Africa a good start while chasing the target. There was a huge partnership of 140 runs for the first wicket between the two. Laura was out after scoring 43 runs. Indian bowlers dominated this match. Tajmin was scoring runs from one end, but she was not getting support from the other end. Despite this, the opener completed her century. She was dismissed after scoring 109 runs in 107 balls with the help of 13 fours and three sixes. Apart from her, Anneri Dirksen scored 30, Suni Luus scored 28 and Chloe Troyan scored 18 runs. At the same time, Lara was dismissed after scoring nine, Karabo Miso seven, Klas two, and Laba eight runs. At the same time, Nadine de Klerk and Ayabonga Khaka could not even open their account.

India's innings
After winning the toss and batting first, India got off to a good start with Pratika Rawal and Smriti Mandhana. There was an 83-run partnership for the first wicket between the two. Mandhana was dismissed after scoring 36 runs with the help of five fours. After this, Rawal got the support of Harleen Deol. Both added 68 runs in 73 balls. Laba bowled opener Pratika. She was dismissed after scoring 78 runs in 91 balls. She scored more than 50 in the fifth consecutive inning. At the same time, Harleen managed to score 29 runs. Apart from her, Jemima Rodrigues scored 41, Richa Ghosh scored 24 and Deepti Sharma scored nine runs. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur remained unbeaten on 41 and Kashvi Gautam on five runs. For South Africa, Laba took two wickets while Ayabonga, Klas, Nadine de Klerk and Anneri Dirksen got one wicket each.

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