India beat SA by 10 wkts to level series 1-1

Left-arm spinner Radha Yadav also chipped in with 3-6 from her three overs to help India shoot South Africa out for a mere 84 in 17.1 overs after opting to bowl

Pacer Pooja Vastrakar ran riot with a career-best bowling show of 4-13 before Smriti Mandhana shone with the bat with an unbeaten half century, as India thrashed South Africa by 10 wickets in the third and final women’s T20I to level the series 1-1 here on Tuesday.

Left-arm spinner Radha Yadav also chipped in with 3-6 from her three overs to help India shoot South Africa out for a mere 84 in 17.1 overs after opting to bowl.

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India easily chased down the small target of 85 with 55 balls to spare and without losing any wicket with opening batters Mandhana and Shafali Verma remaining not out on 54 and 27 respectively.

Mandhana hit the winning runs—a six off Nadine de Klerk—as India reached 88 for no loss in 10.5 overs. This was India’s biggest victory over South Africa in this format.

Brief scores
South Africa 84 all out (T Brits 20; P Vastrakar 4-13, R Yadav 3-6) lost to India 88-0 (S Mandhana 54*, S Verma 27*) by 10 wickets

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