Chasing 159 in a must-win game in front of 11,712 fans, South Africa\u2019s innings looked adrift after crawling to just 25 in the powerplay. But Marizanne\u2019s brilliance turned the contest on its head. She unleashed a full range of strokes, refusing to let India\u2019s bowlers settle, and kept the chase alive even as wickets fell around her.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In her knock laced with seven boundaries and four sixes, Marizanne shared a crucial 97-run partnership with Tazmin Brits, who hit 40. Once Chloe Tryon hit the winning runs, Marizanne, who was given reprieves twice by Radha Yadav, dropped to her haunches in relief before embracing her as South Africa kept their campaign alive in the group of death by handing India their first loss of the competition.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
South Africa\u2019s chase began cautiously against Shafali Verma\u2019s off\u2011spin. Though India kept things tight, Laura Wolvaardt cracked a drive past point off Nandni Sharma for four, before she pulled Arundhati Reddy for six and thumped Shafali for another boundary.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
But Sree Charani\u2019s left\u2011arm spin helped India claw back \u2013 she lured Laura into a lofted drive and took a return catch. After a dot ball, Charani took out Annerie Dercksen, who swiped across the line to be bowled for a duck, as the spinner\u2019s double\u2011wicket maiden over left South Africa reeling at 25\/2.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Tazmin tried to rebuild with Marizanne and the former stepped up by reverse\u2011sweeping Deepti Sharma for four. Marizanne struggled initially, mistiming drives and sweeps, but gradually found her rhythm. Debutant Prema Rawat\u2019s leg\u2011spin was taken on by Marizanne \u2013 a carve over cover for four was followed by top-edge on a sweep palmed over by Nandni for six.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The partnership grew in confidence - Nandni was scooped over fine leg for four by Marizanne, while Deepti was lofted over long\u2011on by Brits, who also survived an lbw review thanks to an under\u2011edge.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After Marizanne was put down by substitute fielder Radha Yadav at long-on off Charani\u2019s bowling, she showed her full flow \u2013 lofting and sweeping her for boundaries, before sweeping Arundhati on consecutive deliveries to bring up her fifty in 34 balls and crunching a full toss from Deepti through cover for four.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Though Tazmin pulled straight to deep square leg off Shafali, Marizanne dispatched her down the ground for four and earned a reprieve again from Radha shelling a sitter at long-on. Though Charani castled Nadine de Klerk after being hammered over extra cover for four, Chloe Tryon cutting through cover for four meant South Africa inched closer to complete the chase.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After Marizanne was put down by substitute fielder Radha Yadav at long-on off Charani\u2019s bowling, she showed her full flow \u2013 lofting and sweeping her for boundaries, before sweeping Arundhati on consecutive deliveries to bring up her fifty in 34 balls and crunching a full toss from Deepti through cover for four.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Brief Scores: India 158\/7 in 20 overs (Shafali Verma 31, Deepti Sharma 29; Marizanne Kapp 2-27, Shabnim Ismail 2-28) lost to South Africa 161\/4 in 19.1 overs (Marizanne Kapp 81 not out, Tazmin Brits 40; Sree Charani 3-24, Shafali Verma 1-22) by six wickets<\/p>\r\n\r\n