5th ODI: South Africa Recovers From Early Jolts To Complete 5 Wicket Win Over India

South Africa women on Wednesday sealed a 4-1 series victory against India by winning the fifth ODI by five wickets here. Mignon du Preez scored 57, her second consecutive half-century, and Anneke Bosc

While India looked set for a competitive total when Harmanpreet Kaur (30) was in the middle with Mithali, the hosts fell apart after the former retired hurt in the 31st over. Harmanpreet and Mithali put up 71 for the fourth wicket.

Harmanpreet left the field after hitting her third four of the innings. India were 124/3 at the time and the collapse started in the 37th over with the dismissal of Dayalan Hemalatha. They then lost their next six wickets for 52 runs.

The two teams next face each other in a three-match T20I series at the Ekana Stadium which starts on March 20.

Brief scores:

India 188 all out in 49.3 overs (Mithali Raj 79 not out; Nadine de Klerk 3/35, Tumi Sekhukhune 2/26) lost to South Africa 189/5 in 48.2 overs (Anneke Bosch 58, Mignon du Preez 57; Rajeshwari Gayakwad 3/13)