South Africa Defeats India by 6 Wickets in Women's T20 World Cup

Manchester. South Africa defeated India by 6 wickets in the Women's T20 World Cup cricket. In the match held on Sunday, South Africa successfully chased India's target of 159 runs.

This is the third largest run chase in the history of the Women's T20 World Cup and the biggest run chase ever for South Africa in a World Cup. Earlier, in 2009, England secured their name in the first place by chasing a target of 163 runs against Australia.

Despite facing defeat, this match became historic for Indian team captain Harmanpreet Kaur. She became the first player in the world to play 200 T20 international matches in both men's and women's cricket history. New Zealand's Suzie Bates is in second place with 184 matches in this list, while in men's, Ireland's Paul Stirling is first with 163 matches and India's Rohit Sharma is second with 159 matches.

As captain, this is also Harmanpreet's 200th international match and she has become the first player from India and the second player in the world to achieve this feat. England's Charlotte Edwards is in first place with 220 matches as captain.

During the match, India's Sri Charani equaled Poonam Yadav's record of taking the most wickets in a single season of the Women's T20 World Cup. With three wickets against South Africa, her total wickets in the current tournament have reached 10. Earlier, Poonam had taken 10 wickets in the 2020 Women's T20 World Cup.

India had scored 59 runs for two wickets in the powerplay in this match. This is India's second highest powerplay score in the Women's T20 World Cup. In this same World Cup, India had set a record by scoring 59 runs without losing any wickets against the Netherlands.