Nikkhil Chopra on what turned the game for India women in World Cup

In a heart-break for Indian team and its fans, the Women in Blue were knocked out of the 2022 ICC World Cup after losing against South Africa in the final group match of the tournament. South Africa required seven runs in the final over with off-spinner Deepti Sharma given the responsibility from Indian side. Deepti did manage to scalp the wicket of Mignon du Preez with South Africa needing three runs off two balls. However, the 24-year-old overstepped, giving a second chance to du Preez as the batting side managed to score the winning runs on the final ball of the match.
Winning the toss, India decided to have a bat first with openers Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana providing a solid start by putting up a partnership of 91 runs in 15 overs. Shafali was more of an aggressor between the two as she scored 53 off just 46 balls, hitting eight fours before getting run out. India were jolted with another quick blow as Yastika Bhatia was cleaned up by spinner Cloe Tryon, leaving India at 96/2 in 16.3 overs.

However, skipper Mithali Raj (68 off 84 balls) and Mandhana (71 off 84 balls) stitched a good partnership, taking the score past the 150-run mark. Harmanpreet Kaur joined Mithali after Mandhana was sent back to pavilion. The senior duo of Mithali and Kaur stitched a valuable partnership of 58 as India were looking to get past the 300-run mark.

However, South Africa made an excellent comeback during the last phase as they bowled tight lines and chipped away with wickets at regular intervals. As a result, India could only manage to score 274 runs in their allotted 50 overs. Pacer Shabnim Ismail was pick of the bowlers, scalping two wickets in her quota. Masabata Klaas also got two wickets.

Mignon du Preez was the star for South Africa in their chase
Chasing 275, South Africa had a bad start after one of their opener Lizelle Lee (6 off 15 balls) was caught short of her ground by a direct-hit from Kaur. However, the other opener Laura Wo

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