Published 21:38 IST, October 14th 2019
Ind vs SA: India seal 3-0 whitewash in Raj's 100th ODI win as captain
India Women clinched the series vs South Africa 3-0 in a nail-biting finish as Mithali Raj became the second women's captain to win 100 ODIs in her career.
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India Women completed a 3-0 whitewash over ir South African counterparts after winning third and final ODI by 6 runs. In a low scoring match, Ekta Bisht starred with figures of 3/32 in her quota of 10 overs as India Women defended ir score of 146, by bowling out South Africa Women for 140. This is a historic win as India's captain Mithali Raj won her 100th ODI match as captain, becoming only second women's cricketer after England's Charlotte Edwards to do so.
Ind vs SA: Batting Woes
Earlier in day, India Women won toss and elected to bat. home side got off to worst possible start after both openers were sent back to pavilion with just 5 runs on board. India kept losing wickets at regular intervals and stuttered to 71/6 with HarmanpreetKaur holding one end of wicket. Harmanpreet cautiously soaked in pressure and along with Shikha Pandey, put toger a partnership that took India to a respectable total. Marizanne Kapp starred for South Africa Women, picking up 3/20 in her 9-over spell.
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Ind vs SA: Bowlers Deliver
With South Africa needing only 147 to win, it seemed like Mithali Raj would have to wait for her 100th win. But Ekta Bisht, along with Deepti Sharma and Rajeshwari Gayakw, choked South African batters for runs and me it difficult for m to score runs. A lot of visitors' batters got starts, but Indian bowlers me sure y could t convert it into match-winning kcks. Harmanpreet and Jemimah Rodrigues picked up final two wickets to complete whitewash and stamp India's authority as one of most exciting teams in women’s cricket at present.
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Ind vs SA: Record-breaker Raj
Mithali Raj, who has completed 20 years in international cricket as well, becoming second cricketer after Charlotte Edwards to complete feat. Raj, who holds record for most runs in Women’s ODIs, retired from T20Is earlier this year to prolong her ODI career. 36-year old would hope that her team continues to excel and deliver on promise y’ve shown.
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