south african women Continued their stellar run in the T20I series with a spectacular nine-wicket win india women In the third match at The Wanderers Stadium. Chasing a tough target of 193 runs, the host team made it easy with the help of a sensational century. Laura Wolvaardt Won the game in just 16.3 overs. With this victory, South Africa has taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series and has established complete dominance over the visiting team.
Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur helped India post competitive scores
After being invited to bat, the Indian women’s team batted strongly and scored 192/4 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. This innings was based on aggressive intentions from the top order Shafali Verma He played a stormy inning of 64 runs in 46 balls with the help of eight fours and two sixes. Smriti Mandhana Provided a fast start with 37 off 25, ensuring India took advantage of the powerplay.
The innings got more momentum through the captain Harmanpreet KaurWho played a captaincy inning of 66 runs in just 38 balls. His innings, studded with seven fours and three sixes, kept the scoreboard moving rapidly. Richa Ghosh Added the final touch with a quickfire innings of 18 runs off 10 balls. India might have had a little more hope after losing only four wickets despite a strong score.
For South Africa, nonkululeko mlaba Maintained control in the middle overs and performed brilliantly with the ball, taking two wickets. Nadine de Klerk Got one wicket, but the rest of the bowling unit struggled to contain India’s aggressive batsmen.
Laura Wolvaardt’s explosive century broke India’s morale.
In reply, South Africa Women produced one of their finest T20 chases thanks to a breathtaking innings from Wolvaardt. The opener was in great form and scored 115 runs in just 53 balls, which included 14 fours and five sky-high sixes. His strokeplay was clean, authoritative and relentless, leaving the Indian bowlers with no answers.
he found a suitable partner listen luceWho played a restrained but effective inning of 64 runs in 42 balls. The two made a big partnership which completely took the match away from India. The only success came when Tazmin Brits It fell cheaply, but by then the damage was done.
India’s bowling attack struggled to make any impact, with none of the leading bowlers able to take wickets or exert pressure. Shreyanka Patil The only wicket-taker was the bowler, but the lack of success allowed South Africa to maintain complete control throughout the chase. Wolvaardt was named Player of the Match for his match-winning century, which will be remembered as one of the finest T20I innings at the venue.
🚨Match Result🚨
It’s giving dominance! 🤌🤭#proteas Achieved a spectacular win by 9 wickets in the 3rd T20I! motiv🇿🇦
This is the third consecutive win which took the hosts 3-0 in the series with two matches still to go! 🏏#unbreakable pic.twitter.com/3fXIIBRERJ
– Proteas Women (@ProteasWomenCSA) 22 April 2026
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