As for the matches, the Indian women’s team defeated South Africa by six wickets here on Sunday to sweep the three-match ODI series. Mandhana missed out on a century in the third consecutive match. He played an innings of 90 runs in 83 balls with the help of 11 fours. After restricting South Africa to 215 for eight, India scored 220 for four in 40.4 overs to register an easy victory. Mandhana, who played innings of 117 and 136 runs in the last two matches, contributed to the team’s victory by making three brilliant partnerships in this match.
He shared 61 off 71 balls with Shefali Verma (25) for the first wicket and 62 off 66 balls with Priya Punia (28) for the second wicket. Mandhana shared a third-wicket partnership of 48 off 47 balls with captain Harmanpreet Kaur (42), Harmanpreet hitting two fours in a 48-ball innings.
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Despite an aggressive half-century and a brilliant start from captain Laura Walward (61), South Africa failed to put up a big score. In addition to hitting seven fours in his 57-ball innings, Walvert shared a first-wicket partnership of 102 off 119 balls with Taizmin Brits (38), the Brits hitting two fours and a six in his 66-ball innings. (with language)