The South Africa women's cricket team played against the India women's cricket team in March 2021.[1][2] Five Women's One Day International (WODI) and three Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) matches were played at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.[3][4] Despite the short notice of the tour, Cricket South Africa confirmed that tests for COVID-19 had been done and the team was ready to travel.[5] Prior to the tour, India's last international match was the final of the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup on 8 March 2020.[6] The South African team arrived in Lucknow on 26 February 2021, before undergoing six days of quarantine.[7]
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| India women | South Africa women | ||
| Dates | 7 – 23 March 2021 | ||
| Captains |
Mithali Raj (WODIs) Smriti Mandhana (WT20Is) | Suné Luus[n 1] | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | South Africa women won the 5-match series 4–1 | ||
| Most runs | Punam Raut (263) | Lizelle Lee (288) | |
| Most wickets |
Jhulan Goswami (8) Rajeshwari Gayakwad (8) | Shabnim Ismail (7) | |
| Player of the series | Lizelle Lee (SA) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | South Africa women won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Shafali Verma (130) | Suné Luus (91) | |
| Most wickets | Rajeshwari Gayakwad (4) | Shabnim Ismail (4) | |
| Player of the series | Shafali Verma (Ind) | ||
South Africa won the first WODI with India winning the second match to level the series at 1–1.[8] South Africa then won the next two WODIs to win the series with a game to spare.[9] South Africa won the fifth WODI by five wickets to take the series 4–1.[10]
Ahead of the WT20I series, India's captain Harmanpreet Kaur was ruled out of the matches due to an injury, with Smriti Mandhana captaining India in her place.[11] South Africa won the first two WT20I matches,[12] recording their first series win against India in the format.[13] India won the final match by nine wickets, with South Africa winning the series 2–1.[14]
Squads
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India[17]
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South Africa[18]
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WODI series
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- South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Monica Patel (Ind) made her WODI debut.
- Harmanpreet Kaur (Ind) played in her 100th WODI.[19]
2nd WODI
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- India Women won the toss and elected to field.
3rd WODI
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- South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field.
- South Africa Women were set a revised target of 218 runs from 46.3 overs due to rain.
- Laura Wolvaardt captained South Africa for the first time in WODIs.[20]
- Mithali Raj became the first player for India to score 10,000 runs in women's international cricket.[21]
4th WODI
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- South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Radha Yadav (Ind) made her WODI debut.
- Shabnim Ismail became the first bowler for South Africa to take 150 wickets in WODIs.[22]
- Mithali Raj (Ind) became the first cricketer to score 7,000 runs in WODIs.[23]
- This was South Africa's highest successful run chase in WODIs.[24]
5th WODI
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- South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Challuru Prathyusha (Ind) made her WODI debut.
WT20I series
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- South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field.
3rd WT20I
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edit- ^ Laura Wolvaardt captained South Africa Women for the third and fourth WODIs.
References
edit- ^ "Lucknow set to host South Africa Women's India tour". CricBuzz. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "India-South Africa women's series to kick off in Lucknow from March 7". ANI News. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "UPCA confirms Lucknow to host South Africa for India's return to action after Women's T20 World Cup". Scroll India. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Lucknow confirmed as hosts for India-South Africa limited-overs series starting March 7". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Indian women's cricket team likely to return to competitive action with South Africa series from 7 March". First Post. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "India women's team to play South Africa women in Lucknow". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "No squads yet, but India, South Africa women go into quarantine". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "Mandhana, Raut and Goswami help India level series 1-1". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Dominant batting display from top-order takes South Africa to a series win". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Anneke Bosch, Mignon du Preez, Marizanne Kapp shine as South Africa take series 4-1". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Harmanpreet Kaur ruled out of first T20I against South Africa; Smriti Mandhana named captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Big-hitting Lee, calm Wolvaardt guide South Africa home in a thriller". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Lee, Wolvaardt fifties seal last-ball thriller and series for South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Whirlwind Verma takes India home after Gayakwad's guile; South Africa win series 2-1". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "India Women's squad for ODI and T20I series against South Africa announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Sune Luus to lead South Africa Women in India as Dane van Niekerk remains injured". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Shikha Pandey, Taniya Bhatia left out of ODI, T20I squads for home series against South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Sune Luus to lead South Africa Women in India as Dane van Niekerk remains injured". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Century of ODIs beckons Harmanpreet Kaur on Sunday". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Lizelle Lee's 132* helps South Africa go 2-1 up in tense finish". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Mithali Raj becomes first Indian to score 10,000 runs in women's cricket". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "South Africa pull off stunning chase to seal series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Mithali Raj First Cricketer To Score 7,000 Runs In Women's ODIs". NDTV Sports. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Lee, du Preez, Goodall, Wolvaardt hand South Africa Women series win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2021.