A direct hit by Amanjot … and India have the breakthrough!
9th over: South Africa 51-0 (Wolvaardt 24, Brits 23) Another bowling change as India turn to spin in the form of Deepti Sharma’s off-breaks. Brits again comes close to being caught-and-bowled, but then she belts another of those fours back past the bowler. South AFrica’s fifty comes up, no trouble.
8th over: South Africa 44-0 (Wolvaardt 23, Brits 17) Harmanpreet makes her first bowling change, replacing Kranti with Amanjot. It almost works as Brits again flirts with offering a caught-and-bowled, but then it goes wrong. Amanjot bowls a ball that could be a wide down the leg side, only to see it whipped for four by Laura Wolvaardt, who then carts her over midwicket for four more, with a hint of contempt. That’s 11 off the over and 32 off the last four.
7th over: South Africa 33-0 (Wolvaardt 15, Brits 14) Cheered by the sight of Wolvaardt getting into the groove, Brits starts her blitz. She lofts Renuka back over her shoulder and all the way for six. India won the first four overs, albeit with little to show for it (12-0); SA have won the last three (21-0).
6th over: South Africa 26-0 (Wolvaardt 15, Brits 7) Wolvaardt, facing Kranti, plays a better shot, a pull for four off the front foot, in fact after a dance down the track. She follows that with a clip for two off the stumps, which, we’ve just learned from a caption, is her Achilles heel.
