South Africa women's cricket team in India in 2020–21
{{short description|International cricket tour}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox cricket tour
| series_name =
| team1_image = Flag_of_India.svg
| team1_name = India women
| team2_image = Flag_of_South_Africa.svg
| team2_name = South Africa women
| from_date = 7
| to_date = 23 March 2021
| team1_captain = Mithali Raj (WODIs)
Smriti Mandhana (WT20Is)
| team2_captain = Suné LuusLaura Wolvaardt captained South Africa Women for the third and fourth WODIs.
| no_of_ODIs = 5
| team1_ODIs_won = 1
| team2_ODIs_won = 4
| team1_ODIs_most_runs = Punam Raut (263)
| team2_ODIs_most_runs = Lizelle Lee (288)
| team1_ODIs_most_wickets = Jhulan Goswami (8)
Rajeshwari Gayakwad (8)
| team2_ODIs_most_wickets = Shabnim Ismail (7)
| player_of_ODI_series = Lizelle Lee (SA)
| no_of_twenty20s = 3
| team1_twenty20s_won = 1
| team2_twenty20s_won = 2
| team1_twenty20s_most_runs = Shafali Verma (130)
| team2_twenty20s_most_runs = Suné Luus (91)
| team1_twenty20s_most_wickets = Rajeshwari Gayakwad (4)
| team2_twenty20s_most_wickets = Shabnim Ismail (4)
| player_of_twenty20_series = Shafali Verma (Ind)
}}
The South Africa women's cricket team played against the India women's cricket team in March 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/116353/lucknow-set-to-host-south-africas-womens-tour-of-india |title=Lucknow set to host South Africa Women's India tour |work=CricBuzz |access-date=23 February 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/cricket/india-south-africa-womens-series-to-kick-off-in-lucknow-from-march-720210223214932/ |title=India-South Africa women's series to kick off in Lucknow from March 7 |work=ANI News |access-date=23 February 2021}} Five Women's One Day International (WODI) and three Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) matches were played at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/field/987743/upca-confirms-lucknow-to-host-south-africa-for-india-s-return-to-action-after-women-s-t20-world-cup |title=UPCA confirms Lucknow to host South Africa for India's return to action after Women's T20 World Cup |work=Scroll India |access-date=23 February 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/lucknow-confirmed-as-hosts-for-india-south-africa-limited-overs-series-starting-march-7 |title=Lucknow confirmed as hosts for India-South Africa limited-overs series starting March 7 |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=23 February 2021}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/indian-womens-cricket-team-likely-to-return-to-competitive-action-with-south-africa-series-from-7-march-9333681.html |title=Indian women's cricket team likely to return to competitive action with South Africa series from 7 March |work=First Post |access-date=23 February 2021}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/india-women-s-team-to-play-south-africa-women-in-lucknow-1252806 |title=India women's team to play South Africa women in Lucknow |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=24 February 2021}} The South African team arrived in Lucknow on 26 February 2021, before undergoing six days of quarantine.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ind-vs-sa-women-s-cricket-no-squads-yet-but-india-and-south-africa-go-into-quarantine-1253254 |title=No squads yet, but India, South Africa women go into quarantine |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=26 February 2021}}
South Africa won the first WODI with India winning the second match to level the series at 1–1.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/south-africa-women-tour-of-india-2020-21-1253264/india-women-vs-south-africa-women-2nd-odi-1253268/match-report |title=Mandhana, Raut and Goswami help India level series 1-1 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=14 March 2021}} South Africa then won the next two WODIs to win the series with a game to spare.{{cite web|url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/dominant-batting-display-from-top-order-takes-south-africa-to-a-series-win |title=Dominant batting display from top-order takes South Africa to a series win |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=14 March 2021}} South Africa won the fifth WODI by five wickets to take the series 4–1.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/south-africa-women-tour-of-india-2020-21-1253264/india-women-vs-south-africa-women-5th-odi-1253271/match-report |title=Anneke Bosch, Mignon du Preez, Marizanne Kapp shine as South Africa take series 4-1 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=17 March 2021}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/india-women-vs-south-africa-harmanpreet-kaur-ruled-out-of-first-t20i-smriti-mandhana-named-captain-1255757 |title=Harmanpreet Kaur ruled out of first T20I against South Africa; Smriti Mandhana named captain |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=19 March 2021}} South Africa won the first two WT20I matches,{{cite web|url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/big-hitting-lee-calm-wolvaardt-guide-south-africa-home-in-a-thriller |title=Big-hitting Lee, calm Wolvaardt guide South Africa home in a thriller |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=21 March 2021}} recording their first series win against India in the format.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/south-africa-women-tour-of-india-2020-21-1253264/india-women-vs-south-africa-women-2nd-t20i-1253273/match-report |title=Lee, Wolvaardt fifties seal last-ball thriller and series for South Africa |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=21 March 2021}} India won the final match by nine wickets, with South Africa winning the series 2–1.{{cite web|url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/whirlwind-verma-takes-india-home-after-gayakwads-guile-south-africa-take-series-2-1 |title=Whirlwind Verma takes India home after Gayakwad’s guile; South Africa win series 2-1 |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=23 March 2021}}
Squads
WODI series
=1st WODI=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 7 March 2021
| time = 09:00
| daynight =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{crw|SA}}
| score1 = 177/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = Mithali Raj 50 (85)
| wickets1 = Shabnim Ismail 3/28 (10 overs)
| score2 = 178/2 (40.1 overs)
| runs2 = Lizelle Lee 83* (122)
| wickets2 = Jhulan Goswami 2/38 (10 overs)
| result = South Africa Women won by 8 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1253267.html Scorecard]
| venue = Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
| umpires = Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and C. K. Nandan (Ind)
| motm = Shabnim Ismail (SA)
| toss = South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Monica Patel (Ind) made her WODI debut.
- Harmanpreet Kaur (Ind) played in her 100th WODI.{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/century-of-odis-beckons-harmanpreet-kaur-on-sunday-101614868466910.html |title=Century of ODIs beckons Harmanpreet Kaur on Sunday |work=Hindustan Times|access-date=7 March 2021}}
}}
=2nd WODI=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 9 March 2021
| time = 09:00
| daynight =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|SA}}
| team2 = {{crw|IND}}
| score1 = 157 (41 overs)
| runs1 = Lara Goodall 49 (77)
| wickets1 = Jhulan Goswami 4/42 (10 overs)
| score2 = 160/1 (28.4 overs)
| runs2 = Smriti Mandhana 80* (64)
| wickets2 = Shabnim Ismail 1/46 (6 overs)
| result = India Women won by 9 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1253268.html Scorecard]
| venue = Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
| umpires = Belur Ravi (Ind) and Krishnamachari Srinivasan (Ind)
| motm = Jhulan Goswami (Ind)
| toss = India Women won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=3rd WODI=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 12 March 2021
| time = 09:00
| daynight =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{crw|SA}}
| score1 = 248/5 (50 overs)
| runs1 = Punam Raut 77 (108)
| wickets1 = Shabnim Ismail 2/46 (10 overs)
| score2 = 223/4 (46.3 overs)
| runs2 = Lizelle Lee 132* (131)
| wickets2 = Jhulan Goswami 2/20 (9 overs)
| result = South Africa Women won by 6 runs (DLS method)
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1253269.html Scorecard]
| venue = Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
| umpires = C. K. Nandan (Ind) and Belur Ravi (Ind)
| motm = Lizelle Lee (SA)
| toss = South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = South Africa Women were set a revised target of 218 runs from 46.3 overs due to rain.
| notes = Laura Wolvaardt captained South Africa for the first time in WODIs.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/south-africa-women-tour-of-india-2020-21-1253264/india-women-vs-south-africa-women-3rd-odi-1253269/match-report |title=Lizelle Lee's 132* helps South Africa go 2-1 up in tense finish |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=12 March 2021}}
- Mithali Raj became the first player for India to score 10,000 runs in women's international cricket.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/india-vs-sa-3rd-womens-odi-mithali-raj-becomes-first-indian-to-score-10-000-runs-in-womens-cricket-1254578 |title=Mithali Raj becomes first Indian to score 10,000 runs in women's cricket |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=12 March 2021}}
}}
=4th WODI=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 14 March 2021
| time = 09:00
| daynight =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{crw|SA}}
| score1 = 266/4 (50 overs)
| runs1 = Punam Raut 104* (123)
| wickets1 = Tumi Sekhukhune 2/63 (8 overs)
| score2 = 269/3 (48.4 overs)
| runs2 = Lizelle Lee 69 (75)
| wickets2 = Harmanpreet Kaur 1/38 (7 overs)
| result = South Africa Women won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1253270.html Scorecard]
| venue = Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
| umpires = Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and Krishnamachari Srinivasan (Ind)
| motm = Mignon du Preez (SA)
| toss = South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Radha Yadav (Ind) made her WODI debut.
- Shabnim Ismail became the first bowler for South Africa to take 150 wickets in WODIs.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2065910 |title=South Africa pull off stunning chase to seal series |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=14 March 2021}}
- Mithali Raj (Ind) became the first cricketer to score 7,000 runs in WODIs.{{cite web|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/india-women-vs-south-africa-women-mithali-raj-first-cricketer-to-score-7-000-runs-in-womens-odis-2390376? |title=Mithali Raj First Cricketer To Score 7,000 Runs In Women's ODIs |work=NDTV Sports |access-date=14 March 2021}}
- This was South Africa's highest successful run chase in WODIs.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/south-africa-women-tour-of-india-2020-21-1253264/india-women-vs-south-africa-women-4th-odi-1253270/match-report |title=Lee, du Preez, Goodall, Wolvaardt hand South Africa Women series win |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=14 March 2021}}
}}
=5th WODI=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 17 March 2021
| time = 09:00
| daynight =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{crw|SA}}
| score1 = 188 (49.3 overs)
| runs1 = Mithali Raj 79* (104)
| wickets1 = Nadine de Klerk 3/35 (10 overs)
| score2 = 189/5 (48.2 overs)
| runs2 = Anneke Bosch 58 (70)
| wickets2 = Rajeshwari Gayakwad 3/13 (10 overs)
| result = South Africa Women won by 5 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1253271.html Scorecard]
| venue = Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
| umpires = C. K. Nandan (Ind) and Belur Ravi (Ind)
| motm = Anneke Bosch (SA)
| toss = South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Challuru Prathyusha (Ind) made her WODI debut.
}}
WT20I series
=1st WT20I=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 20 March 2021
| time = 19:00
| night = Yes
| team1 = {{crw-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{crw|SA}}
| score1 = 130/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Harleen Deol 52 (47)
| wickets1 = Shabnim Ismail 3/14 (4 overs)
| score2 = 133/2 (19.1 overs)
| runs2 = Anneke Bosch 66* (48)
| wickets2 = Arundhati Reddy 1/20 (3.1 overs)
| result = South Africa Women won by 8 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1253272.html Scorecard]
| venue = Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
| umpires = Belur Ravi (Ind) and Krishnamachari Srinivasan (Ind)
| motm = Anneke Bosch (SA)
| toss = South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Simran Bahadur (Ind) made her WT20I debut.
}}
=2nd WT20I=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 21 March 2021
| time = 19:00
| night = Yes
| team1 = {{crw-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{crw|SA}}
| score1 = 158/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Shafali Verma 47 (31)
| wickets1 = Anneke Bosch 1/26 (3 overs)
| score2 = 159/4 (20 overs)
| runs2 = Lizelle Lee 70 (45)
| wickets2 = Radha Yadav 1/25 (4 overs)
| result = South Africa Women won by 6 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1253273.html Scorecard]
| venue = Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
| umpires = Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and C. K. Nandan (Ind)
| motm = Laura Wolvaardt (SA)
| toss = South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=3rd WT20I=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 23 March 2021
| time = 19:00
| night = Yes
| team1 = {{crw-rt|SA}}
| team2 = {{crw|IND}}
| score1 = 112/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Suné Luus 28 (25)
| wickets1 = Rajeshwari Gayakwad 3/9 (4 overs)
| score2 = 114/1 (11 overs)
| runs2 = Shafali Verma 60 (30)
| wickets2 = Nondumiso Shangase 1/18 (2 overs)
| result = India Women won by 9 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1253274.html Scorecard]
| venue = Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
| umpires = Belur Ravi (Ind) and Krishnamachari Srinivasan (Ind)
| motm = Rajeshwari Gayakwad (Ind)
| toss = India Women won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Ayushi Soni (Ind) made her WT20I debut.
}}
Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/south-africa-women-tour-of-india-2020-21-1253264 Series home at ESPN Cricinfo]
{{India women's national cricket team}}
{{South Africa women's national cricket team}}
{{International cricket in 2020–21}}
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