After opting to bowl, India restricted South Africa to 98 for 8 in their stipulated quota of 20 overs at the Lalabhai Contractor Stadium in Surat.
Team India women player Shafali Verma. (Photo by STR / AFP)
India women on Thursday outplayed South Africa by 5 wickets in the fifth T20I to take a 3-0 lead in the series, courtesy Player of the Match Harmanpreet Kaur.
After opting to bowl, India restricted South Africa to 98 for 8 in their stipulated quota of 20 overs at the Lalabhai Contractor Stadium in Surat.
Radha Yadav returned figures of 3 for 23, whereas Deepti Sharma scalped 2 wickets for 19 runs.
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Chasing a below-par target, skipper Harmanpreet’s 34 took India home with 5 wickets in hand. Meanwhile, South African pacer Shabnim Ismail returned figures of 2 for 19 but that could not restrict India from taking an unassailable lead of 3-0.
And that is how you finish in style. 3-0 lead in the series for #TeamIndia. Well done @ImHarmanpreet 😎👏👏 #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/zDijTlp2yH
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) October 3, 2019
Talking about the series, after the second and third matches got washed out without a ball bowled, India bettered on their 1-0 lead taken in the first game to win the rain-affected fourth match which was shortened to 17 overs a side.
However, Indian eves kept their dominance unaffected even in the fifth encounter.
The two teams meet next on 4 October for the sixth and final T20I of the series.
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