IND-W vs SA-W Live 1st T20I
South Africa women and India women are set to begin the five-match T20I series today in Durban. Both teams will eye a winning start to the bilateral series as early preparations for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 in June.
India Women are coming off a 2-1 T20I series win against Australia and are ranked third in the ICC Women's team rankings. The hosts lost their last T20I series against New Zealand by 1-4 and are looking to make a strong comeback before the World Cup.
India have never lost a bilateral T20I series in South Africa and have a superior head-to-head record against the Proteas. They will look to continue their good run in the shortest format with a positive result today.
Also read: IND vs SA 1st T20I Match Prediction
IND-W vs SA-W Live Score and Match Updates
Chloe Tryon wins it with a SIX
Six needed in the last over, and Chloe Tryon pulls off a big six off Deepti Sharma over deep mid wicket on the first ball of the last over.
A stunning finish to win the first T20I in style. South Africa take a crucial 1-0 lead in the five-match T20I series at home.
Annerie Dercksen scored an unbeaten 44 off 34 balls, and Tryon added 18* off 16 balls.
IND-W - 157/7 in 20 overs
SA-W - 158/4 in 19.1 overs
South Africa women win by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
Match goes to the last over
Arundhati Reddy delivers a brilliant 19th over, conceding just 7 runs, and takes the game to the last over.
Annerie Dercksen - 44 off 34 balls
Chloe Tryon - 12 off 15 balls
SA-W - 152/4 in 19 overs
South Africa need 6 runs in 6 balls to win the game
Games goes to the wire
Shreyanka Patil concedes just 3 runs off the 18th over to take the game to the wire.
Annerie Dercksen - 42 off 32 balls
Chloe Tryon - 7 off 11 balls
SA-W - 145/4 in 18 overs
South Africa need 14 runs in 12 balls to win the game
Bosch OUT!!!
Arundhati Reddy removes Anneke Bosch on an LBW dismissal to stage India's comeback in the game.
Bosch scored 8 off 6 balls. Chloe Tryon comes in at No. 6.
SA-W - 133/4 in 16 overs
South Africa need 25 runs in 24 balls to win the game
Laura Wolvaardt departs
Shreyanka Patil strikes again to dismiss Laura Wolvaardt, who goes for a big shot over deep mid wicket, but finds Jemimah Rodrigues.
Wolvaardt scored 51 runs off 39 balls. Anneke Bosch is the next batter.
SA-W - 119/3 in 14 overs
South Africa need 39 runs in 36 balls to win the game
50-run stand for 3rd wicket
Annerie Dercksen smashes Shree Charani for two consecutive fours to complete a 50-run partnership for the 3rd wicket.
Laura Wolvaardt - 51 off 38 balls
Annerie Dercksen - 30 off 20 balls
SA-W - 114/2 in 13 overs
South Africa need 44 runs in 42 balls to win the game
South Africa reach 100
South Africa go past 100 inside 12 overs and Laura Wolvaardt reaches her 14th T20I fifty in just 36 balls. South Africa will target a big win from this position.
Laura Wolvaardt - 50 off 36 balls
Annerie Dercksen - 20 off 16 balls
SA-W - 103/2 in 12 overs
South Africa need 55 runs in 48 balls to win the game
South Africa remain in control after 10 overs
Laura Wolvaard and Annerie Dercksen smash Renuka Singh for 13 runs in the 9th over and 7 runs off Shree Charani in the 10th over to regain the momentum.
Laura Wolvaardt - 46 off 31 balls
Annerie Dercksen - 10 off 9 balls
SA-W - 88/2 in 10 overs
South Africa need 70 runs in 60 balls to win the game
Tazmin Brits OUT!!!
Stumped. Shree Charani strikes on her first ball in the game to dismiss struggling Tazmin Brits.
Brits scored 10 off 13 balls. Anneire Dercksen comes in at No. 4.
SA-W - 66/2 in 8 overs
South Africa need 92 runs in 72 balls to win the game
South Africa in full control
Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Britz are dominating Indian bowlers and finding regular boundaries to keep South Africa ahead in the chase. Wolvaardt smashes Arundhati Reddy for two more fours in the 7th over.
Laura Wolvaardt - 37 off 23 balls
Tazmin Brits - 10 off 12 balls
SA-W - 63/1 in 7 overs
South Africa need 95 runs in 78 balls to win the game
Laura Wolvaardt dominates powerplay
South African skipper smashes Deepti Sharma for three fours in the fourth over to put her team ahead in the game.
Laura Wolvaardt - 21 off 13 balls
Tazmin Brits - 1 off 4 balls
SA-W - 36/1 in 4 overs
South Africa need 122 runs in 96 balls to win the game
Sune Luus OUT!!!
Clean bowled. Shreyanka Patil bowls out Sune Luus in the second over after getting hit for two back-to-back boundaries. A good start for India.
Luus score - 13 off 7 balls. Tazmin Brits is the next batter at No. 3.
SA-W - 15/1 in 1.3 overs
South Africa need 143 runs in 111 balls to win the game
South Africa begin chase
Sune Luus and Laura Wolvaardt kick off South Africa's chase at Kingsmead.
Renuka Singh to bowl the first over for India.
South Africa need 158 runs in 120 balls to win the game
Ayabonga Khaka restricts India to 157
A brilliant 20th over from Ayabonga Khaka to deny India a strong finish. She concedes just 5 runs and takes a wicket.
Harmanpreet Kaur scored unbeaten 47 runs off 33 balls. Khaka took 3 wickets for 16 for the hosts.
IND-W - 157/7 in 20 overs
India reach 150
Another economical over from Sekhukhune to slow down India's innings.
Harmanpreet Kaur - 45 off 31 balls
Arundhari Reddy - 3 off 7 balls
IND-W - 152/5 in 19 overs