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India take 1-0 lead in women's T20I series

Potchefstroom (South Africa), Feb 13 (CRICKETNMORE) - Captain Mithali Raj scored 54 not out to give India a comprehensive seven-wicket victory over South Africa in the first of the five women's Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) here on Tuesday. Chasing 164/4, Mithali

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Athar  Ansari
By Athar Ansari
Feb 13, 2018 • 08:43 PM

Potchefstroom (South Africa), Feb 13 (CRICKETNMORE) - Captain Mithali Raj scored 54 not out to give India a comprehensive seven-wicket victory over South Africa in the first of the five women's Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) here on Tuesday.

Athar  Ansari
By Athar Ansari
February 13, 2018 • 08:43 PM

Chasing 164/4, Mithali got good support from Veda Krishnamurthy (37 not out), Jemimah Rodriques (37) and opener Smriti Mandhana (28) as India overhauled the target with 1.1 overs and seven wickets to spare.

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Mithali struck her 11th fifty in T20I cricket. Her unbeaten 54 came from 48 deliveries, out of which six went for fours and one went over the rope.

Earlier in the South African innings, captain Dane van Niekerk (38), Chloe Tryon (32 not out) and Mignon du Preez (31) contributed with crucial knocks. They were assisted by Nadine de Klerk (23 not out), Lizelle Lee (19) and Sune Luus (18).

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