Nonkululeko Mlaba to Harmanpreet Kaur, Pushed through quicker, short and on off, skids through a bit. Harmanpreet Kaur tries to cut it away but misses.
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Jemimah Rodrigues, Shorter in length, on off, Jemimah Rodrigues moves back and swats it to long on for a single.
Nonkululeko Mlaba (2-0-12-0) is back on.
Chloe Tryon to Harmanpreet Kaur, Flatter delivery, shortish and down the leg side again. Harmanpreet Kaur fails to flick it away. It is not given as a wide and Kaur is not happy with the call.
Chloe Tryon to Jemimah Rodrigues, Dragged back, on leg, Jemimah Rodrigues flicks it to deep square leg for one.
Chloe Tryon to Jemimah Rodrigues, SIX! Clean strike! Fighted delivery, full and on off. Jemimah Rodrigues knows long off is up in the circle. She hits it through the line with a good follow-through, launching it over the long off fence for a biggie.
Chloe Tryon to Harmanpreet Kaur, Short and around leg, Harmanpreet Kaur nudges it towards short fine for a run.
Chloe Tryon to Harmanpreet Kaur, FOUR! Gets it through! Tossed up, full and around off. Harmanpreet Kaur backs away a bit to access the off side and smacks it perfectly between extra cover and mid off for a boundary. 100 UP FOR INDIA WOMEN.
Chloe Tryon to Jemimah Rodrigues, Floated, full and on off, Jemimah Rodrigues drags it down to long on for a single.
Nadine De Klerk to Jemimah Rodrigues, Length again, on middle, Jemimah Rodrigues pats it towards long on for one. 15 runs off the over!
Nadine De Klerk to Jemimah Rodrigues, Good length and around leg, Jemimah Rodrigues tucks it with soft hands through square leg and comes back for the second run. She has to put in a dive and makes her ground safely.
Nadine De Klerk to Harmanpreet Kaur, Full again and on middle, Harmanpreet Kaur drills it to long on for one.
Nadine De Klerk to Harmanpreet Kaur, FOUR! Fine shot! Pitched up and just around off, Harmanpreet Kaur gets right underneath it and lobs it over mid off for a boundary.
Nadine De Klerk to Harmanpreet Kaur, SIX! Nicely done! An off-cutter, full but down the leg side. Harmanpreet Kaur goes down to paddle it away with fine leg up in the circle. It goes off the top edge and flies towards the fine leg fence. The umpires want to check whether it is a six or a four. After a few replays from different angles, the third umpire is convinced that the ball hits the cushions on the full for a biggie.
Nadine De Klerk to Jemimah Rodrigues, Hard length and on middle, Jemimah Rodrigues punches it down to long on for a single.
Chloe Tryon to Harmanpreet Kaur, Quicker one, full and angling into leg. Harmanpreet Kaur goes down for the sweep but misses as the ball goes off her pads towards short fine.
Chloe Tryon to Jemimah Rodrigues, Looped up, full and on middle, Jemimah Rodrigues gets forward and drives it to long on for one more.
Chloe Tryon to Harmanpreet Kaur, Short and on middle, Harmanpreet Kaur pulls it to deep square leg for one.
Chloe Tryon to Jemimah Rodrigues, Shout for LBW, but turned down! Tossed up, full and on off, turns in. Jemimah Rodrigues steps across to work it away but it looks like she misses it. The ball hits the front pad and lobs to the leg side for a run. Given as runs.
Chloe Tryon to Harmanpreet Kaur, Slows it up, full and around off. Harmanpreet Kaur opens the bat face and steers it towards short third for a quick single.
Chloe Tryon to Jemimah Rodrigues, Floated, full and on leg, Jemimah Rodrigues chips it towards square leg for a single.
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Jemimah Rodrigues, Bowled short over middle and leg, Jemi rocks back and swats it down to long on for one. India Women are 75/2 at the halfway stage.
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Jemimah Rodrigues, Cleverly bowled by Mlaba. Rodrigues is early to set up for the reverse sweep and Mlaba slows it up, bowling it full and down leg. Rodrigues ends up just angling it to short third.
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Harmanpreet Kaur, Slow and short, over middle, Harmanpreet Kaur lines it up nice and early but hits the pull straight to deep square leg for a single.
One of the floodlight towers has stopped working. The umpires take this opportunity and call for DRINKS. Shafali Verma looked dangerous as long as she was at the crease, but since the two openers departed, the scoring rate has dipped. However, two of the most experienced players are at the crease and will look to build up a good platform for a big total. Laura Wolvaardt has rotated her bowlers pretty well, not letting the batters settle, and boundary hitting has looked difficult with the pitch showing signs of slowing down. The lights are back on, and we are ready to resume again.
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Harmanpreet Kaur, FOUR! That's the pressure-release ball Kaur is looking for. A half-tracker down the leg side, Harmanpreet Kaur gets inside the line and pulls it wide of short fine leg for a boundary, her first of the game.
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Harmanpreet Kaur, Tossed up around off, Harman skips down the track and doesn't quite get to the pitch of the ball, driving it to the left of mid off. The fielder does well to stop it.
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Harmanpreet Kaur, Oh, that's a peach of a delivery! Mlaba slows it up and lands the ball on a fullish length around off, Kaur looks to stay put and defend but the ball grips nd turns away past the outside edge with some extra bounce. Hang on, there's a check for something and the third umpire is called in. The umpire review is for a stumping and that's good presence of mind from the keeper. Sinalo Jafta dislodges the bails and replays show that Kaur had raised her back leg for a second. But she did land it before the bails lit up. NOT OUT.
Nonkululeko Mlaba is back on.
Annerie Dercksen to Jemimah Rodrigues, A misfield now and that allows the batters to pinch an extra run. Length ball outside off, punched away to the right of point, where the fielder dives and lets the ball through with a half stop. The batters pick up two runs.
Annerie Dercksen to Jemimah Rodrigues, WIDE! A bit short again, angled down the leg side for a wide.
Annerie Dercksen to Jemimah Rodrigues, Oh, in the air for a bit, falls well short. Back of a length and outside off, Annerie Dercksen bowls a heavy ball and Rodrigues gets rushed off the deck. She tries to pull but shanks the ball off the top edge and in front of mid off.
Annerie Dercksen to Jemimah Rodrigues, That's skid through nicely to the keeper. Good length, wide outside off, Rodrigues waits back and reaches out to play it late but gets beaten for pace as the ball zips past the outside edge.
Annerie Dercksen to Harmanpreet Kaur, Good-looking shot for one. A length ball in the channel, Harman gets her front leg out in front and punches it on the up to deep cover.
Annerie Dercksen to Jemimah Rodrigues, Back of a length, into the pitch and angled into the batter. Rodrigues nudges it around the corner on the leg side for a single.
Annerie Dercksen to Jemimah Rodrigues, FOUR! There it is, finally a change. Good-length delivery, banged into the deck but pushed wide outside off. Rodrigues reaches out to cut and cue ends it fine of the fielder at short third for a boundary.
Another change in bowling. Annerie Dercksen has been introduced into the attack now.
Nadine De Klerk to Jemimah Rodrigues, No dots, no boundaries, just singles every ball in the last two overs. Good length on middle, this one skids through, Rodrigues stays back and punches it back past the non-striker to long on for one. Harmanpreet Kaur and Nadine De Klerk nearly run into each other as the bowler tries to dive to her right and stop the ball.
One of the zing bails is not working. The umpires call for a replacement and check that it is working fine. We are good to go again.
Nadine De Klerk to Harmanpreet Kaur, Kaur will feel she should have put it away. Fraction shorter, down leg, Kaur pulls it to the left of short fine leg but the fielder makes a sharp stop and keeps it down to a single.
Nadine De Klerk to Jemimah Rodrigues, Makes that ten singles in the last 10 balls. Shorter and on leg stump, worked away a touch uppishly off the hips and through backward square leg for a run.
Nadine De Klerk to Harmanpreet Kaur, Nice and full, on off, shaping away. Kaur reaches out and drives it to the left of cover fielder for a ninth single in a row.
Nadine De Klerk to Jemimah Rodrigues, Full again, on the pads, tickled down the short fine leg for just one more.
Nadine De Klerk to Harmanpreet Kaur, Begins on a fullish length, does De Klerk, bowling it on off. Kaur taps it through mid off and turns the strike over.
Nadine De Klerk replaces Ayabonga Khaka.
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Harmanpreet Kaur, A bit of a drag-down from Mlaba, but it results in just a single, 6 singles in the over. On middle and leg, angling in, Kaur goes deep in the crease and smacks it across to deep square leg.
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Jemimah Rodrigues, Fuller this time, floated up outside off, caressed with an open face of the blade and through cover-point for yet another single.
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Harmanpreet Kaur, That's proactive running. Dragged length on off, Harmanpreet Kaur dabs it down to short third and gets across to the other end pretty quickly.
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Jemimah Rodrigues, Short again, slightly outside off, Rodrigues cuts it in front of square on the off side for one more run.
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Harmanpreet Kaur, On the shorter side, around off, Kaur rocks back, gets into a side-on stance and glides it through point for a single. 50 UP FOR INDIA WOMEN.