IND W vs SA W Highlights, Women's T20 World Cup 2026: Marizanne Kapp blows India away as Women in Blue face first defeat

IND W vs SA W LIVE Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2026: BOWLED HER!!!! Harman was waiting on the backfoot. Ismail bowls a fullish delivery. Harmanpreet dabs at it and gets an inside edge. The ball rolls onto the stumps and another set-back for India.

India - 116/5 (14.4)

IND W vs SA W LIVE Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2026: The Indian skipper is looking good in the middle. She is slowly picking up pace here.

India - 113/4 (14)

IND W vs SA W LIVE Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2026: A single and the 100 comes for India.

India - 100/4 (12.5)

IND W vs SA W LIVE Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2026: So, India need a respectable total around 170 to stay alive in the second innings. After the fall of Jemimah, the onus is now on Deepti and Harman to guide India towards that total.

IND W vs SA W LIVE Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2026: And now Jemimah Rodrigues falls. South Africa are taking strong grip of the game.

India - 83/4 (10.2)

IND W vs SA W LIVE Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2026: So, that is the 10th over of the Indian innings. A lot now depends on Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues.

India - 82/3 (10)

IND W vs SA W LIVE Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2026: Appeal and given!!!! Good length ball at the middle stump line. Bhatia plays across the line but misses. She is wrapped on the pads and there is a big appeal. The fingers has been raised. The review has been taken but the decision stands. South Africa coming back strong.

IND W vs SA W LIVE Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2026: A short delivery!!! Verma looks to duck. There was no appeal at first. But then the review has been taken, and the ultra edge shows that a glove was involved in that. Shafali Verma dismissed.

India - 54/2 (5.4)

IND W vs SA W LIVE Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2026: Even after the early dismissal of Smriti Mandhana, India's scoring rate has not dropped courtesy of Shafali Verma. In the fourth over, she hit two boundaries and a maximum, keeping India on track.

India - 47/1 (4)

IND W vs SA W LIVE Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2026: BOWLED HER!!!!! Good length delivery at the off and middle. Mandhana looks to scoop that but misses it completely. The ball crashes onto the stumps and that is a huge wicket for South Africa.

India - 30/1 (3)

IND W vs SA W LIVE Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2026: Big over for India, and they have the early momentum. 14 runs of the second over. Once more Mandhan and Verma are looking solid in the middle.

India - 23/0 (2)

IND W vs SA W LIVE Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2026: Good start for India. Marizanne Kapp was hitting the right areas for most of the over. But the boundary of the last ball by Shafali Verma made it look good for India.

India - 9/0 (1)

IND W vs SA W LIVE Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2026: So, it is time for the action. Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma walk out to open the innings for India. Marizanne Kapp starts with the new ball for South Africa.

IND W vs SA W LIVE Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2026: So, the two teams are out there for the National Anthems. We will get going soon after that.

IND W vs SA W LIVE Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2026:

India Women Playing XI: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Yastika Bhatia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Prema Rawat, Arundhati Reddy, Shree Charani, Nandani Sharma

South Africa Women Playing XI: Laura Wolvaardt (c), Tazmin Brits, Annerie Dercksen, Dane van Niekerk, Marizanne Kapp, Nadine de Klerk, Chloe Lesleigh Tryon, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba

IND W vs SA W LIVE Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2026: Shreyanka Patil is missing out due to injury, Prema Rawat makes her debut. Arundhati Reddy is in the team, Kranti Gaud sits out.

Tazmin Brits and Dane van Niekerk make their way into the South African XI, Sune Luus and Kayle Reyneke miss out.

IND W vs SA W LIVE Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2026: India have won the toss and they have elected to bat first.

IND W vs SA W LIVE Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2026: Laura Wolvaardt is not just South Africa's captain today; she is India's fastest reminder of what can go wrong. After dominating them in the recent T20I series, Wolvaardt walks into this contest with both form and memory on her side. If India remove her early, South Africa's batting looks very different.

IND W vs SA W LIVE Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2026: South Africa do not come into his game as outsiders looking for an upset. They have beaten India recently, have Laura Wolvaardt's runs as a clear warning, and know this group game can shape their campaign. The only question is whether they can turn promise and near-misses into a proper World Cup statement.

IND W vs SA W LIVE Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2026: India's biggest obstacle today may not be South Africa alone, but the questions still hiding behind two wins. If Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Vermo do not give them a clean start, the middle order will have to absorb real pressure. Add Shreyanka Patil's absence, and India's balance gets tested properly.

IND W vs SA W LIVE Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2026: When the game tightens, India keep turning to Deepti Sharma. Her five-wicket burst against Pakistan was another reminder of how often she bends matches India's way. Against South Africa, her overs through the middle could again decide whether India control the contest or get dragged into a scrap.

IND W vs SA W LIVE Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2026: The last time India and South Africa met in World Cup, histoary was made in Navi Mumbai. India beat South Africa by 52 runs in the 2025 ODI World Cup final to lift their maiden title. Today's format is different, but South Africa will know this fixture now carries a scar.

IND W vs SA W LIVE Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2026: Smriti Mandhana has already given India early control in this World Cup, but South Africa could ask a different question today. Against a pace attack capable of testing her outside edge and tempo in the Powerplay, India's vice-captain has the chance to turn form into authority - and set the tone for a huge group-stage clash.

IND W vs SA W LIVE Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2026: For India, this is not just about protecting a perfect start. South Africa were the side that exposed them badly in the build-up to this World Cup with a 4-1 T20I series win, and that memory gives today's clash an edge. Harmanpreet Kaur's team have momentum, but South Africa bring the warning.