India vs South Africa Highlights, Women's World Cup: Richa Ghosh's effort goes in vain as De Klerk pulls off a heist

Nadine de Klerk, center celebrates with teammates after hitting a six to win the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match against India.

India vs South Africa Highlights: Women's World Cup IND-W vs SA-W: India made a good start after they were put to bat by Laura Wolvaardt. Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal looked good in the middle. They scored 55 runs for the first wicket and it was looking like they would propel the team towards a formidable total.

The star batter, Mandhana struggled in the beginning. However, she was staring to get settled and played a brilliant shot to hit the first maximum of the innings. Soon after she fell and that started the change of momentum in the game.

After the dismissal of Mandhana, there was a 28-run partnership between Pratika Rawal and Harleen Deol. Even though they were going slow, it was looking like the repair job was on. But then everything started to go downhill for India.

From 83/1 in the 17th over, India lost five wickets for 19 runs and were reduced to 102/6 in the 26th over. When India were looking done and dusted, Richa Ghosh and Amanjot Kaur got together. The duo progressed steadily and scripted the gradual comeback for the team into the match.

However, as they went past the 50-run mark in their partnership, Chloe Tryon resulted in the demise of Amanjot Kaur. After the dismissal of Kaur, Sneh Rana and Richa Ghosh put together a partnership of 88 runs bailing India out of trouble.

Richa Ghosh departed in the last over of the innings scoring 94 runs. Even though, she fell short of a century by six runs, her effort deserves applauds more than a century. With 251 runs on the board, India believed that they had the bowling attack to restrict the South Africans at least one run short of that and take home their third consecutive win of this World Cup campaign.

Chasing 252 runs, South Africa needed a good start, especially from their star of the previous game, Tazmin Brits. However, the Indian bowlers had something else in mind. Gaud and Kaur combined to pick up the wickets of Brits and Luus early putting the Proteas on the back foot.

After the two early dismissals, Laura Wolvaardt and Marizanne Kapp were trying to find their way through the innings. The duo tried to script a dramatic comeback for the Proteas. However, Sneh Rana brought down the curtains on Marizanne Kapp's knock and ended the developing partnership.

Deepti Sharma soon registered her name among the wicket takers and sent Anneke Bosch back to the hut. The loss of the fourth wicket put South Africa under further pressure. Another wicket soon followed, but after that Laura Wolvaardt and Chloe Tryon got together keeping the team alive in the chase.

However, in the 36th over of the chase, Harmanpreet Kaur brought Kranti Gaud into the attack and she picked up the wicket of Laura Wolvaardt. This nearly sealed the game for India but Chloe Tryon was not ready to give up. She was struggling with cramps and yet continued to fight for her team.

Nadine de Klerk joined her in the middle and the duo gradually took South Africa towards the target. India managed to scalp the wicket of Chole Tryon at an important stage but that did not deter Klerk from scripting history. She remained unbeaten on 84 off 54 deliveries and helped SA to a three wicket win with seven balls remaining in the game.