ICC WOMEN’S CRICKET WORLD CUP de Klerk’s knock for the ages sees South Africa beat India

NADINE de Klerk played an incredible knock for the ages to get South Aftica over the line in their Women’ Cricket World Cup match against host India at Visakhapatnam yesterday.

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Nadine de Klerk played a match winning innings of 84* off 54 balls to steer South Africa to victory

de Klerk struck 4 fours and 5 sixes in her career best innings of 84* off 54 balls, as South Africa chased down a target of 252 to win by three wickets with seven balls to spare. As soon as the winning hit for six was made, every member of the South African squad, even the senior members, ran out to congratulate her. South Aftica were down but not out of it, and it needed something special to register the win and de Klerk produced that. She eclipsed Richa Ghosh’ knock earlier in the day. It was India’ first defeat of the tournament in three matches.