South Africa Tour of India: Tazmin Brits, Marizanne Kapp lead visitors to win in first T20I

South Africa registered their first win of the tour on Friday as they beat India by 12 runs in the first T20I of the three-match series at the M Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

Asked to bat first, the visitors posted a massive 189/4 in their 20 overs, led by half-centuries from opener Tazmin Brits and all-rounder Marizanne Kapp.

Brits, who struggled to put bat on to ball in the powerplay, stayed in the middle till the end, scoring 81 off 56 deliveries with ten boundaries and three sixes before she was dismissed off the final ball of the innings by Pooja Vastrakar.

The 33-year-old Brits added 96 runs for the second wicket with Kapp, who took the attack to the Indian bowlers with her sweep shots.

Kapp hit eight boundaries and a six in her 33-ball 57 before being prized out by Radha Yadav. She drove the South African innings forward with Brits struggling at the other end and captain Laura Wolvaardt falling to Yadav in the eighth over following a 50-run opening stand.

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South Africa win by 12 runs????

Jemimah Rodrigues (53*) and Harmanpreet Kaur (35) stitch a 90-run stand for the fourth wicket, but it is not enough as the visitors register their first win of the tour.

SA: 189/4 (20)
IND: 177/4...

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