Lucknow: Smriti Mandhana and Punam Raut helped the Indian team to take over South Africa in the second ODI of the five-match series here on Tuesday.
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India win the second ODI by nine wickets!
An unbeaten 138-run stand between Smriti Mandhana and Punam Raut helps their side chase down 158 and level the #INDvSA five-match series 1-1 ? pic.twitter.com/hzkMB95acN
— ICC (@ICC) March 9, 2021
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Opener Mandhana (80 not out off 64 balls) and Raut (62 not out, 89 balls) shared an unbeaten 138-run partnership for the second wicket with India overhauling the target in only 28.4 overs to bounce back from their eight-wicket loss in the first ODI.
Mandhana blasted 10 fours and three sixes while Raut dropped anchor at one end but also hit eight boundaries.
Earlier, pacer Jhulan Goswami’s four-wicket-haul helped Indian women to dismiss South Africa for 157.
Goswami returned with figures of 10-0-42-4. She was supported by fellow seamer Mansi Joshi (2/23) and left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad (3/37).
For South Africa, Lara Goodall scored a 77-ball 49 which included two hits to the fence, while skipper Sune Luus chipped in with a 57-ball 36.
With this, India level the five-match series by 1-1.
