FOUR! What a way for Laura Wolvaardt to bring up her half-century — her 26th overall in ODIs and her fifth of the ongoing tournament. Wolvaardt gets on the backfoot and cuts the ball behind square to bring up the milestone. What a tournament she's having so far! SA 81/1

FOUR! Goodall pushes a full delivery from Vastrakar through the midwicket region, bringing up the fifty stand with Wolvaardt with a boundary. This has been an impressive recovery by the South Africans after losing the wicket of Lizelle Lee early. SA 67/1

OUT! Harmanpreet Kaur's brilliance on the field continues to get India vital breakthroughs! In this case it's Lizelle Lee's whose caught well short of the striker's end thanks to a superb direct hit by the Indian vice-captain. SA 14/1

Lee run out (Kaur) 6(15)

BOWLED! Harmanpreet Kaur misses out on a fifty, getting her leg stump flattened by Khaka in the final over! IND 271/7

Kaur b Khaka 48(57)

OUT! Ismail collects her second wicket in her final over of the day as Ghosh departs while trying to accelerate, getting a thick top-edge towards mid on where Luus holds on to the catch — her second of the day so far. IND 268/6

Ghosh c Luus b Ismail 8(13)

OUT! Drives straight to Sune Luus at extra cover, does Pooja Vastrakar, as India lose their fifth wicket. Ismail deceived the all-rounder by taking pace off the delivery. IND 240/5

Vastrakar c Luus b Ismail 3(8)

OUT! Mithali's innings finally comes to an end as she gets a thick top-edge while looking for a maximum down the ground; Tryon settles under the ball near mid off and completes the dismissal in the end. IND 234/4

Mithali c Tryon b Klaas 68(84)

Fifty partnership completed between Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur for the fourth wicket, the former bringing up the milestone with a single in the 42nd over. IND 226/3

FIFTY for Mithali Raj, her 64th in ODIs and her second in the ongoing tournament. Brings up the milestone with a single off Tryon's bowling, taking 69 deliveries along the way. IND 196/3

OUT! What a catch by Chloe Tryon to dismiss the well-set Smriti Mandhana, as Masabata Klaas breaks the third-wicket stand! Mandhana ends up mishitting the ball while looking to loft the ball over extra cover. Tryon, running to her right from mid off, puts in a slide to complete the dismissal. IND 176/3

Mandhana c Tryon b Klaas 71(84)

Fifty partnership comes up between Smriti Mandhana and Mithali Raj for the third wicket, the former bringing up the milestone with a single off the last ball in the 28th over. IND 146/2

Fifty up for Smriti Mandhana — her 22nd in ODIs and her third fifty-plus score in the current World Cup. Brings up the milestone with a single in the final ball of the 27th over, consuming 69 balls along the way. IND 135/2

OUT! Bhatia ends up dragging the ball onto her stumps while looking to sweep the ball behind square as Chloe Tryon strikes in her fourth over! South Africa are back in the game and how! India stutter after a brilliant opening stand between Verma and Mandhana. IND 96/2

Bhatia b Tryon 2(3)

OUT! Horrible mix-up between Mandhana and Verma, and the latter ends up marching back to the Indian dressing room after bringing up her maiden World Cup fifty. Mandhana pushes the ball towards midwicket off Tryon, looking for a quick single, but Verma freezes after taking a couple of steps forward, and is not even halfway down the pitch by the time the bails are whipped off at the striker's end. The opening stand ends just 10 short of the hundred mark. IND 91/1

Verma run out (Luus/Chetty) 53(46)

FOUR! What a way for Shafali Verma to bring up only her third ODI half-century — her first in ODI World Cups! Heaves the ball down the ground off Klaas, the ball landing just short of the long on boundary, helping the hard-hitting opener bring up the milestone in just 40 balls! IND 84/0

Fifty partnership up between Verma and Mandhana for the opening wicket, the former going for an inside-out aerial drive over extra cover, the ball landing just outside the circle giving Verma enough time to come back for a second. IND 51/0

This is the first time Jhulan Goswami's not playing a World Cup game for Team India. She had made 34 appearances on the trot across five editions before this game. Apparently it's a case of a side strain for the senior seamer.

Teams:

India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Mithali Raj (c), Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh (wk), Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana, Deepti Sharma, Meghna Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad

South Africa: Lizelle Lee, Laura Wolvaardt, Lara Goodall, Sune Luus (c), Mignon du Preez, Marizanne Kapp, Chloe Tryon, Trisha Chetty (wk), Shabnim Ismail, Masabata Klaas, Ayabonga Khaka

TOSS: India win the toss and opt to bat