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India Vs South Africa, ICC Women's World Cup 2025: De Clerk's Blitzkrieg Sinks IND-W

Nadine de Klerk hit 84 not out off 54 balls as South Africa stunned hosts India by three wickets at the Women’s Cricket World Cup on Thursday. Klerk, whose total included five sixes and eight fours, put on vital lower-order partnerships after skipper Laura Wolvaardt hit 70 off 111 balls as South Africa scored 252-7 in 48.5 overs That was in reply to India’s 251 all out in 49.5 overs. De Klerk took 2-52 and Chloe Tyron picked 3-32 in 10 overs as the Women in Blue were down to 102-6 at one stage. Richa Ghosh’s 94 off 77 balls — including four sixes and 11 fours — helped take India to a competitive total before the Proteas registered a winning chase. It was South Africa’s second straight win, and it is now fourth in the standings with two wins from three games. The Proteas next play Bangladesh at the same venue on Monday.

ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

South Africa's Nadine de Klerk celebrates after hitting the winning runs during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa
ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

India's Pratika Rawal plays a shot during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa
ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

India's Pratika Rawal plays a shot during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa
ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

South Africa's Marizanne Kapp reacts after bowling a delivery to India's Smriti Mandhana during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa
ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

India's Smriti Mandhana, right, and batting partner Pratika Rawal celebrate scoring runs during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa
ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

India's Smriti Mandhana plays a shot during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa
ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

South Africa's Nonkululeko Mlaba, center without cap, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of India's Smriti Mandhana during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa
ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

India's Harleen Deol plays a shot during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa
ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

South Africa's Nonkululeko Mlaba, second left, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of India's Harleen Deol during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa
ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

India's captain Harmanpreet Kaur plays a shot during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa
ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

India's Pratika Rawal reacts as she walks off the field after losing her wicket during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa
ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

South Africa's Chole Tryon (25) celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of India's Jemimah Rodrigues, left, during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

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ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa
ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

India's Richa Ghosh plays a shot during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa
ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

India's Richa Ghosh celebrates after scoring fifty runs during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam

ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa
ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

India's Sneh Rana plays a shot during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa
ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

India's Richa Ghosh reacts as she walks off the field after losing her wicket during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa
ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

India's captain Harmanpreet Kaur, left, and teammates celebrate the dismissal of South Africa's Tazmin Brits during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa
ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

India's Amanjot Kaur, left. celebrates the dismissal of South Africa's Sune Luus during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

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ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa
ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

South Africa's captain Laura Wolvaardt plays a shot during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa
ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

India's Sneh Rana celebrates the dismissal of South Africa's Marizanne Kapp during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa
ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

India's Sneh Rana, facing camera right, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of South Africa's Marizanne Kapp, rear right, during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa
ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

India's Deepti Sharma, right, celebrates with a teammate after the dismissal of South Africa's Anneke Bosch during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa
ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

South Africa's captain Laura Wolvaardt reacts after her batting partner Sinalo Jafta was dismissed during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

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ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa
ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

South Africa's captain Laura Wolvaardt plays a shot during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa
ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

South Africa's Chole Tryon bats during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa
ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

India's Kranti Goud, center, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of South Africa's captain Laura Wolvaardt during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa
ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

South Africa's captain Laura Wolvaardt reacts after she was bowled out by India's Kranti Goud during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa
ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

India's Sneh Rana, second right, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of South Africa's Chole Tryon during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

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ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa
ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India Vs South Africa | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

South Africa's Nadine de Klerk, center, celebrates with teammates after hitting a six to win the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match against India at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

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