Tazmin Brits, Anneke Bosch help South Africa post 177/6 against India in 2nd T20I

NEW DELHI: A measured half-century from Tazmin Brits amid mid-innings jitter helped South Africa post a challenging 177 for six against India in the second Women's T20 International in Chennai on Sunday
Brits hit a measured 39-ball 52 and received excellent support from Anneke Bosch (40 off 32) as Proteas got to their second-highest T20I total against India.
Openers Laura Wolvaardt and Brits set a solid foundation with a 42-run stand with the former contributing a 12-ball 22 before being dismissed by Pooja Vastrakar in the fifth over.
Brits survived an early stumping scare after debutant wicketkeeper Uma Chetry’s gloves marginally came ahead of the stumps while collecting a delivery from Sajana Sajeevan.
In collaboration with Marizanne Kapp, Brits continued her brisk scoring trajectory, adding 66 runs in the powerplay.
The partnership kept South Africa’s scoring rate above ten runs per over for the initial six overs. However, the 32-run partnership ended when Kapp was dismissed by Deepti Sharma, causing a dip in the run rate to eight an over as the pitch began to offer some bounce and mild turn.
Brits’ efforts led her to her 11th T20I half-century, but she failed to extend her partnership with Bosch beyond 38 runs, falling to Deepti Sharma in the 14th over with the score at 113 for three.
Bosch, who scored 40 off 32 balls, attacked valiantly during the death overs. However, she perished in the 19th over bowled by Shreyanka Patil at a score of 164 for five.
The Indian bowlers, especially the spinners, barely gave the South Africans any room to bat freely, forcing them to use the sweep shots quite often. The experienced Chloe Tryon could not make a significant contribution, falling for 12 to Radha Yadav in the 16th over.
Jemimah Rodrigues dropped a chance to dismiss Annerie Dercksen, who capitalized by striking three consecutive fours off the final three balls of the innings, finishing with 12 not out.