Mandhana, Harman tons help India clinch series 2-0 vs SA

India’s Smriti Mandhana (right)and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur during their 171-run stand v SA in Bangalore yesterday. Pic/PTI

Ebullient hundreds of Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur were nearly upended by remarkable centuries from Laura Wolvaardt and Marizanne Kapp but India kept their nerves to beat South Africa by four runs in a last-over thriller to take an unassailable 2-0 in ODI series here Wednesday.

India had beaten South Africa by 143 runs in the first match here on Sunday.

It was a matter of margin once India posted an imposing 325 for three, riding on Mandhana's 136 (120b, 18x4, 2x6) and Harmanpreet's unbeaten 103 (88b, 9x4, 3x6), their seventh and sixth one-day tons respectively.

However, the Proteas fought back through Kapp (114, 94b, 11x4, 3x6) and Wolvaardt (135 not out, 135b, 12x4 3x6), who added 184 runs off 170 balls for the fourth wicket, but could manage 321 for six.

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The Chinnaswamy pitch stayed truer as compared to the previous match, and the Indian bowlers had to be precise in their line and length on this day to be effective.
PTI

Brief scores
India 325-3 in 50 overs (S Mandhana 136, H Kaur 103'; N Mlaba 2-51) beat SA 321-6 in 50 overs (L Wolvaardt 135', M Kapp 114; P Vastrakar 2-54, D Sharma 2-56) by four runs

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