Nadine de Clerk countered Richa Ghosh sparkling half-century with a brilliant 84 not out to stun India in the Women's World Cup clash in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. Earlier, a counterpunching 94 from Ghosh, stitched together with an 88-run eighth-wicket stand alongside Sneh Rana, hauled India from a precarious 102 for 6 to a competitive 251.

Chasing 252 for their second successive win, the Proteas got off to a rocky start. Kranti Gaud lit up the third over with a moment of brilliance — a caught-and-bowled straight out of a highlight reel — to send the in-form Tazmin Brits packing for a three-ball duck. South Africa wobbled at 6 for 1, and Gaud was flat on her back, clutching the ball after an instinctive left-handed grab. Her teammates swarmed her like she’d just sealed the match.

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