India beat SA by 54 runs to take lead in U-19 T20 series

Pretoria

The Indian U-19 women’s cricket team produced an all-round effort to beat South Africa by 54 runs in the first T20I of the five-match series here today. Opener Shewata Sehrawat and Soumya Tiwari scored 40 each off 39 and 46 balls, respectively, to guide India to 137/5 after being asked to bat. Medium-pacer Shabnam Shakil (3/15) shone bright with the ball as the Indian bowlers restricted South Africa to 83/8.

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