Chloé Tryon shone with the ball before half-centuries from Laura Wolvaardt and Suné Luus guided the Proteas Women to an eight-wicket victory over India in the second T20 International (T20I) at the Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium in Durban on Sunday, 19 April 2026.
Tryon claimed three for 22, alongside Tumi Sekhukhune’s three for 31, to help dismiss India for 147 in their 20 overs. Wolvaardt (54 off 34 balls, seven fours and a six) and Luus (57 off 47 balls, six fours and a six) then combined for a 106-run partnership to anchor the chase and guide the home side to a 2-0 series lead with 17 balls to spare.
After losing the toss and being put in to bat, India made an aggressive start through Shafali Verma despite the loss of Smriti Mandhana (12) to Tryon in the third over.
South Africa picked up another key wicket in the powerplay, with Tryon striking again to remove Jemimah Rodrigues (2), before restricting the visitors to 58/2 after six overs.
Verma, marking her 100th T20I appearance, continued to lead the charge, bringing up her 15th T20I half-century in a 53-run stand with Anushka Sharma, who was making her T20I debut and contributed a composed 28. Tryon then returned for her third wicket, making the all-important breakthrough with the scalp of Sharma.
The pressure continued to build as Nonkululeko Mlaba (1/17) dismissed Verma, who was caught brilliantly in the deep by Nadine de Klerk, reducing India to 109/4 in the 14th over.
There was more joy to come for the hosts in the final six overs, as Sekhukhune chipped in with three late wickets alongside Nadine de Klerk (1/14) and two run-outs to bowl India out for 147 after 20 overs.
South Africa’s reply was marked by a superb start between openers Luus and Wolvaardt, who put on 66 runs in the powerplay.
The pair continued in the same vein in the next phase, adding a further 26 runs to take the Proteas to 92/0 at the halfway stage, needing 56 off 60 deliveries for victory.
Luus and Wolvaardt brought up their 100-run stand, with the captain going on to celebrate her second fifty in the series and her 15th T20I half-century before Shreyanka Patil (2/35) broke the partnership in the 12th over.
Luus soon raised her bat for a seventh fifty in the format as South Africa progressed to 124/1, before she became Patil’s second wicket of the afternoon.
Despite losing both set batters, the Proteas marched on to victory with 17 balls to spare, with Tazmin Brits (20 not out) and Annerie Dercksen (12 not out) completing the chase comfortably.
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The third T20I gets underway on Wednesday, 22 April 2026 at 18:00 local time at the DP World Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.
Proteas Women vs India T20 International Series from 17 to 27 April 2026
Fri 17 April: South Africa beat India by 6 wickets (Hollywoodbets Kingsmead, Durban)
Sun 19 April: South Africa beat India by 8 wickets (Hollywoodbets Kingsmead, Durban)
Wed 22 April, 18:00: South Africa vs India (DP World Wanderers, Johannesburg)
Sat 25 April, 18:00: South Africa vs India (DP World Wanderers, Johannesburg)
Mon 27 April, 14:00: South Africa vs India (Willowmoore Park, Benoni)
South Africa Playing XI
Laura Wolvaardt (captain)
Suné Luus
Tazmin Brits
Annerie Dercksen
Anneke Bosch
Chloé Tryon
Nadine de Klerk
Sinalo Jafta (wicketkeeper)
Ayabonga Khaka
Tumi Sekhukhune
Nonkululeko Mlaba
Substitutes
Ayanda Hlubi
Kayla Reyneke
Tebogo Macheke (uncapped)
Eliz-Mari Marx
India Playing XI
Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain)
Shafali Verma
Jemimah Rodrigues
Harmanpreet Kaur (captain)
Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper)
Anushka Sharma (T20I debut)
Deepti Sharma
Arundhati Reddy
Shreyanka Patil
Kranti Gaud
Sree Charani
Substitutes
Bharti Fulmali
Uma Chetry (wicketkeeper)
Renuka Thakur
Kashvee Gautam
Original Copy: Cricket South Africa, with editing by gsport
Main Photo Caption: Chloé Tryon claimed three for 22 with the ball to anchor the bowling effort as the Proteas Women secured an eight-wicket victory over India in the second T20I at the Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium in Durban on Sunday, 19 April 2026. All Photos: Supplied
Photo 2 Caption: Skipper Laura Wolvaardt scored a scintilating 54 off 34 balls for her 15th T20I half-century, to anchor the Proteas Women’s reply in their chase.
Photo 3 Caption: Opening the innings with Wolvaardt, Suné Luus struck 57 off 47 balls for her seventh T20I half-century in a 100-run opening stand with the captain.
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