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India vs South Africa, 5th Women’s T20I, statistical highlights

This was India's first series win in any T20I event of 5 or more matches irrespective of venue or the number of teams.

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Published: Feb 26, 2018, 12:05 PM (IST)
Edited: Feb 26, 2018, 12:05 PM (IST)

India Women poses with T20I trophy after beating South Africa © PTI
India Women poses with T20I trophy after beating South Africa © PTI

1 series win for India Women in any T20I event of 5 or more matches irrespective of venue or the number of teams. They had lost 2-3 in West Indies and 1-4 against Australia at home, both in 2011-12, and though they had a 3-2 result in the 2014 World T20, they did not make it to the semi-finals.

4 T20 International win-loss ratio for India Women against South Africa Women (4 wins, 1 defeat). They won the series 3-1, while their other win was back in 2014-15, at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.

192 runs for Mithali Raj in the series, the most by an Indian in a bilateral series. Mithali went past Harmanpreet Kaur’s 171, against West Indies Women in 2016-17. She also became the 1st Indian to score 3 fifties in a bilateral series.

2 batters have scored more than Mithali’s 192 in bilateral series in Women’s T20I history — Beth Mooney (220 for Australia against England in 2017-18) and Sarah Taylor (200 for England against South Africa in 2015-16).

4 batters have scored more than Mithali’s 192 in bilateral series in Women’s T20I history — Beth Mooney (220 for Australia against England in 2017-18) and Sarah Taylor (200 for England against South Africa in 2015-16).

144 runs for Dane van Niekerk in the series, the most by a South African in a bilateral series. Dane went past her own record of 120, against England Women in 2015-16.

8 bowlers have taken more wickets in Women’s T20Is than Shabnim Ismail (64). While Anisa Mohammed (106) is some distance away, Shabnim is only 16 short of Ellyse Perry (80), the 2nd on the list.

44 highest score for Jemimah Rodrigues, in her 5th T20I. She went past the 37 she had scored on debut, in the 1st match of the series.

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