‘We didn’t take…’: Harmanpreet Kaur blasts team after lose against South Africa in Women’s World Cup 2025

India were rescued by their big-hitting wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh, who struck a 77-ball 94 with 11 fours and five sixes while batting as low as No 8 to take her side to 251 all out from a precarious 102 for six.

However, Ghosh’s first-innings exploits were eclipsed by Nadine de Klerk’s 54-ball 84 not out (8x4s, 5x6s) as well as Laura Wolvaardt’s 70, as India suffered their first defeat in the tournament.

“We didn’t take the responsibility as a top-order. We have to change things. We have to get the good totals. It is a long tournament. It was a tough game, but (there are) lots of learnings. We need to keep ourselves in the positive frame (of mind),” Harmanpreet said after the match.

“(It was a) tough game. Both teams played really well. Even though we collapsed while batting but we still managed to put 250 on the board.

“In the end, Chloe and de Klerk batted, they showed it was a very good pitch and they deserved to win with the way they batted,” the Indian captain said.