WATCH: Indian Star Smriti Mandhana Offers Prayers At Tirupati Balaji Temple

Mandhana and Shafali amassed 292 runs for the first wicket on Day 1 of the red-ball match, putting the home team in a strong position from the start. With 205 from Shafali and 149 from Mandhana, India scored a massive 603 for 6 (declared) on the scoreboard. (WATCH: Rahul Dravid’s Final Speech As India Coach After Winning T20 World Cup 2024, Gives Special Mention To Rohit Sharma)

South Africa lost a 337-run lead in the first innings, but they exhibited tremendous bravery in the second. With respective scores of 122, 109, and 61 runs, Laura Wolvaardt, Sune Luus, and Nadine de Klerk made India work hard.

#WATCH  Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh: Cricketer Smriti Mandhana, along with her family, visited and offered prayers at the Tirupati Balaji Temple today. pic.twitter.com/bmtlu6FpK5
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India broke South Africa’s resolve early in the last day’s session to set up their crushing 10-wicket victory in the one-off Test in Chennai. On the last day, Nadine de Klerk kept the enthusiastic visitors going, but India continued to chip away. (IND vs ZIM T20I Series: Sai Sudarshan, Jitesh Sharma, Harshit Rana IN; Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Yashasvi Jaiswal Out For First 2 Matches)

In the first two sessions, they each took three wickets, with Sneh Rana being the second Indian player to take ten or more in a single game. To keep South Africa in the game, De Klerk batted out 185 balls for her 61, but it did nothing more than postpone the inevitable outcome, which went to India’s advantage.

Now after clinching ODI and Test series, Harmanpreet Kaur’s India will take on South Africa in a three-match T20I series. The three-match T20I series will take place at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai from July 5 to 9.