ICC’s Blunder: The ICC website later corrected the scorecard, and it ultimately stated that India had won the match by two runs.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) modified the scorecard of the warm-up match between India and South Africa many times, causing doubt over the results of the match.
Earlier, the scoreboard indicated that South Africa had defeated India by four wickets; however, half an hour later, a scoresheet circulated on social media indicating that India had won by two runs. The ICC website later corrected the scorecard, and it ultimately stated that India had won the match by two runs. South Africa needed eight runs to win in the last over, but they only scored five, allowing India to win by two runs.
At one point, the scorecard indicated that India had won the match by one run.
Earlier, India scored 244 after South African skipper Sune Luus sent them into bat. The pace was lethargic from Mithali Raj’s side, with Yastika Bhatia scoring 58 runs for India and Harmanpreet Kaur scoring a century.
Captain Mithali Raj was run out for a duck after a mash with Bhatia, but the innings belonged to Harmanpreet Kaur, who cruised along with minimal danger.
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Harmanpreet performed a 103-run knock off 114 balls with 9 boundaries as India achieved a total of more than 240 runs.
Yastika Bhatia clears the air with a tweet
Notably, Bhatia herself took to Twitter to clear the air by uploading a snapshot of the official scorecard.
Meanwhile, India’s third and last warm-up match is on March 1 at Rangiora against the West Indies. The World Cup is set to begin on March 4 at Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, with hosts New Zealand taking against the West Indies.
On March 6, 2022, India will play Pakistan in the opening match of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 here in Tauranga.
India’s Schedule—
India vs. Pakistan: March 6, Tauranga
New Zealand vs. India, March 10th, Hamilton
West Indies vs. India, March 12th, Hamilton
England against. India, March 16, Tauranga
India against. Australia, March 19, Auckland
India vs. Bangladesh, March 22nd, Hamilton
India vs. South Africa, March 27th, Christchurch
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