{"id":13225,"date":"2025-10-10T06:57:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T04:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jhb-webdevelopers\/channelafrica\/news\/de-klerk-stars-as-sa-stun-india-in-womens-world-cup-comeback\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:26:16","slug":"de-klerk-stars-as-sa-stun-india-in-womens-world-cup-comeback","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/de-klerk-stars-as-sa-stun-india-in-womens-world-cup-comeback\/","title":{"rendered":"De Klerk stars as SA stun India in Women\u2019s World Cup comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nadine de Klerk struck a blistering unbeaten 84 off 54 balls to guide South Africa (SA) to a remarkable three-wicket win over co-hosts India at the Women\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Chasing India\u2019s total of 251 all out, the Proteas looked in trouble at 81-5, seemingly heading for a second defeat in three matches. Captain Laura Wolvaardt had begun the fightback with a patient 70 off 111 balls, sharing a 61-run stand with Chloe Tryon, who contributed 49 from 66 balls.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>De Klerk\u2019s explosive innings, featuring five sixes, dismantled an increasingly bewildered Indian attack. A 69-run partnership with Tryon quickly shifted momentum, and De Klerk sealed victory with seven balls to spare, leaving India players and fans stunned.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The win brings SA level on points with India, denying Harmanpreet Kaur\u2019s side the chance to move to the top of the table after their first defeat of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13226,"template":"default||default","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[78,20],"class_list":["post-13225","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-sport","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Nadine de Klerk struck a blistering unbeaten 84 off 54 balls to guide South Africa (SA) to a remarkable three-wicket win.||Nadine de Klerk struck a blistering unbeaten 84 off 54 balls to guide South Africa (SA) to a remarkable three-wicket win.","published_date":"2025-10-10 08:57:40||2025-10-10 08:57:40","news_description":"Nadine de Klerk struck a blistering unbeaten 84 off 54 balls to guide South Africa (SA) to a remarkable three-wicket win.||Nadine de Klerk struck a blistering unbeaten 84 off 54 balls to guide South Africa (SA) to a remarkable three-wicket win.","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/13225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/13225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18446,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/13225\/revisions\/18446"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=13225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}