{"id":37752,"date":"2026-06-22T17:01:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T15:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=37752"},"modified":"2026-06-22T17:01:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T15:01:48","slug":"proteas-women-beat-india-by-six-wickets-in-do-or-die-match","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/proteas-women-beat-india-by-six-wickets-in-do-or-die-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Proteas Women beat India by six wickets in do-or-die match"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: var(--global--font-secondary); font-size: var(--global--font-size-base);\">A match-winning performance by star all-rounder Marizanne Kapp has kept South Africa (SA) alive in the International Cricket Council Women\u2019s T20 World Cup in England and Wales.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"ms-outlook-mobile-signature\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div>The SAa\u2019s cricket team, Proteas beat 50-over World Cup champions, India, by six wickets with five balls to spare in their do-or-die Group One match at Old Trafford in Manchester.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div>India, who chose to bat, were restricted to 158 for the loss of seven wickets. Kapp was the pick of the bowlers, finishing with figures of two for 27 from her four overs.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div>She then smashed an unbeaten 81 off only 45 deliveries, underlining her status as the world\u2019s leading all-rounder, as the Proteas replied with 161 for four.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div>It was the first time SA managed to successfully chase a score in excess of 150 in a T20 World Cup match. With matches against the Netherlands and Bangladesh remaining, the Proteas\u2019 destiny is now in their own hands.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u2014SABC\u2014<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":20539,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[20],"class_list":["post-37752","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-sport","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"It was the first time SA managed to successfully chase a score in excess of 150 in a T20 World Cup match.","published_date":"","news_description":"It was the first time SA managed to successfully chase a score in excess of 150 in a T20 World Cup match.","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/37752","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\/37752\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37755,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/37752\/revisions\/37755"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=37752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}