Having opted to bat first, Team India's opening batswoman Smriti Mandhana scored 17 runs in 12 balls, including three boundaries. Fellow opening batswoman Shafali Verma departed on 31 runs in 15 balls, with the help of four boundaries and a maximum. Yastika Bhatia was also dismissed on 15 runs, which came in 13 balls, including three boundaries (Pic: X/@BCCIWomen)

Jemimah Rodrigues scored 12 runs in 14 balls, including a boundary. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur returned to the pavilion after scoring 24 runs in 22 balls, with the help of two boundaries (Pic: X/@BCCIWomen)

Deepti Sharma garnered 29 runs in 21 balls, laced with three boundaries. Wicketkeeper-batswoman Richa Ghosh managed to score 15 runs in 14 balls, including two boundaries. Arundhati Reddy and Prema Rawat stayed unbeaten. Facing seven balls, Arundhati scored six runs, whereas Prema scored three runs in two balls. With this, Team India posted a total of 158 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs (Pic: X/@BCCIWomen)

South Africa's Marizanne Kapp and Shabnim Ismail claimed two wickets each. Having completed her quota of four overs, Kapp conceded 27 runs, whereas Ismail was smashed for 28 runs. Nonkululeko Mlaba, Ayabonga Khaka, and Nadine de Klerk bagged one wicket each. Chloe Tryon went wicketless in the Women's T20 World Cup 2026 match against the "Women in Blue" (Pic: X/@ProteasWomenCSA)

It will be interesting to see if Team India's debutant Prema Rawat manages to deliver a big show with the ball in the second essay of the game (Pic: X/@BCCIWomen)