india captain Harmanpreet Kaur Errors in catching the ball proved costly as both teams suffered a six-wicket loss to South Africa in the Women’s T20 World Cup Group A match on Sunday.India had an opportunity to put pressure on South Africa but failed to capitalize. Radha Yadav takes two catches at long-on to give marissankamp lifeline. Kapu made the most of the opportunities and remained unbeaten on 81 off 45 balls with seven fours and four sixes to lead South Africa to victory.“We got a few chances during this period but failed to capitalize on them,” Harmanpreet, who became the first male and female cricketer to play 200 T20 internationals, told broadcasters after the match, as quoted by news agency PTI.India have two group matches left against Bangladesh and Australia and Harmanpreet said the team needs to stay positive despite the setbacks.“We have two games and now it’s time to stay positive. Shri Charani and Shafali (Verma) are bowling well but the fielders are not supporting them. We must seize opportunities at this level. We are not lucky enough for this. “The India skipper said the team will review its plans before the remaining matches. India are second in Group A behind Australia, who have won all three matches. The top two teams in each group will advance to the semi-finals.“We have two games and now is the time to think about it. We will sit down and rethink what to do and then see what changes are to be made,” Harmanpreet said.She also pointed to Karp’s innings as a turning point in the game.“She (Kapp) took the game away from us. She gave us two chances, those were clutch moments, and it cost us the game.”Harmanpreet said lessons can be learned from defeats and stressed the importance of staying positive ahead of the upcoming matches.“(There was) a lot of stuff, a lot of positive moments, and a lot of moments where I had to stay strong. Now is the time to stay positive and think about what to do in the upcoming games. Hopefully we can perform better in the next games. “said the Indian captain.South Africa captain Laura Walwat praised Kapp’s game and said it was one of the best she had ever seen.“We had a lot of pressure on the bench. I thought it was absolutely unbelievable to win from the position we were in, probably one of the best hits I’ve ever seen under that much pressure,” Walvater said.She added that beating the Indian team, which defeated South Africa in the 2025 ODI World Cup final, made the result even more special.“…against the team we lost to in the (2025 ODI World Cup) final was also very special. She’s probably the greatest big-match player I’ve ever seen. I’m really happy to have her in my team,” she added.
