Indian women captain Mithali Raj led from the front as India beat SA in the World Cup qualifiers 
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Mithali, Shikha sizzle for India

Shikha Pandey and Ekta Bisht shared seven wickets between them as the duo blew South Africa away and helped India register a 49-run win in the Women’s World Cup Qualifier Super Six game here on Wednesday.

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Earlier, Mona Meshram (55) and Mithali Raj (64) laid the platform for India’s total with a 96-run stand for the second wicket and propelled them to 205/8 in 50 overs. Reduced to 8/2, SA found the going tough and eventually folded for 156. 

Brief scores: India 205/8 in 50 overs (Mithali Raj 64, Mona Meshram 55) bt South Africa 156 in 46.4 overs (Trisha Chetty 52, Shikha Pandey 4/34, Ekta Bisht 3/22). 

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