India beat South Africa by 27 runs in the first match of the tri-series in East London on Thursday. South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl first, and the decision proved to be correct as the visitors were reduced to 69/5. Only Yastika Bhatia managed to score 35 runs. Nevertheless, Deepti Sharma (33 off 23) and Amanjot Kaur (41 off 30) stitched a 76-run partnership for the sixth wicket to rescue India as they managed to post a total of 147/6. In reply, the Proteas women lost their openers early as they were reduced to 27/2. They managed to dig themselves out of the hole, but only to lose wickets in time, eventually losing by 27 runs. read more