Lucknow, Mar 20 (PTI) Harleen Deol scored a half-century but India could only manage a modest 130 for six against South Africa in the series-opening women's T20 International here on Saturday.

Young opener Shafali Verma scored a sedate 23 while seasoned Jemimah Rodrigues contributed 30 off 27 balls.

Brief Scores:

India Women: 130 for 6 in 20 overs. (H Deol 52, J Rodrigues 30; S Ismail 3/14, A Bosch 2/11).

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