Veda Krishnamurthy: 5 of her best international innings so far

37*(22) vs South Africa Women, 1st T20I at Potchefstroom on 13 Feb 2018

Krishnamurthy playing a shot during her innings of 37

The Indian Women's team followed up a great run at the World Cup with a satisfying limited-overs tour of South Africa in the following year. Playing their tour along the men's team which was playing in the same part of the World, both the teams made the country proud by winning both the ODI as well as the T20 International tournaments.

After defeating their World Cup Qualifier co-finalists from the previous year in the ODI tournament, the team was certainly not expecting an easy ride during the T20 leg of the tournament.

While Krishnamurthy's unbeaten 51 off just 33 balls in the second ODI was instrumental in the team's ODI series victory, she followed it up with another run-a-ball 54 in the final ODI - which India lost.

India were up against a quite different situation in the first T20 though, having to chase a competitive target of 165 in their 20 overs. The team was always ahead in terms of run rate, but when Veda Krishnamurthy came in to bat at number five, the team still needed 49 off 45.

Krishnamurthy did not waste any time and scored three consecutive boundaries - including a six - off Raisibe Ntozakhe in just her first over at the crease. She followed this up with a four and a six off the over of Marizanne Kapp two overs later, which motivated captain Mithali Raj to attack in the next over.

With three needed of eight, she hit what would be the last ball of the match from Chloe Tryon out of the ground as well. 30 runs off her knock of 37 came in just boundaries - including three fours and three sixes.

Krishnamurthy's quickfire scoring throughout the tournament - batting at an average of 34 and a strike rate of 162 - was instrumental in providing the Indian Women's team with their first T20I series victory in South Africa.