Durban, April 17 -- Laura Wolvaardt and Annerie Dercksen shine as South Africa beat India by six wickets in the first T20 on Saturday in Durban.

Wolvaardt laid the foundation for the chase with a composed half-century, before Chloe Tryon and Annerie Dercksen applied the finishing touches with a flurry of powerful strokes at the death.

Batting first, India posted a moderate target of 158 with skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (47* off 33) being the top scorer for the visitors.

Apart from Kaur opener Shafali Verma (34 off 20 balls) and Jemimah Rodrigues (36 off 29), who also chipped in with decent contributions.

In India's innings, the last 34 balls went for only 38 runs, and that is where SA gathered momentum and never let it go in their chase....