Though Kapp lost Brits and Nadine De Klerk along the way, she kept the pressure on India by going for her shots.

With South Africa needing 18 runs to win in the last two overs, she launched into two sixes against Deepti Sharma, the joint-highest wicket-taker in women’s international cricket, and knocked off 16 runs in the over.

Kapp watched from the non-striker’s end as Chloe Tyron wrapped up victory with a thick edge that ran down for four. Even as the South African dug out erupted in celebration an emotional Kapp sunk to a knee, the adrenaline leaving her body after the match-winning heroics.

South Africa are well and truly back in the race to the semi-finals as they climbed to No. 3 in Group A, while India maintained second place on the leaderboard.