The Proteas suffered a 10-wicket defeat to India in the one-off Test the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Laura Wolvaardt starred with the bat for South Africa in their second innings, scoring her maiden Test century – 122 off 314 deliveries (16 fours).
She was well supported by Suné Luus (109 off 203 balls; 18 fours) and a resilient 185-ball 61 from Nadine de Klerk, as the visitors were bowled out for 373, in addition to their first-innings score of 266.
That was in response to India’s opening effort of 603-6 dec, inspired by Shafali Verma’s 205 off 197 balls (23 fours, eight sixes) and Smriti Mandhana’s 161-ball 149 (27 fours, one six).
The hosts needed just 37 runs in their second innings for victory.
India spinner Sneh Rana was awarded the Player of the Match accolade for her career-best return in a Test of 10-188.
The teams will now meet in a three-match T20I series from 5 July, with all encounters taking place at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai.
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