Women's ODI World Cup: Smriti Mandhana struck on head by bouncer, retires hurt during warm-up match against SA

India opening batter Smriti Mandhana was struck on the head in the early stages of the warm-up match ahead of the upcoming Women's 50-over World Cup.

She was hit on the head by a Shabnim Ismail bouncer during the warm-up match against South Africa on Sunday, reported ICC's official website.

The left-handed batter was then looked upon by the team doctor and she retired hurt after an over and a half.

The left-hander retired hurt minutes after she was hit on the helmet by a bouncer, and didn't take the field to start South Africa's innings https://t.co/kt0zlYXEeu — ICC (@ICC) February 27, 2022

Mandhana felt no concussion symptoms according to the medical staff and she left the ground as a precaution.

Talking about the match, India defeated South Africa by 2 runs.

South Africa needed eight runs to win in the final over, but they managed to score just five, and in the end, India won the contest by 2 runs.

Earlier, India posted 244 after they were sent into bat by South African captain Sune Luus. Going was slow for the Mithali Raj-led side, Yastika Bhatia scored 58 runs for India while Harmanpreet Kaur scored a century.

Captain Mithali Raj was run out after a mix-up with Bhatia for a duck, though the innings belonged to Harmanpreet Kaur, who raced along with little risk.

Harmanpreet played a knock of 103 runs off 114 balls with the help of 9 boundaries as India posted a total of more than the 240-run mark.