After crushing the South Africa Women in the three-match ODI series and an Only Test, the hosts India Women are set to take on the visitors in the first T20I of the three-match series. Both teams will lock horns in the series opener at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The Proteas Women will be looking ahead to make a comeback after the disappointing defeats for the last couple of weeks.
South Africa Women have lost all the matches, including some of the defeats by a very narrow margin. The shortest-format series will be a chance for them to leave their mark with a win in their ongoing tour of India.
Checkall the details given below regarding the match:-
IND-Wvs.SA-W MatchDetails
Match:IND-Wvs.SA-W, 1st T20I Match
Captains:
Harmanpreet Kaur is going to leadIndia women cricket team
Laura Wolvaardtwill lead South Africa women cricket team
When: July 5th 2024, Friday
Match is going to start at 07:30 p.m.
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai
Head to head of these two teams:These two sides have played a total of 17 matches so far. India women have won nine games, South Africa women have won five, and three games have ended with no result.
Likely playing XI
India Women:
Smriti Mandhana, ShafaliVerma, DayalanHemalatha, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Renuka Thakur, Radha Yadav, ShreyankaPatil
On Bench: U Chetry, S Ishaque, Renuka Singh, S Sateesh, RS Gayakwad, SnehRana, Meghna Singh, D Hemalatha, A Sobhana, Yastika Bhatia, Amanjot Kaur, S Sajana, Titas Sadhu
South Africa Women:
Laura Wolvaardt (c), Anneke Bosch, Tazmin Brits, SuneLuus, MarizanneKapp, Nadine de Klerk, Chloe Tyron, Mieke de Ridder (wk), NonkululekoMlaba, AyabongaKhaka, Tumi Sekhukhune
On Bench: S Jafta, AnnerieDercksen, D Tucker, Eliz Mari Marx, M Klaas, KaraboMeso, CL Tryon
Pitch report
The surface at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai is famously known for its spin-friendly nature, with assistance for the batters, especially in the first half of the match. The average first-innings score here has been 139. So, the captain winning the toss will surely look ahead to opt to bat first to get the benefit of bowling-friendly conditions in the second half.
Best players from both of the teams
Best Batsman:Smriti Mandhana
Best Bowler:Pooja Vastrakar
Weather forecast for today inChennai
Maximum temperature: 33°C
Minimum temperature: 27°C
Wind speed: 14km/h
Chances of rain: 0%
Capacity of stadium:38,200
Prediction to win: India women most likely to win the match
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