After sealing the last ODI by seven wickets, South Africa Women are ready to take on India Women in the 1st T20I of the 5-match series. Mithali Raj & Co. were chasing first-ever bilateral series clean-sweep in Potchefstroom after India's 88-run and 178-run wins in first two ODIs. South Africans denied and the series ended 2-1.
Series: India Women tour of South Africa, 2018
Venue: Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Date: Feb. 13, 2018
Time: 11:00 AM GMT/01:00 PM LOCAL/4:30 PM IST
Dream XI Closing: Dream 11 contest closes 60 minutes before the match starts.
Senwes Park is known to favour batting, but spinners may dominate the second half of the game. Nevertheless, it will be a close contest between bat and ball.
Average 1st inning score: 247
Average 2nd innings score: 208
Highest Total: 418/5 (50 Overs) by RSA vs ZIM
Lowest Total: 45/10 (14 Overs) by NAM vs AUS
Highest Chased: 273/2 (39 Overs) by RSA vs ZIM
Lowest Defended: 170/2 (36 Overs) by AUS vs NED
South Africa Women are more likely to play with their same playing combination. Dane van Niekerk will lead them.
Squad
Dane van Niekerk (Cap), Lizelle Lee (wk), Mignon du Preez, Shabnim Ismail, Chloe Tryon, Sune Luus, Andrie Steyn, Ayabonga Khaka, Laura Wolvaardt, Masabata Klaas, Raisibe Ntozakhe, Lizelle Lee, Marizanne Kapp, Zintle Mali
Probable Playing 11
Dane van Niekerk (Cap), Lizelle Lee (wk), Mignon du Preez, Shabnim Ismail, Chloe Tryon, Sune Luus, Andrie Steyn, Ayabonga Khaka, Laura Wolvaardt, Masabata Klaas, Raisibe Ntozakhe
Key Players
Dane van Niekerk
Shabnim Ismail
Mignon du Preez
Mithali Raj will lead India and the playing combination that featured in last ODI is expected .
Squad
Mithali Raj (Cap), Sushma Verma (wk), Harmanpreet Kaur, Mona Meshram, Ekta Bisht, Smriti Mandhana, Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav, Veda Krishnamurthy, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Punam Raut, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Jhulan Goswami, Taniya Bhatia, Jemimah Rodrigues
Probable Playing 11
Mithali Raj (Cap), Sushma Verma (wk), Harmanpreet Kaur, Mona Meshram, Ekta Bisht, Smriti Mandhana, Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav, Veda Krishnamurthy, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar
Key Players
Mithali Raj
Harmanpreet Kaur
Ekta Bisht
Veda Krishnamurthy
Please Note: The SA-W vs IN-W match preview we are providing here is based on our understanding, research, and analyse. Remember, management has the final call. So, we urge you to pick your own playing 11 from the squad listed above.
India Women are likely to dominate the first T20 match against South Africa Women. We suggest you pick more players from the Indian unit.
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