IN-W vs SA-W Dream11 Prediction [Source: @BCCIWomen, @ProteasWomenCSA/x.com]
India Women (IN-W) and South Africa Women (SA-W) teams will collide in match five of the Women’s ODI tri-series at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday, May 7 from 10:00 AM IST onwards. The match marks India’s final outing in the opening round of the series and a penultimate one for the South African team.
India Women started off the ODI tri-series with huge wins over hosts Sri Lanka and South Africa. However, Harmanpreet Kaur and co. lost their latest match against Sri Lanka by three wickets in a tight final-over thriller.
South Africa, on the other hand, is yet to register a single win this season, and is currently placed at the bottom of the three-team points table. In a bid to keep their chances alive, the South African team need to win each of their remaining two games.
Here are the top 3 captain and vice-captain picks for your IN-W vs SA-W Dream11 teams.
3. Pratika Rawal
Why Will Pratika Rawal Be A Good Choice As The Captain Or Vice-captain?
Indian opener Pratika Rawal has absolutely lit up the ODI stage, managing to do so within the first six months of her international career. In her nine matches so far, Rawal has tallied over 600 runs at a prolific batting average of 75.87, notching up a hundred and five fifties in the process.
Notably, the 24-year-old also clubbed match-winning half-centuries in the first two games of the ongoing Women’s ODI tri-series in Colombo for the Indian team. Opening the innings, Pratika Rawal compiled 50* from 62 balls against Sri Lanka before tonking 78 against the South African team.
2. Tazmin Brits
Why Will Tazmin Brits Be A Good Choice As The Captain Or Vice-captain?
Tazmin Brits waged South Africa’s lone rebellion against India at the start of the women’s ODI tri-series late last month. Opening the innings and chasing 277, the cricketer bludgeoned 109 from 107 balls against a strong Indian spin attack to record her third ODI century. Overall, Brits has emerged as one of the leading run-getters of the series with 123 runs from two innings at a splendid average of 61.50 and a strike rate of over a 100.
After playing 32 ODIs for South Africa, the star opener has listed 899 runs at a healthy strike rate of 73.26.
1. Sneh Rana
Why Will Sneh Rana Be A Good Choice As The Captain Or Vice-captain?
Indian off-spinner Sneh Rana has taken 11 wickets in just three matches of the Women’s ODI tri-series in Colombo, finding herself a staggering seven wickets ahead of second-placed Sugandika Kumari among the most successful bowlers. With an impressive bowling average of 10.81, Rana has been striking once every 15.27 balls.
The 31-year-old picked up scintillating three-fers in both matches against Sri Lanka, and a match-winning five-wicket haul on April 29 against South Africa. Overall, Sneh Rana has claimed 40 wickets in just 30 ODIs for the Indian team since her debut.