India Women's Team (Source: Twitter)
The first match of the South Africa Women's T20I Tri Series will be between South Africa Women and India Women at the Buffalo Park in Eastern Cape. The match will be played on Thursday 19th January, 2023 at 10.30 PM IST.
This will be the first match of this tri-series and both teams will look to get of to a winning start. The other team involved in this tournament is West Indies.
Before the live action begins let us take a look at a few important stats, player records and the best suggested teams for the fantasy contests for the match.
Ground Stats: Buffalo Park, Eastern Cape
The pitch at the Buffalo park has been good for batting. The batters will get their share of run-scoring opportunities.
T20I Records at the ground
Number of matches: 3
Matches won batting first: 2
Matches won batting second: 1
Average score batting first: 161
Average score batting second: 153
Average runs per over: 8.44
Average runs per wicket: 24
SA-W vs IN-W, Match 1: Probable Playing XIs
South Africa Women Team News
No major updates
South Africa Probable Playing XI
Anneke Bosch, Tazmin Brits, Laura Wolvaardt, Chloe Tryon, Marizanne Kapp, Sune Luus (c), Nadine de Klerk, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba
India Women Team News
Shafali Verma and Richa Ghosh are playing Women's T20 U-19 World Cup and will not be available for selection.
India Women Team News
Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Radha Yadav, Anjali Sarvani, Renuka Singh Thakur, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
SA-W vs IN-W, Match 1 - Must picks for the match
- Smriti Mandhana (IN-W): Smriti Mandhana has been in good form in the recent international matches. She will be looking to translate this form into this tournament.
- Sune Luus (SA-W): Sune Luus is the mainstay of the South African batting line-up. Her ability to bat as per the situation of the match makes her a crucial pick for the match.
- Harmanpreet Kaur (IN-W): Harmanpreet Kaur has been the batter India have looked at in pressure situations. She has been delivering greatly in the recent times and will be a key pick for the match.
- Marizanne Kappp (SA-W): Marizanne Kapp is someone who can contribute with both the bat and the ball. Kapp's ability to score runs in the middle order and also pick up wickets makes her a very important pick for the match.
- Renuka Singh Thakur (IN-W): Renuka Singh Thakur has the ability to swing the new ball and use it to pick up crucial wickets at the start. She will be important player for the fantasy contests with her wicket taking abilities.
SA-W vs IN-W, Match 1 - Must Picks for the match
South Africa Women
- Suune Luus
- Marizanne Kapp
- Laura Wolvaardt
India Women
- Harmanpreet Kaur
- Smriti Mandhana
- Renuka Singh Thakur
SA-W vs IN-W, Match 1 - Risky Picks
South Africa Women: Nadine de Klerk, Tazmin Brits
India Women: Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma
SA-W vs IN-W, Match 1 - Best Captain and Vice-Captain choices
- Smriti Mandhana (IN-W)
- Suune Luus (SA-W)
- Harmanpreet Kaur (IN-W)
SA-W vs IN-W, Match 1: Team for Head-to-Head Contests
Wicketkeepers: Yastika Bhatia
Batters: Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur, Laura Wolvaardt, Suune Luus
All-rounders: Deepti Sharma, Marizanne Kapp
Bowlers: Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Singh Thakur, N Mlaba, S Ismail
Captain: Smriti Mandhana
Vice-Captain: Suune Luus
SA-W: 5 Players, IN-W: 6 Players
SA-W vs IN-W, Match 1: Team for Winner takes all Contests
Wicketkeepers: Yastika Bhatia
Batters: Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur, Laura Wolvaardt, Suune Luus
All-rounders: Deepti Sharma, Marizanne Kapp
Bowlers: Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Singh Thakur, M Klaas, S Ismail
Captain: Harmanpreet Kaur
Vice-Captain: Marizanne Kapp
SA-W: 5 Players, IN-W: 6 Players
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