SA-W vs IND-W, 5th T20I: Preview, Prediction, Probable XI

Marizanne Kapp (Source: Twitter)

The series has certainly favoured the two sides who are going to contest in this game, it is South Africa Women turning the heat against India Women at the Buffalo Park, Eastern Cape in the 5th match of this tri-series.

The West Indies Women are eliminated, giving both these sides the chance to play against each other once before the finals. The Women in Blue have played two games so far, triumphing in each of them, convincingly whereas the home side have featured in three and lost just the one against their rivals for this match.

The match is going to deep down to the wire as some of the best stars like Deepti Sharma, Masabata Klaas, Marizanne Kapp and Smriti Mandhana are going to head-to-head against each other. Both teams are coming off wins in their previous matches, so this gives them additional confidence coming into this battle.

Match Details

Date and Time: January 28, 10:30 PM IST
Venue: Buffalo Park, Eastern Cape
Live Streaming/Telecast: Star Sports Network, Hotstar

Pitch Report: With an average first innings score of 138, batting could be tough especially in the second half when the pitch begins to slow down. So, clearly teams winning the toss would want to bat first on this wicket as defending the score is easy here.

Players to keep an eye on

Deepti Sharma: India's genuine all-rounder has played well until now in this series grabbing five wickets in just two games. Along with that, she played a valiant 33-run knock against South Africa in the first match.

Nonkululeko Mlaba: Bowling with an economy under three, she has trapped four batters in this series. Her spinning abilities has made her quite a force for her side.

Probable Playing XI

South Africa Women: Laura Wolvaardt, Tazmin Brits, Marizanne Kapp, Sune Luus (c), Chloe Tryon, Annerie Dercksen, Nadine de Klerk, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Masabata Klaas, Tumi Sekhukhune and Nonkululeko Mlaba

India Women: Yastika Bhatia (wk), Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Devika Vaidya, Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey and Rajeshwari Gayakwad

Prediction

With two outstanding performances in the first two games, the Indian women are looking a class apart. Hence, they should dominate in this contest.

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