Women's T20I Tri-Series 2023: IND-W vs SA-W Match Prediction- Who will win today's match between Indian Women vs South Africa Women?

South Africa Women (SA-W) will be locking horns with India Women (IND-W) in the first match of the tri-series at Buffalo Park in East London on Thursday, January 19. This will be a good practice for both sides as well as the West Indies who are the third participants for the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 starting February 10.

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Notably, this will be the Proteas’ first international assignment since the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in August last year and they will need to up their game heading into the Women’s T20 World Cup as hosts.

Meanwhile, Sune Luus will be leading South Africa as Dane Van Niekerk has failed to meet the national benchmark standards for physical fitness which was an eligibility criteria for selection.

The Indian team led by Harmanpreet Kaur will be looking to make a statement after their humiliating 1-4 defeat to Australia in the home T20Is last year. India, who had finished as the CWG 2022 silver medalists and the Asia Cup champions, would be firm favorites in this tri-series.

Match Details

Venue: Buffalo Park, East London,

Date & Time: January 19, 10:30 PM IST

Telecast & Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar App

Pitch Report

The wicket at the Buffalo Park is ideally good for batting with no chances of the surface deteriorating throughout the contest. However, the bowlers are expected to get some assistance with the new ball. With batting seemingly good for the second innings, the captain winning the toss will look to bowl first.

Probable Playing XIs for SA-W vs IND-W

South Africa Women (SA-W):

Sinalo Jafta, Tebogo Macheke, Laura Wolvaardt, Sune Luus (c), Anneke Bosch, Annerie Dercksen, Marizanne Kapp, Chloe Tryon, Ayabonga Khaka, Shabnim Ismail, Masabata Klaas

India Women (IND-W)

Yastika Bhatia (wk), Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana, Devika Vaidya, Shikha Pandey, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Thakur

Probable Best Performers from SA-W vs IND-W

Probable best batter: Smriti Mandhana

The focus will be on Smriti Mandhana who has stood out as one of the finest players in the WT20Is in the last couple of years. Smriti, who is ranked third in the ICC Women’s T20I Rankings, scored 594 runs from 21 innings last year. The 26-year-old is one of the accomplished batters in this format having amassed 2565 runs from 103 innings and certainly a player to watch out for in this contest.

Probable best bowler: Renuka Singh Thakur

Renuka Singh Thakur who had emerged as India’s most reliable pacer in the shortest format in the last few months would be expected to live up to her reputation and play a key role in providing timely breakthroughs for the Women in Blue. Renuka has already registered 23 scalps to her name from 25 WT20I appearances and would be hoping to add more to her tally in the upcoming tri-series.

Today’s Match Prediction- India Women to win

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Disclaimer: This prediction is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While making your prediction, consider the points mentioned, and make your own decision.

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