Women's Under19 T20 World Cup 2023: Match 3, SA-W vs IND-W Match Prediction – Who will win today’s U19 T20 WC match between SA-W vs IND-W?

India Women (IND-W) and South Africa Women (SA-W) will lock horns in the third match of the inaugural U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 at Willowmoore Park in Benoni on January 14, the first day of the tournament. The Oluhle Siyo-led Proteas will go up against the Shafali Verma-led Women in Blue as both sides will be aiming for a positive start.

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Ahead of the U19 Women’s T20 World Cup, South Africa U19 and India U19 locked horns in six T20I matches. While two games were abandoned without a ball being bowled, India won the remaining four matches to clinch a thumping 4-0 series win. Having the experience of playing the side and defeating them, India will be the favorites to win the fixture.

Match Details

Venue: Willowmoore Park, Benoni

Date & Time: January 14, 5:15 PM IST (1:45 PM LOCAL)

Telecast & Live Streaming: Star Sports 1, Star Sports 2, Disney+Hotstar App

Pitch Report

The last game played at Willowmoore Park in Benoni was in September 2022. The chasing sides have won 11 matches as compared to the six games won by the sides batting first. Thus, winning the toss and electing to field first will be an ideal option. The average first innings score at this venue is 134 runs, and thus it’ll be a decent scoring pitch.

Predicted Playing XIs for SA-W vs IND-W

South Africa Women

Elandri Janse van Rensburg, Simone Lourens (wk), Oluhle Siyo (c), Kayla Reyneke, Madison Landsman, Karaba Meso, Ayanda Hlubi/Miane Smit, Anica Swart, Jenna Evans, Seshnie Naidu, Jemma Botha

India Women

Shafali Verma (c), Shweta Sehrawat, G Trisha, Soumya Tiwari, Sonia Mendhiya, Richa Ghosh (wk), Parshavi Chopra, Archana Devi, Mannat Kashyap, Sonam Yadav, Shabnam MD

Probable Best Performers from SA-W vs IND-W

Probable best batter: Soumya Tiwari

Top-order batter Soumya Tiwari has been in great touch with the bat recently. She was clinical during the team’s recent outings against New Zealand and South Africa, and also performed well in the warm-up games. Thus, she will be the pick of the batters.

Probable best bowler: Shafali Verma

Though Shafali Verma is a powerful top-order batter, her skills with the ball have paid off in recent games. Be it for the U-19 side, or the senior international side, she has managed to pick crucial wickets under tense situations. Among a strong bowling unit, she will be the one to look out for.

Today's Match Prediction: India U19 Women to win the match

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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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