India Women vs South Africa Women, Match Prediction – Who will win today’s match?

India Women will be locking horns with South Africa in Match 28 of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch on March 27. This is a must-win contest for India as a win here will take them through to the semis while a loss would send them packing.

The Indian eves are currently placed at the fifth spot in the points table, having won three and lost as many from the six matches they have played. Even a draw would help their cause as they will be in the top four replacing the West Indies who have a negative net run rate of -0.890. The Mithali Raj-led side handed a huge 110-run loss to Bangladesh in their last game.

South Africa, on the other hand, have already sealed a semifinal berth and in fact, became the second team to qualify for after the mighty Australians who have been undefeated so far in the tournament. The Proteas have been on a roll in this World Cup despite not having the services of Dan van Niekerk who was ruled out after suffering a fractured ankle earlier this year. They have only suffered one loss in the competition, which came against the Aussies by five wickets. South Africa’s last fixture against the West Indies ended in a no-result as rain played spoilsport.

Match Details

India vs South Africa, Match 28, ICC Women’s World Cup 2022

Venue: Hagley Oval, Christchurch

Date & Time:  March 27th, at 2:00 PM Local Time and 6:30 am IST.

Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney + Hotstar

Pitch Report

The Christchurch wicket will offer assistance to both the bowlers and batters and a high-scoring encounter can be expected. In the 16 One Day Internationals that have been played at this venue, the average first innings score is 253. The sides batting first and chasing have gone on to win on an equal number of ocassions. However, with no dew factor in the second innings, the captain winning the toss will be looking to bat first and a total in excess of 270 will be a challenging one.

Probable Playing XIs for India Women vs South Africa Women

India Women

Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Mithali Raj (c), Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sneh Rana, Pooja Vastrakar, Jhulan Goswami, Meghna Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad

South Africa Women

Lizelle Lee, Laura Wolvaardt, Lara Goodall, Sune Luus (c), Mignon du Preez, Marizanne Kapp, Chloe Tryon, Trisha Chetty (wk), Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, Tumi Sekhukhune

Probable Top Performers

Probable best batter of the match: Laura Wolvaardt

Laura Wolvaardt, who had finished as South Africa’s leading run-scorer in the 2017 Women’s World Cup, has taken her consistency to the next level in the ongoing tournament. The promising batter is the second-highest run-getter in this World Cup having amassed 353 runs from six matches. The 22-year-old would be expected to put her best foot forward against India in her team’s final league encounter and the Indian bowlers must come out with something special to stop her.

Probable best bowler of the match: Marizanne Kapp

Marizanne Kapp has had a wonderful tournament so far as she has been consistent with the ball in hand. Kapp has so far registered 10 scalps to her name and is currently the fourth-leading wicket-taker. She had taken a match-winning fifer against the defending champions England and finished with figures of 5/45. The senior pacer will be hoping to run through the Indian team’s famed batting lineup.

Today’s Match Prediction: India are expected to win this match