SA-W vs IND-W, 3rd T20I: Head-to-Head, pitch report and predicted playing XIs

South Africa Women face India Women in the 3rd T20I, with SA aiming to seal the series at home while India look to bounce back and stay alive.

Gopi Marisetty
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South Africa Women will take on India Women in the 3rd T20I at the Wanderers Stadium on April 22. South Africa are leading the series 2-0 and will look to win this match and seal the series, while India will try to stay alive.

South Africa Women have played very well in the first two matches. They chased the targets comfortably in both games. In the last match, Laura Wolvaardt scored 54 and Sune Luus added 57 runs. Their batting has been strong, and their bowlers have also done a good job. South Africa will look to continue this form and win the series.

India Women are struggling in this series. In the last match, they scored 147 runs. Shafali Verma played well with 57 runs, but the rest of the batters could not support her. Their middle order has not performed well, and they need to improve their batting. Their bowling has been decent but not enough to defend small scores. India will need better performances from their top and middle order to fight back and keep the series alive. India will look to bounce back and keep the series alive.

SA-W vs IND-W: Head-to-Head Record (T20Is)

  • Matches Played: 21
  • South Africa Women Won: 8
  • India Women Won: 10
  • Tied/No Result: 3

SA-W vs IND-W: Pitch Report

The Wanderers Stadium has a pitch that is good for batting. Batters get nice bounce and pace, which helps them play shots easily, especially at the start. But chasing big scores can be difficult here. Because of this, teams that win the toss usually choose to bat first and try to score big runs, so their bowlers can put pressure on the other team later.

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SA-W vs IND-W: Predicted Playing XIs

South Africa Women (SA-W):

Laura Wolvaardt (c), Sune Luus, Tazmin Brits, Annerie Dercksen, Anneke Bosch, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Ayabonga Khaka, Tumi Sekhukhune, Nonkululeko Mlaba

India Women (IND-W):

Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Richa Ghosh (wk), Anushka Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Deepti Sharma, Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud

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