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India Women Vs South Africa Women: The World Cup reaches its final league game and it is an important one for the Indian team. They take on the mighty South Africans, needing a win to qualify. A loss knocks India out, while South Africa are through irrespective of the result. It will be a tough ask to get past a strong South African team, but one that India will have to find a way to do.

Match Details

Match: India Women Vs South Africa Women

Date: 27th March 2022

Time: 6:30 AM IST

Venue: Hagley Oval, Christchurch

Weather Report

The weather is clear this weekend with occasional cloud cover, allowing for a full India Women Vs South Africa Women encounter.

Pitch Report

The surface is flat, but takes spin later so batting first is a better option.

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India Women Vs South Africa Women Playing XI

India Women Playing XI

Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Yastika Bhatia, Mithali Raj (c), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Richa Ghosh (wk), Jhulan Goswami, Meghna Singh, Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad

South Africa Women Playing XI

Tazmin Brits, Laura Wolvaardt, Sune Luus (c), Lara Goodall, Mignon du Preez, Chloe Tryon, Trisha Chetty (wk), Marizanne Kapp, Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, Masabata Klaas

Team News

• South Africa are through to the next round which may prompt them to rest a few players ahead of the semi-finals.

• India are also likely to strengthen their batting, which has been inconsistent through the tournament.

Key Players

Shabnim Ismail

Shabnim Ismail has been good with her pace through the tournament, and can really rattle batters with her speed. She is a talented bowler and will not want to miss out on an opportunity to gather momentum ahead of the semi-finals.

Smriti Mandhana

India need their batting to fire and the best to take control of the innings would be Smriti Mandhana. She is fast, and can accelerate smoothly, and will need to really bat well if India are to have any hope of beating South Africa and moving to the next stage.

India Women Vs South Africa Women Match Tips

On paper and based on form, South Africa has a strong edge coming into this game. India have been far to inconsistent with the bat, but they have some match-winners in the team. If players like Mandhana and Kaur can step up in the upcoming game, India may have a small chance of beating South Africa, but for now South Africa has the advantage.

Match Prediction: India Women will win the match.