IN-W VS SA-W
The India women team with face South Africa women team in the third ODI of the ongoing international series. We can expect to see a hard fought match between these two powerful teams.
MATCH PREVIEW:
Both the teams have won 1 match each. The South African team got an 8 wicket victory in the first match. In the second match India women won by 9 wickets. The series is tied 1-1.
The match will be played on 12th march, Friday at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. The match will start from 9 a.m. IST.
WEATHER REPORT:
The weather will be sunny with no forecast of rain. Temperature is expected to be around 33°C. Humidity is around 48% and the wind speed is 8 km/h.
PITCH REPORT:
The pitch of the Lucknow stadium is on the slower side. So we cannot expect a high scoring match. So the fate of the match will depend on the skill of the bowlers of the teams. The team winning the toss may choose to bowl first.
AVERAGE FIRST INNINGS SCORE:
230
IN-W VS SA-W PROBABLE PLAYING XI:
IND-W: Smriti Mandhana, Priya Punia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Punam Raut, Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet Kaur, Sushma Verma, Jhulan Goswami, Poonam Yadav, Mansi Joshi, Rajeshwari Gayakwad.
SA-W: Lizelle Lee, Laura Wolvaardt, Sune Luus, Lara Goodall, Mignon du Preez, Marizanne Kapp, Trisha Chetty, Nadine de Klerk, Shabnim Ismail, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Ayabonga Khaka.
INJURY AND AVAILABILITY NEWS:
Not available.
PLAYER TO WATCH OUT:
Jhulan Goswami of the Indian side is the one who can turn the tables. The most experienced player from the Indian side please a terrific bowler. Her experience with the ball and her current form might help India to win this match.
IN-W VS SA-W TOP PICKS:
S Mandhana
The opener for the Indian side is a very skillful player. She is also consistent with her batting performance. Scored an unbeaten 80 in the last match with strike rate of 125. She can really make a difference in the first half off Indian batting.
H Kaur
The top order batsman from the Indian side is helpful with both bat and ball. She is known for her match changing explosive innings. Also she can be helpful with her off break bowling
J Goswami
This Indian veteran is in terrific form right now. The player of the match in the last ODI took 4 wickets. She will play a crucial role in the Indian bowling attack.
S Ismail
This right arm fast bowler from the South African side is an ODI veteran. She is the main pillar of the South African bowling attack.
CAPTAIN AND VICE CAPTAIN SELECTION:
Captain: Smriti Mandhana
Vice captain: Jhulan Goswami
DREAM TEAM:
EXPECTED WINNER:
Looking at the terrific batting and bowling performance of India women in the last match we can predict that IN-W is going to win this match. Although we cannot underestimate the SA-W as they are strong team too.
NOTE: All the prediction of the dream11 team, Captain and vice captain selection, winner prediction is entirely based on my individual research.