Preview: The opening match of the one-day series will be conducted on Sunday at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru between host India and South Africa women.
The Women in Blue will be hoping to kick off their home season on a high note. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur will be hopeful that the team can give a clinical performance with bat and ball in their first match.
South African women, on the other hand, will have to adapt to the situation. Skipper Laura Wolvaardt will be hopeful that her team can put on a good performance in this encounter.
In the history of the one-day format, both teams have played off 28 times, with the Indian women holding a slight advantage with 15 wins to South Africa’s 12 victories, with one match ending in a draw.
T20 World Cup 2024, 1st ODI Match, IND-W vs SA-W
Venue: M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Date & Time: Sunday, June 16, 01:30 PM
Pitch Report: The first ODI of the series between India and South Africa women will be played at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.India women will draw solace from the fact that they have won the last two ODIs played in Bengaluru.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
India Women (IND-W): Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Richa Ghosh (wk), Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur Singh, Shreyanka Patil, Saika Ishaque.
South Africa Women (SA-W): Laura Wolvaardt (captain), Tazmin Brits, Marizanne Kapp, Sune Luus, Anneke Bosch, Nadine de Klerk, Delmi Tucker, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Masabata Klaas.
