Preview :
India Women will host South Africa Women for 5 T20 internationals and 3 ODIs series that starts from next week. Ahead of the T20I series South Africa Women are playing warm up matches. The first warm up match was abandoned due to rain and the second and final warm up match will be played tomorrow between South Africa Women and India Women Board President XI. This match is a good opportunity for all the involved players to get some runs and wickets under their belts.
Match Details :
Match : SA-W XI vs BPXI-W, South Africa Women vs India Women Board President XI, South Africa Women tour of India, 2019
Date and time : 22 September 2019, 2.30 PM IST
Venue : Lalabhai Contractor Stadium, Surat
South Africa Women Team News and Expected Playing XI :
Team News :
1. South Africa Women are ranked 6th in the ICC T20I team rankings.
2. Regular captain Dane van Niekerk will miss this tour due to injury and in her absence Sune Luus will be captaining.
3. All rounder Marizanne Kapp is also unavailable for T20I series due to personal reasons.
4. Ayabonga Khaka is back to the squad after an year injury layoff.
5. Left arm spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba is included in the T20I squad for the first ever time.
6. Trisha Chetty aren’t included in the T20I squad.
Expected XI :
Lizelle Lee, Lara Wolvaardt, Tasmin Brits, Sune Luus, Nadine de Klerk, Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, Tumi Sekhukhune, Mignon du Preez, Sinalo Jafta, Lara Goodall
India Women Borad President XI Team News and Expected Playing XI :
Team News :
1. Shafali Verma has earned her maiden call-up to the India Women T20I Squad for the first time.
2. Sushma Verma will captain India Board President XI team but he isn’t a part of the T20I squad.
3. Pooja Vastrakar is back after a long injury lay off and is also included in the Board President XI squad.
Expected XI :
Priya Punia, Bharati Fulmali, Shafali Verma, Sushma Verma, Pooja Vastrakar, Devika Vaidya, Mansi Joshi, Sushree Dibyadarshini, Renuka Singh, Vellaswamy Vanitha, Tanuja Kanwar
SA-W vs BPXI-W Dream11 Prediction :
Wicketkeepers : L Lee
Batsmen : L Wolvaardt, M D Preez, P Punia, S Verma
All rounders : S Luus
Bowlers : S Ismail, P Vastrakar, M Joshi, D Vaidya, T Sekhukhune
Captain and Vice Captain :
Captain Lizelle Lee or Sune Luss and vice captain Pooja Vastrakar or Shabnim Ismail
Stats and facts :
1. Lizelle Lee had a good outing for Surrey Stars in just concluded England’s Women T20 league and in her last innings she smashed 75 runs.
2. All rounder Sune Luus with 539 runs at 18.6 and 40 wickets at 19.5 is one of the best women all rounders in T20I cricket.
3. Pooja Vastrakar is one of the highly rated young all rounder in Women’s cricket in India. She has 85 runs at 28.33 and 12 wickets at 18.50 in 12 T20Is for India.
4. Shabnim Ismail is the number 2 ranked bowler in the world in T20I format.
5. South Africa Women are more experienced team than India Women Board President XI.