Published: Feb 13, 2018, 03:45 PM (IST)
Edited: Feb 13, 2018, 12:57 PM (IST)
Hello and welcome to the live blog of the first T20I between India Women and South Africa Women at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom. We, at CricketCountry, will bring all the live updates, intriguing stats as well as interesting posts from social media. Both teams will locks horns in a five-match T20I series, which will conclude on February 24.
India dominated in the three-ODI series, winning it 1-2. Smriti Mandhana was awarded Player of the Series for her spectacular batting performance.
Mithali Raj does not call the shots in the shortest format. The team now will be lead by the talismanic Harmanpreet Kaur. On the other hand, Dane van Niekerk will remain at the helm.
The Indian squad boasts of the 17-year-old Jemimah Rodrigues, who had made headlines after smashing 202 off 163 balls in an U-19 game. After facing defeat in the last ODI, the Indians would be depending heavily on the in-form Mandhana for a solid start. Deepti Sharma and Veda Krishnamurthy, who made 79 and 56 respectively in a losing cause in the last ODI, would be hoping to carry on their good form in the shortest format.
Squads:
South Africa: Dane van Niekerk (c), Trisha Chetty (wk), Mignon du Preez, Chloe Tryon, Sune Luus, Marizanne Kapp, Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, Masabata Klaas, Moseline Daniels, Lizelle Lee, Nadine de Klerk, Raisibe Ntozakhe, Odine Kirsten
India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Nuzhat Parween (wk), Smriti Mandhana, Mithali Raj, Veda Krishnamurthy, Jhulan Goswami, Anuja Patil, Shikha Pandey, Deepti Sharma, Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Jemimah Rodrigues, Taniya Bhatia
