Published: Jul 08, 2024, 12:36 PM (IST)
Edited: Jul 08, 2024, 12:36 PM (IST)
In addition to hoping for a much better bowling performance in the last women’s T20I against South Africa here on Tuesday, India is desperate to level the three-match series after the second game rained out.
India lost the first game of the three-match series by a score of 12 runs, and now trail 0-1. Their issues worsened when the Sunday afternoon’s second game was abandoned in the middle owing to heavy rain.
The Indians are also at the mercy of the weather gods, with a forecast of 30 to 40 percent of rain on Tuesday.
The Indian bowlers performed appallingly in both games as South Africa scored 189 for 9 and 177 for 6, respectively.
With the exception of spinner Deepti Sharma and bowler Pooja Vastrakar, who each took two wickets in both games, few Indian bowlers were particularly impressive against the Proteas women.
After giving up too many runs in the opening T20I match, Renuka Singh was substituted by Sajeevan Sajana; nevertheless, the latter did not help her situation either.
With the exception of spinner Deepti Sharma and bowler Pooja Vastrakar, who each took two wickets in both games, few Indian bowlers were particularly impressive against the Proteas women.
After giving up too many runs in the opening T20I match, Renuka Singh was substituted by Sajeevan Sajana; nevertheless, the latter did not help her situation either.
The Indians have played a respectable first game in terms of batting. Several players achieved double digit scores, including Jemimah Rodrigues (53 not out), Smriti Mandhana (46), Harmanpreet (35), Shafali Verma (18), and Daylan Hemalatha (14).
Sunday saw Uma Chetry make her T20I debut, and it’s likely that she will continue because Harmanpreet and the team management are interested in seeing her exploits at bat.
Tazmin Brits, who has scored back-to-back half-centuries, has led the attack for South Africa, who have, nevertheless, been incredibly reliable with the bat.
In addition to the British players, Marizanne Kapp, Anneke Bosch, and captain Laura Wolvaardt have all made batsmanship contributions for the visitors.
With 12 runs scored in each of the two games, Chloe Tryon is the only player that South Africa has cause for concern.
And with the upcoming T20 World Cup in Bangladesh in mind, Tryon will be desperate to prove her detractors wrong.
Teams (from):
India Women: Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Smriti Mandhana(vc), Uma Chetry(wk), Richa Ghosh(wk), Dayalan Hemalatha, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Amanjot Kaur, Shreyanka Patil, Sajeevan Sajana, Deepti Sharma, Asha Sobhana, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh, Shabnam Shakil, Pooja Vastrakar and Radha Yadav.
South Africa Women: Laura Wolvaardt(c), Tazmin Brits, Mieke de Ridder(wk), Sinalo Jafta(wk), Anneke Bosch, Nadine de Klerk, Annerie Dercksen, Marizanne Kapp, Sune Luus, Chloe Tryon, Ayabonga Khaka, Masabata Klaas, Eliz-Mari Marx, Nonkululeko Mlaba and Tumi Sekhukhune.
Match starts: 7.00 pm (IST).
