Probable XI –
India Women –
Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Punam Raut, Mithali Raj (c), Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Sushma Verma (wk), Jhulan Goswami, Monica Patel, Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
South Africa Women –
Lizelle Lee, Laura Wolvaardt, Sune Luus (c), Lara Goodall, Trisha Chetty (wk), Mignon du Preez, Marizanne Kapp, Nadine de Klerk, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Shabnim Ismail
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Trisha Chetty
2. Smriti Mandhana
3. Harmanpreet Kaur(C)
4. Mithali Raj
5. Lizelle Lee
6. Sune Luus
7. Deepti Sharma
8. Marizanne Kapp(VC)
9. Jhulan Goswami
10. Shabnim Ismail
11. Monica Patel
– Harmanpreet Kaur might be a good punt captain especially while batting first as she looked in fine touch during the last match and bowled 4-5 overs too.
– Expecting a good knock from Mandhana as she started off well during the last game but failed to play a big one.
– Mithali will be a must have pick considering her consistency & average of above 40 in ODIs.
– Dropped Wolvaardt due to the credit issues while expecting Jhulan or Monica to take her early in the innings.
– Sune Luus will be another good pick considering her one down batting and 5-6 overs with the bowl.
– Going heavy on pacers as they have been much effective on the surface.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Sushma Verma
2. Smriti Mandhana
3. Harmanpreet Kaur
4. Mignon Du Preez
5. Sune Luus(VC)
6. Nadine de Klerk
7. Marizanne Kapp
8. Deepti Sharma(C)
9. Poonam Yadav
10. Jhulan Goswami
11. Shabnim Ismail
– Dropped three from the top four run scores of the last match as they might not score big in two consecutive games.
– Sushma Verma will be a good punt especially while batting first if 1-2 top order batters departs early.
– Mignon Du Preez will be a crucial pick if both the openers fail early.
– Nadine de Klerk might be another good punt considering her 5-6 down batting and 5-6 overs with the bowl.
– Expecting Poonam Yadav to stay amongst the wickets as she usually doesn’t go wicket less.
Grand League Combination –
1. Trisha Chetty
2. Smriti Mandhana
3. Harmanpreet Kaur(VC)
4. Mithali Raj(C)
5. Mignon Du Preez
6. Deepti Sharma
7. Nadine de Klerk
8. Sune Luus
9. Poonam Yadav
10. Jhulan Goswami
11. Rajeshwari Gayakwad
– Going heavy on India as they might go with all guns blazing to win this game.
– Expecting big knocks from both Harmanpreet & Mithali as they looked in good touch during the last match.
– Took four experienced bowlers from IN-W as they might dominate the opponent especially while bowling first.
– Du Preez, Luss & Nadine De Klerk will be crucial if top order fails early.