Probable XI –
India Women –
Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh/Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Nuzhat Parween, Simran Bahadur, Ponnam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
South Africa Women –
Lizelle Lee, Anne Bosch, Sune Luus, Laura Wolvaardt, Mignon Du Preez, Lara Goodall, Sinalo Jafta, Nadine de Klerk, Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Sinalo Jafta
2. Laura Wolvaardt
3. Smriti Mandhana
4. Shafali Verma
5. Sune Luus
6. Deepti Sharma
7. Anne Bosch(C)
8. Harleen Deol(VC)
9. Shabnim Ismail
10. Rajeshwari Gayakwad
11. Arundhati Reddy
– Harleen Deol & Bosch looks safest C VC picks as they’re batting at top order & bowling 2-3 overs too respectively.
– Expecting good knocks from Shafali & Smriti especially while batting first considering their averages of above 25 in T20Is.
– Going heavy on All-rounders who will surely get much opportunities to both bat and ball.
– Arundhati Reddy might be a good punt as she’s expected to bat at 4-5 down and bowl full overs too.
– Pick anyone from Jafta & Parween as both will bat at down the order for their respective teams.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Sinalo Jafta
2. Mignon Du Preez
3. Shafali Verma
4. Smriti Mandhana
5. Anne Bosch
6. Sune Luus(C)
7. Harleen Deol
8. Deepti Sharma(VC)
9. Shabnim Ismail
10. Poonam Yadav
11. Rajeshwari Gayakwad
– Sune Luus & Deepti Sharma might be good C VC picks as they’re batting at top four & bowling at least three overs for their respective teams.
– Mignon Du Preez might be a good punt if 1-2 top order batters departs early.
– Dropped Lizelle Lee from both the teams as she has been a hit or miss type of batter who can’t be trusted.
– Expecting at least a decent performance from Poonam Yadav as she hasn’t been at her best since the ODI series.
Grand League Combination –
1. Nuzhat Parween
2. Mignon Du Preez
3. Shafali Verma
4. Smriti Mandhana(C)
5. Nadine de Klerk
6. Sune Luus
7. Simran Bahadur
8. Deepti Sharma(VC)
9. Ayabonga Khaka
10. Poonam Yadav
11. Arundhati Reddy
– Going heavy on India Women’s as they might bounce back strongly in this important game.
– Smriti Mandhana will have to score some good amount of runs if India wants to level the series.
– Dropped both the top performers of the last match as they’re not very much consistent.
– Nadine de Klerk, Mignon Du Preez will be good GL picks if top order of SA-W fails early.
– Expecting a couple of wickets from Khaka & Reddy as both are bowling their full four overs quota.