Indian women’s team will face South Africa. (Photo- PTI)
IND W vs SA W T20 Series: The world’s biggest cricket league, the Indian Premier League (IPL), is currently being played in India. Indian fans are going to get a double dose of cricket in this league. Actually, the Indian women’s team is on South Africa tour. This tour is going to start with a 5-match T20 series. This series is very important for both the teams in view of the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup. The Indian team will keep its eyes on finding its best combination.
T20 series will be played from this date
Five T20 matches will be played between India and South Africa women’s teams from 17 to 27 April. The first two matches of the T20 series will be played in Durban on 17 and 19 April. After this, the next two matches will be held in Johannesburg on 22 and 25 April. Then the last match of the series will be played in Benoni on 27 April. Let us tell you, the last two T20 World Cup final matches have been played by the South African team. In such a situation, the Indian team will have a good opportunity to prepare against this strong team.
head to head record
So far 19 matches have been played between India and South Africa women’s teams in T20 International. During this period, the Indian team has won 10 matches. At the same time, South Africa has only 6 matches to its name. There has been no result in three matches. During this period, 8 matches have been played between the two teams at the home of South Africa. Out of these, Team India has been successful in winning 4 matches and South Africa has got success in only 2 matches. That means the Indian team has always outweighed South Africa.
Squad of both teams for T20 series
Indian women’s team: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Shefali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Thakur, Kranti Gaur, Sri Charani, Shreyanka Patil, Kashvi Gautam, Bharti Fulmali, Uma Chhetri (wicketkeeper), Anushka Sharma.
South Africa team- Laura Woolworth (captain), Anneke Bosch, Tajamin Brits, Nadine de Klerk, Anne Derksen, Ayanda Hlubi, Sinalo Jafta, Ayabonga Khaka, Sune Luus, Tebogo Macheke, Elise-Marie Marx, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Kayla Reineke, Tumi Sekhukhune, Chloe Trion.
