India Women will clash with South Africa Women on 27th March 2022 from 6:30 AM IST at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.
This match will be a very significant one for securing a place in the top-four for India Women. Currently, it’s a brawl between West Indies Women, England Women and India to finalize the remaining two spots in the semi-finals. Australia and South Africa Women have already qualified for the semi-finals and sit at No.1 and 2 in the points table respectively.
Current Standings:
POS | TEAMS | PLAYED | WON | LOST | N/R | TIED | NET RR | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia Women | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.283 | 14 |
| 2 | South Africa Women | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +0.092 | 9 |
| 3 | West Indies Women | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -0.885 | 7 |
| 4 | England Women | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +0.778 | 6 |
| 5 | India Women | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +0.768 | 6 |
| 6 | New Zealand Women | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +0.027 | 6 |
| 7 | Bangladesh Women | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -0.809 | 2 |
| 8 | Pakistan Women | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -1.313 | 2 |
Probable Playing XI:
INDW: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Mithali Raj (c), Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sneh Rana, Pooja Vastrakar, Jhulan Goswami, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav
SAW: Lizelle Lee, Laura Wolvaardt, Tazmin Brits, Sune Luus (c), Mignon du Preez, Marizanne Kapp, Chloe Tryon, Trisha Chetty (wk), Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, Tumi Sekhukhune
Player to Watch Out for:
Smriti Mandhana has been in pretty decent touch in the tournament but has failed to realize the potential in a few innings that India ultimately ended up losing. The wounded lioness will be raring to make an impact in the most important game for India in the tournament.
Predicted Winner:
India Women are desperate for the win to keep their hopes alive for the semi-finals. Cricreads back Women in Blue to pull off a victory against South African Women to ultimately qualify for the playoffs.
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