PITCH AND CONDITIONS
The weather is absolutely clear for the match to take place on Friday. The sun will be out for the whole duration of the match and the temperatures will soar as the day progresses. It will hover around 28 to 36 Degrees Celsius in Vadodara.
The surface on offer was a decent one for the first ODI. There is a little bit of turn in the pitch and the slow bowlers will continue to have their say. More so, if the same strip is used, then the spinners will extract more turn from the 22 yards. Expect the team winning the toss to bat first.
INDIA WOMEN
- Mithali Raj is going to come back into the ODI side with some poor performance in the last match. Three of India’s best batters are going to be playing in this format as well including Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, and Jemimah Rodriguez.
- Mithali Raj herself is a very accomplished batter herself and helps India have a better batting side than South Africa in Indian conditions.
- Shikha Pandey, Deepti Sharma, Poonam Yadav, Jhulan Goswami, and Ekta Bisht are likely to form the bowling attack for India in the ODI format. India’s strength was its spin bowlers and the same is going to the case in the 2ndODI
- We think Poonam Yadav and Ekta Bisht are going to be the biggest threats to the South African batting.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI OF INDIA WOMEN
Priya Punia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Punam Raut, Mithali Raj (C), Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Taniya Bhatia (WK), Shikha Pandey, Jhulan Goswami, Poonam Yadav, Ekta Bisht.
SOUTH AFRICA WOMEN
- We believe South Africa women will be able to give India women a better fight in the 2ndODI’s. One of the reasons is that they would have become better acclimatized to the conditions and the other is that their side seems better suited to the 50 over format.
- The batters can take their time against the spinners and build an inning rather than attacking from the first ball.
- Marizanne Kapp is also back for this leg of the tour and that is going to be a big addition to the side.
- Kapp is a genuine all-rounder and will add to the South African side in both departments of the game.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI OF SOUTH AFRICA WOMEN
Lizelle Lee (WK), Laura Wolvaardt, Trisha Chetty, Nadine de Klerk, Mignon du Preez, Sune Luus (C), Nondumiso Shangase, Marizanne Kapp, Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, Tumi Sekhukhune.
OUR FANTASY LEAGUE PICKS FOR INDIA WOMEN VS SOUTH AFRICA WOMEN 2nd ODI IN SOUTH AFRICA WOMEN TOUR OF INDIA 2019 ARE MENTIONED BELOW:
| If India Bat First | If South Africa Bat First |
| T Batia | T Chetty |
| M Raj | MD Preez |
| J Rodrigues | L Wolvaardt |
| P Punia | M Kapp |
| H Kaur | T Sekhukhune |
| P Yadav | N Shangase |
| J Goswani | M Raj |
| MD Preez | J Rodrigues |
| L Wolvaardt | P Punia |
| M Kapp | D Sharma |
| N Shangase | J Goswani |
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*Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.*
