ICC Women’s World Cup, India Women vs South Africa Women, Live Updates: Indian openers Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana got off to a solid start as they added 50 runs for the first wicket in 8.1 overs after India chose to face South Africa at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch. Two changes each for India and South Africa in their respective final XIs. Meghna Singh came in for Jhulan Goswami, while Deepti Sharma for Punam Yadav and South Africa, Lara Goodall for Tazmin Britten and Masabata Klaas for Tumi Sekhukhune. Although South Africa has already qualified, India must win – or fail – to make it to the last four of the World Cup. If they lose, they will need England to lose to Bangladesh by a worse margin so that they fall below the Mithali Raj-led team on Net Run Rate. (LIVE SCORING CARD)
Mithali Raj at the toss: “We have a bat. Yesterday’s game was played on the same course. Spinners get some help in the second innings. It’s a good wicket to hit when the sun is out. We need to be composed and play our best cricket. We have two changes. Meghna Singh comes in for Jhulan, Deepti for Punam.”
Sune Luus at the toss: “We hit first, but I don’t think the wicket will change much. It’s still a World Cup game. We need to hit our belts and get the confidence to the semi-finals. It’s not just a game that we can relax. We want to play our best cricket. We made two changes. Lara Goodall comes in for Tazmin Britten and Masabata Klaas comes in for Tumi Sekhukhune.”
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India Women (playing XI): Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Mithali Raj (c), Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh (w), Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana, Deepti Sharma, Meghna Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
South African Women (playing XI): Lizelle Lee, Laura Wolvaardt, Lara Goodall, Sune Luus(c), Mignon du Preez, Marizanne Kapp, Chloe Tryon, Trisha Chetty(w), Shabnim Ismail, Masabata Klaas, Ayabonga Khaka
India Women vs South Africa Women, ICC Women’s World Cup, LIVE Updates, Hagley Oval, Christchurch
07:05 (IST)
50 first wicket partnership between Shafali and Mandhana
Shafali and Mandhana have brought up their first wicket partnership of fifty runs in 8.1 overs
India Women 50/0 after 8.1 overs
07:00 (IST)
Four – Four more for Shafali in the V region
Sixth mark for Verma in the innings, as far as South African bowlers clearly struggle to put a lid on the score
India Women 45/0 after 7 overs
06:50 (IST)
India Women 32/0 after 4 overs – Good start by India
Both openers Verma and Mandhana have a blistering start vs South African bowlers
India Women 32/0 after 4 overs
06:44 (IST)
Three back-to-back fours – Verma already looking good
Shafali Verma hits three back-to-back boundaries of Ismail to show her intention early on
India gets off to a good start after winning the toss
India Women 25/0 after 2.3 overs
06:41 (IST)
Mandhana also shows class, collects a border
Mandhana also gets into action, scores a fantastic boundary to get started
5 runs on second left from Marizanne Kapp
India Women 13/0 after 2 overs
06:35 (IST)
Solid start for India as Verma shows class
Shafali Verma starts with a four as India starts strong against South Africa
India Women 8/0 after 1 over
06:32 (IST)
India Innings Begins – Mandhana and Shafali are in the middle
Openers Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana are in the middle for India
Pacer Shabnim Ismail starts proceedings for South Africa
India Women 0/0 after 0.1 overs
06:20 (IST)
Changes for both teams
Two changes each for India and South Africa in their respective final XIs:
india: Meghna Singh comes in for Jhulan Goswami while Deepti Sharma for Punam Yadav
South Africa: Lara Goodall comes in for Tazmin Britten while Masabata Klaas is for Tumi Sekhukhune
06:16 (IST)
Pitch Report by Sanjay Manjrekar and WV Raman at the Hagley Ova in Christchurch
Pitch Report by Sanjay Manjrekar and WV Raman:
†The sun is shining, the breeze has coolness in it, it’s a perfect mix. Great setting for this important game. Same pitch as yesterday. Side borders are identical, straight borders are quite long. The surface is dry, which means there is no turn for the spinners. There is also no moisture, which means there is no sideways movement for the seams. They can take resilience off the surface.”
06:14 (IST)
Captains Mithali Raj and Sune Luus reveal their thoughts during the toss
Here’s what the captains had to say at the toss:
Mithali Raj: “We’ll have a bat. Yesterday’s game was played on the same court. Spinners get some help in the second innings. It’s a good wicket to hit when the sun is out. We need to be calm and play our best cricket. We have two changes. Meghna Singh comes in for Jhulan, Deepti for Punam.”
Sun Luus: “We hit first, but I don’t think the wicket will change too much. It’s still a World Cup game. We need to hit our belts and get the confidence to the semi-finals. It’s not just a game we can relax. We want to play our best cricket. We have made two changes. Lara Goodall comes in for Tazmin Britten and Masabata Klaas comes in for Tumi Sekhukhune.”
06:13 (IST)
Looking at the XI playing for India and South Africa for this match
Here’s a look at the playing XIs from both sides:
India Women (playing XI): Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Mithali Raj (c), Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh (w), Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana, Deepti Sharma, Meghna Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
South African Women (playing XI): Lizelle Lee, Laura Wolvaardt, Lara Goodall, Sune Luus(c), Mignon du Preez, Marizanne Kapp, Chloe Tryon, Trisha Chetty(w), Shabnim Ismail, Masabata Klaas, Ayabonga Khaka
06:09 (IST)
Hello and welcome to the live blog of the Women’s World Cup match schedule in India and South Africa
Hello and welcome to the live blog of the India v South Africa match played at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch
Both teams will aim for a win as that would help them qualify for the semi-finals
Australia and South Africa are two teams that have already booked their places for the last four stages
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