Match Details
Date: July 5, 2024
Time: 7:00 PM IST
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
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Preview
India Women will go up against South Africa Women in the first T20I of the five-match series at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. After winning the ODIs series and one-off Test match in a one-sided manner, the Indian cricket team will be confident about knocking over the South Africans in the T20I format as well. For the Proteas, it will be vital to keep improving as a unit in all aspects of the game, to give themselves a chance to beat India in the T20I series.
Toss Prediction
In their last three T20I matches, the Indian captain, Harmanpreet Kaur has a 2-1 toss win-loss record, while her South African counterpart has won it only once. With that, it is highly likely that India will get the toss right in the first T20I match of the series against South Africa.
Win Possibility
The Indian women’s cricket team is a star-studded lineup with a plethora of experience of playing T20 cricket in the past couple of years, with the advent of the Women’s Premier League (WPL). The captain Harmanpreet Kaur , Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Pooja Vastrakar, and Renuka Singh will be some of the players to watch out for.
South Africa will be looking towards their experienced players to make a difference in the T20I leg of the long and difficult tour to India. The likes of the captain Laura Wolvaardt, Sune Luus, Marizanne Kapp, Chloe Tyron, Ayabonga Khaka, and Masabata Klaas will have to perform out of their skins to get the better of India in the three T20I matches in the next few days.
All in all, India are expected to be too strong for South Africa in the first of three T20I matches in the series.
Predicted powerplay score and first innings score
The pitches at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai are known to provide assistance to the spinners irrespective of the format of the game. With that, the team posting a total in the range of 160 or upwards, will have a great chance to defend the runs, especially if the dew isn’t a factor. Notably, the average first innings score is 131 at this venue in WT20s, while the first innings score in the upcoming match could range between 160-165. The powerplay score could go up to 45-50.
Match Odds
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