Match Details
Date: July 9, 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 third and final T20I of the three-match series at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. After the first two T20I matches ended without a win, the Indian cricket team will have their task cut out if they want to level the series. Meanwhile, South Africa were the better team in crunch situations in the first T20I, while they were in a good position in the second match, which ended in a no result, to keep their 1-0 lead in the series.
Toss Prediction
In their last five T20I matches, Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain of India, has a 4-1 toss win-loss record, while her South African counterpart got it right only once. With that, India are likely to get the toss right in the third T20I against South Africa.
Win Possibility
In the first T20I, the Indian batting lineup had a very tough 190-run target to chase down, but the team fell short by 12 runs after Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues were unable to accelerate the scoring rate in the death overs. The bowlers for India were not quite at their best in the first T20I, but they had a marginal improvement in the next match, which was called off due to rain.
For South Africa, Tazmin Brits has been a revelation in the first couple of T20I of the series, scoring back-to-back fifties, while the rest of the batting lineup complemented her well, to ensure that the team posted a formidable total on the board on both occasions. In the bowling side of things, the Proteas were quite impressive as a unit, managing to defend a total of around 190 runs successfully with decent spells from Nonkululeko Mlaba, Nadine de Klerk, and Marizanne Kapp.
Although South Africa haven’t lost in the first two T20I, it’s likely that the Indian cricket team redeems themselves with a stellar performance in the third and final match, to level the series 1-1.
Predicted powerplay score and first innings score
The pitches at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai have been very good for batting in the first two T20Is of the series, allowing the batters to score big runs consistently. With that, the team posting a total in the range of 170 won’t be easy to defend, especially with the outfield getting wet due to a threat of some rain. Notably, the average first innings score is 147 at this venue in WT20s, while the first innings score in the upcoming match could range between 170-180. The powerplay score could go up to 50-55.
Match Odds
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