Match Details
- Date: June 28, 2024
- Time: 9:30 AM IST
- Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
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Preview
India Women will play against South Africa Women in the one-off Test match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. After securing a commanding 3-0 series win in the ODIs, the Indian cricket team will be confident about taking the winning momentum into the Test match. South Africa, who don’t get to play Test cricket much, will have to find a way to adjust to the needs of the longer format, to give themselves the best chance of competing well in the upcoming match in away conditions.
Pitch Report
The pitches at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai are known to assist the spinners irrespective of the format, but the pacers can extract something out of it if they bend their back while staying consistent with their lines and lengths. The batters who can negotiate the tough periods at the start of their innings at this venue can score big runs as well.
Team Analysis
India Women
The captain Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Deepti Sharma will have the responsibility to score the bulk of the runs for India in the upcoming Test match against South Africa. The majority of wickets for India could come from the likes of Renuka Thakur, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, and Sneh Rana, who have the experience of bowling long spells at the Test level.
India Women's Squad for One-off Test
Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Priya Punia, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Shafali Verma, Shubha Satheesh, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Richa Ghosh, Uma Chetry, Sneh Rana, Saika Ishaque, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Thakur Singh
South Africa Women
The captain Laura Wolvaardt will have the big responsibility of bringing the best of her South African team in the upcoming Test match after they had a tough time of it in the ODIs. She will be relying on experienced players like Sune Luus, Marizanne Kapp, Tazmin Brits, Masabata Klaas, and Ayabonga Khaka, to step up against a formidable Indian cricket team, to compete well in the Test.
South Africa Women's Squad for One-off Test
Laura Wolvaardt (c), Anneke Bosch, Tazmin Brits, Nadine de Klerk, Annerie Dercksen, Mieke de Ridder, Sinalo Jafta, Marizanne Kapp, Masabata Klaas, Sune Luus, Eliz-Mari Marz, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Tumi Sekhukune, Nondumiso Shangase, Delmi Tucker.
Match Prediction
Conclusion
India have played more Test matches than South Africa in recent years, which could have a huge bearing on the result of their upcoming match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
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