Let us take through the India vs South Africa best odds that will help you pick the right team for the Women’s T20I series at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
India, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, have been in tremendous form. They won the ODI series 3-0 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The Proteas ran them close in the third game where they threatened to chase down 326, but Pooja Vastrakar held her nerves in the last over to take India home.
Thereafter, South Africa fought hard in the Only Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. But they lost by 10 wickets. Laura Wolvaardt and Sune Luus scored hundreds, but their efforts were not enough to win.
Sneh Rana recorded the second-best figures for India in Women’s Tests after he accounted for 8 wickets in the first innings. She also became only the second Indian woman to take 10 wickets in a Test match.
Where to watch India vs South Africa T20I series live
Sports 18 has the telecasting rights for the India vs South Africa Women’s T20I series.
The Live Streaming of the India vs South Africa Women’s T20I series will be available on the Jio Cinema app.
Possible XI: India vs South Africa
Let us now take you through the possible playing XIs for the teams to help you analyse the India vs South Africa best odds.
For India, Dayalan Hemalatha should get a chance keeping in mind her performances on the tour of Bangladesh. India have a power-packed spin-attack, comprising Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Radha Yadav, and Deepti Sharma. Harmanpreet’s role in the middle will also hold a lot of importance. Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma will continue opening the batting after their excellent showing in the Tests and ODIs. Renuka Singh will lead their bowling attack.
India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Dayalan Hemalatha, Richa Ghosh, Pooja Vastrakar, Shreyanka Patil, Radha Yadav, Asha Sobhana, Renuka Singh Thakur
South Africa, on the other hand, will depend heavily on their experienced trio of Marizanne Kapp, Laura Wolvaardt and Sune Luus in the batting department. Kapp will also lead their bowling attack along with Ayobonga Khaka and Masabata Klaas. Chloe Tryon brings in a lot of power and can also bowl handy left-arm spin. Nadine de Klerk is more than handy as an all-rounder.
South Africa: Anneke Bosch, Tazmin Brits (WK), Laura Wolvaardt (C), Sune Luus, Marizanne Kapp, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Ayobonga Khaka, Eli-mari Marx, Masabata Klaas, Nonkululeko Mlaba
India vs South Africa: Head-to-Head
India and South Africa have locked horns in 16 Women’s T20Is since they first met back in 2014. At home, the Women in Blue have a 5-3 lead over their opponents. Overall, India have won 9 and lost 5. In their previous meeting on February 2, 2023, South Africa beat India by 5 wickets in a T20 World Cup match at the Buffalo Park in East London. Chole Tryon became the Player of the Match after she scored an unbeaten 57 off 32 balls with 6 fours and 2 sixes.
India favourites to win
India will go into the series as favourites with odds of 3.000 on 22Bet.
India will have the upper hand going into the upcoming series. Having won the ODI series and the one-off Test, Harmanpreet’s women will be looking to end their campaign without losing a single game. The Proteas have been competitive, but need something special to beat the current Indian team.
If you believe South Africa have any chance of beating India, go to Parimatch and 22Bet where the odds are 3.000.
Venue analysis MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
The average score in 4 Women’s T20Is at the Chepauk is 118. In all the games, the teams batting first won. But the venue has not hosted any WT20 since March 2016. But keeping in mind past records, the upcoming game might not be a high-scoring affair.
Characteristics of the venue
- Spinners are likely to play a big role as the pitch will slow down
- Batters may not play their shots on the up regular due to the nature of the surface
- Toss might end up playing a big role as the chasing team will find it tough
India vs South Africa best odds
Here are some of the betting tips based on the India vs South Africa best odds from 22Bet.
Smriti Mandhana is expected to be the standout batter for India in the series with odds of 3.00. The southpaw won the Player of the Series award in the ODIs for scoring back-to-back hundreds followed by a 90-run knock.
Laura Wolvaardt can be South Africa’s top batter in the series. She scored a hundred in the ODI series followed by another century in the Test match at the Chepauk. She is also one of the 3 batters in women’s cricket to score hundreds in all 3 formats along with Heather Knight and Tammy Beaumont.
Shreyanka Patil has a great chance of becoming India’s top bowler in the series with odds of 3.00. Since making her debut last year, Shreyanka has played T20I cricket regularly and has picked up big wickets.
Marizanne Kapp can be South Africa’s top bowler in the series. Kapp has loads of experience, having taken 81 wickets from 103 matches at an economy rate of 5.62.
If you feel you can take some risk, then you can pick Harmanpreet Kaur as your best Player of the Match with odds of 3.00. He scored a hundred in the ODI series and is also the only Indian to score a century in T20Is, although it came 6 years ago.
India vs South Africa fixtures
- 1st T20I – Fri, 5 July 2024, Chennai, 07:00 PM local time
- 2nd T20I – Sun, 7 July 2024, Chennai, 07:00 PM local time
- 3rd T20I – Tue, 9 July 2024, Chennai, 07:00 PM local time
- Indian Rupee as a currency
- Very Competitive odds
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- Indian Rupee as a currency
- Very Competitive odds
- Website available in Hindi