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With a clinical victory in the series opener and taking a 1-0 lead, South Africa Women will now face India Women in the second T20 match. The second T20I match between these two sides will get underway on Sunday, 19th April at Kingmead, Durban. While the hosts aim to extend the lead in the series, the visitors will be eyeing a bounce back. 

 

South Africa Women

 

South Africa Women picked up a convincing win in the series opener T20I match, where they defeated India Women by 6 wickets. While chasing a modest target of 158 runs, the host achieved the target in 19.1 overs, thanks to the brilliant 51-run knock from their skipper, Laura Wolvaardt. Annerie Dercksen also scored 44 runs. South Africa Women had a brilliant outing with their bowling; their bowlers kept delivering according to their plans. Ayabonga Khaka was the star bowler, taking three wickets in her bowling spell. 

 

India Women

 

India Women, meanwhile, had a disappointing start to this series. They lost the opening match of the series by 6 wickets and now trail by a 0-1 margin. The Indian batters had a poor day with the bat; they could only manage to reach 157 runs in their 20 overs. Harmanpreet Kaur scored an unbeaten 47 runs off 33 deliveries. They had a poor day with the bowling as well; they were only able to take 4 wickets of their opposition. Shreyanka Patil grabbed two wickets. The visitors will look to bounce back when they take the field in the second match. 

 

SA-W vs IND-W 2nd T20I Match Details

 

SA-W vs IND-W T20I Match Details
Match	South Africa Women vs India Women 2nd T20I Match
Date and Time	Sunday, April 19; 5:30 p.m. IST
Venue	Kingsmead, Durban
Broadcasting and live streaming	TV - Star Sports Network, Live Stream - JioHotstar

 

SA-W vs IND-W 2nd T20I Pitch Report

 

The surface at Kingmead is known for helping bowlers, particularly seamers who benefit from extra movement due to the moisture on the pitch. Despite the bowling-friendly conditions, batsmen can pile up good runs if they spend some time at the crease. The average first innings total at this venue is 160, which is likely to go higher in this match.

 

SA-W vs IND-W 2nd T20I Weather Report

 

The weather is expected to remain cloudy throughout the entire match, with 10% of rain interruption in the match. The temperature is likely to be around 21-26°C. 

 

SA-W vs IND-W Head-to-Head Records

 

SA-W vs IND-W head-to-head (in WT20Is)
Match Played	20
Won by South Africa Women	7
Won by India Women	10
Tied	0
No Result	3

 

SA-W vs IND-W 2nd T20I Probable XI

 

• South Africa Women: Laura Wolvaardt (c), Nonkululeko Mlaba, Tazmin Brits, Nadine de Klerk, Annerie Dercksen, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Ayabonga Khaka, Sune Luus, Tumi Sekhukhune, Kayla Reyneke, Chloe Tryon

 

• India Women: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Kashvee Gautam, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Shreyanka Patil, Kranti Goud, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh

 

Players To Watch Out For In SA-W vs IND-W 2nd T20I Match

 

• Laura Wolvaardt | SA-W: The 26-year-old skipper has been in impeccable form. She was coming into this series after an impressive performance for the team in the ODI series against the White Ferns. She scored a brilliant 51 runs in the series opener. She loves playing against this Indian team. She has a stellar record in T20Is, having scored 2485 runs in 88 innings, including 14 half-centuries and two centuries. 

 

• Harmanpreet Kaur | IND-W: The Indian skipper played a crucial role with her bat in the series opener, scoring an unbeaten 47 runs. She always comes crunch under pressure situations for the team. Kaur has played 191 T20I matches and has 3869 runs, with one century and 15 half-centuries to her name. 

 

SA-W vs IND-W 2nd T20I Toss Prediction

 

Historical Toss-Winning Stats at the Venue

 

• In the last four matches played at this venue, the teams that won the toss have opted to bowl twice and bat on two occasions.

 

Advantages of Bowling First on This Pitch

 

• The team batting second at this venue has won just two games out of 5 WT20I matches here, and teams batting first have won 3 matches here. This trend suggests that teams should prefer to bat first on this surface to get maximum benefits. 

 

SA-W vs IND-W Today's Match Scenario

 

Scenario 1

 

• Toss Winner: South Africa Women (opts to bat first)
• Power-Play Score: 38-45
• SA-W Total: 160-175
• Match Winner: South Africa Women

 

Scenario 2

 

• Toss Winner: India Women (opts to bat first)
• Power-Play Score: 40-42
• IND-W Total: 150-160
• Match Winner: South Africa Women

 

Who will win today's SA-W vs IND-W T20I match?

 

South African women have been delivering back-to-back brilliant performances in the T20I format, especially at their home. They were too good in the series opener and took an early 1-0 lead in the series; they will be favourites to win the second game as well. While Indian players will need to adjust themselves to the new conditions, the hosts have already been in top form, with their players delivering match-winning performances consistently. We back South Africa Women to win this game.