IND W vs SA W Live: India won the toss and elected to bat; 2 big changes in Team India, tough fight for semi finals

• India won the toss
• 2 major changes in Team India
• The tough fight for the semi-finals is on

India and South Africa will face each other in Group ‘A’ match of ICC Womens t20 World Cup 2026. The match will be played at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester. As per IST, the match will start at 7 PM. Before that both team captains Harmanpreet Kaur and L. Volward has entered the field for the coin toss. India have won the toss and decided to bat first. India has made two changes in the team. Spinner Prema Rawat has been given a chance to replace Shreyanka Patil. In this match, Prema Rawat will make her international debut. Also, Arundhati Reddy has returned to the team in place of Kranti.

After two wins in a row, Team India will go for a hat-trick of wins in this match as well. South Africa will also fight to stay in the race for the semi-finals after dusting Pakistan. This match is going to be important for both the teams. So today’s match can see a tough fight.

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What will the pitch be like?

Emirates Old Trafford pitch in Manchester is considered batsman friendly. However, fast bowlers also get good help. The average first innings score at this ground is between 190 and 200 runs, so expect a high-scoring match.

Harmanpreet Kaur will create history

Indian women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur will create history in this match. The match against South Africa will be her 200th T20I of her international career. With this, Harmanpreet will become the first cricketer in the world to play 200 matches in the history of men’s and women’s T20 international cricket. So far no male or female cricketer has achieved this record.

Both teams playing 11

India: Smriti Mandhana, Shefali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Deepti Sharma, Prema Rawat, Arundhati Reddy, Sri Charani, Nandani Sharma.

South Africa: L. Wollward (captain), Tjamin Britts, Anery Derksen, Den van Niekerk, Marizan Kapp, Nadine de Klerk, Chloe Tryon (wicketkeeper), Sinalo Jafta, Shabneem Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Malaba.

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