Probable XIs
Bangalore: Sophie Devine, Smriti Mandhana (c), Heather Knight, Ellyse Perry, Dane van Niekerk, Richa Ghosh (wk), Disha Kasat, Shreyanka Patil, Megan Schutt, Renuka Thakur, Sahana Pawar
Delhi: Shafali Verma, Alice Capsey, Meg Lanning, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Shikha Pandey, Jess Jonassen, Radha Yadav, Poonam Yadav, Arundhati Reddy
Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Pitch Report
Type: Good for batting
Fantasy Tips of The Day
In seven T20Is at the Brabourne Stadium, Smriti Mandhana has collected 229 runs at 38 including the highest score of 76.
Meg Lanning relishes playing in India. In 14 T20Is, she has accumulated 522 runs at a staggering average of 75.
Sahana Pawar enjoyed her time in the Senior India T20 Trophy by bagging five wickets, including the best figures of three for 14.
In the same tournament, Arundhati Reddy and Shreyanka Patil combined to pick six wickets. In addition, Shreyanka hasn’t gone wicketless for six consecutive white-ball games.
Richa Ghosh made a big impact in the wicketkeeper category. Besides adding 136 runs at 68, she inflicted seven dismissals in the 2023 T20 World Cup.
Marizanne Kapp was the only South African to feature in the Best11 in every game of the T20 World Cup.
Jess Jonassen will enjoy bowling in spinner-friendly conditions. Only once has she gone wicketless in her last seven T20s.
Heather Knight has struggled to score runs in India, especially in the T20Is. In 11 innings, she has barely managed 91 runs at 10.