Annerie Dercksen to Shafali Verma, 2 runs, back of a length angled in just outside off
Annerie Dercksen, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
Here's the debutant. 2 slips and a gully in place....
0.6
Masabata Klaas to Mandhana, no run
0.5
Masabata Klaas to Mandhana, no run, full on off at 113ks
0.4
Masabata Klaas to Shafali Verma, 1 run, to square leg,
0.3
Masabata Klaas to Mandhana, 1 run, length delivery drifting into the pads, Smriti tucks it towards square leg and gets off the mark with an easy single
0.2
Masabata Klaas to Shafali Verma, 1 run, swings in from a fuller length around off
0.1
Masabata Klaas to Shafali Verma, no run
Shafali Verma and Mandhana are at the crease. Shafali Verma is on strike. Masabata Klaas will open the attack
The anthems are done
Pitch report: Red soil pitch. There will be bounce early on, and the spinners will come into play later on in the game," reckons WV Raman.
Teams:
South Africa Women (Playing XI): Laura Wolvaardt(c), Sune Luus, Anneke Bosch, Marizanne Kapp, Delmi Tucker, Nadine de Klerk, Annerie Dercksen, Sinalo Jafta(w), Masabata Klaas, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Tumi Sekhukhune
India Women have won the toss and have opted to bat
Indians won't be taking things lightly despite them having an impressive record in Tests at home. Their spinners like Rana and Sharma make life very tough for the opposition. So, one can only hope that the opposition batters show good application and technique to find a way out.
Purnima, our early bird, spots, "Don't see Pooja Vastrakar warming up with the bunch, so maybe that's an indication. Uncapped Arundhati Reddy and Saika Ishaque are among them though."
Hello and welcome to the one off Test between India and South Africa. The ODI series was a good one for the hosts as they kept a clean slate. The batters came to the party, especially Mandhana, and India won it 3-0. SA though came to chasing down 325 once and that would keep them in good stead that they can pull something extraordinary. This Test is at Chepauk and there will be some turn very quickly for sure.
India Women
South Africa Women
