Ayabonga Khaka to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, back of a length outside off, chopped to deep backward point

Ayabonga Khaka to Pratika Rawal, no run, full and outside off, Rawal gets forward and drives to backward point

Pratika Rawal and Mandhana are at the crease. Pratika Rawal is on strike. Ayabonga Khaka will open the attack

The players are out in the middle.

Laura Wolvaardt: We would have batted first as well. We've got one debutant. A lot of us have heard a lot about her - a keeper who can contribute with the bat. Very excited for her.

Harmanpreet Kaur: We're gonna bat first. Pitch is looking really good. We are not putting any pressure on us. Very happy with the way we played in the last match. They've been very good, they've been playing good cricket.

Pitch Report | Gamini Perera: Beautiful morning, hot and humid. Hardly any breeze. No immediate threat of rain. The outfield is looking fine. Same pitch as last time. It's hard, nice grass covering. Spinners got some spin and bounce. Expect spinners to do the bulk of the work.

Teams:

South Africa Women (Playing XI): Laura Wolvaardt(c), Tazmin Brits, Lara Goodall, Karabo Meso(w), Sune Luus, Annerie Dercksen, Nadine de Klerk, Chloe Tryon, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Ayabonga Khaka, Masabata Klaas

India Women (Playing XI): Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Kashvee Gautam, Arundhati Reddy, Sneh Rana, Nallapureddy Charani

India Women have won the toss and have opted to bat

09:00 Local Time, 03:30 GMT, 09:00 IST: Hello everyone and a warm welcome to the second match of this tri-series being played in the capital city of Sri Lanka. The two visiting teams will lock horns against each other today. India won the first match against SL comprehensively in a shortened game to further better their already dominant head-to-head record. This will be South Africa's first international match of this year. 2024 wasn't a good year for them in this format as they lost three away series (vs Australia, India and England) while tied the home series 1-1 against Sri Lanka. This is a World Cup year and they'll be keen to get off to a good start. It won't be an easy task though today. When these two teams faced off against each other last year, India whitewashed South Africa 3-0 in the ODIs with only one of those matches being a close encounter. So, Harmanpreet Kaur and Co. will walk into this match as favourites. There might be rain interruptions later but currently the sun is out and that's great news.

Squads:

India Women Squad: Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Kashvee Gautam, Arundhati Reddy, Sneh Rana, Nallapureddy Charani, Yastika Bhatia, Amanjot Kaur, Tejal Hasabnis, Shuchi Upadhyay

South Africa Women Squad: Laura Wolvaardt(c), Tazmin Brits, Sune Luus, Annerie Dercksen, Lara Goodall, Nadine de Klerk, Chloe Tryon, Sinalo Jafta(w), Nonkululeko Mlaba, Masabata Klaas, Ayabonga Khaka, Karabo Meso, Miane Smit, Nondumiso Shangase, Seshnie Naidu