RSAW vs IND-W Match Prediction & AnalysisMost pundits were expecting a tight contest between South Africa Women and India Women across this five game WT20I series but few expected the hosts, South Africa, to be leading 2-0 after the first two games.But that is exactly what has happened this time around with South Africa Women winning the opening WT20I by six wickets with five balls remaining in Durban on Friday before claiming a more convincing, eight wicket with 17 balls left on Sunday at the same venue.Moving to Johannesburg for this next game, India Women will be hoping that the added pace provided by the Wanderers Stadium will give them an opportunity to get back into the series and start to build their comeback!RECENT PERFORMANCERSAWW W L L LRSAW148/2 in 17.1 8.62SA-W vs IND-W 2026South Africa Women beat India Women by 8 wickets 19 Apr 2026IND-W147/10 in 20.0 7.35RSAW158/4 in 19.1 8.24SA-W vs IND-W 2026South Africa Women beat India Women by 6 wickets 17 Apr 2026IND-W157/7 in 20.0 7.85NZW194/6 in 20.0 9.7NZ-W vs SA-WNew Zealand Women beat South Africa Women by 92 runs 25 Mar 2026RSAW102/9 in 20.0 5.1NZW160/4 in 18.3 8.65NZ-W vs SA-WNew Zealand Women beat South Africa Women by 6 wickets 22 Mar 2026RSAW159/6 in 20.0 7.95NZW152/4 in 18.4 8.14NZ-W vs SA-WNew Zealand Women won by 6 wickets 20 Mar 2026RSAW149/7 in 20.0 7.45IND-WL L W L WRSAW148/2 in 17.1 8.62SA-W vs IND-W 2026South Africa Women beat India Women by 8 wickets 19 Apr 2026IND-W147/10 in 20.0 7.35RSAW158/4 in 19.1 8.24SA-W vs IND-W 2026South Africa Women beat India Women by 6 wickets 17 Apr 2026IND-W157/7 in 20.0 7.85AUSW159/9 in 20.0 7.95AUS-W vs IND-W 2026India Women beat Australia Women by 17 runs 21 Feb 2026IND-W176/6 in 20.0 8.8AUSW163/5 in 20.0 8.15AUS-W vs IND-W 2026Australia Women beat India Women by 19 runs 19 Feb 2026IND-W144/9 in 20.0 7.2AUSW133/10 in 18.0 7.39AUS-W vs IND-W 2026India Women beat Australia Women by 21 runs (D/L) method 15 Feb 2026IND-W50/1 in 5.1 9.68HEAD TO HEADTEAMS PREVIEWSouth Africa Women PreviewIt was the South African bowling attack which setup the victory for the hosts on Sunday in Durban before the batters got the team over the winning line with almost three overs remaining!The most impressive bowlers in the second WT20I were Tumi Sekhukhune (3/31), who now has five wickets across the opening two games, and Chloe Tryon (3/22). Both will be tough to face in Johannesburg.With the bat, skipper Laura Wolvaardt has been a very consistent performer for a long time at the top of the order and she's targeting a fifth successive international half-century in this game.Sune Luus also hit 57 runs from 46 balls in the last game and the top order looks very strong.South Africa Women Predicted Playing XI:Laura Wolvaardt (c), Sune Luus, Tazmin Brits, Annerie Dercksen, Anneke Bosch, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Ayabonga Khaka, Tumi Sekhukhune, Nonkululeko MlabaIndia Women PreviewThere have been some strong individual batting performances from the Indian players so far in the series but they are yet to perform in unison to create the best opportunity for the side to win a game in this series.Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur hit 47 runs in the opening game but it is opener Shafali Verma who has been most impressive, beginning the series with 34 before making a half-century on Sunday.Where the batters have shared the workload so far, it has been only Shreyanka Patil who has impressed with the ball. She took both wickets in Sunday's defeat following figures of 2/26 in the opener.India Women need performances from across their squad if they are to win this clash!India Women Predicted Playing XI:Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Anushka Sharma, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Kranti Gaud, Shree CharaniPITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONSWeather ConditionsThere could be some thunderstorms during this match on Wednesday. High humidity levels are predicted with a top temperature of 18 degrees at the start of the game.RSAW vs IND-W Pitch ReportThe Wanderers Stadium has long been one of the quicker wickets in the country. Whoever bats first will be looking to post a total in the region of 180 to give themselves the best opportunity.Toss: To BowlSouth Africa Women have won both matches so far in this series by chasing. Therefore, we predict both captains will choose to bowl first ahead of this match.
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