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SA-W vs IND-W Dream11 Prediction, 1st T20I, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Injury Updates, Pitch Report for India Women tour of South Africa 2026

SA-W vs IND-W Dream11 Prediction
SA-W vs IND-W Dream11 Prediction. (Photo Source: BCCI Women/X)

SA-W vs IND-W Dream11 Prediction, 1st T20I, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Injury Updates, Pitch Report for India Women tour of South Africa 2026

Indian Women are set to face South Africa Women in the 1st T20I of the India Women tour of South Africa 2026 at Kingsmead, Durban on Friday, April 17

Preview

South Africa Women will host India Women in the first T20I of the India Women tour of South Africa 2026. This match will be played at Kingsmead, Durban. South Africa Women are coming into the series with a 4-1 loss against New Zealand Women. Laura Wolvaardt will continue to lead them. Playing at home, however, should provide them with a much-needed boost as they look to regroup and deliver a stronger performance. Dane van Niekerk is unavailable for the T20I series due to a calf injury, continuing her absence from recent matches. All-rounder Marizanne Kapp is also not playing  as she is recovering from illness.

On the other hand, India Women will be high on confidence after beating Australia women 2-1 in Australia. They are currently on a four-series winning streak. They have 12 wins and 4 losses in the last four T20I series. With the Women’s T20 World Cup scheduled for June, this series offers the perfect opportunity to fine-tune strategies and combinations against a strong opponent in challenging conditions.

Match Information

South Africa Women vs India Women, 1st T20I

India Women tour of South Africa, 17 Apr 2026, Fri, 9:30 PM IST ,Durban

Probable PlayingXI

South Africa Women

L Wolvaardt(C), T Brits, Annerie Dercksen, Anneke Bosch, S Luus, CL Tryon, S Jafta, N de Klerk, A Khaka, N Mlaba, TS Sekhukhune

Bench: Tebogo Macheke, Kayla Reyneke, Eliz Mari Marx, Ayanda Hlubi

India Women

S Mandhana, Shafali Verma, JI Rodrigues, H Kaur(C), DB Sharma, Shreyanka Patil, Kashvee Gautam, Richa Ghosh, A Reddy, Renuka Singh, K Goud

Bench: Uma Chetry, BS Fulmali, Anushka Sharma, NR-shree Charani

Injury News

(Will be added when there is an update)

Weather Report

Mostly Clear

Win Prediction

India Women

Pitch Condition

Balanced

Avg 1st Inning Score

130

Pitch Report

Kingsmead, Durban’s well-balanced pitch is known to provide a fair match between bat and ball. In the early stages, fast bowlers are likely to find some support, as there is movement available off the surface. The average first-innings score at this venue is 130 runs

Captains

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Shafali Verma IND-W | bat

Shafali Verma is an excellent choice to be the captain of your fantasy team. She scored 241 runs at a strike rate of 181 in the last series against Sri Lanka Women

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7.5

Nadine de Klerk SA-W | bowl

Nadine de Klerk is a versatile player who will contribute to both departments. She will be a top pick in this SA-W vs IND-W Dream11 Prediction

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7.5

Anneke Bosch SA-W | ALL

Anneke Bosch’ T20I series performance has been impressive and she has the potential to be a valuable asset to a fantasy team. She scored 919 runs in 50 T20Is

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7

Arundhati Reddy IND-W | BOWL

Arundhati Reddy spearheaded the bowling attack and picked up eight wickets in the last series. She will be eager to put on a good performance

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Nonkululeko Mlaba SA-W | bowl

Nonkululeko Mlaba is a key wicket-taker for the South Africa Women’s team. She took six wickets at an economy rate of 8 in the last series against New Zealand Women

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Laura Wolvaardt SA-W | bat

Laura Wolvaardt is a decent budget pick for your fantasy team. She scored 154 runs against New Zealand Women in the last series

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8.5

Tebogo Macheke

SA-W | WK

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Ayanda Hlubi

SA-W | ALL

Head To Head

Players
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Team 1

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Richa Ghosh

8.5

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Laura Wolvaardt

8

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Smriti Mandhana

9

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Shafali Verma

8.5

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Sune Luus

8.5

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Chloe Tryon

8.5

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Anneke Bosch

7.5

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Harmanpreet Kaur

8.5

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Nadine de Klerk

7.5

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Nonkululeko Mlaba

8.5

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Arundhati Reddy

7

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Players
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Team 1

5 : 6

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7/100

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Richa Ghosh

8.5

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Laura Wolvaardt

8

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Annerie Dercksen

9

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Smriti Mandhana

9

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Jemimah Rodrigues

8

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Sune Luus

8.5

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Deepti Sharma

8.5

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Harmanpreet Kaur

8.5

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Nadine de Klerk

7.5

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Ayabonga Khaka

9

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Renuka Singh

8.5

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