South Africa Women will take on India Women in the 5th match of the Sri Lanka Women's Tri-Nation Series on 07 May 2025 at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo, starting at 10:00 AM IST.
India Women enter this match with a dominant record in the tournament, having won 2 of their head-to-head matches against South Africa Women. India's recent form has been strong, with 4 wins in their last 5 matches (LWWWW). South Africa Women, on the other hand, are struggling with 5 consecutive losses (LLLLL).
The pitch at Premadasa Stadium often assists spinners, and teams batting first have had an upper hand in day games here.

South Africa Women
India Women
Smriti Mandhana (IND-W)
Credits: 9.0
Recent Points: 181
Consistent performer, a top-order batter with the ability to anchor and accelerate the innings, with selection criteria 83.96
Laura Wolvaardt (SA-W)
Credits: 9.0
Recent Points: 87
Why Pick? Skipper and key batter for SA-W, known for her timing and composure, with selection rate 61.15
Deepti Sharma (IND-W)
Credits: 9.0
Recent Points: 198
Offers reliability with both bat and ball, a top pick in spinning conditions, with selection rate of 84.51
Sune Luus (SA-W)
Credits: 9.0
Recent Points: 198
Can deliver breakthroughs and contribute crucial middle-order runs. With selection rate 77.4
N Mlaba (SA-W)
Credits: 7.5
Recent Points: 92
Left-arm spinner, a wicket-taker in turning conditions, with selection rate is 80.81
N Charani (IND-W)
Credits: 7.0
Recent points: 163
Accurate bowler, effective in power play and death overs. With selection rate is 16.86
Richa Ghosh (IND-W)
Credits: 8.0
Recent Points: 208
Aggressive batter and reliable behind the stumps. Ideal Dream11 choice for WK slot.with selection rate is 93.99
Safe Choices:
Captain: Smriti Mandhana (IND-W) – 9.0 credits, 83.96% selection and 181 points
Vice-Captain: Laura Wolvaardt (SA-W) – 9.0 credits, top-order key batter, recent points is 87 with selection rate is 61.15
Differential Picks:
Captain: S Rana (IND-W)
Having Credits 8.0 and points 448 having selection rate 93.41
Vice-Captain: Sune Luus (SA-W)
Having Credits of 8.5 and points of 155 having selected by 77.4
WK: R Ghosh (IND-W)
BAT: S Mandhana (IND-W) (VC), P Rawal (IND-W), L Wolvaardt (SA-W), H Deol, T Brits (SA-W)
AR: D Sharma (IND-W), A Dercksen (SA-W), S Luus (SA-W), S Rana (IND-W)
BOWL: N Mlaba (SA-W)

WK: R Ghosh(C)
BAT: S Mandhana, P Rawal
AR: D Sharma, N de Klerk (VC), C Tryon, S Luus, A Dercksen, S Rana,
BOWL: N Mlaba, N Charani

S Naidu (SA-W) – Credits: 5.5 | May not feature in playing XI
A Kaur (IND-W) – Credits: 6.0 | Inconsistent recent form
India Women are in top form and have a strong record against South Africa Women. With experienced players firing and a solid bowling unit, they have the edge.
Predicted Winner: India Women
Key Factor: Middle-order batting depth and spin attack strength
South Africa Women (SA-W) Probable XI:
T Chetty (WK), L Wolvaardt (C), T Brits, S Luus, A Dercksen, M Kapp, C Tryon, N Mlaba, S Ismail, N de Klerk, M Klaas
India Women (IND-W) Probable XI:
R Ghosh (WK), S Mandhana, H Kaur (C), J Rodrigues, D Sharma, A Kaur, A Reddy, K Gautam, S Rana, R Reddy, N Charani
| Rank | Player | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Joe Root
|
12972 |
| 2 |
Alastair Cook
|
12472 |
| 3 |
Steven Smith
|
9999 |
| 4 |
Hashim Amla
|
9282 |
| 5 |
|
9276 |
| Rank | Player | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
16056 |
| 2 |
Harbhajan Singh
|
13537 |
| 3 |
Ravichandran Ashwin
|
12255 |
| 4 |
|
11832 |
| 5 |
Mitchell Starc
|
10448 |
| Rank | Player | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jonny Bairstow
|
242 |
| 2 |
AB de Villiers
|
222 |
| 3 |
|
221 |
| 4 |
Joe Root
|
207 |
| 5 |
Steven Smith
|
195 |
| Rank | Player | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Abhigyan Kundu
|
13 |
| 2 |
Josh Philippe
|
12 |
| 3 |
Dhruv Jurel
|
8 |
| 4 |
Joshua Da Silva
|
8 |
| 5 |
Thomas Rew
|
7 |
| Rank | Player | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Virat Kohli
|
13906 |
| 2 |
Rohit Sharma
|
10866 |
| 3 |
|
10480 |
| 4 |
AB de Villiers
|
9577 |
| 5 |
Ross Taylor
|
8607 |
| Rank | Player | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Shakib Al Hasan
|
9373 |
| 2 |
Harbhajan Singh
|
8973 |
| 3 |
Ravindra Jadeja
|
7936 |
| 4 |
|
7448 |
| 5 |
Adil Rashid
|
7214 |
| Rank | Player | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
242 |
| 2 |
Jos Buttler
|
221 |
| 3 |
|
206 |
| 4 |
AB de Villiers
|
176 |
| 5 |
Virat Kohli
|
152 |
| Rank | Player | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Saad Baig
|
50 |
| 2 |
Sharujan Shanmuganathan
|
19 |
| 3 |
Noman Shah
|
18 |
| 4 |
|
15 |
| 5 |
Shahbaz Badar
|
11 |
| Rank | Player | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rohit Sharma
|
4231 |
| 2 |
|
4223 |
| 3 |
Virat Kohli
|
4188 |
| 4 |
Martin Guptill
|
3911 |
| 5 |
Paul Stirling
|
3777 |
| Rank | Player | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
3671 |
| 2 |
Adil Rashid
|
3301 |
| 3 |
|
3237 |
| 4 |
Shakib Al Hasan
|
3144 |
| 5 |
Mustafizur Rahman
|
2854 |
| Rank | Player | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
84 |
| 2 |
David Miller
|
82 |
| 3 |
Martin Guptill
|
75 |
| 4 |
Jos Buttler
|
74 |
| 5 |
Mohammad Nabi
|
73 |
| Rank | Player | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ahmad Ramdoni
|
20 |
| 2 |
Babette De Leede
|
17 |
| 3 |
Zane Green
|
16 |
| 4 |
Sulaimon Runsewe
|
15 |
| 5 |
Sahaj Chadha
|
14 |