Cricket News : India Women play South Africa Women in 1st T20I today

India’s women cricketers will commence their final phase of the World T20 preparation with a five-match T20I series against South Africa at the Lalbhai Contractor Stadium in Surat . Considering the World T20 will start in Australia on February 21, captain Harmanpreet Kaur understands that the five T20Is under lights — India Women’s first floodlit outing in a bilateral series at home — will offer her and coach W.V. Raman an opportunity to test the younger talent in the squad. The fact the team has several young faces with 15-year-old Shafali Verma stealing the limelight at the onset of post-Mithali Raj era in T20Is.