Toss South Africa chose to bowl vs India

South Africa captain Sune Luus won the toss and opted to bowl in the women's T20I tri-series opener against India in East London. In the absence of Harmanpreet Kaur, who was unwell, India were led by Smriti Mandhana.

The visitors had five spin-bowling options in left-arm spinners Radha Yadav and Rajeshwari Gayakwad, offspinners Deepti Sharma and Sneh Rana and legspinner Devika Vaidya. Harleen Deol, who was slotted in at No. 3, also bowls legspin.

South Africa, on the other hand, were without fast-bowling spearhead Shabnim Ismail but plenty of all-round power to bank on. They had penciled allrounder Marizanne Kapp in to bat at No. 3. They also had four spin-bowling options in legspinner Luus, offspinner Delmi Tucker and left-arm spinners Chloe Tryon and Nonkululeko Mlaba.

South Africa: Anneke Bosch, Laura Wolvaardt, Marizanne Kapp, Sune Luus (capt), Chloe Tryon, Delmi Tucker, Nadine de Klerk, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Ayabonga Khaka, Masabata Klaas, Nonkululeko Mlaba.

India: Smriti Mandhana (capt), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Devika Vaidya, Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Sneh Rana, Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Anjali Sarvani.