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SL-W tri-series, IND-W vs SA-W: All you need to know, playing XI, head to head

India women and South Africa women are set to face off against each other in the second match of the ongoing Sri Lanka women’s tri-series on Tuesday at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. India are coming off a win registered against Sri Lanka women in the opening match of the series on Sunday.
Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana and Harleen Deol starred in India’s thumping 9-wicket win in the rain-hit encounter. The trio had scored 50*, 43 and 48* respectively to guide the side to victory. Meanwhile, South Africa, who will play their first match of the series, will aim to get off to a flying start and set the tone for the rest of their matches.
Head to head
Matches - 31
IND-W won - 18
SA-W won - 12
IND-W probable XI: Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Kashvee Gautam, Arundhati Reddy, Sneh Rana, Nallapureddy Charani
SA-W probable XI: Laura Wolvaardt(c), Tazmin Brits, Annerie Dercksen, Lara Goodall, Nadine de Klerk, Chloe Tryon, Sinalo Jafta(w), Nonkululeko Mlaba, Masabata Klaas, Sune Luus, Ayabonga Khaka
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