4th ODI: India Women Look To Make Comeback Against South Africa

India women will hope their lower-order batting comes good this time and they are able to challenge South Africa women in the fourth ODI, a game they need to win to stay alive in the five-match series

The ongoing ODI series assumes importance since the Women's World Cup to be held in New Zealand is less than a year away and India have not played any cricket over the last one year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

India's selection for this series has also raised some uncomfortable questions. Medium-pacer Shikha Pandey, who was India's second-highest wicket-taker in the 2020 T20 World Cup was left out surprisingly.

SA skipper Sune Luus, who missed the previous game, will return to the squad.

India ODI squad: Mithali Raj (captain), Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Punam Raut, Priya Punia, Yastika Bhatia, Harmanpreet Kaur, D Hemalatha, Deepti Sharma, Sushma Verma (wicket-keeper), Swetha Verma (wicket-keeper), Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Jhulan Goswami, Mansi Joshi, Poonam Yadav, C Prathyusha, Monica Patel.

South Africa ODI squad: Sune Luus (captain), Ayabonga Khaka, Shabnim Ismail, Laura Wolvaardt, Trisha Chetty, Sinalo Jafta, Tasmin Britz, Marizanne Kapp, Nondumiso Shangase, Lizelle Lee, Anneke Bosch, Faye Tunnicliffe, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Mignon du Preez, Nadine de Klerk, Lara Goodall, Tumi Sekhukhune.