IND vs ZAF 1st T20I match prediction 20 Mar 2021

IND-W vs SA-W 1st T20I Match Predictions and Betting Tips

India W will be up against South Africa W in the 1st of the 3 matches in the T20I series. The match is due to take place at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Saturday, March 20. I have assorted the best IN-W vs SA-W ahead of the game.

Having lost the five-match ODI series, IND-W will take the field hoping to salvage themselves from SA-W who have excelled across all departments. The tourists now have a 4-1 lead and will be hoping to commence the T20I series on a positive note. To be fair to the home side players, they were a bit rusty since this was their first international series after more than a year due to the pandemic, while South Africa recently beat Pakistan 3-0 at home.

India Women were given a reality check on how far behind their ODI-batting game is. In the last five head-to-head T20I encounters between IND-W vs SA-W, India won two matches, while South Africa won one and the other two matches were abandoned. Expectations are running high for the Women In Blue. Will they bounce back and take over the three series match? Take a look at the top three betting tips from the IND-W vs SA-W for you to bet upon.

IND-W vs SA-W Player Bets

With SA-W taking a lead on the 5 match ODI series against IND-W, in fair judgement South Africa Women are my favourite to win the match, but both the teams do have good players like Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Lizelle Lee and Laura Wolvaardt, I have the best player bets for you from IND-W vs SA-W.

Smriti Mandhana To Score More Runs Than Shafali Verma

Both the players, Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma are the opening batsman for IND-W. Smriti Mandhana has played 73 innings in her career. She averages 25.23 from it with 1716 runs to her name. This includes 12 half-centuries. Shafali Verma on the other hand has played 19 T20I innings. She averages 27.05 from them with 487 runs, which include only 2 half-centuries.

In the last 8 matches played by Smriti Mandhana, She has made 250 runs at an average of 31.25. Shafali Verma has played 9 matches and scored 235 runs from them which averages at 26.11. Mandhana has played 9 innings against SA-W and scored 233 runs from them at an average of 25.88. Verma, on the other hand, has only played 4 innings against SA-W and gathered merely 64 runs from it at an average of 16.00.

If we look at their play at home, Smriti Mandhana has played 26 home innings and averages 23.37 from them. While Verma has played only 4 home innings, all against SA-W so far at an average of 16.00. Bet365.com has offered betting odds of 1.80 for Smriti Mandhana to score more runs than Shafali Verma in the opening series of IN-W vs SA-W.

IN-W vs SA-W Team Bets

SA-W have taken a lead over IND-W this season, and they have excelled in few markets playing over their opponents in the past few matches as well. I have the best team bets for you which are on the higher side and allow you to double your money.

SA-W To Have The Highest Opening Partnership

In the three head-to-head encounters that SA-W and IN-W have played in a T20I series earlier, India managed a win over the opponent in two of the three matches. SA-W scored 144,23 and 10 runs from their opening partnership by Lizelle Lee and Tazmin Brits which totals 177. This averages at 59.0 runs per match from their opening partnerships. While IN-W openers, Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana have only scored 70 runs (4,14,52) from the three matches. This averages just 23.33 per match and is 25 runs behind SA-W.

SA-W have undoubtedly out beaten IND-W in this area. To look at it this way, the one match that SA-W won, Lizelle Lee and Tazmin Brits had a whooping partnership of 144 runs against India who were at 4 runs in the same match. Bet365.com has offered high betting odds of 2.00 for SA-W to have the highest opening partnership in the match to come.

SA-W To Hit Most Match 4's

The oddsmakers are offering very high odds for this last bet, which I think is still a safe bet to put your money on. This bet again runs in favour of the visitor team. If we review the past matches that the teams have played, SA-W have gathered a total of 47 fours from the three innings played, which averages to 15.66 four per match against IN-W. In the same games India Women hit only 36 fours at an average of 12.0 fours per match.

Even though by a slight margin, SA-W have outshined the Women In Blue. Players like Lizelle Lee and Sune Luus have the highest of 15 and 7 fours in a game, which was the highest in the team. The highest number of fours hit by an Indian player is Smriti Mandhana at 4 fours in a game. SA-W have pulled the strings in this market as well. Bet365.com is offering betting odds of 2.30 for SA-W to hit most match 4's.