University of natal, University in Berea, Durban, South Africa

Indian women's team batter Harmanpreet Kaur on Sunday achieved another milestone of playing 100 ODI for the side. He became the fifth player to do so as he took the field in the ongoing ODI match against South Africa here in Lucknow.The vice-captain joined Mithali Raj (210), Jhulan Goswami (183), Anjum Chopra (127) and Amita Sharma (116) in the elite list of players who have played 100 or more ODIs.Indian women's team vice-captain Harmanpreet played a knock of 40 runs studded with six fours. Before the match, she scored 2372 runs in the 50-over format till date at 34.88 with three hundreds and 11 half-centuries.South Africa women won the toss and elected to field first.India Women (Playing XI): Punam Raut, Smriti Mandhana, Mithali Raj(c), Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Sushma Verma(w), Jhulan Goswami, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Monica Patel, Poonam Yadav.South Africa Women (Playing XI): Laura Wolvaardt, Trisha Chetty(w), Lizelle Lee, Mignon du Preez, Sune Luus(c), Marizanne Kapp, Nadine de Klerk, Ayabonga Khaka, Shabnim Ismail, Lara Goodall, Nonkululeko Mlaba.On Saturday, India women's ODI skipper Mithali Raj had said that she would like to give every youngster in the side a game in the upcoming five-match ODI series against South Africa for a perfect build-up ahead of the Women's World Cup in 2022."Definitely, yes because it's a five-match ODI series and we have some young players in the side. As the captain, I would like to give them opportunities to show their talent and yes we are looking at giving the youngsters an opportunity in this five-match ODI series," Mithali had said while replying to an query during a virtual press conference on Saturday."This series is very important, we will see the composition of the team. Everybody is coming after a long gap, this series is very important as we have young players and it is the right platform to give them opportunities. It is also about ensuring that the core players get enough game time to develop that rhythm and take it from there," she had added.When asked about Shafali Verma's omission from the ODI squad, Mithali replied: "She definitely is in the scheme of things, she is on the radar. We need to have a little bit of patience and we will see her very soon."( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

University Of NatalFOLLOW

University of natal, Latest News

On this day fourteen years ago, South Africa batsman Herschelle Gibbs became the first player to smash six sixes in an over in international cricket. ...

Former South Africa skipper and CSA Director of Cricket Graeme Smith heaped praise on the women's side after they scripted a series win over India on Sunday with a match to spare. ...

Right-handed batter Punam Raut has a career ODI strike rate of 58.36, but of late, her strokeplay has ensured that she scores runs at a brisk pace to help the Indian team post a competitive total in the 50-over format. ...

New Delhi, March 11 International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Manu Sawhney, who has been told to go ... ...

New Delhi, March 11 International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Manu Sawhney, who has been told to go ... ...

Potchefstroom (South Africa), March 10 North West Cricket is proud to have been chosen as part of the ... ...

Johannesburg, March 10 South Africa's gross domestic product (GDP) recorded a 1.5 per cent growth in the fourth ... ...

Indian women's team batter Harmanpreet Kaur on Sunday achieved another milestone of playing 100 ODI for the side. He became the fifth player to do so as he took the field in the ongoing ODI match against South Africa here in Lucknow. ...