India find themselves under pressure as they are 2-0 behind in the five-match series. Wednesday\u2019s game is a must-win contest for India if they are to keep the series alive. The toss was delayed by 45 minutes due to rain and lightning around the stadium area, but there\u2019s no deduction in overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said Bharti and Kashvee come in the playing eleven in place of Sree Charani and Anushka Sharma. Bharti last played T20Is for India in the 2019 series against England in Guwahati.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cDefinitely would have bowled first, looking at the conditions. But I think when we came here, we were talking about putting ourselves into hard conditions, and I think that\u2019s a great challenge for us to bat, and hopefully we also bat well. I think doing our basics right. I think the last two games we didn\u2019t do that.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI think just doing the small, small things right always gives a result. I think other than that, we are not putting any pressure on ourselves. I know it\u2019s an important game, but at the same time, we just want to enjoy ourselves on the field,\u201d she said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt said Annerie Dercksen and Anneke Bosch are missing out, with Kayla Reyneke and Ayanda Hlubi coming into the playing eleven. \u201cObviously, we\u2019ve had a bit of rain around. We\u2019ve been under covers for a few days, so we\u2019d just like to have a bowl first. We\u2019ve had two great games, but I know India is a high-quality side, so they\u2019re definitely going to bring their best game today.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cSo we will have to tick all our boxes once again. There\u2019s always going to be things to improve. I think we\u2019ve been good in phases and we\u2019ve got the wins, but we're still searching for sort of that perfect game. I think our fielding\u2019s been good, but not 100 percent clean. There are always things to nitpick, I guess, before a World Cup, so just consistency is what we\u2019re searching for,\u201d she said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Playing XIs:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cSo we will have to tick all our boxes once again. There\u2019s always going to be things to improve. I think we\u2019ve been good in phases and we\u2019ve got the wins, but we're still searching for sort of that perfect game. I think our fielding\u2019s been good, but not 100 percent clean. There are always things to nitpick, I guess, before a World Cup, so just consistency is what we\u2019re searching for,\u201d she said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
South Africa: Laura Wolvaardt (captain), Sune Luus, Tazmin Brits, Annerie Dercksen, Kayla Reyneke, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Ayanda Hlubi, Tumi Sekhukhune, and Nonkululeko Mlaba<\/p>\r\n\r\n