Overview

• India enter the Visakhapatnam fixture against South Africa at 2-0, with Jemimah Rodrigues urging the team not to get desperate for a 'perfect game' and to peak at the right time.
• Rodrigues pointed to new match-winners stepping up from the middle and lower order, citing key contributions from Amanjot Kaur, Deepti Sharma and Richa Ghosh.
• Amanjot Kaur has recovered from the fever that kept her out against Pakistan and is available for selection, after Renuka Singh Thakur deputised in her absence.
• Defending the opening pair, Rodrigues noted Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal have surpassed 1,000 partnership runs and stressed that India have batting depth through the order.
• Explaining modest top-order strike rates, she said turning conditions in Guwahati and a Colombo wicket under covers for roughly 48 hours made 250 a realistic target, as India take one game at a time with Australia to follow in Vizag.