After a win over South Africa in the opening ODI of the series, the Indian women's national cricket team will look to stretch their dominance and take an unassailable lead when they lock horns with their Proteas counterparts on Wednesday, June 19. Smriti Mandhana led the way for her side to post a 266-run total, which the Proteas found hard to chase down. Mandhana scored her sixth ODI century and later, her RCB teammate Asha Sobhana, who made her debut, took four wickets to help India bowl out South Africa for just 122 runs. Mandhana's terrific 117 off 127 balls also led to her rise to the third spot in the ICC Women's ODI standings for batters. India Vice-Captain Smriti Mandhana Rises to Third Spot in ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings.

While India will be on the lookout for a series win, South Africa on the other hand would be eyeing a way to bounce back. Batting let Laura Wolvaardt and co big time as they failed to tackle the Indian bowlers on a ground which has historically produced high totals. Let us take a look at how the India playing XI against South Africa in the second ODI might look like.

India Women Likely XI vs South Africa Women in 2nd ODI

Top-order: Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma will continue to open the innings for India in this match. While Mandhana starred with a terrific century, Verma fell for just seven runs, a knock which included just one four. She would be hoping to get back into form and having some runs under her belt alongside Mandhana. Dayalan Hemlatha, who too could not make an impact while batting at number three, is likely to be persisted with. IND-W vs SA-W 2nd ODI Preview: Likely Playing XIs, Key Battles, H2H and More About India Women vs South Africa Women Cricket Match in Bengaluru.

Middle-Order: Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur will continue to bat for India at number four. A big knock is long due from the bat of the Indian skipper and she will look to get amongst the runs in the second ODI, after managing just 10 runs in the series opener. Jemimah Rodrigues, who looked decent for her 17 off 28 balls, will also be keen on making it big at number five. Richa Ghosh will continue to don the wicketkeeping gloves for India.

All-Rounders: It were the all-rounders whose cameos coupled with Smriti Mandhana's brilliance helped India reach a fighting total. Deepti Sharma, who made her 200th international appearance in the last match, scored a handy 37 runs while Pooja Vastrakar added 31 off 42 to propel India towards the end. Deepti and Pooja were on song with the ball as well taking one and two wickets respectively.

Bowlers: Renuka Singh will once again lead India's bowling attack against South Africa. The right-arm pacer's sensational delivery to dismiss Laura Wolvaardt in the first over is still fresh in the minds of Indian cricket team fans. Asha Sobhana and Radha Yadav will be the two other spin bowling options alongside Deepti Sharma. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur had rolled her arms over for a couple of overs and we might see in action with the ball again.

Will the M Chinnaswamy Stadium witness another Indian win or would South Africa find a way to bounce back and keep the series alive? India would certainly have the momentum on their side after that 143-run win in the series opener and will hope to carry on from where they left off.

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