SA women’s team arrival delayed

Bengaluru: The South African women's cricket team will go into next week's one-off Test match against India at the Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar Stadium in Mysuru from November 16-19 with no preparation as their arrival has been delayed.
South Africa, who were scheduled to play a two-day warm-up match against India 'A' at the Alur grounds here on Nov 12-13, will head straight to Mysuru after arriving in the city on Thursday.
It is learnt that three of their cricketers faced visa problems, delaying the team’s trip to India.
A BCCI release did not specify the reasons. “There has been an unforeseen delay in the arrival of the South African women's team in India. The two-day warm-up game between India 'A' and the visitors, which was to be played at Alur on 12-13 November, has been called off as a result,” it said.
Speaking to TOI, Karnataka State Cricket Association assistant secretary Santosh Menon said: “Both India and South Africa will have practice sessions on November 14 and 15 after they arrive in Mysuru on November 13.”
After the Test, the teams will return to the city for a one-day warm-up match against India ‘A’ at the M Chinnaswamy stadium on Nov 22 before figuring in a three-match ODI series (Nov 24-28) and one T20 (Nov 30).
India squad for Test:Mithali Raj (captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shikha Pandey, N Niranjana, MD Thirushkamini, Jhulan Goswami, Punam Raut, Harmanpreet Kaur, Shubhalakshmi Sharma, Ekta Bisht, Rajeshwari Gaekwad, Sushma Verma, Poonam Yadav, Swagatika Rath, VR Vanitha.