Vandana Katariya (20'), Deep Grace Ekka (18'), Rani Rampal (2'), and Sangita Kumari (46') all scored for India to give the guests an unstoppable 3-0 lead in the four-match Test series. India's last two games saw them triumph 5-1 and 7-0 over South Africa.
India beat Wales 4-2 on Thursday to finish in second place in Pool D and will now play a cross-over match to book a berth for a place in the quarterfinals of the World Cup.
After the success of 'RRR' at Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, actor Jr NTR met Indian cricketers in Hyderabad before their first ODI against New Zealand.
"He will be heading to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for further assessment and management. The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Rajat Patidar as a replacement for Shreyas Iyer," BCCI said in an official statement.
For India, Rani (12'), Monika (20'), Navneet Kaur (24'), Gurjit Kaur (25') and Sangita Kumari (30') scored, while South Africa found the back of the net through captain Quanita Bobbs (44').
Despite his preference for Siraj, Umran found praises of RP, who said that the 'Jammu Express' has great pace and has improved on his skill and should be in the mix for the World Cup. RP also talked about Shikhar Dhawan's ODI journey, SA20, Dewald Brevis and whether Team India should transit
Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav and team India's throwdown specialist Raghu visited the temple and offered prayers.
The team is scheduled to play four matches against the home team starting January 16 in Cape Town and will take on World No. 1 Netherlands in three matches starting January 23
National Cricket Academy (NCA) director VVS Laxman is likely to join the team in his absence as per the sources. The exact health issues faced by the Indian cricket legend are not yet known.
The marquee Hockey event will be held in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela from January 13 to January 29. India are placed in Pool D along with England, Wales and Spain.