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CLAIM NOWToss Winner - New Zealand won the toss and choose to bowl first
New Zealand beat South Africa by 8 wickets
New Zealand face South Africa in the warm-up game
South Africa Women to win
Tournament: | ICC Womens T20 World Cup Warm-up Matches, 2024 |
Format: | t20 |
Venue: | The Sevens Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates |
Toss Prediction: | To Bat |
Weather: | 36.1°C|Overcast |
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Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 is all set to kick off with teams playing warm-up matches in Dubai. New Zealand and South Africa will lock horns at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai on Sunday, the 29th of September.
These two teams are coming into this tournament fresh off a bilateral series at an away venue. The Whiteferns toured Australia for a 3-match T20I series while the Proteas Women were in Pakistan where they beat the hosts 2-1.
Sophie Devine and co. should be looking to make a comeback with the bat in this game. NZ Women had lost to Australia while chasing a small target of 143 runs in the 2nd match of the series.
South Africa feature a strong bowling attack. Nadine de Klerk, Marizanne Kapp, and Ayabonga Khaka are the ones to watch out for. New Zealand’s Amelia Kerr is in fine touch with the ball and is a key player.
There are plenty of options in the bowling attack in both squads. South Africa have their key batters delivering consistently at key positions. Can New Zealand batters find their rhythm in this warm-up game?
148/5 in 19.1 7.72
AUS-W vs NZ-W
Australia Women beat New Zealand Women by 5 wickets146/6 in 20.0 7.3
153/5 in 20.0 7.65
PAK-W vs SA-W 2024
South Africa Women won by 8 wickets154/2 in 18.3 8.32
181/4 in 20.0 9.05
PAK-W vs SA-W 2024
Pakistan beat South Africa by 13 runs168/4 in 20.0 8.4
122/5 in 20.0 6.1
PAK-W vs SA-W 2024
South Africa beat Pakistan by 10 runs132/4 in 20.0 6.6
177/4 in 20.0 8.85
IND-W vs SA-W 2024
South Africa beat India by 12 runs189/4 in 20.0 9.45
New Zealand Women have a lot of bowlers in their squad in addition to the all-rounders. It is a bowling-heavy side that needs to find its batting rhythm.
Amelia Kerr is a key all-rounder who’s in fine touch with both bat and ball. Her contributions make a huge impact on the game. Suzie Bates and Georgia Plimmer will be crucial as openers.
The two are the reliable batters in this side who’ve delivered impactful knocks in the past for the Kiwis. Bates can be a game-changer at the top. With all her experience, she will also be expected to play a longer innings to ensure a good platform is set for the middle-order batters to build on.
Sophie Devine comes in at number 4. She’s struggled to get going in recent outings and will be looking to find her form. The skipper holds a key position in the batting order and if she can’t bounce back quickly enough, it would create some major concerns for New Zealand going into this tournament.
A lot depends on the top 4 in this batting lineup. Though they’ve got Brooke Halliday, Isabella Gaze, and Maddy Green in the lower middle order, they can’t be relied on to rebuild the innings and finish on a high.
Jess Kerr and Lea Tahuhu will be leading the bowling attack. Bowling all-rounder Amelia Kerr is also a key wicket-taker for New Zealand Women. In the spin department, Fran Jonas will be the one to watch out for.
Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine (c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze (wk), Lea Tahuhu, Molly Penfold, Eden Carson, Fran Jonas
Leigh Kasperek, Molly Penfold, Jess Kerr, Lea Tahuhu, Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine, Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze, Hannah Rowe, Rosemary Mair, Eden Carson, Fran Jonas
South Africa Women will be confident coming to Dubai. Though New Zealand Women had an upper hand in the head-to-head stats historically, the Proteas Women have been successful in recent times.
Moreover, they look much stronger with the bat. In their last outing, South Africa chased down 154 runs against Pakistan with 8 wickets in hand. Unlike the opposition, South Africa have their skipper in fine touch at the top.
Laura Wolvaardt will also be happy about the form of her number 3 batter Anneke Bosch. With an in-form top order and experienced middle order, South Africa Women look solid with the bat.
Marizanne Kapp, Sune Luus, and Chloe Tryon can make significant contributions in the lower middle order. Batting all-rounder Annerie Dercksen, who was promoted to number 4 ahead of Nadine de Klerk in the last match, scored an unbeaten 44 off 23 balls.
There is great variety in the bowling attack as well. Marizanne Kapp will be the bowling all-rounder to watch out for. Ayobonga Khaka, Sune Luus, and Chloe Tryon are other key wicket-takers expected to deliver breakthroughs for South Africa.
Laura Wolvaardt (c), Tazmin Brits, Anneke Bosch, Nadine de Klerk, Sune Luus, Chloe Tryon, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Annerie Dercksen, Ayabonga Khaka, Marizanne Kapp, Nonkululeko Mlaba
Laura Wolvaardt, Seshnie Naidu, Anneke Bosch, Nadine de Klerk, Annerie Dercksen, Marizanne Kapp, Chloe Tryon, Sune Luus, Sinalo Jafta, Tazmin Brits, Mieke De Ridder, Tumi Sekhukhune, Ayanda Hlubi, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Ayabonga Khaka
It will be clear and sunny with a high of 36 degrees Celsius in Dubai on the match day. There has been excessive heat in Dubai recently and that could be a concern for the players. Though the matches are scheduled in the evening, the weather would still be quite hot.
There haven’t been many games played on this pitch and hence, it is not clear how the pitch will behave. It seems to be a decent pitch going by the result of the last T20 played here. We expect the pitch to be newly made for the warm-up matches and it could help the batters time their strokes well.
There has been only one T20 game on this ground where Oman had successfully defended 152 runs against Namibia. Since NZ batters are looking to get back in form, it would be an ideal choice to bat first.
Two strong teams will lock horns in Dubai in a warm-up match. There is not much known about the pitch conditions here. However, the in-form South Africa Women will have the upper hand going into this match due to their stronger batting lineup. New Zealand Women will pose a tough challenge but lack in-form batters in the side and that puts them behind the Proteas. South Africa Women will start as favorites in our match prediction.
South Africa Women to win
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