ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: South Africa has slipped to third in the table off the back of an unimpressive loss to England and a defeat of the West Indies. Now the Proteas will face Scotland, who await their first win after losing to Bangladesh and the West Indies. With Laura Wolvaardt as a leader of the team, South Africa will be all set to secure the elusive decisive win for themselves that also boosts their Net Run Rate.
In their last match, South Africa had elevated Anneke Bosch to the No. 3 position, which did not go too well as she made only 18 runs off 26 balls. Now, they expect some aggressive batting from the start of the innings by the likes of Wolvaardt, Tazmin Brits, and Marizanne Kapp. At the same time, the rest of the match will depend on the spinners that South Africa has because the pitch has already been seeing many falls as it is a batting-friendly pitch but too many falls are coming due to spin.
They have it in them but lack consistency. Against Bangladesh in their opening match, they almost chased 120. However, against the West Indies, they struggled to 99, and it was an easy chase for them. The bigger players like Sarah Bryce and captain Kathryn Bryce will have to provide a stable platform for the team going forward.
Match Details:
When: Match 11 – Wednesday, October 9 at 2:00 PM local time
Where: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
What To Expect?
So far, Dubai has seen four games, and chasing teams have victorious-toss-wins of three of them. South Africa is accustomed to this sort of weather after their first game against West Indies, and as their skipper said, they would rather bat in Dubai than Sharjah. With a need to improve its Net Run Rate, South Africa may want to chase once again.
As this thumping match approaches, the tension is building up, and cricket fans will witness a thrilling game that will decide a new form in the charts. Now it is a question of whether South Africa can come back from somewhere or Scotland can make a surprise finish.
Team’s Squad and Probable XI
South Africa: Wolvaardt’s side might rejig their batting order by sending Kapp ahead of Bosch. The playing XI, though, might be unchanged.
Probable XI: Laura Wolvaardt (c), Tazmin Brits, Marizanne Kapp, Anneke Bosch, Sune Luus, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Annerie Dercksen, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Nonkululeko Mlaba, Ayabonga Khaka
Scotland: Kathryn Bryce’s side has been unchanged for the last two matches and might continue with the same combination
Probable XI: Saskia Horley, Sarah Bryce (wk), Kathryn Bryce (c), Ailsa Lister, Priyanaz Chatterji, Darcey Carter, Lorna Jack, Katherine Fraser, Abtaha Maqsood, Rachel Slater, Olivia Bell
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