In the Final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, the South Africa Women vs New Zealand Women (SA-W vs NZ-W) match will be played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium (Dubai) on Sunday (20 October) night.
South Africa Women were Group B runners-up after earning six points in four matches with three wins and one loss. In the first semi-final, South Africa Women comfortably beat six-time champions Australia Women by eight wickets.
On the other hand, New Zealand Women were the Group A runners-up with six points after four games with three victories and one defeat. In the second semi-final, New Zealand Women won against West Indies Women by eight runs.
Both South Africa Women and New Zealand Women haven’t won an ICC Women’s T20 World Cup trophy yet. New Zealand Women finished as the runners-up in the first two editions, and South Africa Women finished as the runners-up in the previous edition in 2023 at home.
SA-W vs NZ-W Match Overview
Tournament: ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024
Format: WT20I
Tournament Stage: Final
Match: South Africa Women vs New Zealand Women (SA-W vs NZ-W)
Tournament Match No: 23
Match Date: 20 October, 2024
Official Starting Time: 18:00 local time (19:30 IST)
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Live Broadcasting and Streaming (only in India): Star Sports network, Disney+Hotstar
SA-W vs NZ-W Head-To-Head
In the overall WT20I encounters between South Africa Women and New Zealand Women, a total of 16 matches have been played. Out of these, South Africa Women have won 4 matches, while New Zealand Women have won 11 matches. There has been no tie or no result in these matches.
Details | Matches | SA-W Won | NZ-W Won | Tied | No Result | ||
Matches | SA-W Won | NZ-W Won | |||||
Overall WT20I | 16 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
In UAE | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Women’s T20 World Cups | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In the last 5 matches | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
SA-W vs NZ-W Weather Forecast
World Weather Online suggests no rain threat for this match. The game-time temperatures are likely to be about 31°C-29°C.
SA-W vs NZ-W Pitch Report
Dubai International Cricket Stadium has already hosted 11 matches of this tournament, including a semi-final. In this tournament, this venue has experienced seven successful chasings and four dominating defending results.
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Ground Stats
Average innings score (in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024): 114.73
Average 1st batting score (in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024): 126.64
Highest WT20I total (in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024): 172/3 by India Women vs Sri Lanka Women
Lowest WT20I total (in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024): 56 by Pakistan Women vs New Zealand Women
In the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 results scenario (latest to oldest): 8 wickets, 6 wickets, 54 runs, 7 wickets, 9 wickets, 82 runs, 80 runs, 6 wickets, 6 wickets, 58 runs, 10 wickets
SA-W vs NZ-W Toss Prediction
Win the toss and bat first
SA-W vs NZ-W Predicted XIs:
South Africa Women Predicted XI
Laura Wolvaardt (C), Tazmin Brits, Chloe Tryon, Anneke Bosch, Marizanne Kapp, Sune Luus, Nadine de Klerk, Annerie Dercksen, Sinalo Jafta, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Ayabongo Khaka.
New Zealand Women Predicted XI
Georgia Plimmer, Suzie Bates, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine (C), Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Isabella Gaze, Fran Jonas, Lea Tahuhu, Rosemary Mair, Eden Carson
SA-W vs NZ-W In-form Players (only in the tournament)
South Africa Women
Laura Wolvaardt: 59* (vs West Indies Women), 42 (vs England Women), 40 (vs Scotland Women), 7 (vs Bangladesh Women), 42 (vs Australia Women)
Tazmin Brits: 57* (vs West Indies Women), 13 (vs England Women), 43 (vs Scotland Women), 42 (vs Bangladesh Women), 15 (vs Australia Women)
Marizanne Kapp: 2/14 (vs West Indies Women), 26 and 1/17 (vs England Women), 43 and 0/12 (vs Scotland Women), 13* and 1/10 (vs Bangladesh Women), 1/24 (vs Australia Women)
Nonkululeko Mlaba: 4/29 (vs West Indies Women), 1/22 (vs England Women), 3/12 (Scotland Women), 1/11 (vs Bangladesh Women), 1/31 (vs Australia Women)
Anneke Bosch: 18 (vs England Women), 11 (vs Scotland Women), 25 (vs Bangladesh Women), 74* (vs Australia Women)
New Zealand Women
Amelia Kerr: 13 and 1/19 (vs India Women), 29 and 4/26 (vs Australia Women), 34* and 2/13 (vs Sri Lanka Women), 9 and 3/14 (vs Pakistan Women), 7 and 2/14 (vs West Indies Women)
Rosemary Mair: 4/19 (vs India Women), 2/22 (vs Australia Women), 0/17 (vs Sri Lanka Women), 1/18 (vs Pakistan Women), 0/16 (vs West Indies Women)
Sophie Devine: 57* (vs India Women), 7 (vs Australia Women), 13* and 0/18 (vs Sri Lanka Women), 19 (vs Pakistan Women), 12 (vs West Indies Women)
Georgia Plimmer: 34 (vs India Women), 4 (vs Australia Women), 53 (vs Sri Lanka Women), 17 (vs Pakistan Women), 33 (vs West Indies Women)
Suzie Bates: 27 (vs India Women), 20 (vs Australia Women), 17 (vs Sri Lanka Women), 28 (vs Pakistan Women), 26 and 1/6 (vs West Indies Women)
Eden Carson: 2/34 (vs India Women), 0/36 (vs Australia Women), 1/19 (vs Sri Lanka Women), 2/7 (vs Pakistan Women), 3/29 (vs West Indies Women)
SA-W vs NZ-W Dream11 Top Picks
Our top picks for the SA-W vs NZ-W dream11 team are Marizanne Kapp and Laura Wolvaardt from South Africa Women and from the New Zealand team, the hot picks are Sophie Devine and Amelia Kerr.
SA-W vs NZ-W Dream11 Team Suggestion #1
Wicketkeeper(s): M Green (7 Cr)
Batter(s): S Bates (8 Cr), L Wolvaardt (9 Cr), A Bosch (7.5 Cr), T Brits (8 Cr)
All-rounder(s): S Devine (8 Cr), M Kapp (9 Cr), A Kerr (9 Cr)
Bowler(s): R Mair (7.5 Cr), E Carson (8 Cr), N Mlaba (8.5 Cr)
Captain: A Kerr (New Zealand Women)
Vice-captain: M Kapp (South Africa Women)
SA-W vs NZ-W Dream11 Team Suggestion #2
Wicketkeeper(s): M Green (7 Cr)
Batter(s): S Bates (8 Cr), L Wolvaardt (9 Cr), T Brits (8 Cr), G Plimmer (7 Cr)
All-rounder(s): M Kapp (9 Cr), A Kerr (9 Cr), N de Klerk (7.5 Cr)
Bowler(s): L Tahutu (7.5 Cr), E Carson (8 Cr), N Mlaba (8.5 Cr)
Captain: L Wolvaardt (South Africa Women)
Vice-captain: N Mlaba (South Africa Women)
SA-W vs NZ-W Dream1 Team Top 4 Backups
A Khaka, C Tryon, S Jafta, S Luus
South Africa Women vs New Zealand Women Match Prediction
Both teams are deserving champions for this tournament, and more importantly, we will get the new champions of the tournament. While both teams are similar, South Africa Women are slight favorites to win the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup.
