SA-W vs NZ-W Head To Head Ahead Of Women's T20 World Cup Final 2024

Probuddha Bhattacharjee

Laura Wolvaardt and Sophie Devine [Source: @saimali_2001,@cricbuzz/x.com]Laura Wolvaardt and Sophie Devine [Source: @saimali_2001,@cricbuzz/x.com]

South Africa women will play against the New Zealand women in the Final of the Women's T20 World Cup 2024. This match will be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on October 20 at 7:30 PM IST. 

South Africa won three of its four matches in the league stage and made it into the semi-finals as the second team in its group. In the semi-final contest, Laura Wolvaardt and her girls pulled off the biggest surprise, defeating the formidable Aussies by a convincing margin of eight wickets. 

Similarly, New Zealand won three of its four games in the league stage and qualified for the semi-finals as the second team in its group. In the semi-final game against the West Indies, Sophie Devine and her girls overhauled the opposition by eight runs and booked their berth in the summit clash. 

SA-W vs NZ-W Head-to-Head in T20Is

South Africa women and New Zealand women have played 16 T20I matches against each other. South Africa have won four of these 16 games, while New Zealand have won 11. One of these games ended in no result. 

Stats
South Africa Women
New Zealand Women
Matches1616
Matches Won4
11
Matches Lost114
No Result
11
Tied
00
Win%25
68.75

SA-W vs NZ-W Head-to-Head in United Arab Emirates

This will be the first match between South Africa women and New Zealand women in T20Is at the United Arab Emirates. 

SA-W vs NZ-W Head-to-Head in ICC Women's T20 World Cup

South Africa Women and New Zealand Women have played five matches in the Women's T20 World Cup. New Zealand have won three of these games while South Arica have won two.

SA-W vs NZ-W: What happened when they last played a T20I?

The last T20I that South Africa women and New Zealand women played against each other was in Benoni, South Africa, on October 15, 2023. South Africa batted first in the match and posted 155/5 at the end of their 20 overs. While Tazmin Brits was the highest scorer for South Africa with 45 off 38, Lea Tahuhu was the pick of the bowlers for New Zealand with 2/20 from her four overs. 

New Zealand made a great start to their chase. Amelia Kerr (61 off 47) and Suzie Bates (45 off 42) put the team in a strong position. However, Masabata Klaas (3/26) and Nadine de Klerk (3/24) brought the hosts back into the game. The White Ferns were restricted at 144/8 as the Laura Wolvaardt-led unit won the match by 11 runs.