Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, Match 3 | SA-W vs WI-W Playing 11 Prediction, Preview And Live Streaming

South Africa Women to face West Indies in Dubai [Source: @ICC/x]

South Africa and West Indies will collide in match number three of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 on October 4. The much-awaited contest also marks the opening fixture for both sides, and the second Group B game of the tournament. The match will be hosted by the Dubai International Cricket Stadium and the action will commence from 3:30 PM IST onwards.

Women’s T20 WC 2024, SA-W vs WI-W: Team Previews

South Africa Women

South Africa Women will head into their T20 World Cup opener against West Indies with confident wins in India and Pakistan. After levelling a series in India back in July this year, the Proteas Women registered a 2-1 win in Pakistan a couple of weeks ago. However, they recently suffered back-to-back demoralizing defeats in the warm-ups against New Zealand and India.

In a bid to topple Hayley Matthews and co., South Africa will be hoping for their captain Laura Wolvaardt and senior all-rounder Marizanne Kapp to step up to the occasion. Both cricketers have tallied in the range of 300 runs each in their past nine innings to emerge as South Africa’s standout performers with the bat off late. Among the bowlers, young pacer Tumi Sekhukhune will likely hold key to South Africa’s fortunes owing to her recent form.

West Indies Women

West Indies Women registered comfortable away series wins over Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the lead-up to the 2024 T20 Women’s World Cup. However, Hayley Matthews and co. lost to India and Australia in successive warm-up games of the tournament, both within the space of the last one week.

Captain Hayley Matthews and her form will be expected to hold key into the outcome of the match, considering the dashing all-rounder has been at her belligerent best with both bat and ball in the last few months. Apart from Matthews, senior batter Shemaine Campbelle and leg-spinner Afy Fletcher have also emerged as some of the most formidable forces in the current West Indies line-up. The West Indies team will also be boosted with the return of legendary all-rounder Deandra Dottin.

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Women’s T20 WC 2024, SA-W vs WI-W: Dubai Stadium Pitch Report

The Dubai International Cricket Stadium generally provides considerable assistance to spinners in the middle overs, with something on offer for the fast bowlers with the new ball. The average first innings total at the venue after nearly 100 men’s T20Is has emerged in the range of mid-140s. The captain winning the toss will likely opt to field first.

Women’s T20 WC 2024, SA-W vs WI-W: Probable Playing XIs

South Africa Women: Laura Wolvaardt (c), Tazmin Brits, Anneke Bosch, Marizanne Kapp, Sune Luus, Chloe Tryon, Annerie Dercksen, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Seshnie Naidu, Nadine de Klerk and Tumi Sekhukhune.

West Indies Women: Hayley Matthews (c), Stafanie Taylor, Shemaine Campbelle (wk), Chedean Nation, Aaliyah Alleyne, Deandra Dottin, Chinelle Henry, Afy Fletcher, Qiana Joseph, Cherry Ann Fraser and Karishma Ramharack.

Women’s T20 WC 2024, SA-W vs WI-W: Winner Prediction

South Africa will start out as slight favorites to defeat West Indies Women in the third match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 on October 4.

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