South Africa Women, after toiling hard for the win against Bangladesh Women, will now be fresh to face the resistance from Pakistan Women at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on March 11, 2022. The Proteas Women are playing their second game while the Pakistan Women side are up against their third opposition in this showpiece tournament.
Currently, South Africa are in fourth place with a win while Pakistan are yet to open their account and are in last place.
The Proteas, in their previous game, needed to put in their best effort to surpass the test against an inexperienced Bangladesh Women side who were playing in their very first World Cup game. Even though they didn’t put as many as they wanted, they were able to defend 208. It was all about Ayabonga Khaka who took 4-wickets and reached 100-ODI wickets in the process.
Batting has depth but they weren’t at their best in that game. Lizelle Lee and Laura Wolvaardt will have fond memories of batting against Pakistan Women’s when they met previously. Lizelle Lee who missed the first match because of late arrival in New Zealand soil since she had given birth to her child might play in this game. Again the responsibility will be on both the openers as well as middle-order to score majority of the runs.
New ball bowling wasn’t up to the mark and team management would have stressed up on it in the build up to the game against Pakistan Women. Marizanne Kapp had a slight issue in her right shoulder as she was bowling her 10th over in the game against the Bangla Tigresses. But she would have recovered now as she has ample amount of rest before tomorrow’s game.
“We have played enough cricket against Pakistan to know what we are up against and they have players who can take the game away from us. We just want to make sure we are playing our best cricket” - Chloe Tryon said before the clash against Pakistan Women.
Now coming to the Asian side, they have lost both their matches played till now. They were slow and weren’t brave enough in their approach against Australia Women. Even after batting full 50-overs they didn’t cross the 200-run mark. At this level a team needs to be more proactive and play according to the situations.
Skipper Bismah Maroof holds the key while Aliya Riaz and Sidra Ameen need to show their experience in the batting. Diana Baig and Nashra Sandhu will hold the key with the ball in hand. South Africa have a potent bating lineup and Pakistan bowlers have their task cut off.
If Pakistan lose tomorrow their progress in the tournament will take a bigger dent. So a mouth-watering clash awaits us.
Match Details
Pakistan Women vs South Africa Women- Match 9
Date and Time - March 11, 2022, 6:30 AM IST
Venue - Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Broadcast - Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 HD, Star Sports 3, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Disney+Hotstar
Pitch Report
The Bay Oval pitch will provide assistance to the spinners more now because it’s the fourth time they are using the surface in this competition. The Average first innings score batting first is around the 250 mark. Toss-winning captain might tend to chase here.
Weather Conditions
According to the forecasts, there might be a drizzle or two in between the game but will not affect the result of the game. Otherwise it will be sunny and clear.
Squads
Pakistan Women
Sidra Ameen, Nahida Khan, Bismah Maroof (c), Omaima Sohail, Nida Dar, Aliya Riaz, Fatima Sana, Sidra Nawaz (wk), Diana Baig, Nashra Sandhu, Anam Amin, Javeria Khan, Muneeba Ali, Aiman Anwer, Ghulam Fatima.
South Africa Women
Tazmin Brits, Laura Wolvaardt, Sune Luus (c), Lara Goodall, Mignon du Preez, Chloe Tryon, Trisha Chetty (wk), Marizanne Kapp, Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, Masabata Klaas, Lizelle Lee, Sinalo Jafta, Tumi Sekhukhune, Nonkululeko Mlaba.
Probable Playing XI
Pakistan Women: Sidra Ameen, Nahida Khan, Bismah Maroof (c), Omaima Sohail, Nida Dar, Aliya Riaz, Fatima Sana, Sidra Nawaz (wk), Diana Baig, Nashra Sandhu, Anam Amin.
South Africa Women: Lizelle Lee, Laura Wolvaardt, Sune Luus (c), Lara Goodall, Mignon du Preez, Chloe Tryon, Trisha Chetty (wk), Marizanne Kapp, Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, Masabata Klaas.
CE Fantasy XI: Lizelle Lee, Sune Luus, Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, Masabata Klaas, Bismah Maroof, Diana Baig, Nashra Sandhu, Aliya Riaz
Captain- Laura Wolvaardt
Vice-Captain- Mignon du Preez