ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023, Match 1: South Africa Women vs Sri Lanka Women | Fantasy Tips and Teams

image-ldxic8e7South Africa Women's Team (Source: Twitter/@ProteasWomenCSA)

The ICC Women's World Cup is upon us. The first match of the tournament will be played between the hosts, South Africa and Sri Lanka. 

The opening match will be played at the Newlands Stadium in Cape Town. This match will be taking place on 10th February at 10:30 PM IST. 

South Africa will be bringing the confidence of the title in the Tri-series involving India and the West Indies. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka will be looking to play good cricket and punch above their weight in the tournament. 

The match promises to be an exciting one as both the teams will be looking to get off to a winning start. Before the match starts let us look at some important stats, the prime player picks and the best-predicted elevens for the fantasy contests of the match. 


Ground Stats: Newlands Stadium, Cape Town

The pitch at the Newlands Stadium has been good for both the batters and the bowlers. In the last few matches of the ongoing SA20 league, we have seen some good competition between the bat and the ball. The two teams will be looking to get off to a winning start and hence one more close fight can be expected. 

Numbers at the ground (Last five T20 Matches)

Matches won batting first: 1
Matches won batting second: 4

Average score batting first: 150
Average score batting second: 141

Average runs per over: 7.83
Average runs per wicket: 21.78


SA-W vs SL-W, Match 1: Head-to-Head

The two teams have played 13 T20I matches before this. The balance of the contest is quite significantly tilted in the favour of the South African team. 

Head-to-Head (Overall)

Total Matches: 13
South Africa Women won: 10
Sri Lanka Women Won: 3


SA-W vs SL-W, Match 1: Probable Playing XI

South Africa Women Team News

No major updates

South Africa Women Team Probable Playing XI

Laura Wolvaardt, Tazmin Britts, Marizanne Kapp, Sune Luus (c), Chloe Tryon, Delmi Tucker, Nadine de Klerk, Masabata Klaas, Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, and Nonkululeko Mlaba.


Sri Lanka Women Team News

No major updates

Sri Lanka Women Team Probable Playing XI

Nilakshi de Silva, Harshitha Madavi, Vishmi Rajapaksha, Malsha Shehani, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Oshadi Ranasinghe, Anushka Sanjeewani, Kavisha Dilhari, Inoka Ranaweera, Sugandika Kumari, and Achini Kulasuriya.


SA-W vs SL-W, Match 1: Top Five Picks

  1. Marizanne Kapp (SA-W): The South African all-rounder is probably the greatest asset of the team in this tournament. Kapp has a great power game if batting is considered and in bowling, she can pick up crucial wickets. 
  2. Chamari Athapaththu (SL-W): The Sri Lankan skipper is the premium all-rounder of the team. The Sri Lankan team will depend a lot on Chamari in both departments. She will be a key player in this match. 
  3. Chloe Tryon (SA-W): The Protea middle-order batter can be a very good finisher for her team. Tryon is coming into the tournament on the back of a match-winning knock in the final of the Tri-series against India. If she continues the momentum, Tryon will give high points in the fantasy contests. 
  4. Nilakshi de Silva (SL-W): Nilakshi de Silva will be an important part of the batting of the Sri Lankan team. She provides the stability to the batting order with her consistency. Hence, De Silva will be a key pick for the match. 
  5. Shabnim Ismail (SA-W): Shabnim Ismail is one of the premium pacers in the world. She can prove to be very lethal with the new cherry and hence can be a very important pick for the match. 

SA-W vs SL-W, Match 1`: Must picks for the match

South Africa Women

  1. Marizanne Kapp
  2. Chloe Tryon
  3. Shabnim Ismail

Sri Lanka Women

  1. Chamari Athapaththu
  2. Nilakshi de Silva
  3. Inoka Ranaweera

SA-W vs SL-W, Match 1: Risky Picks

South Africa Women - Laura Wolvaardt, N Mlaba

Sri Lanka Women - Vishmi Rajapaksha, Harshitha Madavi


SA-W vs SL-W, Match 1: Best Captain and Vice-captain choices

  1. Marizanne Kapp (SA-W)
  2. Chamari Athapaththu (SL-W)
  3. Chloe Tryon (SA-W)

SA-W vs SL-W, Match 1: Team for Head-to-Head Contests

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Wicketkeeper: A Sanjeewani
Batters: Sune Luus, Tazmin Brits, Nilakshi de Silva, Vishmi Gunarathne
All-rounders: Chloe Tryon, Marizanne Kapp, Chamari Athapaththu
Bowlers: N Mlaba, Shabnim Ismail, Inoka Ranaweera

Captain: Marizanne Kapp
Vice-captain: Chamari Athapaththu

SA-W: 6 Players; SL-W: 5 Players


SA-W vs SL-W, Match 1: Team for Winner Takes All Contests

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Wicketkeeper: Delmi Tucker
Batters: Sune Luus, Tazmin Brits, Vishmi Gunarathne
All-rounders: Chloe Tryon, Marizanne Kapp, Chamari Athapaththu, Nadine de Klerk
Bowlers: N Mlaba, S Kumari, Inoka Ranaweera

Captain: Marizanne Kapp
Vice-captain: Chloe Tryon

SA-W: 7 Players; SL-W: 4 Players