ICC Womens T20 World Cup 2024: The 1st Semi Final match of Women's T20 World Cup 2024 will be played on Monday, October 17 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE. Australia Women vs South Africa Women teams will face each other in this match.
| Match | Australia Women vs South Africa Women (AUS-W vs SA-W) |
| League | Womens World Cup T20 |
| Date | Thursday, 17th October 2024 |
| Time | 07:30 PM (IST) - 02:00 PM (GMT) |
The first semi-final match will be played today between AUS-W team and SA-W team. AUS-W has performed very well in the tournament. It has reached the semi-finals by winning all its four matches in the group stage. On the other hand, SA-W team has won 3 out of 4 matches, although it has managed to make it to the semi-finals due to EN-W being out.
Annabel Sutherland, Megan Schutt, and Ashley Gardner are in good form from the AUS-W team, while Marizanne Kapp, Laura Wolvaardt and opener Tazmin Brits have performed well from Africa. Before this match, 6 matches have been played between the two teams in which Australia team has won 5 matches.
Tazmin Brits: The highest run-scorer for the SA-W team so far. She has scored 155 runs in the tournament so far.
Marizanne Kapp: The most prominent player of the SA-W team. She has scored 82 runs and taken 4 wickets for her team so far.
Laura Wolvaardt: The captain of the SA-W team and is a leading batsman. She has also batted well so far and scored 148 runs.
Annabel Sutherland: She comes to bat in the middle order for the AU-W team. She has performed well with the ball so far and has taken 7 wickets.
Ashleigh Gardner: The AU-W team is a spin bowler. She has taken 6 wickets for her team so far. She can also contribute well with the bat.
Megan Schutt: The experienced fast bowler of the AU-W team. She has taken the maximum 8 wickets in the tournament so far.
Australia Women (AU-W) Possible Playing 11: 1. Alyssa Healy(WK)/Grace Harris, 2. Beth Mooney(WK), 3. Georgia Wareham, 4. Tahila McGrath(C), 5. Ellyse Perry, 6. Ashleigh Gardner, 7. Phoebe Litchfield, 8. Annabel Sutherland, 9. Sophie Molineux, 10. Megan Schutt, 11. Darcie Brown
South Africa Women (SA-W) Possible Playing 11: 1. Laura Wolvaardt(C), 2. Tazmin Brits, 3. Anneke Bosch, 4. Marizanne Kapp, 5. Chloe Tryon, 6. Annerie Dercksen, 7. Sune Luus, 8. Nadine de Klerk, 9. Sinalo Jafta(WK), 10. Nonkululeko Mlaba, 11. Ayabonga Khaka
The pitch of Dubai International Cricket Stadium proves to be good for the batsmen. The outfield here is fast, which helps the batsmen to play shots. However, this pitch can give some help to the spin bowlers, so the batsmen have to play carefully. The average score of the first innings has been around 140-150 runs, and the challenging score will be around 160. Chasing the target on this pitch is easy and the team winning the toss will prefer to bowl first. Out of the last four matches, the team chasing the target has won three times.
The temperature on the match day of Australia Women vs South Africa Women in Dubai, UAE is expected to be around 31 degrees Celsius, with 66% humidity and 16.5 km/hr wind speed. And the visibility is 10 km. There is no chance of precipitation during the game.
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