South Africa Women vs New Zealand, RSAW vs NZW, Today Match Prediction 08 October 2023

RSAW vs NZW Match Prediction & Analysis

Hosts South Africa Women will look to take a lead in the five-match series against New Zealand Women. The first game had to be abandoned due to rain. The hosts won the ODI series 2-1, and they will look to bring confidence to the game. New Zealand Women have struggled in recent games, and they must put up a good show here.   

South Africa Women's team has a good record at home, and they haven’t lost much in the last few home series. The batters have done well in recent games, making the side confident in this contest. New Zealand Women have struggled with their consistency, and it will be interesting to see how they fare in this contest. 

RECENT PERFORMANCE

RSAW

L L L

PAKW

150/5 in 20.0 7.5

PAKW vs RSAW

Pakistan Women won by 6 runs 04 Sep 2023

RSAW

144/5 in 20.0 7.2

PAKW

156/3 in 19.1 8.14

PAKW vs RSAW

PAK WMN won by 7 wickets 03 Sep 2023

RSAW

150/3 in 20.0 7.5

PAKW

154/5 in 20.0 7.7

PAKW vs RSAW

Pakistan Women won by 5 wickets 01 Sep 2023

RSAW

150/3 in 20.0 7.5

NZW

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

South Africa Women Preview

Laura Wolvaardt and her side have played well in the last two weeks, and they would look to go all out and take a lead in the series. They have a strong batting line-up and know the conditions well at this venue. Wolvaardt will expect a good show from her players in this game.  

Laura Wolvaardt will look to lead from the front and offer a good start with Tazmin Brits. They have good hitters in the middle order and can expect runs from Anneke Bosch, Sune Luus, and Nadine de Klerk. Marizanne Kapp, Nondumiso Shangase, and Mieke de Ridder add depth to this batting line-up.  

On the bowling front, the side will need early wickets from Masabata Klaas and Nonkululeko Mlaba. Marizanne Kapp is an experienced bowler, and she will look to do well in the middle overs with Nadine de Klerk. Tumi Sekhukhune and Nondumiso Shangase complete a strong attack for the side.

South Africa Women Predicted Playing XI:

Laura Wolvaardt (c), Tazmin Brits, Anneke Bosch, Sune Luus, Nadine de Klerk, Marizanne Kapp, Nondumiso Shangase, Mieke de Ridder (wk), Masabata Klaas, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Tumi Sekhukhune

New Zealand Preview

Sophie Devine’s side hasn’t done well in recent months, but it will take confidence from their consolation win in the last game of the ODI series. They have a strong batting line-up and must leverage it in this game. The South Africans will come hard at them, and Devine would like a strong show from her players.  

Bernadine Bezuidenhout must do well at the top with Suzie Bates, and the side will need a solid start from them. The team has a formidable middle order, and they will need runs from Sophie Devine, Amelie Kerr, and Maddy Green. Georgia Plimmer and Brooke Halliday can strike the ball cleanly and they must do well in this game.  

The bowling attack will be put to the test in this game, and they need good spells in the early overs from Fran Jonas and Devine. Eden Carson and Molly Penfold must keep the scoring rate under check in the middle overs. The side will expect a good show from Lea Tahuhu and Kerr in the ing role.

New Zealand Predicted Playing XI:

Sophie Devine (c), Suzie Bates, Bernadine Bezuidenhout (wk), Amelie Kerr, Maddy Green, Georgia Plimmer, Brooke Halliday, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson, Fran Jonas, Molly Penfold

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

It is expected to rain in East London, and we might have another of those rain-curtailed games. With the spell of rain that we have seen in the last few days, the pitch is likely to be damp and this might make it a slightly tricky pitch to bat on. A score of 150 plus would be a fighting total on this track.

RSAW vs NZW Pitch Report

A relatively small ground Buffalo Park, East London has been a happy hunting ground for the batsmen and the bowlers. Fast bowlers enjoy bowling here thanks to the assistance from the pitch whereas batsmen who like hitting over the top have heavily scored thanks to the shorter boundaries at this ground.

Toss: To Bat

There is rain forecast for this game and hence setting a score here would become slightly tricky. Also, the ball is expected to do a bit in the first 10 overs of the game, and this means that the batters would find it difficult to bat on. The side winning the toss would like to bowl on this wicket.