Published on: Feb 25, 2023 6:28 pm IST|Updated on: Feb 25, 2023 6:28 pm IST
The ICC Women’s World Cup 2023 has come fine to the one final showdown. After the weeks full of excitement and entertainment, we have got the finalists of the tournament. The tournament has been a host to staggering competition between bat and ball and the final between South Africa and Australia will be the testimony of that. The two teams have performed staggeringly well in the tournament and would be eyeing the glory.
Fixture Name: South Africa women vs Australia women, final Competition: T20 World Cup 2023 Date: 26th February 2023 Time: 6:30 PM IST Ground: Newlands, Cape Town
The pitch at Newlands, Cape Town generally offers a great help for pacers. But if batters apply themselves they can take the game away. So far the stadium has hosted few T20 games and the average first innings score at this venue is around 120, which suggests it’s a low scoring ground. But the games played here during the tournament has been high scoring thrillers. The pitch is best when it’s fresh and it’s fair to say that it’s not a happy chasing ground. The team winning the toss would want to bat first and post around 150 runs, which well could a match winning total.
South Africa Women– L W L W W Australia Women – W W W W W
South Africa Women:
Laura Wolvaardt, Tazmin Brits, Marizanne Kapp, Sune Luus (c), Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Anneke Bosch, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba
Australia Women:
Beth Mooney (wk), Ellyse Perry, Meg Lanning (c), Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Grace Harris, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Alana King, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown
Probable Best Batter
Beth Mooney– Stats in WT20Is
Australian batter Beth Mooney is expected to be the best batter in the T20 World Cup final against South Africa. She has been in the fine form in tournament and has been smashing runs for fun. The opening batter has been one of the best to have played for Australia batting at top and has piled up a huge amount of runs. With game being high pressure, it’s likely that he will shine with the bat. Her stats are exceptional as she has scored 2276 runs in 82 games at an average and strike rate of 39.24 and 124. 97 respectively.
Matches
Runs
Average
100s/50s
H/S
82
2276
39.24
0/22
87
Probable Best Bowler
Megan Schutt– Stats in WT20Is
Australian pacer Megan Schutt is expected to be best bowler in the final against South Africa. She has been doing fine for her side with the new ball and as well as at the death. She can prove out to be a real threat for South Africa. With conditions offering swing for pacers, she’s likely to play a crucial role. Her stats are staggering as well as she has 123 wickets in just 95 games.
Wickets
Economy
5W
Best
95
123
6.22
16.06
1
5/15
Matches Played
SA-W Won
AUS-W Won
Draw
6
0
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