PAKW vs RSAW 2nd T20 Match Prediction

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Pakistan Women

In the first match of the series, Pakistani women pulled off their biggest chase in T20 internationals to defeat South African women. There were some useful contributions in this game from players such as Sidra Ameen who hit 33 runs from 31 balls and Bismah Maroof who scored 37 runs from 30 balls. Aliya Riaz also played a good hand in the middle order as Pakistani women chased the 151-run target successfully on the last ball of the last over. It was a thrilling victory for the Pakistani eleven and would have given the home team a lot of confidence moving forward.

One of the things Pakistani women need to look out for is their running between wickets. In this first match of the series, 4 out of the 5 wickets to fall were runouts. Pakistani women have put together a powerful batting line-up. Their key batters such as Bismah Maroof and Sidra Ameen were among the runs in the first match. These batters can be expected to provide another good start in the second game. Muneeba Ali has also scored 205 runs in her last 10 appearances for Pakistan with a strike rate of 103.

The South African women will be wary of her as well. She is a useful wicketkeeper batswoman lower down the order. She is known to have the capability of playing useful cameos. Nida Dar could not do much in the first game but everybody is expecting her to make a comeback and do well in this contest. This experienced batswoman has put together 338 runs from her 19 games with an average of 24.14. The Pakistani bowling attack managed to pick up just 3 dismissals in their first game. The best bowlers on the scene were Nashra Sandhu and Sadia Iqbal. 

South Africa Women

Although South African women lost the first match of the series, they will not be too worried about the result. They will be mighty pleased with their efforts with the bat. These cricketers are playing in Pakistani conditions for the first time and even then, they put up a healthy total on the board for the loss of just 3 wickets while batting first. Their skipper Laura Wolvaardt scored 44 runs from 38 balls while Tazmin Brits scored 78 runs from 64 balls. These two put on 85 runs for the first wicket to lay a solid foundation for the top and middle order.

Both their opening batters are in good form and they have scored 322 and 316 runs respectively from their last ten games. Another experienced player in the squad is Marizanne Kapp. A lot is expected of her as well. She has done a good job in recent matches scoring 230 runs from her last 12 innings. This is the second-highest total number of runs against any team for her. She also opens the bowling attack for South Africa and will be trying to pick up some early wickets. She has picked up 10 victims from her last 9 games with an economy rate of 5.96.

It is expected that Marizanne Kapp will succeed in keeping a tight leash on the Pakistani batting charge. Her new ball partner in this game is likely to be Nonkululeko Mlaba. She has picked up 9 victims from her last 10 games for her team at an economy rate of 5.79. She can be pretty handy with the new ball. But the real problem for South Africa is their spin bowling alternatives. Spinners can be pretty handy in the Pakistani conditions to put pressure on the opposition in the middle overs.