PAKW vs RSAW Match Preview
The Pakistani women managed to record yet another comprehensive victory against South African women in the recently concluded T20I series. The Pakistan batters did a fine job in this series and helped their team in chasing down a huge target. The Pakistani batting order did not falter in the entire series and scored over 150 runs in all three games. These batters will be looking to do a fine job in the one-day internationals as well. The main architects of the T20 international series win for Pakistan were Bismah Maroof, Aliya Riaz, and Sidra Ameen.
Sidra Ameen scored 133 runs in the series while Bismah Maroof and Aliya Riaz contributed 103 and 61 runs respectively. These batters will once again play a crucial role for their team in the one-day series. The bowlers that bowled on a tight leash were successful on these Pakistani tracks. You can expect the bowlers such as Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, and Nashra Sandhu to carry out the workload with the ball. Pakistani women have not been able to win a one-day series since 2018. They have had to endure 9 series defeats since then.
The South African management will be upset with the fact that they had to endure a big loss at the hands of Pakistani women. But they do have a top-quality team at their disposal. This will make them favorites to win the series opener. But they were outplayed by Pakistani women in the T20I series. The South African women will be looking for a quick turnaround in this one-day series. The top batters for South Africa in the T20I series were Laura Wolvaardt, Tazmin Britz, and Marizanne Kapp.
These three batters have scored 142, 157, and 45 runs respectively in the T20I series. The South African bowling attack will be in the hands of Ayabonga Khaka and Marizanne Kapp who are the best bowlers from the Proteas team. N Mlaba will also be expected to pick up some useful wickets. Spinners will be the main threat for any side on these conditions as flat surfaces are on offer. The South African women played their last one-day series against England women and went down 0-3.
Weather Report
The weather during the game is likely to be moderate and there are no chances of getting showers during the match.
Pitch Report
The National Stadium venue in Karachi will be hosting the first one-day international between South African women and Pakistani women. The South African women will be happy with the fact that they have succeeded in winning their last 5 out of 6 games played against this same opposition. The surface for this match is likely to be a good one for the batters. But the spinners might get some help from the track.
Notable stats
Sidra Ameen has a terrific batting average in recent games.
Sidra Ameen has scored a whopping 549 runs in her last ten one-day games for Pakistan with an average of 68.63.
Laura Wolvaardt has a good batting average in recent matches.
The South African skipper in her last 10 appearances for South Africa has averaged 45.1.
Team News
This is the first game of the series. So, you can expect the entire team to be up for selection in the match.
PAKW vs RSAW Probable 11
PAKW Playing 11
- Sidra Ameen
- Shawaal Zulfiqar
- Bismah Maroof
- Nida Dar (C)
- Muneeba Ali (Wk)
- Aliya Riaz
- Umme Hani
- Diana Baig
- Nashra Sandhu
- Sadia Iqbal
- Syeda Aroob Shah
RSAW Playing 11
- Laura Wolvaardt (C)
- Tazmin Brits
- Anneke Bosch
- Sune Luus
- Nadine de Klerk
- Delmi Tucker
- Nondumiso Shangase
- Mieke de Ridder (Wk)
- Masabata Klaas
- Nonkululeko Mlaba
- Tumi Sekhukhune
Dream11 Prediction
Pakistani women have established a vice-like grip in this series against South African women. The South African batters are doing a decent job at the moment but their bowling attack appears to be listless. We expect South African women to pick up a consolation win and avoid a 3-0 brown wash.
Top Picks
Sidra Ameen: Sidra Ameen has scored 549 runs from her last 10 matches with a strike rate of 83.3 and an average of 68.63.
Ghulama Fatima: Fatima has picked up 12 wickets from her last 6 games with a strike rate of 27.5 and with an economy rate of 3.56.
Fatima Sana: Fatima Sana has picked up 17 scalps from her last 10 games with a strike rate of 28.58.
Laura Wolvaardt: Wolvaardt has scored 451 runs from her last 10 appearances for South Africa with an average of 45.1 and a strike rate of 79.68.
PAKW vs RSAW Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: M Ali
Batters: L Wolvaardt (VC), B Maroof, S Ameen, T Brits
All-rounders: M Kapp (C), N Dar, F Sana
Bowlers: A Khaka, N Sandhu, N Mlaba
