RSAW vs BANW Match Preview
The second one-day match between South African Women and Bangladesh Women was played in Potchefstroom on 20th December. The Bangladesh women's team batted first in this match to score 222 runs for losing four wickets from their quota of 50 overs. The South African Women chased this target in 45.1 overs, losing just two wickets. They won this contest easily in the end with as many as 29 balls to spare. Anneke Bosch was declared player of the match for her effort of 65 runs from 63 balls.
Bosch remained unbeaten and guided her team to a win. The Bangladesh inning was built around a hundred scored by Fargana Hoque. Although she scored a hundred, she took her time scoring these runs. Her 102 runs came off 167 deliveries with 11 fours. Her opening partner, Shamima Sultana, scored 28 runs from 36 balls. In the middle order, Fahima Khatun scored 46 runs from 48 balls with three fours. Other batters from the Bangladesh team did not contribute much to the score.
The pick of the bowlers for South African Women was Marizanne Kapp once again. She bowled her nine overs for 21 runs and picked up two crucial wickets. The only other successful bowler for South Africa was Masabata Klaas, who picked up one wicket for 50 runs from her nine overs. Nonkululeko Mlaba also bowled well and economically for her nine overs and gave away just 35 runs from them, although she could not pick any wickets. South African Women will look at these bowlers to give them vital breakthroughs.
The South African Women were right on the money during their chase. They started well and finished the game clinically to level the series at 1-1. The South African skipper Laura Wolvaardt and her opening partner Tazmin Brits scored fifties to provide a solid foundation for the South African innings. Anneke Bosch and Sune Luus combined well to get the side home comfortably in the end. None of the Bangladesh bowlers could make much of an impression, although Sultana Khatun and Fahima Khatun bowled well.
Weather Report
There is no weather forecast for showers on the matchday. You can expect a full day of cricket here.
Pitch Report
This wicket at the Willowmoore Cricket Stadium in Benoni might not be a batting paradise. Any score over 210 runs can be considered a safe total on this track. If we get a dry surface, the spinners might benefit from it with additional turn and bounce. Both teams will be playing with the possibility of using two spinners on this surface.
Notable stats
South African Women led the recent head-to-head between the two teams.
South African Women lead the head-to-head in the last five contests by 4-1.
Marizanne Kapp has had an excellent average-to-strike rate ratio in recent matches.
Marizanne Kapp is scoring runs with an average of 71.5 in her last nine games with a strike rate of 95.97.
Team News
Although we are close to the end of this series, you can expect little or no injury worries for this game from either of the teams.
RSAW vs BANW Probable 11
RSAW Playing 11
- Laura Wolvaart (C)
- Tazmin Brits
- Anne Bosch
- Sune Luus
- Sinalo Jafta (Wk)
- Nadine de Klerk
- Eliz Marx
- Nonkluele Mlaba
- Masabata Klaas
- Ayabongha Khaka
- Delmi Tucker
BANW Playing 11
- Shamina Sultana (Wk)
- Murshida Khatun
- Farhana Roque
- Nigar Sultana (C)
- Rabeya Khan
- Nahida Akhter
- Marufa Akhter
- Ritu Moni
- Fahima Khatun
- Shorna Akhter
- Sultana Khatun
Dream11 Prediction
It has been a keenly contested series, reflected in the scoresheet. This series decider is likely to be a keenly fought affair, and the battle between the South African batting order and Bangladesh spinners will decide the series’ outcome. We will bet with South African Women to win this decider and win the series.
Top Picks
Marizanne Kapp: Kapp is a world-class all-rounder who scored 429 runs in her last nine games for SA. She has also been among the wickets in this period.
Laura Wolvaardt: Wolvaardt has scored 398 runs from her last ten matches with an average of 44.22 and a strike rate of 82.33.
Nahida Akter: Akter has picked up 20 scalps from her last ten matches with a strike rate 25.9. She is bowling pretty economically as well.
Rabeya Khan: Khan has collected 12 wickets from her last eight games with a strike rate of 34.5 and an economy rate of 3.74.
RSAW vs BANW Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: N Sultana
Batters: L Wolvaardt, S Luus, F Hoque, M Khatun
All-rounders: M Kapp (C), F Khatun (VC), N de Klerk
Bowlers: M Klaas, N Akter, N Mlaba
