RSAW vs SLW Match Preview
The South African Women's team, led by Sune Luus has gone for a mixture of experienced as well as young players and will be looking to reap benefits from both worlds. While bowling has traditionally been the strong point for the South Africa Women, they have made quite a few changes in their squad to strengthen their batting as well.
Laura Wolvaardt and Marizanne Kapp will play at the top of the order, while Chloe Tryon and Shabnim Ismail will bring in their hard-hitting prowess lower down. Nadine de Klarke, Anneke Bosch, and Annerie Dercksen bring in their all-round abilities. Young spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba brings in an extra option for the captain to use during the middle overs, while Masabata Klaas and Ayabonga Khaka are likely to start with the new ball.
The Sri Lanka Women's team will be led by the experienced Chamari Athapaththu, who is also one of the best batters in the squad. She will be accompanied by Harshitha Samarawickrama at the top of the order. Samarawickrama has batted consistently well during her recent outings, including scoring a brilliant 81 runs against Thailand in Asia Cup.
The middle order will be strengthened by the presence of wicketkeeper Anushka Sanjeewani and all-rounders Kavisha Dilhari and Oshadi Ranasinghe. The team will however miss the services of Hasini Perera, who has been ruled out of the entire tournament due to an injury.
The two left-arm spinners, Sugandika Kumari and Inoka Ranaweera are likely to play an important role in the turning surfaces in South Africa
Weather Report
The weather is expected to be perfect for playing cricket with plenty of sunshine and temperatures hovering in the mid-20s.
Pitch Report
While the surface at the Newlands Stadium is good to bat on, it does tend to slow down and favor the spinners as the match progresses. The quicker bowlers are likely to struggle here. The average first-inning score here is around 140, which can be tricky to chase.
Notable stats
Inoka Ranaweera’s Excellent Bowling
Inoka Ranaweera has been in excellent form with the ball over the past few months. In the last 10 matches, she has picked up 16 wickets and has been quite economical too, giving away just 5.12 runs per over.
Team News
Since this is the first match of the tournament, both teams have fully fit squads at their disposal.
RSAW vs SLW Probable 11
RSAW Playing 11
- Sinalo Jafta (Wk)
- Sune Luus (C)
- Marizanne Kapp
- Laura Wolvaardt
- Taznim Brits
- Nadine de Klerk
- Chloe Tryon
- Shabnim Ismail
- Masabata Klaas
- Nonkululeko Mlaba
- Ayabonga Khaka
SLW Playing 11
- Chamari Athapaththu (C)
- Anushka Sanjeewani (Wk)
- Sugandika Kumari
- Kavisha Dilhari
- Harshitha Samarawickrama
- Nilakshi de Silva
- Oshadi Ranasinghe
- Inoka Ranaweera
- Tharika Sewwandi
- Achini Kulasuriya
- Malsha Shehani
Dream11 Prediction
We are backing the South Africa Women to win this match. They have an excellent record against the Sri Lanka Women, winning 10 of the last 13 T20 encounters against Sri Lanka Women, and will be looking to better that with this match. Also, playing at home gives them an added advantage.
Top Picks
Chamari Athapaththu: She is one of the most experienced players in the Sri Lanka Women’s squad and is likely to play an important role for them in the tournament. In 106 appearances, she has scored 2181 runs and has also picked up 32 wickets.
Marizanne Kapp: Marizanne Kapp has all-round credentials and is an important player for the South Africa Women’s team thanks to her vast experience. She has scored 1120 runs in the T20 format and has also picked up 67 wickets.
Laura Wolvaardt: Laura Wolvaardt is an explosive batter in the South African squad and is known for her hard-hitting abilities. She has scored 849 runs in 43 innings at an impressive strike rate of 109.83.
RSAW vs SLW Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: A Sanjeewani
Batters: H Smarwickrama, T Brits, L Wolvaardt
All-rounders: C Atapattu (VC), O Ranasinghe, M Kapp (C)
Bowlers: I Ranaweera, S Kumari, S Ismail, M Klaas
