Australia Women vs South Africa Women Pitch Report for Today’s Final Match, Women’s T20 World Cup 2023.
Australia and South Africa will face off in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup final on Sunday (February 26). Meg Lanning’s team defeated India in the semifinals, while South Africa defeated England.
Australia defeated India in the first semi-final match to advance to the final. Beth Mooney smashed 54 off 37 balls and captain Meg Lanning scored 49* to help Australia reach 172 runs for the loss of four wickets in their first innings. Darcie Brown and Ashleigh Gardner then took two wickets each to secure a five-run victory.
South Africa advanced to the final after a ten-wicket win over Bangladesh in the final group stage game. They outperformed England in the second semi-final. Tazmin Brits and Laura Wolvaardt smashed fifties to post a total of 164/4, while Ayabonga Khaka took four wickets and Shabnim Ismail took three to restrict England to 158/8/ and earn a six-run win.
Australia Women vs South Africa Women Pitch Report for Today’s Final Match, Women’s T20 World Cup 2023
The average first-innings score at Newlands is 151, indicating a good batting surface. Spinners have been outstanding at Newlands this tournament, taking the majority of wickets.
There is also plenty of support for the pacers, who took 58 percent of the wickets in both semi-finals. Given the importance of the game and the venue’s record in this tournament, both teams will prefer to bat first.