New Delhi: Six-time T20 Champions, the Australia Women’s team is on cruise to win their 7th T20 title as they take on the South African Women’s team in the first semifinal of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024. While the Australian team had a flawless journey throughout the tournament, the South African team needed a little lady luck on their side and qualified for the result of West Indies vs England match.
How will the Dubai pitch behave for the first Semifinal between Australia and South Africa?
The Dubai pitch has been a level playing field for both the batting and bowling sides. Naturally, both Australia and South Africa will have the door open throughout the match to force a comeback. Furthermore, the Dubai Pitch is expected to stay as a sporting track in nature for the upcoming mega fixture.
The best bet on such a pitch is to bat second rather than first so that a calculative run chase is there in the mind of the batsmen who are chasing the total in the second innings.
Australia Women vs South Africa Women- Playing XI
Australia XI:
Beth Mooney (wk), Grace Harris, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath (c), Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Sophie Molineux, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown.
South Africa XI:
Laura Wolvaardt (c), Tazmin Brits, Anneke Bosch, Marizanne Kapp, Sune Luus, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Annerie Dercksen, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Nonkululeko Mlaba, Ayabonga Khaka.
