New Delhi: After 18 days of non-stop action, the ICC T20 Women’s World Cup has finally culminated in a blockbuster encounter between New Zealand Women and South Africa Women. This will be the first time both teams will square off in the finals of a major tournament.

Taling about tournament performance, the Proteas women thwarted the defending champions in the semi-final this year to exact their revenge. They completely dominated against Tahila McGrath and her women, beating them by 8 wickets to make it to another final.

On the other hand, the White Ferns have been in amazing form throughout the tournament defeating heavyweights India and West Indies. In a second semi-final, the Kiwis claimed a thrilling 8-run win over the 2016 T20 World Cup champions and a place in the final.

Pitch Report of Dubai International Stadium before the epic final

Dubai International Stadium will host the epic T20 final between New Zealand Women and South Africa Women. The pitch has not been a high-scoring one throughout the tournament, with the average score somewhere around 115. Spinners have dominated here compared to pacers, with the former having 70% odds in their favour compared to 30% in favour of the latter.

New Zealand Women vs South Africa Women: Probable XI

New Zealand Women XI

IC Gaze (wk), ML Green, SW Bates, BM Halliday, Georgia Plimmer, SFM Devine (C), AC Kerr, F Jonas, LMM Tahuhu, Eden Carson, RA Mair

South Africa Women XI

S Jafta (wk), L Wolvaardt (C), Anneke Bosch, S Luus, T Brits, Annerie Dercksen, N de Klerk, M Kapp, CL Tryon, N Mlaba, A Khaka

New Zealand Women vs South Africa Women: Squads

New Zealand Women Squad

Sophie Devine (c), Suzie Bates, Eden Carson, Izzy Gaze, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Fran Jonas, Leigh Kasperek, Amelia Kerr, Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Molly Penfold, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu

South Africa Women Squad