West Indies vs South Africa, Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 Match Prediction
South Africa will look to make it four from four when they take on the West Indies in this final group-stage match of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2020. The Sydney Showground Stadium will be the venue for this Group B game to be played on March 3. Live telecast is scheduled to begin at 7 PM local time.
Live Streaming WIW vs SAW Match
TV channels: Star Sports, Sky Sports Cricket, SuperSport, Fox Sports, Sky Sport SA, OSN Sports Cricket HD, Gazi TV, Ten Sports
Live Streaming: Bet365, Hotstar, Foxtel Sports, Sky Go, Now TV, OSN Play, Rabbithole BD
Weather Report
This could be a shortened game as light showers have been forecast for Tuesday evening. Weather is likely to be pretty cool with temperatures fluctuating around 20 degrees Celsius. The breeze blowing from the south-east should aid seam bowlers a bit more.
Pitch Condition
The Sydney Showground Stadium has not witnessed a high-scoring game in this tournament. 137 has been the average first-innings score here so far and that has proved to be enough on this slow and low surface. Expect another balanced battle between bat and ball.
Toss Prediction
The side batting first at this ground has had plenty of success in this T20 World Cup. And since the pitch has tended to become slower during the course of a match, the toss-winning skipper will probably choose to bat first.
Read on for team previews, latest odds, betting tips and match prediction for West Indies vs South Africa, ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020....
WI Women Team News & Playing 11
WIW Team News
Ahead of their final game of the tournament, West Indies have suffered a major setback in the form of injury to their captain and in-form all-rounder Stafanie Taylor. She had to be stretchered off the field after sustaining a groin injury while batting in Sunday's 46-run defeat against England and has therefore been ruled out of Tuesday's South Africa clash. Aside from Taylor, the Windies have a few other injury concerns - Britney Cooper felt discomfort in her ankle in the last game while Chinelle Henry had to sit out due to the recurrence of a past injury. With just one game remaining, the team may decide against naming any replacements.
WIW Key Players
Shemaine Campbelle: She has been the team's best batter after Stafanie Taylor and will have a lot of responsibility on her shoulders now in the absence of the skipper. The wicketkeeper is averaging 34.50 in the tournament and scored 43 last week against Pakistan.
Hayley Matthews: With Stafanie Taylor injured, Matthews is expected to captain the Windies against South Africa. The opener is yet to get going with the bat and the onus will be on her to take the team off to a good start.
Afy Fletcher: The leg-spinner has taken three wickets in as many matches in this Women's T20 World Cup. She has bowled with a pretty good economy rate of 6.10 and will be the team's best bet with the ball in those crucial middle overs.
WIW Recent Form
West Indies have been struggling in this format of the game since the latter-half of last year, losing 11 matches out of 12. The one that they did win was against the eleventh-ranked Thailand in their opening fixture of this Women's T20 World Cup. That was followed by back-to-back losses - against Pakistan by eight wickets and England by 46 runs in the last game. With just two points from three games, the Windies currently find themselves third in the Group B standings.
WI Women Predicted Playing 11
Hayley Matthews (c), Deandra Dottin, Shemaine Campbelle (wk), Chedean Nation, Britney Cooper, Chinelle Henry/Shamilia Connell, Lee-Ann Kirby, Aaliyah Alleyne, Afy Fletcher, Anisa Mohammed, Shakera Selman
SA Women Team News & Playing 11
SAW Team News
Marizanne Kapp, who missed last week's encounter against Thailand due to illness, is back in the side and scored an impressive 31 in the 17-run win against Pakistan last time out. With Kapp back at the top of the order, Sune Luus was pushed back down in the middle order. Lizelle Lee will continue to open alongside captain Dane van Niekerk while left-arm spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba will continue to be Shabnim Ismail's new-ball partner. The Proteas could play an unchanged line-up on Tuesday as they would want to keep the winning momentum going and finish at the top of their group standings.
SAW Key Players
Lizelle Lee: She is among the top ten run-getters in the tournament and is having a healthy strike-rate of 143.42. The opening batter cracked a century recently against Thailand and will look to play another big knock come Tuesday.
Dane van Niekerk: She made an impressive 46 in the opening game against England and the team will want her to play a captain's knock after having scored in single digits on the previous two occasions. Dane van Niekerk can also make an impact with her leg-spin.
Shabnim Ismail: With five wickets at an economy of 4.56, Shabnim Ismail has been South Africa's best performer with the ball in this tournament. The pacer was the pick of the bowlers last time against Pakistan with figures of 1-17 from four overs.
SAW Team Recent Form
South Africa have looked very impressive so far in this Women's T20 World Cup. They have had a wonderful start to the tournament, winning their first three fixtures on the bounce to book a berth in the semi-finals. They now have six points in the bag and are placed second on the Group B leaderboard. After clinching a six-wicket win in their low-scoring campaign opener against England, the Proteas Women brushed aside Thailand in the massive 113-run win and then beat Pakistan by 17 runs last time out.
SA Women Predicted Playing 11
Lizelle Lee, Dane van Niekerk (c), Marizanne Kapp, Mignon du Preez, Laura Wolvaardt, Sune Luus, Chloe Tryon, Trisha Chetty (wk), Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba
WI Women vs SA Women Head to Head
West Indies Women have won 13 out of the 18 T20 internationals they have played against South Africa Women. The latter have won only four of them while one did not produce a result.
Two of the last three encounters, however, have been won by the Proteas Women. The last time these two teams locked horns was in a group-stage game of the 2018 Women's World T20 at Gros Islet where the Windies registered a convincing 31-run victory.
West Indies and South Africa have never faced each other before at the Sydney Showground Stadium in the twenty-over format.
WIW vs SAW Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
WIW Won |
SAW Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 18 |
13 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
WI Women vs SA Women Betting Odds
South Africa have shown brilliant form in this Women's T20 World Cup and will start off as favorites to win this final group game at odds of 1.23 with 10CRIC and 1.30 with Betway and Bet365. West Indies are huge underdogs for this match and they have been priced at 3.25 with Betway, 3.50 with Bet365 and 3.45 with 10CRIC.
WIW Betway Odds
- WIW to win the Match: West Indies Women are 3.25 underdogs with Betway to win this match.
- WIW Top Batsman: Hayley Matthews is 3.50 with Betway to score the most runs for West Indies against South Africa. Deandra Dottin is 4.50 while Shemaine Campbelle is being offered at odds of 7.
- WIW Top Bowler: Anisa Mohammed and Hayley Matthews are both 4 with Betway to bag the best bowling figures for West Indies in this match. Afy Fletcher is 4.33 while Shakera Selman is 4.75 with the bookmaker.
SAW Betway Odds
- SAW to win the Match: South Africa Women are 1.30 favorites with Betway to win this match.
- SAW Top Batsman: Betway is offering odds of 3.60 on Dane van Niekerk to score the most runs for South Africa in this match. Lizelle Lee is 3.75 while Marizanne Kapp is up at 4.50.
- SAW Top Bowler: Shabnim Ismail is 3.75 with Betway to be the best bowler for South Africa against West Indies. Marizanne Kapp is 4 while Ayabonga Khaka and Nonkululeko Mlaba have both been priced at 5.
WIW Bet365 Odds
- WIW to win the Match: West Indies Women are underdogs at odds of 3.50 with Bet365 to beat South Africa Women.
- WIW batter to score a fifty: Openers Dane van Niekerk and Lizelle Lee have both been priced at 4 with Bet365 to smash a fifty in this match.
SAW Bet365 Odds
- SAW to win the Match: South Africa Women are favorites at odds of 1.30 with Bet365 to beat West Indies Women.
- SAW batter to score a fifty: Bet365 is offering odds of 4.50 on Hayley Matthews and 5.50 on her opening partner Deandra Dottin to hit a half-century in this match.
🏆 WI Women vs SA Women Prediction
West Indies have the upper hand as far as head-to-head count is concerned. They are already out of the race to the semi-finals and now have the license to express themselves freely on the field which makes them a dangerous team and one that the Proteas cannot take lightly. However, the Windies will be without their key member Stafanie Taylor and that will certainly affect their performance with the bat. South Africa, on the other hand, will be going into this game full-strength. Their confidence is sky high at the moment and are carrying plenty of momentum with them which is why we feel they are hot favorites to finish the group stage as table toppers.
Mar 03, 2020
13:30 IST / 8:00 GMT
Sydney Showground Stadium - Sydney, Australia
Leave Your Comment
We do our best to give you most accurate & useful match predictions and would love to hear from you. Let us know if we need to improve. Share your own predictions for the matches. Let's talk: