Australia Women will take on South Africa Women in the deciding 3rd ODI of the series on Saturday. Australia Women won the series opener comprehensively by 8 wickets and later South Africa secured a historic win in the 2nd ODI by 84 runs (DLS method) to square the series 1-1.
Too good from the Proteas bowlers tonight.We’ll go to a series decider on Saturday at North Sydney Oval #AUSvSA pic.twitter.com/f7Nul0PqKJ
— Australian Women’s Cricket Team 🏏 (@AusWomenCricket) February 7, 2024
Match Details:
Australia Women vs South Africa Women, 3rd ODI
Venue: North Sydney Oval, Sydney
Date & Time: February 10th at 9:10 AM IST and 2:40 PM Local Time
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+hotstar
What is the Pitch Report for AU-W vs SA-W, 3rd ODI?
The surface assists the pacers at the start of the innings and it becomes easy to score runs once the ball loses its shine. The batters need to be slightly watchful while tacking the spinners in the middle overs as the ball is holding a bit. Both captains will prefer to bat first and put runs on the board.
Recent form:
Australia Women: Lost, Won, Won, Won, Won,
South Africa Women: Won, Lost, Won, Won, Lost
AU-W vs SA-W, 3rd ODI Probable Winners:
Australian women are expected to win this match.
What is the Expected, Probable Playing XIs for AU-W vs SA-W, 3rd ODI?
Australia Women
Alyssa Healy (c & wk), Phoebe Litchfield, Beth Mooney, Tahlia McGrath, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham, Alana King, Kim Garth, Megan Schutt
South Africa Women
Laura Wolvaardt (c), Tazmin Brits, Anneke Bosch, Sune Luus, Marizanne Kapp, Nadine de Klerk, Chloe Tryon, Eliz mari Marx, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Masabata Klaas, Ayanda Hlubi
That’s how you make your mark 😤Congratulations to Ayanda Hlubi for the stunning 2-wicket ODI debut performance against Australia. Picking up the wicket of the legendary cricketer, Ellyse Perry.“And we can do it again.” 💪 pic.twitter.com/j2fVLxIoEz
— Proteas Women (@ProteasWomenCSA) February 8, 2024
Injury Updates:
Currently, the players are doing well and fit. It will be added when there is an update.
What are the Fantasy Cricket Top Picks, Players for AU-W vs SA-W, 3rd ODI?
Top Pick – Batter
Anneke Bosch looked organized and paced her innings well in the 2nd ODI, adding 44 runs at a strike rate of 95.65.
Top Pick – All-Rounder
Marizanne Kapp produced one of the greatest all-round performances in her ODI career, scoring 75 runs and picking up 3 wickets in the 2nd ODI. She pierced the gaps pretty well in the first half and did the bulk of the damage by swinging the ball late in the second half.
Top Pick – Bowler
Not only for his bowling skills Kim Garth can also be counted with the bat as she made an unbeaten 42* runs in the 2nd ODI while picking up a wicket at an economy of 4.66.
Top Pick – Wicketkeeper
Alyssa Healy had an off day in the 2nd ODI where she departed for just 4 runs after nicking to the keeper. She is expecting a better show in the decider on Saturday.
X-Factor:
Ashleigh Gardner is having a good series so far, picking up 3 wickets at an economy of 3.9 and scoring 35 runs in an innings.
PROTEAS WOMEN LEVEL SERIES 💪A perfect win after a perfect performance from the Proteas Women to level matters against Australia in Sydney 🇿🇦🇦🇺Marizanne Kapp named the Player Of The Match 👏 #WozaNawe #BePartOfIt #AUSWvSAW pic.twitter.com/JwJ79oTWxA
— Proteas Women (@ProteasWomenCSA) February 7, 2024
What are the Fantasy Suggested teams for AU-W vs SA-W, 3rd ODI?
1. Alyssa Healy, Beth Mooney, Anneke Bosch, Tahlia McGrath, Tazmin Brits, Chloe Tryon, Marizanne Kapp (c), Ashleigh Gardner (vc), Nadine de Klerk, Alana King, Kim Garth
2. Alyssa Healy, Beth Mooney (c), Laura Wolvaardt (vc), Anneke Bosch, Phoebe Litchfield, Chloe Tryon, Marizanne Kapp, Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Ayanda Hlubi
Australia have announced their squad for the two-match #WTC25 series against New Zealand.➡ https://t.co/FScjpGVnRD pic.twitter.com/ezvjmEexB4
— ICC (@ICC) February 9, 2024
Pre-Match Analysis:
Australia Women paid a price for their poor show overall in the 2nd ODI, losing the contest by 84 runs (DLS method) in the rain-marred game. They panicked when the target was revised to 234 in 45 overs and could only manage 149. Southern Stars didn’t have their best day on the field as they committed a lot of errors by dropping catches. Lower-order batters Ashleigh Gardner and Kim Garth put up a good fight adding 77 runs for the 9th wicket which wasn’t sufficient to win the game. It’s a reality check for them and they are eyeing a strong comeback.
Reeling on with some spectacular all-round performances from Marizanne Kapp, South Africa secured their maiden ODI win over Australia on Wednesday. With this win, they level the series 1-1. Marizanne Kapp proved she is a fighter and played the game despite having pain in her arm. Ayanda Hlubi made a memorable debut, picking up the prized scalps of Ellyse Perry and Georgia Wareham.
