πππππ : South Africa Women vs England Women
ππππ : November 24,β Sundayβ
ππππ : 17:30 PM ISTββββ
πππππ : Buffalo Park, East London, South Africa
ππππππππππ :ββ 1st T20I 2024
Two of the top teams in womenβs international cricket begin a three-match T20I series on Sunday in East London.
- This is South Africa Womenβs first game since they lost the T20 World Cup Final.
- This is Englandβs first game since they were surprisingly knocked out at the group stage of the T20 World Cup.
- The sides have met twice over the last two years with both teams winning one game each.
South Africa Women vs England Women
TV channels: The fans can watch the match live on Hotstar
Live Streaming: Live streaming of the match will be available on the FAFA191 Cricket Exchange India and website.
RSAW vs ENGW Match Prediction & Analysis
After years of Australia Women dominating all formats of the sport, and India Women with England Women seemingly their nearest challengers, womenβs international cricket provided plenty of shocks during the 2024 T20 World Cup as New Zealand Women and South Africa Women contested the final.
Back in the world of international bi-lateral series for this game, South Africa Women will now be searching for added quality and confidence as they look to take the next step after finishing as runners-up in the last two T20 World Cups.
TEAMS PREVIEW
South Africa Preview
South Africa Women will come into this series full of confidence after not only reaching the final of the Womenβs T20 World Cup last month but also thrashing Australia Women by 8 wickets with 16 balls remaining in the semi-final.
Prior to that famous victory, they beat Scotland Women and Bangladesh Women in successive games but had lost to England by 7 wickets with 4 balls remaining in their previous fixture.
England Preview
Captain Heather Knight has had to field questions over England Womenβs fitness levels ahead of this series after some pundits pointed at that as the main reason for their failure to escape the group stage of the Womenβs 2024 T20 World Cup. However, Knight firmly dismissed the claim and will be keen to shut up the nay-sayers with an early win in this series.
One of the surprises of England Womenβs poor showing in the UAE was the fact that they have a very settled team which has plenty of experience. So much so that it would be a shock if they didnβt win this opener.
Weather Conditions
According to the forecast it will be very humid throughout Sunday evening in East London with mostly sunny skies at the start of the game before the clouds roll in towards the second innings. We are expecting no rain during the match.
RSAW vs ENGW Pitch Report
Buffalo Park is a high scoring venue with a pitch which offers true bounce and plenty of pace. Spinners will get turn and bounce but it should be the batters who have the biggest say on a surface which should offer a par score of over 160.
Toss: To Bowl
On a good batting surface at Buffalo Park in East London, we expect both sides to want to chase a total in this game. The pitch is unlikely to deteriorate so we predict that both skippers will choose to bowl first.