WT20WC 2024: In the 3rd match of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, South Africa Women will take on West Indies Women at the Dubai International Stadium. The South Africa Women vs WI Women match is scheduled on October 4 starting at 3:30 PM IST.
Sharing the same Group B, this will be the campaign opening match for both SA women’s and WI Women’s. SA-W and WI-W cemented their place being on the top six teams from the 2023 T20 World Cup.
In 2023 South African women’s team became the runner-up after tasting a defeat from the Australian women by 19 runs on home soil. Out of 8 seasons, this was the best appearance of the SA Women in the Women’s T20 World Cup.
On the other hand, West Indies couldn’t qualify for the playoffs winning 2 games out of 4 in the group stage. One-time champion West Indies clinched their debut Women’s World Cup Trophy in 2016.
Looking forward to lifting another T20 World Cup, WIW will face the SAW in the upcoming match no. 3 of WT20WC in Dubai.
So before the match starts, let’s look at SA-W vs WI-W head-to-head records ahead of the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup at the Dubai International Stadium.
South Africa Women vs West Indies Women Head-to-Head in WT20WC
West Indies Women and South Africa women 4 games in the ICC Women T20 World Cup. In all four games, the West Indies squad defeated South Africa in the WT20 World Cup. Both teams had a face-off in 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2018 ICC Women T20 World Cup in a group stage.
The table below shows SAW vs WIW T20 World Cup head-to-head –
| Matches | SA-W Won | WI-W Won | Tie | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
South Africa Women vs West Indies Women Overall WT20 Head-to-Head
Looks like the Carribean women have always had the upper hand on the Proteas Women squad. In the 20 WT20 International games WI women beat SA Women’s for the 14 times. In only 7 games, SAW defeated WIW and became the winner. Then there’s one game that went without any result.
The table below shows SA-W vs WI-W head-to-head in WT20I-
| Matches | SA-W Won | WI-W Won | Tie | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 7 | 14 | – | 1 |
| Stat | South Africa Women | West Indies Women |
|---|---|---|
| Wins Batting 1st | 4 | 7 |
| Wins Chasing | 3 | 7 |
| Highest Total | 165/3 | 175/5 |
| Lowest Total | 70/8 | 97/8 |
| Highest Successful Chase | 156 | 114 |
| Lowest Total Defended | 119 | 97 |
| Most Runs | Lizelle Lee (311) | DJS Dottin (494) |
| Highest Scorer | Lizelle Lee (75) | DJS Dottin (111*) |
| Most Sixes | Lizelle Lee (9) | GJS Dottin (26) |
| Most Wickets | Shabnim Ismail (13) | Anisa Mohammed (23) |
| Best Bowling | Masabata Klaas (4/21) | Anisa Mohammed (5/10) |
Dubai International Cricket Stadium T20 World Cup Stats and Records
Dubai International Cricket Stadium will host the 3rd match of SAW vs WIW on October 4th ahead of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024.
A total of 97 games have been played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium including all men, women, and domestic T20 games. Out of 97, the Team batted the first 45 games and the bowling team won 51 games. Looking at the stats, the Team batting second has a higher chance of winning at this ground.
Ahead of the SA-W vs WI-W match of WT20WC 2024, check out overall Dubai International Cricket Stadium T20I records including men and women.
| Dubai International Cricket Stadium Stats and Records | |||
| Total T20I Matches | 97 | ||
| First Match | 19/04/2014 | ||
| Batting 1st Won | 45 | ||
| Bowling 1st Won | 51 | ||
| Matches Tied | – | ||
| Matches N/R | – | ||
| Highest Team Inn | 184/8 By Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh | ||
| Lowest Team Inn | 98/5 By NAM Women vs UAE Women | ||
| Average Score | 141 | ||
Pitch Report of Dubai International Cricket Stadium Ahead of SA-W vs WI-W
Dubai International Cricket Stadium has a balanced pitch that favors both batters and bowlers. Due to the short form of boundaries, it is easier for batsmen to score. However, bowlers, especially fast bowlers, get some help with the new ball. Spinners also get chances in the initial overs. But as the game progressed, batters started to root in the grounds during the middle overs and the scoreboard finally got some numbers. In the last overs, the surface goes hard on spinners and refuses help taking wickets. This makes it easier for the chasing team to hunt down the target and win the game.
South Africa Women vs West Indies Women X Factor
South Africa Women X Factor
For the first time, Laura Wolvaardt will be the captain of the T20 SA Women’s team ahead of the ICC big event. Sune Luus is one of the key players from the 2023 edition who helped the team reaching to the T20 World Cup Final last year. Other players from the previous season joined Sune such as Marizanne Kapp, Chloe Tryon, Nadine De Klerk, Tazmin Brits, Ayabonga Khaka, and Nonkululeko Mlaba.
West Indies Women X Factor
Skipper Hayley Matthews will lead the WI women’s squad ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024. With 96 Women’s T20I games, Hayley Matthews had enough experience assisted by vice-captain Shemaine Campbelle. Allrounder Stafanie Taylor is another veteran player who played 121 WT20I games scoring 3338 runs and scalped 98 wickets. Speaking of experience, one of the prominent players Deandra Dottin is in the WIW T20 World Cup squad 2024. Turning-off her International retirement, bowling allrounder Dottin had played 127 games while bagging 2697 and took 62 wickets in the Women’s T20I.
