In what is a bit of a surprise final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, South Africa Women take on New Zealand Women to decide the winner. Get our latest expert South Africa vs New Zealand match betting tips, predictions and picks below. Ready to bet on every T20 Women’s World Cup match? Open an account with these top bookmakers for the best betting experience.
| Region | Cricket Betting Platforms |
|---|---|
| India | 1xbet (open account here) |
| India | Dafabet (open account here) |
| UK, Australia, Europe | bet365 (open account here) |
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Date: Sunday, October 20
Time: 6 pm local (2 pm GMT or 7.30 pm IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand Women’s T20 World Cup Preview
What Have The Two Teams Done Recently?
South Africa Women
Before the start of this tournament, South Africa Women had played in 161 matches and won 70 and lost 84 of them.
Since the start of this year, South Africa had win-loss of 5-6 which includes victories over India, Australia and Sri Lanka, making them a dangerous side on their day.
In this competition, they overcame West Indies Women in their opener, but lost to England Women in the group stage. They managed to qualify for the semifinals on a better net run-rate than England Women before causing the biggest upset of the tournament, arguably, defeating Australia Women in the last four.
New Zealand Women
The New Zealand Women’s team was shaping up to be one of the best in the world but in more recent times they hit a bit of a rut. In fact in 2024, New Zealand had lost 12 of the 13 matches they had played which was shocking for a side which has been a two-time T20 World Cup runner-up.
Their overall record, as a result of this bad form, had also taken a dent and now reads 94-76 on win-loss.
In their opener here, they defeated India Women in a rather one-sided way before easing past Sri Lanka and Pakistan to seal off their semifinal berth. And while they did lose to Australia Women in one of those league games, they edged out West Indies Women in the semifinal to make it to the title-decider.
All Eyes On
While Amelia Kerr continues to pick off the wickets, bagging another couple in her four overs of the semifinal, it’s Eden Carson who looks to be growing as the tournament has grown. How South Africa Women play her out will be something to watch out.
For the Proteas, Anneke Bosch hadn’t done too much entering the semifinal having had scores of DNB, 18, 11 and 25 in the group stages of the tournament. And then came her best T20I innings, her career top-score across all three international formats and a knock that knocked the stuffing out of the Aussie side.
South Africa vs New Zealand Head-to-Head Stats
- Overall South Africa vs New Zealand T20I Head-to-head: There have been 15 previous matches between these two teams and New Zealand have a bit of an advantage here with a head to head lead of 11-4 in this format.
- Over the last six completed games though, it’s 3-3.
- In the three matches played in Asia, New Zealand Women lead 2-1.
South Africa vs New Zealand Squads
New Zealand
Sophie Devine (c), Suzie Bates, Eden Carson, Izzy Gaze, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Fran Jonas, Leigh Kasperek, Melie Kerr, Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Molly Penfold, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu
South Africa
Laura Wolvaardt (c), Anneke Bosch, Tazmin Brits, Nadine de Klerk, Annerie Dercksen, Mieke de Ridder, Ayanda Hlubi, Sinalo Jafta, Marizanne Kapp, Ayabonga Khaka, Suné Luus, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Seshnie Naidu, Tumi Sekhukhune, Chloé Tryon Travelling reserve: Miané Smit
South Africa vs New Zealand Women’s T20 World Cup Predictions with Latest Odds*
South Africa vs New Zealand Match Winner
- New Zealand Women to win: 11/8 (sign up with 1xbet & Dafabet in India & bet365 in the UK & Australia)
South Africa vs New Zealand Top Batter
- Top South Africa Batter – Laura Wolvaardt: 5/2 (1xbet & Dafabet in India & bet365 in the UK & Australia)
- Top New Zealand Batter – Sophie Devine: 4/1 (1xbet & Dafabet in India & bet365 in the UK & Australia)
South Africa vs New Zealand Top Bowler
- Top South Africa Bowler – Marizanne Kapp: 7/2 (1xbet & Dafabet in India & bet365 in the UK & Australia)
- Top New Zealand Bowler – Amelia Kerr: 11/4 (1xbet & Dafabet in India & bet365 in the UK & Australia)
South Africa vs New Zealand Toss Prediction
New Zealand Women to win the toss: 10/11
South Africa vs New Zealand Other Predictions
- Highest Opening Partnership – South Africa: 5/6
How to Watch South Africa vs New Zealand Live Streaming?
The live streaming of all the matches in the Women’s T20 World Cup can be watched in 116 territories across the world. This is how that can be done:
| Region | ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 TV Channels |
|---|---|
| India | Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar |
| UAE & MENA countries | STARZON & CricLife Women |
| UK & Ireland | Sky Sports Cricket, Sky Sports Main Event, SkyGO, NOW and Sky Sports App |
| Australia | Amazon Prime Video |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport NZ |
| Pakistan | PTV & Ten Sports (through A-Sports) & digitally through the Myco, Tamasha and Shoq apps |
| Bangladesh | Nagorik TV & Toffee |
| South Africa & 52 Sub-Saharan Africa territories | SuperSport Cricket & SuperSport Cricket Africa |
| Sri Lanka | Maharaja TV |
| USA & Canada | WillowTV & Willow by Cricbuzz |
| West Indies | ESPN Caribbean & ESPN Play Caribbean app. Disney+ |
| Other Regions | ICC.tv |
| Radio Commentary | ABC in Australia, BBC in the UK, the FunAsia Network in the Middle East, and All India Radio in India (for the India matches, semi-finals, and the final) |
Fans can also listen to the live commentary of all the matches through the ‘Match Centre’ on the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup website and mobile app.
*odds correct at the time of writing.
