Sophie Devine’s White Ferns completed a close win over West Indies in Sharjah on Friday to seal their place in Final.
Their rival Proteas defeated six-time champions Australia in the first semi-final on Thursday, and will be looking to go one better than the Previous edition, when they were losing finalists on home soil.
This will be just the second time that the South Africa 🇿🇦 have reached the final of a major ICC tournaments.
Probable XI
New Zealand XI :
1 Georgia Plimmer, 2 Suzie Bates, 3 Amelia Kerr, 4 Sophie Devine (capt), 5 Brooke Halliday, 6 Maddy Green, 7 Isabella Gaze (wk), 8 Rosemary Mair, 9 Lea Tahuhu, 10 Eden Carson, 11 Fran Jonas.
South Africa XI : 1 Laura Wolvaardt (capt), 2 Tazmin Brits, 3 Anneke Bosch, 4 Chloe Tryon, 5 Marizanne Kapp, 6 Sune Luus, 6 Annerie Dercksen, 8 Nadine de Klerk, 9 Sinao Jafta (wk), 10 Nonkululeko Mlaba, 11 Ayabonga Khaka.
South Africa Women vs New Zealand Women Head-to-Head
In the head-to-head competition, Sophie Devine’s New Zealand possess a 11 to 4 lead over Laura Wolvaardt’s South Africa.
♧ Total Matches:15
♧ SA-W Won: 4
♧ NZ-W Won: 11
♧ No Result: 0
Bat V Ball
🏏 The final will also be the occasion to see the tournament's leading wicket-taker and tournament's highest-run scorer in action at the same time.
🎾 New Zealand spinner Amelia Kerr has claimed 12 wickets, the most by a bowler in this World Cup.
🏏 Meanwhile South African skipper Laura Wolvaardt has been inspirational with the bat having scored 190 runs.
NEW ZEALAND 💪
● Sophie Devine
● Anneke Bosch
● Amelia Kerr
South Africa 💪
● Laura Wolvaardt
● Marizanne Kapp
● Chloe Tryon
Credit: ICC