New Delhi. The final match of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 will be played in Dubai on Sunday (20 October). The teams of New Zealand and South Africa are face to face in the title match. Whichever team wins here, it will create history. This is the first time in the 15-year history of the Women’s T20 World Cup that any of these teams will capture the glittering trophy. In the second semi-final, New Zealand defeated West Indies, while in the first semi-final, South Africa defeated 6-time champion Australia. The Kiwi team has reached the finals after 14 years while South Africa has entered the title match for the second consecutive time.
There are memories associated with Dubai for the teams of New Zealand and South Africa. South Africa won the Men’s Under-19 World Cup title in 2014 under the captaincy of Aiden Markram. This is the only World Cup trophy for South Africa for the senior and junior teams. At the same time, New Zealand had a heart-breaking defeat against Australia in the final of the T20 World Cup in 2021.
Sophie would like to end her career by winning the Devine Trophy
New Zealand will expect an excellent performance from Sophie Devine in the final. 14 years ago in Barbados, Ellyse Perry stopped a wonderful rocket hit from Sophie Devine. If that ball had hit fours, the T20 World Cup final would have gone into a super over. Even after this, Divine has prepared himself to fight the ups and downs. Divine would like to say goodbye to this game by becoming a world champion captain. He has experience of playing finals.
South Africa has hope from Anne Bosch
South Africa will have high expectations from Anne Bosch in batting in the final. Before the semi-finals, this batsman was being criticized a lot about his batting. However, the team management was well aware that this player has the ability to single-handedly change the course of the match. Therefore the South African management gave him continuous opportunities. Bosch played an important role in taking his team to the final by playing an unbeaten inning of 74 runs against Australia. Both the teams would not like to make changes in the playing eleven for the final. Both can enter the final without any changes.
New Zealand (Probable XI): Georgia Plimer, Suzy Bates, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine (c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gage (wk), Rosemary Mair, Lee Tahuhu, Eden Carson, Fran Jonas.
South Africa (Probable XI): Laura Wolvaardt (captain), Tajmin Brits, Anneke Bosch, Chloe Tryon, Marijne Kapp, Sune Luus, Anne Dirksen, Nadine de Klerk, Sinao Jafta (wk), Nonkululeko Mlaba, Ayabonga Khaka.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: October 20, 2024, 06:01 IST