SA W vs AUS W: The 26th match of the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 between South Africa and Australia is being played at Holkar Stadium, Indore. Both the teams have already secured their place in the semi-finals. There is a fight for number one between the two.
SA W vs AUS W, Women’s World Cup 2025: Today the 26th match of the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 is being played between South Africa and Australia in Indore. The Australian captain has won the toss and decided to bowl first. Both the teams have already secured their place in the semi-finals. In such a situation, there is a fight between the two for the number one spot. The team that wins this match will face India in the semis on October 30. In such a situation, an exciting match can be seen.
South Africa-Australia match can be high scoring
It is raining runs in Holkar Stadium Indore. The pitch here is suitable for batting in both the innings. The average score of the first innings on this ground is 272 and that of the second innings is 250. The team batting first has won 50 percent of the matches and the team batting second has won 50 percent of the matches. Last time Australia had defeated New Zealand by a huge margin of 89 runs on this ground. Batting first, Australia had scored 326 runs. His batting did wonders.
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It is not easy to stop Australia’s explosive batting.
Australia has fire power, which will not be easy for the South African bowlers to stop. Ashley Gardner had played an inning of 115 runs against New Zealand in the same Holkar Stadium. Opener Phoebe Litchfield also scored 45 runs. Apart from these, Annabel Sutherland had played an unbeaten inning of 98 runs against England in the last match. Although Alyssa Healy is not playing in this match, Georgia Wall has got a chance in her place. She is out for 2 consecutive matches.
South Africa also has tremendous edge in batting
Not only Australia, but South Africa also has an edge in batting. Captain Laura Walworth is in good form. In the last match, he played a match winning knock of 90 runs against Pakistan. He also played an unbeaten inning of 60 runs in the match against Sri Lanka. Apart from them, the rhythm of Tajmeen bits is better. He scored unbeaten 55 runs against Sri Lanka. At the same time, she has also scored a century in this World Cup. There are better options in the middle order in the form of Lusu and Kap.
South Africa Women’s Playing 11: Laura Wolvaardt (captain), Tazmin Brits, Annery Derksen, Marijne Kapp, Sune Ale Luus, Sinalo Jafta (wk), CL Trion, Nadine de Klerk, Ayabanga Khaka, Masabata Klaas, Nonkululeko Mlaba.
Australia Women’s Playing 11: Georgia Wall, P Lichfield, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, A Sutherland, Ashley Gardner, Tahlia McGrath (c), Georgia Wareham, Elana King, Kim Garth, Megan Schutt.
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