Probable XI –
South Africa Women –
Lizelle Lee, Tazmin Brits, Marizanne Kapp, Laura Wolvaardt, Sune Luus, Mignon du Preez, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Masabata Klaas
Pakistan Women –
Ayesha Zafar, Omaima Sohail, Muneeba Ali (wk), Nahida Khan, Kainat Imtiaz, Ayesha Naseem, Nida Dar, Aliya Riaz (c), Diana Baig, Aiman Anwer, Anam Amin
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Tazmin Brits
2. Lizelle Lee
3. Laura Wolvaardt
4. Omaima Sohail
5. Marizanne Kapp(C)
6. Nida Dar
7. Aliya Riaz
8. Shabnim Ismail(VC)
9. Masabata Klaas
10. Diana Baig
11. Aiman Anwar
– Marizanne Kapp looks safest captain pick as he’s batting at one down & bowling full 4 overs too.
– Shabnim Ismail might be a good VC pick especially while bowling first considering her couple of overs in death.
– Omaima Sohail might be a good punt as she’s opening the innings and can bowl a couple of overs too if required.
– Dropped Khaka to manage credits & took Klaas who might get a couple of wickets as she bowled full overs in the last match.
– Dropped both Luus & Mignon Du Preez as they might not get to bat much due to the strong top order of SA-W.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Tazmin Brits
2. Laura Wolvaardt
3. Omaima Sohail
4. Nahida Khan
5. Sune Luus
6. Marizanne Kapp(C)
7. Nida Dar(VC)
8. Aliya Riaz
9. Diana Baig
10. Shabnim Ismail
11. Ayabonga Khaka
– Nida Dar might be another good VC pick as she’s bowling full overs & batting at 4-5 down.
– Dropped Lizelle Lee as she’s a hit or miss type of batter who might get out early in this game.
– Expecting a good knock from the experienced Nahida Khan especially while batting first.
– Sune Luus might be a good punt if 1-2 top order batters fails early.
– Aliya Riaz is another good pick as she’s doing late hitting & bowling 2-3 overs too.
Grand League Combination –
1. Ayesha Zafar
2. Mignon Du Preez
3. Ayesha Naseem
4. Nahida Khan
5. Sune Luus(C)
6. Marizanne Kapp
7. Nida Dar
8. Aliya Riaz
9. Shabnim Ismail
10. Diana Baig(VC)
11. Anam Amin
– Going heavy on PAK-W as they might go with all guns blazing to win this game.
– Ayesha Zafar is opening the innings so she might play at least a decent knock.
– Diana Baig will have a crucial role to play if PAK-W wants to restrict SA-W.
– Sune Luus might be a good captain pick if top order of SA-W fails early. Also she can bowl a couple of overs too.