ICC Women’s CWC 2022 | BAN-W vs SA-W | 2nd Match Preview, Predictions, Fantasy XI

The second match in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 will see Bangladesh Women taking on South Africa Women on March 5, 2022, at University Oval in Dunedin. Both these teams will eye for a good start in this major tournament.

It’s history time for Bangladesh women as they qualified for the World Cup for the very first time. They have already made their nation proud but these 15 ladies from Bangladesh will look to get to greater heights.

The ‘Bangla Tigresses’ have recently played a 3-match ODI series against Zimbabwe Women where they stifled the home team with a scoreline of 3-zilch. However, they didn’t have any luck in the two warm-up games, bowing down to England Women and Pakistan Women. 

Talking about their opponents, South African Women were the semifinalists in the previous edition of this tournament. They had a good opportunity to reach the finals but lost it to England Women by 2 wickets. They have recently won an ODI series against West Indies Women by a margin of 2-1 but, again, lost both of their warm-up games. 

In total this should be an exciting game as Bangladesh Women in their first-ever World Cup will try to go a  level-up in order to put the African Women under pressure. Though South Africa Women clearly have an upper hand in this forthcoming game.

Match Details

Bangladesh Women vs South Africa Women - 2nd Match

Date and Time - March 5, 2022, 3:30 AM IST

Venue - University Oval, Dunedin

Broadcast- Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar

Pitch Report

The University Oval track will assist the seamers early on. As the game progresses it will slightly spin and batters will have a fairly easy day. The average score batting first is around 240. There is an urge to bowl first for the captain who wins the toss as the pitch will remain the same throughout the match. 

Weather Conditions

According to the forecasts, there is no rain during the match and will remain sunny throughout the match.

Squads

Bangladesh Women

Fargana Hoque, Murshida Khatun, Sharmin Akhter, Rumana Ahmed, Sobhana Mostary, Nigar Sultana (c & wk), Shamima Sultana (wk), Salma Khatun, Jahanara Alam, Fahima Khatun, Ritu Moni, Nahida Akter, Lata Mondal, Fariha Trisna, Suraiya Azmin, Shanjida Akter.

South Africa Women

Laura Wolvaardt, Mignon du Preez, Laara Goodall, Chloe Tryon, Sune Luus (c), Marizanne Kapp, Lizelle Lee (wk), Tazmin Brits (wk), Sinalo Jafta (wk), Trisha Chetty (wk), Ayabonga Khaka, Masabata Klaas, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Shabnim Ismail, Tumi Sekhukhune.

Probable Playing XI

Bangladesh Women: Shamima Sultana, Fargana Hoque, Nigar Sultana (c & wk), Sobhana Mostary, Salma Khatun, Jahanara Alam, Sharmin Akhter, Rumana Ahmed, Fariha Trisna, Nahida Akter, Ritu Moni.

South Africa Women: Laura Wolvaardt, Tazmin Brits, Chloe Tryon, Mignon du Preez, Sune Luus (c), Marizanne Kapp, Lizelle Lee (wk), Ayabonga Khaka, Masabata Klaas, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Shabnim Ismail. 

CE Fantasy XI: Laura Wolvaardt, Marizanne Kapp, Ayabonga Khaka, Shabnim Ismail, Chloe Tryon, Nigar Sultana, Jahanara Alam, Shamima Sultana, Nahida Akter.

Captain- Sune Luus

Vice-Captain- Mignon du Preez