South Africa vs New Zealand Highlights, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 final: White Ferns clinch maiden title

South Africa women vs New Zealand women match result: New Zealand defeated South Africa by 32 runs to clinch their maiden Women’s T20 World Cup title. Having been asked to bat first, the Kiwis rode on Amelia Kerr’s 43 to pot 158/5 on the board. Kerr (3/24) starred with the ball as well, along with Rosemary Mair (3/25) as the White Ferns restricted South Africa to 126/9.

Playing XI 

South Africa: Laura Wolvaardt (Captain), Tazmin Brits, Anneke Bosch, Marizanne Kapp, Chloe Tryon, Sune Luus, Nadine de Klerk, Annerie Dercksen, Sinalo Jafta, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba.

New Zealand: Sophie Devine (Captain), Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze, Rosemary Mair, Lea Tahuhu, Fran Jona, Eden Carson

South Africa women vs New Zealand women LIVE scorecard, Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: South Africa take on New Zealand in the final of the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Sunday. Both teams are vying for their first Women’s T20 World Cup title.

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While South Africa stunned Australia in the semi-finals, New Zealand got the better of West Indies. This is the first Women’s T20 World Cup final to not involve Australia or England.

Both South Africa and New Zealand have lost just one match each in their 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup campaign so far. While the White Ferns went down to Australia by 60 runs in the group stage, South Africa lost to England by seven wickets.

South Africa will look to bury the ghosts of past, after the Proteas had made the final of the 2023 edition as well, eventually going down to Australia.

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Squads:

South Africa: Laura Wolvaardt (c), Anneke Bosch, Tazmin Brits, Nadine de Klerk, Annerie Dercksen, Mieke de Ridder, Ayanda Hlubi, Sinalo Jafta, Marizanne Kapp, Ayabonga Khaka, Suné Luus, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Seshnie Naidu, Tumi Sekhukhune, Chloé Tryon

New Zealand: Sophie Devine (c), Suzie Bates, Eden Carson, Izzy Gaze, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Fran Jonas, Leigh Kasperek, Melie Kerr, Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Molly Penfold, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu