Preview:
Zimbabwe Women will be upbeat when they take on the South Africa Emerging Women in the third ODI which is scheduled to happen on May 22nd. South Africa Emerging Women’s team has dominated this series mainly and is on the brink of winning the series.
The narrative of both the matches has been pretty much the same so far and South Africa will know that they can easily do a clean sweep. Zimbabwe Women would be happy how the second game went where they performed slightly better. South Africa won the first match by 89 runs while they won the second match by just a margin of 32 runs.
Match Details:
Zimbabwe Women vs South Africa Women Emerging, 3rd One day
Venue: Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Date & Time: 22nd May at 1:00 PM IST and 9:30 AM Local Time
Pitch Report:
Batting first has been fruitful so far, but it can be difficult as the ball swings a little in the morning. Chasing is going to be a better option, even though the Zimbabwean team hasn’t done it here in this series. Maybe, they can be third-time lucky.
Probable Playing XIs for ZM-W vs SAW-E:
Zimbabwe Women
Chiedza Dhururu, Modester Mupachikwa, Pellagia Mujaji, Mitchelle Mavhunga, Nyasha Gwanzura, Josephine Nkomo (c), Precious Marange, Lorraine Phiri, Tasmeen Granger, Esther Mbofana, Nomvelo Sibanda
South Africa Women Emerging
Andrie Steyn, Annerie Dercksen, Nondumiso Shangase, Tazmin Brits, Anneke Bosch, Sinalo Jafta, Leah Jones, Jade de Figueiredo, Nobulumko Baneti, Jane Winster, Michaela Andrews
Top Picks for ZM-W vs SAW-E Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Zimbabwe Women
Josephine Nkomo has led from the front in this series. She scored 60 run knock in the first game and followed it up with another 70.
Modester Mupachikwa scored a brilliant 95 in this previous match and at one point, it almost seemed that she would take the match away from South Africa. She would be extremely confident after that inning.
Top Picks – South Africa Women Emerging
Andrie Steyn was the top run-scorer for South Africa Emerging Women in the recent tour of Bangladesh. On this tour as well, she bettered her records by scoring two back-to-back centuries in the first two matches. She bettered her 100 from the first ODI with a 135.
Tazmin Brits smashed a brilliant 84 runs from just 59 balls in the previous match. She set the tone for the innings and batted beautifully.
ZM-W vs SAW-E Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (This series) |
| Josephine Nkomo | 130 runs in two innings |
| Modester Mupachikwa | 124 runs in two innings |
| Andrie Steyn | 235 runs in two innings |
| Masabata Klaas | Four wickets in two innings |
| Tazmin Brits | 95 runs in two innings |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for ZM-W vs SAW-E Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
T Brits, M Mupachikwa (VC), P Mujaji, A Mazvishaya, R Searle, A Steyn (C), J Nkomo, D Tucker, N Sibanda, M Andrews, J Winster
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for ZM-W vs SAW-E Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Modester Mupachikwa, Tazmin Brits, Andrie Steyn (C), Precious Marange, A Dercksen, A Mazvishaya, N Shangase, J Nkomo (VC), M Klaas, M Andrews, T Granger
ZM-W vs SAW-E Risky Captaincy Choices:
Pellagia Mujaji bats at no. 3 for the Zimbabwean team but hasn’t really come to terms with the responsibility in this series. She has struggled against the new, scoring a 19-ball 4 and a 22-ball 7 in her two innings.
Chiedza Dhururu hasn’t really shined her way during the recent series’. In this series, she has managed only five runs and hasn’t been able to see off or score to the new ball.
Player you should avoid:
Nonkululeko Mlaba has not picked up a wicket yet in this series. She has given 35 and 44 runs in the two matches respectively and hasn’t looked effective.
