Preview:
West Indies women will take on South Africa Women in the 3rd and final T20I on Sunday (September 5). The encounter takes place at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua and a lot is at stakes. With South Africa having an unassailable 1-0 lead, a win in this game would seal the deal for them. Hence, West Indies will stand in a do-or-die encounter.
For the uninitiated, the opening game got washed out due to rain while the following encounter saw South Africa walking away with a 50-run win. Lizelle Lee’s 73-run knock was instrumental in taking in taking the Proteas side over the line.
Match Details:
West Indies Women vs South Africa Women, 3rd T20I
Venue: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua
Date & Time: September 5th, at 4:00 AM IST and 6:30 PM Local Time
Live Streaming: Fancode
Pitch Report:
The batswomen need to take some time at the start of the innings as the wicket is on the slower side and we witnessed the same in the previous game. Hence, batters need to put some application to score runs.
Probable Playing XIs for WI-W vs SA-W:
West Indies Women
Hayley Matthews, Deandra Dottin, Kyshona Knight, Kycia Knight (wk), Chedean Nation, Britney Cooper, Aaliyah Alleyne, Shamilia Connell, Anisa Mohammed (c), Shakera Selman, Qiana Joseph
South Africa Women
Lizelle Lee, Dane van Niekerk (c), Marizanne Kapp, Laura Wolvaardt, Tazmin Brits, Sune Luus, Chloe Tryon, Trisha Chetty (wk), Nonkululeko Mlaba, Ayabonga Khaka, Masabata Klaas
Top Picks for WI-W vs SA-W Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – West Indies Women
Britney Cooper was impressive in the last game and she won’t mind replicating her heroics again. She scored a quick-fire cameo of 26 runs in her last outing.
Hayley Matthews is the other player to watch out for from the Caribbean camp. She picked a couple of wickets alongside scoring 12 runs in her last outing.
Top Picks – South Africa Women
As mentioned above, Lizelle Lee was the chief architect of South Africa’s win in the last game. The dashing opener scored 73 off mere 52 balls.
Laura Wolvaardt took West Indies bowlers by storm in the last game. The youngster took just nine balls to score 33 runs and South Africa posted a match-winning total.
WI-W vs SA-W Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Player | Statistics (This Series) | Dream11 Points |
Lizelle Lee | 195 runs | 145 |
Laura Wolvaardt | 68 runs, 1 wicket | 103 |
Hayley Matthews | 20 runs, 3 wickets | 118 |
Britney Cooper | 26 runs | 67 |
Dane van Niekerk | 38 runs | 54 |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for WI-W vs SA-W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Kycia Knight, Laura Wolvaardt, Lizelle Lee (C), Kyshona Knight, Hayley Matthews, Dane van Niekerk, Marizanne Kapp (VC), Sune Luus, Anisa Mohammed, Masabata Klaas, Aaliyah Alleyne
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for WI-W vs SA-W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Kycia Knight, Laura Wolvaardt (VC), Lizelle Lee, Deandra Dottin, Britney Cooper (C), Hayley Matthews, Dane van Niekerk, Marizanne Kapp, Shakera Selman, Masabata Klaas, Nonkululeko Mlaba
WI-W vs SA-W Risky Captaincy Choices:
Deandra Dottin is a proven star of this format but hasn’t done much in this series so far. Hence, she will be a risky pick as your fantasy team skipper.
Dane van Niekerk got starts in the first two matches, although she couldn’t play a substantial knock. Nevertheless, she is a top-quality player and it’s worth a risk to pick her as your fantasy team skipper.
Player you should avoid:
Considering top quality players in the all-rounders’ slot, it’s difficult to include Tazmin Brits in the final eleven.