South Africa Women vs Pakistan Women, the match is set to begin in Birmingham. The match holds important significance in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, as both teams have not won any match in the tournament so far, and through this match, one of the teams will open their winning account.
South Africa Women lost their last match by a huge margin of 65 runs in the 3rd group-stage match played on 13th June 2026 against Australia Women, and Pakistan Women also lost their last match, played against India Women on 14th June 2026 in the 6th group-stage match, by 64 runs. Both captains, Laura Wolvaardt of SA-W and Fatima Sana of PAK-W, will look forward to registering their first win in the tournament.
South Africa Women vs Pakistan Women: Match Details
South Africa Women vs Pakistan Women, the 11th group-stage match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, will be played at Edgbaston, Birmingham. The contest will start at 11:00 PM IST. Both teams have lost their last games by heavy margins. As today, both teams will look to seal the match in their favour.
South Africa Women Probable Playing XI vs Pakistan
Openers: Laura Wolvaardt (c) and Sune Luus
Both the openers will begin the batting for SA-W. In the last game, Sune Luus got out early as she scored only 1(5). She was lbw on Sophie Molineux’s delivery on the first over’s 6th ball. On the other side, Laura Wolvaardt, the African captain, scored a valuable innings of 44 runs in 39 balls. She gave a great fight back in the match while chasing the total of 173 against Australia-W.
Middle Order: Annerie Dercksen, Marizanne Kapp, and Chloe Tryon
In the last game, the young 25-year-old Annerie Dercksen, against Australia, failed to give any crucial contribution as she got out early after scoring 25(22). Marizanne Kapp, who is known for her experience and ruthless batting and taking wickets with her bowling in the middle order, and Chloe Tryon, who is known for her ability to score runs in the middle order, as her WT20I record displays that she has a fierce run-scoring ability.
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All-rounders: Nadine de Klerk, Kayla Reyneke, and Sinalo Jafta (wk)
20-year-old Kayla Reyneke can score runs fearlessly in the lower order, whereas Nadine de Klerk is known for her contribution at the crucial stages of the match. With nearly 800 runs in her WT20I career with an average of 25, she stands as one of the best all-rounders in the playing XI. And 31-year-old Sinalo Jafta (wk), the wicketkeeper-batter with the ability to score runs in the lower order and death overs, holds a significant position in the XI.
Bowlers: Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, and Nonkululeko Mlaba
The pace attack of the SA-W will play a crucial role in South Africa’s encounter as they have displayed a great wicket-taking ability at the crucial stages of the match.
Pakistan Women Probable Playing XI vs South Africa
Openers: Muneeba Ali (wk) and Gull Feroza
In the last game, which Pak-W played against India-W at Edgbaston, Muneeba Ali, the keeper-batter, scored a crucial 41 runs with a strike rate of 117, and she is expected to keep her form. On the other side, Gull Feroza didn’t give any significant contribution as she got out after scoring 12 runs in 9 balls to Deepti Sharma.
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Middle Overs: Ayesha Zafar, Saira Jabeen, Natalia Pervaiz, and Aliya Riaz
Ayesha Zafar, the middle-order batter for Pak-W, is known for her batting in the crucial stages of the match. Saira Jabeen is the fierce batter known for her aggressive scoring runs, and Natalia Pervaiz is one of the experienced batters in the Pakistan batting line-up.
All-rounders: Fatima Sana (c) and Rameen Shamim
Rameen Shamim is a right-arm off-break spinner, and she has also given crucial knocks for Pak-W in the past games. She has played 17 matches and taken 13 wickets with an economy of 6.65. Whereas 24-year-old Fatima Sana, the Pak-W captain, is also a fierce all-rounder. With her fast bowling, she has taken 50 wickets in WT20Is and scored 715 runs in just 59 innings with an average of 32.50.
Bowlers: Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal, Tasmia Rubab
Sadia Iqbal, the left-arm orthodox spinner, Nashra Sandhu, with her slow orthodox spin bowling, has taken 74 wickets in 78 matches, and the young 23-year-old Tasmia Rubab also stands as a significant pacer in the Pak-W line-up.
Pakistan Women: Probable Playing XI
Pakistan (probable): Muneeba Ali (wk), Gull Feroza, Ayesha Zafar, Saira Jabeen, Natalia Pervaiz, Aliya Riaz, Fatima Sana (c), Rameen Shamim, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal, Tasmia Rubab.
South Africa Women: Probable Playing XI
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South Africa (probable): Laura Wolvaardt (c), Sune Luus, Annerie Dercksen, Marizanne Kapp, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Kayla Reyneke, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba.
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