Women T20 World Cup Final Match Full Overview
Some moments stick in your mind like Siya Kolisi staring up to heaven as he lifts that Rugby World Cup, or Grant Elliott holding out his hand to Dale Steyn after providing a game changing six in 2015. Katy Perry joins Meg Lanning’s victorious Aussie team after she also ran out at the MCG in front of 86,000 fans in 2020. Those were good memories, they stick forever.
Now, fast forward to today and we’re one step away from our own iconic moment. For South Africa and New Zealand, this Sunday’s clash will bring their own tale to the history books as they take on one another for the title. Sophie Devine, Suzie Bates, Marizanne Kapp, all of these players have spent years chasing this dream. New Zealand has a chance to redeem themselves after 14 years and South Africa go back for second shot in two years. Then there’s the fact that they just got worse than Australia — the same team that nearly broke their hearts recently. Crazy, right?
Their journeys to the final? Well yeah, pretty similar, they’ve been. Both teams have had huge wins and tough losses you just want to know yeah or not. Sure, Australia and England set the gold standard, but here’s the thing: This final offers hope that women’s cricket will only grow, and that the sport as a whole will continue to expand. This will be the battlefield in Dubai, where they made so many memories. Their only ever title came here in 2014 and New Zealand? Well, in 2021 they had one of their biggest heartbreaks in Dubai.
We are standing on the edge of a new champion, but here we are. It’ll be one for the ages whether it’s New Zealand’s Bates, Devine and Tahuhu finally getting their win or if South Africa join in with another piece of winning history.
A little bit about players to watch. She has been there, done that — now her captaincy career could end with a victory. On the opposite side is Anneke Bosch, under fire for not doing enough to strike early but then delivered a game changing performance that knocked over Australia. Can she do it again?
So too for the teams; there won’t be great differences from the semi final line ups. We’re riding both teams high on confidence, so why fix what isn’t broken, right?
The pitch in Dubai? This time it’s all about spin. Pakistan, for example, have recently leaned on spin bowlers and captains are likely to do the same. It’s definitely the start of spin again as dew hasn’t been a massive factor. However, the weather has cooled down a bit and those muggy evenings will most certainly try the test of endurance on the players.
Stats and Trivia:
It means Suzie Bates will be the most capped woman in internationals.
Laura Wolvaardt has now emerged as South Africa’s leading run scorer in a T20 World Cup.
Amelia Kerr’s 12 wickets place her third behind Naveen-ul-Haq and Poonam Yadav as the top bowler in this tournament.
Sunday’s winner, whoever it is, will have a new champion to lift the women’s game. These teams are time to embed their names in history.
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