Australia vs South Africa Prediction & Betting Tips - ICC Women's T20 World Cup

Prediction published on 25/02/2023, 04:30  by Devesh Jaganath | Modified on 25/02/2023 at 04:33 in Cricket Predictions

The 2023 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup will come to a close this weekend, and in the grand finale, we will see the tournament favourites Australia take on the host nation South Africa at Newlands Cricket Ground in the picturesque city of Cape Town. The hosts have defied the odds to reach the final by overcoming an in-form England team in the semi-final at this location on Sunday, with a solid display with bat and ball that was a little too good for their opponents on the day. Laura Wolvaardt and Tamzin Brits led the Proteas to a defendable total of 164 in their twenty overs, with the pair scoring 53 and 68 runs, respectively. Ayabonga Khaka was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 4-0-29-4, while Shanim Ismail contributed three wickets with an excellent display of aggressive pace bowling. It would be the fairytale ending if South Africa could lift the trophy on their home soil, but they will have to put on the performance of a lifetime to overcome this opponent.

Australia was tipped as the tournament favourites from the start and have delivered so far, having not lost a single match up to this point. The defending champions have looked formidable throughout the tournament but were almost undone by India in the semi-final, with the match going right to the last ball. Alyssa Healy and Meg Lanning have been the chief contributors with the bat for the Aussies, scoring 171 and 139 runs in the tournament, respectively, while Megan Shutt has been the pick of the bowlers with nine wickets to date. The major strength of the Australian team has been that the entire team is contributing either with bat or ball, which makes them dangerous at any point in an inning. They look hungry for another title and will feel they have the form and confidence to get the job done against the host nation.