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Australia will begin as overwhelming favourites of their quest for an unprecedented eighth ultimate look after they tackle South Africa within the semi-final of the ICC Ladies’s T20 World Cup in Dubai on Thursday. Australia have now made it to the semi-finals of the worldwide T20 match in all its 9 editions held up to now since 2009 in England. The six-time champions tackle the Proteas girls in a last-four conflict in what appears to be a repeat of the summit showdown throughout the 2023 version in South Africa, which the Southern Stars received by 19 runs.
Going by pure statistic, South Africa aren’t any match for Australia who’ve received 9 out of the ten WT20I video games, with the previous’s solely win coming in January this yr.
The pinnacle-to-head document at Ladies’s T20 World Cup is much more intimidating as Australia have received all of the seven encounters. One of the best half in regards to the present Australian staff is the core which has remained intact for years now with solely Meg Lanning retiring from worldwide cricket.
All the ten others, who performed within the 2023 ultimate are right here with the likes of Alyssa Healy, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Ashleigh Gardner being the pillars of the staff.
On a gradual Dubai observe, the depth in batting has been Australia’s greatest power, with Phoebe Litchfield and Annabel Sutherland able to muscling the balls to the fence. For South Africa, one in every of their greatest belongings has been gradual left-arm orthodox Nonkululeko Mlaba, who has up to now taken 10 wickets in 4 group league video games.
Skipper Laura Wolvaardt, her opening companion Taznim Brits and the seasoned Marizanne Kapp are all match-winners in their very own rights however they’ve all the time come up quick towards Healy and firm.
Hopefully, the Proteas girls can be eighth time fortunate towards acquainted foes of their bid to win the maiden world T20 trophy.
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