NZ-W vs SA-W Preview | New Zealand Women to face South Africa Women, both teams eye first win in Women’s WC

After facing defeats in their respective campaign openers in the ongoing Women’s World Cup 2025, New Zealand and South Africa will take on each other in the seventh game of the tournament. Both teams will aim to win this game and register their first success in the tournament’s current edition.

New Zealand Women lost to Australia Women by a margin of 89 runs while chasing a target of 327 runs. The White Ferns were bowled out at the score of 237 runs in 43.2 overs. Skipper Sophie Devine’s brilliant century (112 runs off 112 balls) went in vain as the other batters couldn’t contribute enough to help their side chase the target successfully. Now, Devine and Co. will aim to beat South Africa Women and register their first win in the ongoing Women’s World Cup 2025. In their last five ODIs, NZ Women have won and lost two games each, alongside a game ending without any result.
On the other hand, South Africa Women faced a horrific collapse in their campaign opener against England. They were bundled out at the score of just 69 runs in 20.4 overs, with wicketkeeper-batter Sinalo Jaffa being the only batter to reach the double-digit mark as an individual score, hitting 22 runs off 36 balls. Later in the second innings, England Women successfully chased down the 70-run target in just 14.1 overs, scoring 73/0. So, the Proteas Women will look forward to forgetting the last outing and securing their first success in the tournament.
Form Guide
NZ-W: L NR W W L
SA-W: W W W L L
NZ-W vs SA-W Head-to-Head in T20S
South Africa Women have dominated New Zealand Women completely in the last five matches of their head-to-head battle. The Proteas Women have won four matches, while New Zealand has won only one game.
Pitch and Weather
The surface at the Holkar Stadium in Indore is known for its batting-friendly nature, especially in the first innings. It will be a hard surface, even bounce, with lightning-fast outfield.
The weather in Indore on Monday will be mostly sunny, with the temperature hovering around 29 degrees Celsius.
Team News
Both teams are coming off defeats in their respective previous games, so they might look forward to giving their playing XI one more chance in this game, without making any changes.
New Zealand Women Probable XI: Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine (C), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze (WK), Jess Kerr, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson, and Bree Illing.
South Africa Women Probable XI: Laura Wolvaardt (C), Tazmin Brits, Sune Luus, Marizanne Kapp, Anneke Bosch, Sinalo Jaffa (WK), Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Masabata Klaas, Ayabonga Khaka, and Nonkululeko Mlaba.
Broadcasting Platforms
The seventh ODI match of the Women’s World Cup 2025 will be streamed live on the JioHotstar app and website. For TV viewers, it will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network.






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