South Africa vs Sri Lanka Women 1st ODI Match Prediction & Betting Tips
South Africa Women will take on Sri Lanka Women in the first WODI of the series at Buffalo Park, East London. This match gets underway at 10:00 local time on Tuesday 9th April, 2024.
SA-W vs SL-W 1st ODI, Buffalo Park, East London Pitch Report
This surface in East London will certainly produce good pace for the quick bowlers. Although there will be turn, this will not be the easiest pitch for spinners to cause problems.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for South Africa vs Sri Lanka Women 1st ODI Match 2024
SA Women Team News & Playing 11
SA-W Team News
After only losing their last WODI series 2-1 to Australia Women, South Africa Women will come into this match full of confidence against a side they have a very strong head to head record. Opening batter Laura Wolvaardt will once again captain the hosts.
SA-W Team Batting
Batting on a quick and bouncy track in East London, the South Africa Women batting line-up will certainly fancy their chances of either chasing down or posting a big score in this game. Wolvaardt is an accomplished player at the top of the order with Anneke Bosch and Marizanne Kapp both also capable of match-winning innings.
SA-W Team Bowling
With the ball, all-rounder Kapp will be a dangerous player to face on this pitch but we expect the biggest threat for the visiting batters to come from Nadine de Klerk and Masabata Klaas. Both bowl with good economy rates and will look to frustrate the batters.
SA-W Team Form
South Africa Women were heavily beaten in two of their last three WODIs but also recorded an impressive win over Australia Women in the same series.
SA Women Predicted Playing 11
Laura Wolvaardt (c), Tamzin Brits, Anneke Bosch, Sune Luus, Marizanne Kapp, Nadine de Klerk, Delmi Tucker, Eliz-mari Marx, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Masabata Klaas, Tumi Sekhulhune
SL Women Team News & Playing 11
SL-W Team News
Captain Chamari Athapaththu will lead the side once again on this tour as they get back into 50-over cricket for the first time since a 2-0 series defeat against England Women in September last year. Sri Lanka Women will hope to be competitive but expectations for a series victory are unlikely to be high.
SL-W Team Batting
Hasini Perera in the middle order, along with opener Athapaththu, are likely to be the key batting contributors for Sri Lanka Women. 23 year old batting all-rounder Kavisha Dilhari has also shown in glimpses that she can be a key player in this format.
SL-W Team Bowling
Although we expect the pitch to be far more conducive for the pace bowlers, Sri Lanka Women’s top performers with the ball are likely to be their spinners. They have variety in their attack but in Oshadi Ranasinghe and Inoka Ranaweera they have consistent bowlers who can keep batters quiet for long periods of time.
SL-W Team Form
Sri Lanka Women have won only one of their last four completed WODI fixtures.
SL Women Predicted Playing 11
Chamari Athapaththu (c), Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Imesha Dulani, Hasini Perera, Hansima Karunaratne, Kavisha Dilhari, Oshadi Ranasinghe, Udeshika Prabodhani, Achini Kulasuriya, Inoka Ranaweera
🏆 SA Women vs SL Women Prediction
Although they have gone through a slight transition period, South Africa Women still have an experienced side particularly in WODI cricket at home. We expect Sri Lanka Women to struggle with the pace of the pitch when batting and for South Africa Women to take a 1-0 lead in the series.
