South Africa vs Pakistan Match Preview - ICC Women's World Cup 2025, Match 22

South Africa will be facing Pakistan in the 22nd match of the ongoing ICC Women's World Cup 2025. The match will be taking place on Tuesday (October 21) at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

South Africa are on a four-match winning streak and will be eager to extend the run. They have already booked their place in the semifinal and will be keen to have the winning momentum on their side.

In their last game, South Africa faced Sri Lanka in Colombo and went on to win the match by 10 wickets. The match was reduced to 20 overs per side due to rain and South Africa completely outplayed Sri Lanka.

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Batting first, Sri Lanka could score only 105/7 in the allotted 20 overs with only one batter managing to score more than 20 runs. South Africa were given a revised target of 121 runs and they chased down the total inside 15 overs without losing a wicket thanks to half-centuries from Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits.

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On the other hand, Pakistan are currently languishing at the bottom of the points table and are almost out of the tournament.

They will be desperate to win the upcoming match to stay alive in the World Cup. Just before the World Cup, Pakistan had won the ODI series against South Africa at home and will take confidence from that.

South Africa vs Pakistan Match Preview - ICC Women's World Cup 2025, Match 22

South Africa vs Pakistan - Weather Report:

As many as four matches in the ongoing World Cup have ended in no result due to rain in Colombo and the weather forecast for the upcoming match is not very promising either.

The forecast has predicted rain throughout the day in Colombo on Tuesday and it would not be surprising if the match between South Africa and Pakistan gets washed out as well. There is almost a 90 percent chance of rain in the afternoon and it could lead to a delayed start if the rain stops at all. There is a 60-70 percent chance of rain throughout the match.

South Africa vs Pakistan - Pitch report:

The pitch at the R. Premadasa Stadium is likely to be slow and will offer ample spin. Spinners are expected to dominate the proceedings once again while the batters are set to have a tough time.

South Africa vs Pakistan - Predicted Playing XIs:

South Africa: Laura Wolvaardt (c), Tazmin Brits, Anneke Bosch, Annerie Dercksen, Marizanne Kapp, Karabo Meso (wk), Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Tumi Sekhukhune, Masabata Klaas, Nonkululeko Mlaba

Pakistan: Muneeba Ali, Omaima Sohail, Sidra Amin, Aliya Riaz, Natalia Pervaiz, Fatima Sana (c), Sidra Nawaz (wk), Rameen Shamim, Diana Baig, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal

South Africa vs Pakistan - Squads:

South Africa: Laura Wolvaardt(c), Tazmin Brits, Sune Luus, Annerie Dercksen, Marizanne Kapp, Karabo Meso(w), Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Nondumiso Shangase, Masabata Klaas, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Tumi Sekhukhune, Anneke Bosch, Sinalo Jafta, Ayabonga Khaka

Pakistan: Muneeba Ali, Omaima Sohail, Sidra Amin, Aliya Riaz, Natalia Pervaiz, Fatima Sana(c), Sidra Nawaz(w), Rameen Shamim, Diana Baig, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal, Syeda Aroob Shah, Sadaf Shamas, Eyman Fatima, Shawaal Zulfiqar