In match number 14 of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, Bangladesh Women are taking on South Africa Women at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Monday, October 14. While the Laura Wolvaardt-led
side will be coming into the game high on confidence after beating India Women by three wickets, the Bangladesh Women have registered only one win so far in the tournament.
As the two skippers took the field, Bangladesh Women captain Nigar Sultana Joty won the toss and elected to bat first. The decision for the Bangla Tigers came seeing the wicket where batters are expected to give some runs. “We want to bat first because we have seen in the last few games, it was a kind of a wicket where your batters can give some runs. You want to bat first. This sort of wicket, if you can put some score on the board, it will actually help the bowlers and our bowlers have been playing well in this tournament,” she said.
Sune Luus and Ayabonga Khaka miss out in SA-W’s Playing XI
The Protea skipper was also asked what her decision would have been, to which she replied, “I probably would have bowled anyway. I don't mind that too much. I am thinking there will be a lot of dew later. So, it might be harder to grip the ball later and maybe come on to the bat a bit nicer.”
Laura further confirmed of the changes in the side, which has seen Sune Luus and Ayabonga Khaka make way for Annerie Dercksen and Masabata Klaas. “I think we still have a long way to go in this tournament. The game was incredible but I think like we have been saying, it is one game at a time and we can't take any game lightly or expect that to happen again. So, full refocus, full switch on today and hopefully we can put in another good performance. Not exactly (the same XI), we have two changes,” she added.
ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup BANG-W vs SA-W Playing XI:
South Africa Women: Laura Wolvaardt(c), Tazmin Brits, Anneke Bosch, Annerie Dercksen, Marizanne Kapp, Sinalo Jafta(w), Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Masabata Klaas, Tumi Sekhukhune, Nonkululeko Mlaba
Bangladesh Women: Rubya Haider, Fargana Hoque, Sharmin Akhter, Nigar Sultana(w/c), Sobhana Mostary, Fahima Khatun, Shorna Akter, Nahida Akter, Rabeya Khan, Ritu Moni, Marufa Akter
