Key events
News from the field is that Georgia Voll is warming up, which most people are taking to mean that she will again play for Healy. The captain reportedly had a light training session yesterday, but it seems like Australia will play it safe with her and give her more time to recover before the semis.
While we’re waiting for the toss, why not take some time to review Australia’s match against England from Wednesday, with this insightful match report from Raf Nicholson?
Preamble
Megan Maurice
Hello and welcome to match 26 of the Women’s World Cup. Today we’ve got the undefeated defending champions Australia taking on South Africa, who had an absolute horror start to the tournament, ending up all out for 69 against England in their first match. But from there, they have rallied and won their next five games, currently sitting in second on the ladder. They haven’t looked convincing in every moment, but they have done what is needed to win.
Australia similarly have had some scratchy wins and got very close to dropping a match on a few occasions, but they have always been able to find someone to dig them out of trouble. Even being forced to play without their captain Alyssa Healy in their last match against England did not cause too many problems, thanks to a stunning partnership from Annabel Sutherland and Ash Gardner.
Today’s game is the last pool match for both teams and while both have secured their semi finals positions, there is still plenty to play for.
For Australia, going through the pool rounds undefeated will be the aim, while for South Africa, a win over the reigning world champions would boost their confident going into the elimination rounds and wipe all memories of their disastrous beginning.
It’s sure to be a fascinating game, so let’s get into it!
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