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South Africa Women will cross swords with Ireland Women in the first ODI of the three-game ODI series at Buffalo Park in East London on Saturday, December 12.
Led by Laura Wolvaardt, South Africa Women are coming into this encounter after suffering a 52-run defeat to India Women in the ICC ODI World Cup Final. On the other hand, the Gaby Lewis-led Ireland Women bagged a 2-0 ODI series win over Zimbabwe Women in July 2025.
SA-W vs IRE-W, ODI Series 2025, Match 1, Match Details
Match: South Africa Women vs Ireland Women, ODI Series 2025, Match 1
Time & Date: 1:30 PM IST, Saturday, December 12
Venue: Buffalo Park, East London
SA-W vs IRE-W, ODI Series 2025, Match 1 Probable XIs
South Africa Women
Laura Wolvaardt (c), Faye Tunnicliffe, Sune Luus, Marizanne Kapp, Dane van Niekerk, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Annerie Dercksen, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba.
Ireland Women
Sarah Forbes, Gaby Lewis (c), Amy Hunter (wk), Orla Prendergast, Laura Delany, Leah Paul, Arlene Kelly, Ava Canning, Jane Maguire, Cara Murray, Lara McBride.
SA-W vs IRE-W, ODI Series 2025, Match 1 Pitch Report
A total of six games have been played at this venue in Women's ODI cricket. Interestingly, five out of those six games ended with the batting first teams winning quite comfortably. We can expect the average first innings score to be around 270 on this surface.
SA-W vs IRE-W, ODI Series 2025, Match 1 Top Picks
Faye Tunnicliffe
Opening batter Faye Tunnicliffe scored an exceptional half-century in the second T20I, showing signs of good form.
Leah Paul
Leah Paul has scored 74 runs from two games in the recent T20I series at an average of 37 and a strike rate of 142.31.
SA-W vs IRE-W, ODI Series 2025, Match 1 Captain picks
Laura Wolvaardt
Laura Wolvaardt has accumulated 137 runs from two innings at an average of 137 and a strike rate of 190.28 in the two-match T20I series.
Sune Luus
Sune Luus has racked up 118 runs from two innings at an average of 59 and has scalped four wickets with the ball in the recent T20I series.
SA-W vs IRE-W, ODI Series 2025, Match 1 Head to Head Dream11 team
Sinalo Jafta, Sune Luus, Faye Tunnicliffe (vc), Gaby Lewis, Leah Paul, Laura Wolvaardt (c), Dane van Niekerk, Marizanne Kapp, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Nonkululeko Mlaba.
SA-W vs IRE-W, ODI Series 2025, Match 1 Grand League Dream11 team
Sinalo Jafta, Sune Luus (c), Faye Tunnicliffe, Gaby Lewis, Leah Paul (vc), Laura Wolvaardt, Dane van Niekerk, Orla Prendergast, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Nonkululeko Mlaba.
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