ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025: Australia Women vs South Africa Women 26th ODI Prediction - Who will win today's match between AUS-W vs SA-W ODI match

Two dominant teams in this ongoing Women's World Cup, Australia and South Africa, will produce a high-intense clash when they square off in their last league outing on Saturday in Indore.

Australia Women

Australia are a team to beat in the ongoing Women's ODI World Cup; they are unbeaten so far with 5 victories in their 6 outings. The defending champions are comfortably sitting at the top of the leaderboard with a net run rate of +1.704. Even without their regular skipper, Alyssa Healy, they defeated their arch-rivals, England, by 6 wickets in their last match. Ashleigh Gardner scored her second century of the tournament, powering Australia to a dominant victory along with Annabel Sutherland. They both stitched a record 180-run stand for the fifth wicket. They will look to end their league stage with a victory ahead of the knockout stage.

South Africa Women

South Africa, on the other hand, has been playing phenomenal cricket in the tournament as well. They are coming into this match after thrashing Pakistan by 150 runs in their recent clash. Led by Laura Wolvaardt, the Proteas have shown resilience and demonstrated a strong all-round show in the tournament.​ While batting first, they posted 312 runs in just 40 overs in a rain-affected match, thanks to the half-centuries from Laura Wolvaardt, Sune Luus and Marizanne Kapp. While chasing a revised total of 234 runs in 20 overs, they were only able to score 83 for 7. Kapp took three wickets. They are currently sitting in the second spot of the points table.

AUS-W vs SA-W ODI Match Details

AUS-W vs SA-W Pitch Report

The surface at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore has been offering a balanced contest between the ball and bat, especially in the ongoing Women's World Cup. So far from the three matches that have been played here, teams have extracted good help from the surface with spin, while batters have enjoyed their time out in the middle. Bowlers will need to take care of their line and length, particularly the spin bowlers, regarding their grip. 

AUS-W vs SA-W Weather Report

The weather in Indore is expected to be clear and humid throughout the entire match, with 40% chances of rain predicted in the match. The conditions are expected to be humid for this match, with the highest temperature expected to hit nearly 30°C during the day, with a humidity of 55%.

AUS-W vs SA-W Head-to-Head Records

AUS-W vs SA-W Probable XI

• AUS-W: Phoebe Litchfield, Georgia Voll, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney (wk), Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath (c), Georgia Wareham, Darcie Brown, Alana King, Megan Schutt

• SA-W: Laura Wolvaardt (c), Tazmin Brits, Sune Luus, Marizanne Kapp, Anneke Bosch, Karabo Meso (wk), Nadine de Klerk, Chloe Tryon, Nondumiso Shangase, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Masabata Klaas.

Players To Watch Out For In the AUS-W vs SA-W Match

• Annabel Sutherland | AUS-W: Annabel Sutherland has been phenomenal with her bowling in the ongoing Women's World Cup, taking 15 wickets in just 5 innings. She hasn't gone wicketless in any match she has played so far. She scored a brilliant unbeaten 98 runs in the last match against England and also took three wickets.

• Marizanne Kapp | SA-W: The senior pace-bowling all-rounder from the South Africa Women's team has been on a hot streak in the tournament. She has been contributing with both batting and bowling for the team, having scored 162 runs in just 5 innings and scalped 6 wickets already. She will look to continue her form going into this match.

AUS-W vs SA-W Toss Prediction

Historical Toss-Winning Stats at the Venue

• In the four ODI matches played at this venue in the ongoing Women's World Cup, the teams that won the toss have opted to bat on three occasions, whereas, toss-winning team has opted for batting only once.

Advantages of Batting First on This Pitch

• The teams batting first have won 7 matches, while teams bowling first have won 6 matches at this venue out of the total 14 matches that have been played here. But the recent trend suggests that bowling might be favourable for the teams on this surface.

AUS-W vs SA-W Today's Match Scenario

Scenario 1

• Toss Winner: AUS-W (opts to bat first)
• Power-Play Score: 50-55
• AUS-W Total: 255-265
• Match Winner: South Africa Women

Scenario 2

• Toss Winner: SA-W (opts to bat first)
• Power-Play Score: 45-55
• SA-W Total: 235-255
• Match Winner: Australia Women

Who will win today's AUS-W vs SA-W match?

Both teams will be heading into this fixture on a hot winning streak, but Australia is likely to win Saturday's game against South Africa. From top-order to their bowling unit, everything has been in top form for the defending champions, but South Africa is not less either. Proteas are capable of producing a good entertainer against the top team. Australia, however, has emerged victorious 9 times in their last 10 matches against South Africa.