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New Delhi. The final match of the Women's T20 World Cup 2024 will be played in Dubai today on Sunday (20 October). New Zealand and South Africa teams are face to face in the title match. Whichever team wins here will create history. This is the first time in the 15-year history of the Women's T20 World Cup that one of these teams will capture the glittering trophy. New Zealand defeated West Indies in the second semi-final while South Africa defeated 6-time champion Australia in the first semi-final. The Kiwi team has reached the final after 14 years while South Africa has entered the title match for the second consecutive time.

Dubai is full of memories for the New Zealand and South African teams. South Africa won the Men's Under 19 World Cup title in 2014 under the captaincy of Aiden Markram. This is the only World Cup trophy for the senior and junior teams of South Africa. At the same time, New Zealand suffered a heartbreaking defeat against Australia here in the final of the T20 World Cup in 2021.

Sophie Devine would like to end her career by winning the trophy
. New Zealand will expect a great performance from Sophie Devine in the final. 14 years ago in Barbados, Alice Perry stopped a great rocket hit from Sophie Devine. If that ball had gone for a four, the T20 World Cup final would have gone into a super over. Even after this, Devine has prepared herself to fight the ups and downs. Devine would like to say goodbye to this game by becoming a world-champion captain. She has the experience of playing the final.

South Africa has high expectations from Anneke Bosch.
South Africa will have high expectations from Anneke Bosch in the final. Before the semi-finals, this batsman was being criticized a lot for his batting. However, the team management knew very well that this player could change the course of the match alone. Therefore, the South African management gave him continuous opportunities. Bosch played an unbeaten innings of 74 runs against Australia and played an important role in taking his team to the final. Both teams will not want to make any changes in the playing eleven for the final. Both can enter the final without any change.

New Zealand (Probable XI): Georgia Plimer, Suzie Bates, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine (c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gage (wk), Rosemary Mair, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson, Fran Jonas.

South Africa (Probable XI): Laura Wolvaardt (c), Tajmin Brits, Anneke Bosch, Chloe Tryon, Marizanne Kapp, Sune Luus, Annerie Derksen, Nadine de Klerk, Sinao Jafta (wk), Nonkululeko Mlaba, Ayabonga Khaka.

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