New Zealand vs South Africa Women 2nd T20I Predictions - New Zealand to pour pressure on the Proteas

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Amelia Kerr has scored 45, 80 & 78 in her last 3 innings.
Tazmin Brits top-scored with 29 off 35 balls in the 1st T20I.
Can New Zealand Women put the squeeze on the Proteas by taking a 2-0 series lead?

Amelia Kerr cuts against the Proteas (Getty Images).

New Zealand vs South Africa Women Predictions

New Zealand Women showed their top-order strength by posting a good first innings score. Their bowlers also had the measure of the Proteas batters and I can’t see the visitors finding their feet on New Zealand soil in time to win the 2nd T20I.

New Zealand vs South Africa Women Predictions
Head-to-Head
New Zealand Women Form
South Africa Women Form
New Zealand Women vs South Africa Women Team News & Squads

New Zealand Women’s Amelia Kerr hit 2 sixes in her 44-ball 78 in the 1st T20I.
New Zealand Women’s Georgia Plimmer hit 3 sixes in her 44-ball 63 vs the Proteas.
South Africa Women’s Tazmin Brits (1793 runs) averages 31.45 in T20Is.
South Africa Women’s Annerie Dercksen has scored 31, 90, 54 & 61 in her last 5 innings.

Head-to-Head

New Zealand Women have won three and lost one of their last five T20Is against South Africa Women.

New Zealand Women Form

New Zealand Women made it four wins in a row when they beat the Proteas by 80 runs in the 1st T20I to take a 1-0 lead in the 5-match series.

After losing Isabella Gaze off the first ball run out while backing up, Georgia Plimmer (63 off 44) and Amelia Kerr (78 off 44) shared 5 sixes in a record 146-run stand for the 2nd wicket off 14 overs. The middle-order chipped in to lift the White Ferns to 190/7 off their 20 overs.

Jess Kerr (2/13, econ 3.25) made early inroads into the Proteas’ top order to reduce them to 17/2 after four overs. Sophie Devine knocked over half of the Proteas’ top-order (4/12, econ 3.00) as the visitors struggled to 110/7 off their 20 overs.

South Africa Women Form

South Africa Women suffered back-to-back defeats when they lost to New Zealand Women by 80 runs in the 1st T20I.

The Proteas struggled to contain the New Zealand top-order as they posted 190/7 off their 20 overs. Nadine de Klerk (2/32) picked up two wickets late in the innings, but the star of the innings was Masabata Klaas.

The medium-pace bowler picked up two of New Zealand’s top four batters while returning superb figures of 4-0-15-2 (econ 3.75).

Tazmin Brits (29 off 35) did her best to get the Proteas off to a good start as wickets fell around her. Nadine de Klerk (19 off 19) and Kayla Reyneke (24* off 18) lifted the Proteas past 100 but it wasn’t enough to prevent an 80-run defeat.

New Zealand Women vs South Africa Women Team News & Squads

New Zealand captain Amelia Kerr was named Player of the Match after top-scoring for her side.

“When batting in the powerplay, you are trying to access gaps to hit boundaries. Nice to have a big partnership with her. Don't believe too much in form. Have to take each game as it comes. If you are putting in the work and focusing on your strengths you hope it comes off more often than not,” said Kerr in the post-match interviews.

“When the bowlers had the ball in their hand, the slower balls and the yorkers, it was outstanding. Pleasing to see all three facets put together. It is about putting repeated performances together and to keep that consistency going,” added Kerr.

Proteas skipper Laura Wolvaardt reflected on a difficult day for the tourists.

“Definitely not our best day. All credit to New Zealand. They outplayed us in all aspects. The way we started both innings did not help,” said Wolvaardt in the post-match chat.

“They had plans and they nailed them. We mis-executed today - we will have some good chats tomorrow and get better. We have a couple of days to reset,” added Wolvaardt.

New Zealand squad: Amelia Kerr (c), Suzie Bates, Sophie Devine, Flora Devonshire, Isabella Gaze, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Bree Illing, Polly Inglis, Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Nensi Patel, Georgia Plimmer, Izzy Sharp, Lea Tahuhu.

South Africa squad: Laura Wolvaardt (c), Tazmin Brits, Nadine de Klerk, Annerie Dercksen, Ayanda Hlubi, Sinalo Jafta, Ayabonga Khaka, Masabata Klaas, Suné Luus, Karabo Meso, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Kayla Reyneke, Tumi Sekhukhune, Chloé Tryon, Dané van Niekerk.