Women’s T20 World Cup 2026: Match 3, AUS W vs SA W Match Prediction | Australia Women vs South Africa Women?
In Match 3 of the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup at Manchester’s storied Old Trafford, six-time T20 winners Australia play a formidable South Africa team. Based on their current performance, both teams are among the favorites to win the championship going into the competition.
In the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup semi-final in the United Arab Emirates, Australia was defeated by the Proteas. The Australian team will compete for their seventh title in the game’s shortest version and their first since defeating the same opponent in 2023.
Conversely, South Africa enters the competition with a lot of promise. In addition to making it to the finals of the Women’s T20 World Cups in 2023 and 2024, they also lost the Women’s World Cup in 2025. They are in a strong position to break their curse, though, after they defeated India 4-1 in a five-match series earlier this year.
AUS W vs SA W: Match Details
| Match | Australia Women vs South Africa Women, Match 3, Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 |
| Date and Time (IST) | Saturday, June 13, 2026, 7:00 PM (IST) |
| Venue | Old Trafford, Manchester |
| Broadcast and Live Streaming | JioStar Network Channels and JioHotstar (App & Website) |
Old Trafford, Manchester: Pitch Report
Renowned for its pace and bounce, Old Trafford provides a sporting surface that benefits both batters and bowlers. Batters can expect to score quickly during the early stages of the game, but the slower bowlers and the spinners eventually do come into the game during the second innings. Before the T20 World Cup, only two T20I matches had been played at Old Trafford, with India winning the last encounter by six wickets in 2025, chasing a mere 127.
AUS W vs SA W: Head-to-Head Record
| Matches Played | 11 |
| Won by AUS W | 9 |
| Won by SA W | 2 |
| Tie/NR | 0 |
| First-Ever Fixture | June 16, 2009 (AUS win) |
| Most-Recent Fixture | October 17, 2024 (SA win) |
AUS W vs SA W: Predicted Playing XIs
Australia Women:
Beth Mooney (WK), Georgia Voll, Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Grace Harris, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Sophie Molineux (C), Kim Garth, Megan Schutt
South Africa Women:
Laura Wolvaardt (C), Sune Luus, Tazmin Brits, Dane van Niekerk, Marizanne Kapp, Nadine de Klerk, Chloe Tryon, Sinalo Jafta (WK), Shabnim Ismail, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Ayabonga Khaka
