South Africa vs New Zealand, Women's T20 World Cup Live Score Updates: South Africa Win Toss, Opt To Bat vs New Zealand

South Africa vs New Zealand, Women's T20 World Cup Live Score Updates: South Africa Women and New Zealand Women face each other in a Group A T20 World Cup match at Boland Park, Paarl on Monday. South Africa started the tournament with a 3-run loss to Sri Lanka, while New Zealand were outplayed by Australia in their opening match. The White Ferns lost their first game by a big margin of 97 runs. Their net run rate is -4.850 and they hold the bottom spot in the five-team table. On the other hand, South Africa Women have a net run rate of -0.150. (LIVE SCORECARD)

Both teams are out for their national anthems. It will be the Kiwis first followed by the hosts.

New Zealand Women (Playing XI) - Suzie Bates, Bernadine Bezuidenhout (WK), Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine (C), Maddy Green, Hayley Jensen, Lea Tahuhu, Jess Kerr, Eden Carson, Fran Jonas.

South Africa Women (Playing XI) - Tazmin Brits, Laura Wolvaardt, Marizanne Kapp, Sune Luus (C), Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Delmi Tucker, Sinalo Jafta (WK), Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba.

TOSS - South Africa Women have won the toss and will BAT first.

The hosts South Africa Women began their campaign with a shock defeat against Sri Lanka. New Zealand on the other hand, were thumped by defending champions Australia. Both were quite morale deflating defeats but pretty sure the two teams will be eager to bounce back. Two sides with a lot of quality will be going up against each other. Which team will bag its first win? We will find out.

The wheels are in motion as the Women's T20 World Cup is up and running, and we have witnessed some exciting games in the competition so far with some close finishes as well as one-sided affairs. We focus our attention on