Pakistan win toss, opt to bat first against South Africa in Women's T20 World Cup

Proteas dominate the head-to-head record with 15 victories in 27 encounters

Sports Desk

Published June 17, 2026

Pakistan captain Fatima Sana (right) and South Africas Laura Wolvaardt at the toss for their ICC Womens T20 World Cup match at Edgbaston in Birmingham on June 17, 2026. — ICC — Pakistan captain Fatima Sana (right) and South Africa's Laura Wolvaardt at the toss for their ICC Women's T20 World Cup match at Edgbaston in Birmingham on June 17, 2026. — ICC

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first against South Africa in their ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 fixture at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Wednesday.

Pakistan and South Africa have come face-to-face 27 times in Women's T20Is and the Proteas dominate the head-to-head record with 15 victories, closely followed by the Green Shirts, who emerged triumphant on 12 occasions.

Playing XIs

Pakistan: Gull Feroza, Muneeba Ali (wk), Ayesha Zafar, Iram Javed, Natalia Pervaiz, Aliya Riaz, Fatima Sana (c), Rameen Shamim, Tuba Hasan, Nashra Sandhu and Sadia Iqbal.

South Africa: Laura Wolvaardt (c), Sune Luus, Annerie Dercksen, Nadine de Klerk, Marizanne Kapp, Chloe Tryon, Kayla Reyneke, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka and Nonkululeko Mlaba.

This is a developing story and is being updated with further details.