North West Women vs Dolphins Women, CSA-W Pro50, Today Match Prediction

NWW vs DOLW Match Prediction & Analysis

North West Women lock horns against Dolphins Women in match 21 of CSA Women's Pro50 Series 2025-26 on Saturday, 14th February. The match is slated to be played at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom and the scheduled start time is 1:30 PM IST. 

Current Standings: The Dolphins Women sit at the top of the table with 18 points from six matches. They have won four games, earning bonus points in two of those victories, while losing two matches. Meanwhile, the North West Women are at the bottom of the standings with zero points from six matches, as they are yet to open their account.

Head to Head Record: North West Women and Dolphins Women faced off in three matches, where Dolphins Women won two and one match ended in no result due to rain. 

TEAMS PREVIEW

North West Women Preview

North West Women's poor run of form in the season continues following a comprehensive 69-run defeat against the Titans Women in Centurion. After electing to field first, the North West bowlers struggled to contain the opposition, especially as Anneke Bosch blasted an unbeaten century. 

Despite Jané Winster’s disciplined spell of 2/41 and Nthabiseng Nini picking up an early wicket, the attack lacked the penetration needed to stem the flow of runs, allowing the Titans to post a massive total of 286/5.

The batting response was equally inconsistent, as the team lost early wickets and fell to 32/2 within the first seven overs. Although Mignon du Preez anchored the middle order with a fighting 51 and Tabitha la Grange added a brisk 33, the target remained out of reach as they managed to score 217/9.

With this loss North West Women's play off hopes are almost gone, but they will keep fighting and believe to get their first win of the season. Mignon du Preez has scored bulk of the runs for North West Women this season (278 runs in 6 matches), but rest of the batting lineup has failed to support her. 

North West Women's record at Senwes Park hasn't been good this season where they lost all the three matches and in none of those three matches they managed to score past 180 runs and were bowled out on all three occasions. 

North West Women Predicted Playing XI:

Verunissa Reddy (wk), Alyssa Erxleben, Phebe Molkenboer, Mignon du Preez, C van Schoor, K Lesenyego, Tabitha la Grange, L de Villiers, Jané Winster (C) Nthabiseng Nini, Katlego Sethlodi

Dolphins Women Preview

After a three-match dominant run, Dolphins Women suffered a heavy 102-run defeat at the hands of the Lions Women in Durban. Choosing to bowl first, the Dolphins' attack showed flashes of brilliance as Jade de Figueiredo led the way with a disciplined three-wicket haul. 

Supporting her, Michaela Andrews provided an early breakthrough and Seshnie Naidu maintained pressure through the middle overs, helping the team bowl out the opposition for 192.

However, the run chase was a nightmare for the home side as the top order collapsed under high-quality pace. Captain Alexandra Candler fell for a duck in the opening over, and the team quickly slumped to 27/5, effectively ending the contest early. 

Seshnie Naidu provided the only significant resistance with a gritty 29, but with no other batter crossing 20, the Dolphins were bundled out for a disappointing 90 runs.

Yasmeen Khan has been the star with the bat for Dolphins Women this season (204 runs in 5 matches) and she has had little to no support from the other batters where none of them scored past 150 runs.  Seshnie Naidu has been an impactful player with both bat and ball this season (115 runs & 8 wickets in 5 matches). 

Dolphins Women Predicted Playing XI:

Alexandra Candler (C), Elandri Janse van Rensburg, K. Pinini (wk), Yasmeen Khan, Asakhe Nyovane, Asamkele Kawu, Seshnie Naidu, Michaela Andrews, Jade de Figueiredo, Nobulumko Baneti, N. Ngubane

Weather Conditions

In Potchefstroom, Saturday's weather is expected to be partly sunny with a high of 27°C. While there is a 20% chance of precipitation, moderate winds and 51% humidity should ensure mostly pleasant conditions for cricket match. 

NWW vs DOLW Pitch Report

The pitch at Senwes Park offers a balanced track that favours both the batters and bowlers, where the average 1st innings score in the last three matches is 218 runs and only once a team has managed to score past 150 runs. 

Toss: To Bat

Teams batting first won two of the last three CSA Pro50 matches played at Senwes Park and we predict the team that wins the loss will look to bat first on this surface.