This article delves into the head-to-head records and recent performances of the Bangladesh Women's and South Africa Women's cricket teams, focusing on their encounters in Women's One Day Internationals (WODI) and T20 Internationals (WT20I). We will also look at their performance in major tournaments like the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup and the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup.
The fourteenth encounter of the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 promises a thrilling contest as South Africa Women lock horns with Bangladesh Women on October 13th at the Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam. This is going to be a crucial match for either team as a win can give the winning team more momentum to focus towards a top 4 finish and book semi-final berth. Both the teams currently mid-table in the Women’s World Cup 2025 points table.
Let’s take a look at SA-W vs BAN-W Head-to-Head records in Women’s ODI cricket.
SA-W vs BAN-W Head-to-Head Women’s ODI Record
So far, the South Africa Women’s and the Bangladesh Women’s cricket teams have played a total of 21 head-to-head matches against each in Women’s One Day Internationals (WODI). The Proteas side has been dominant against the Bangla Tigers in this rivalry. Out of the 21 matches played against each other, the South Africa Women’s have won 18 of the matches while Bangladesh women’s have won only 3 matches.
Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium
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Venue-wise Win Breakdown
Although South Africa have dominated the head-to-head battle, in neutral venues, both the teams have played a total of 2 matches in Colombo and Dunedin, and both teams have won one match respectively. South Africa have won all the matches at home and won 6 out of 8 matches on Bangladesh soil as well.
Here's a breakdown of their head-to-head record by venue:
| Venue Type | SA-W Wins | BAN-W Wins |
|---|---|---|
| In South Africa | 11 | 0 |
| In Bangladesh | 6 | 2 |
| Neutral Venues | 1 | 1 |
South Africa Women’s cricket team have outright dominated the Bangladesh Women’s team managing 18 wins in 21 matches. For Bangladesh, their only hope in this rivalry has been their performance against the Proteas at a neutral venue where both teams are tied with one win each. South Africa though will be going into this World Cup match-up more confident after their 2-1 Women’s ODI series win in December 2023.
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South Africa Women’s vs Bangladesh Women’s Recent Women’s ODI Match Results
Checkout below the results of the most recent 10 matches played between South Africa Women’s and Bangladesh Women’s.
| Date | Venue | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2023 | Benoni | SA Women | 216 runs |
| Dec 20, 2023 | Potchefstroom | SA Women | 8 wickets |
| Dec 16, 2023 | East London | BAN Women | 119 runs |
| Mar 5, 2022 | Dunedin | SA Women | 32 runs |
| May 14, 2018 | Bloemfontein | SA Women | 6 wickets |
| May 11, 2018 | Kimberley | SA Women | 154 runs |
| May 9, 2018 | Kimberley | SA Women | 9 wickets |
| May 6, 2018 | Potchefstroom | SA Women | 9 wickets |
| May 4, 2018 | Potchefstroom | SA Women | 106 runs |
| Feb 11, 2017 | Colombo (PSS) | SA Women | 6 wickets |
Series Highlights: Recent South Africa Women vs Bangladesh Women Series Results
The most recent South Africa Women vs Bangladesh Women series dates back to December, 2023 when Bangladesh visited the African nation. It was a series consisting of 3 T20Is and as many ODIs.
The T20I series ended in a draw after both teams won one match while the 2nd T20I match was abandoned due to bad weather. South Africa Women’s then won the Women’s ODI series 2-1 after losing the opening match of the series in East London. They bounced back to win the next two games to seal the series victory.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup
South Africa (SA-W) and Bangladesh (BAN-W) locked horns for the last league match of the eighth edition of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup on Tuesday, February 21 2023 at the Newlands in Cape Town. South Africa did well in the seventh edition of ICC women's T20 Cricket World Cup and finished top of the table but couldn’t get into the finals after a heartbreaking loss to Australia in semi-final by 5 runs through DLS method. Bangladesh had a disappointing run in the seventh edition ICC Women’s T20 World cup. Bangladesh finished bottom of the table and lost all four games in the league.
Bangladesh Women's Cricket: A Brief Overview
The Bangladesh women's national cricket team represents Bangladesh in international women's cricket. On 24 November 2011, Bangladesh was granted one-day status after defeating USA by nine wickets in the 2011 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier at Dhaka. Bangladesh played their first Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) match in that same tournament against Ireland on 26 November 2011; Bangladesh won the match by 82 runs to secure their first win in this format. It was also the first international match for Bangladesh's women's team. Bangladesh had to wait until 2016 to get their first overseas win in this format, again against Ireland, when they beat Ireland by ten runs in the third and final WODI.
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The Bangladesh women's national cricket team first competed in Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) cricket on 28 August 2012 when they played Ireland in the first match of a Twenty20 tri-nation series in Dublin. Bangladesh have faced five teams in Women's ODI cricket, with their most frequent opponent being South Africa, against whom they have played 17 matches. Bangladesh have registered more wins against Pakistan than against any other team, with four. In Women's T20I matches, Bangladesh have played against 18 teams. They have played against Pakistan most frequently in ODI matches. Bangladesh have defeated Ireland in 6 matches, which is their best record in T20Is.
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