If the New Zealand women's team can score 150 plus runs against the South Africa women's team, then the chances of the New Zealand women's team winning this match will be very high.
New Zealand Women have still six wickets in hand and they should reach 150 score. However, I had a feeling that Suzie Bates and Amelia Kerr played a ball to ball game where their strike rate was 100%. They could have played a little faster but then being at the final, they wanted to take no risks, keep wickets in hand and make sure they reach a reasonable total. It will always be difficult to chase even 140 runs because there is the pressure of the final.
All the bowlers from South Africa did a good bowling and most of them got at least a wicket. Six bowlers were tried by the South Africa Women captain Laura Wolvaardt to get wickets but they were only able to restrict runs and not take many wickets.
Every match is unpredictable, in the final of the Women's T20 World Cup, New Zealand Women managed to score a big against South Africa Women, which might make many people wonder who will win today's match. Indeed, a target of 158 is certainly a big score in women's cricket that will certainly be difficult to chase down.
The way South Africa managed to hold wickets in the semi-final against Australia Women may not be possible in today's match. Moreover, the target was not big like today. Therefore, New Zealand Women should be kept ahead considering the current state of the game by making various calculations. If South Africa Women are able to hold the wickets until the power play then a chance can certainly be created. But it will be difficult as the score is big.