With Australia Women winning their last match and India Women sealing their place in the semi-finals, things have become really interesting in the Group A of the ICC Women’s World T20 2020. In another exciting encounter, the New Zealand Women will be taking on the Bangladesh Women. The New Zealand Women side has won one game and lost the last match to unbeaten India Women in their previous match. On the other hand, the Bangladesh Women have lost both their opening games against India and Australia Women. New Zealand will definitely be considered as the favourites for this match.
Let’s now look at the Today Match Prediction for this fixture
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup- Match 13
New Zealand Women vs Bangladesh Women
Venue: Junction Oval, Melbourne
February 29, Saturday at 05:30 AM IST
February 27, 2019: India Women (133/8 in 20 overs) defeated New Zealand Women (130/6 in 20 overs) by 3 runs.
Injury Status: There is currently no update on any injury unavailability.
Team Combination
Playing XI:
Sophie Devine (C), Rachel Priest (wk), Suzie Bates, Maddy Green, Katey Martin, Anna Peterson, Amelia Kerr, Hayley Jensen, Leigh Kasperek, Lea Tahuhu, Rosemary Mair.
New Zealand Women Squad
Sophie Devine (C), Rachel Priest (wk), Suzie Bates, Maddy Green, Katey Martin, Katie Perkins, Amelia Kerr, Hayley Jensen, Leigh Kasperek, Lea Tahuhu, Jess Kerr, Lauren Down, Anna Peterson, Rosemary Mair, Holly Huddleston.
Injury Status: There is currently no update on any injury unavailability.
Team Combination
Playing XI:
Shamima Sultana, Murshida Khatun, Sanjida Islam, Nigar Sultana (wk), Fahima Khatun, Fargana Hoque, Rumana Ahmed, Salma Khatun (C), Khadija Tul Kubra, Nahida Akter, Jahanara Alam.
Bangladesh Women Squad
Shamima Sultana, Murshida Khatun, Sanjida Islam, Nigar Sultana (wk), Fahima Khatun, Fargana Hoque, Rumana Ahmed, Salma Khatun (C), Panna Ghosh, Nahida Akter, Jahanara Alam, Ritu Moni, Ayasha Rahman, Khadija Tul Kubra, Sobhana Mostary.
We are backing the New Zealand Women to win this match.
WK: Nigar Sultana, Rachel Priest
BT: Maddy Green, Suzie Bates, Murshida Khatun
ALL: Sophie Devine, Amelia Kerr, Rumana Ahmed
BW: Salma Khatun, Leigh Kasperek, Rosemary Mair
Captain choices: Sophie Devine, Amelia Kerr, Suzie Bates, Nigar Sultana.
Grand League Tip: It will be a smart move to pick more number of New Zealand players.