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NZ-W vs IN-W 1st T20 Dream11 Team Prediction : Preview| The Battle begins

By Pranob Thachanthara

NZ-W vs IN-W 1st T20 Dream11 Team Prediction and Probable XI: Preview

Hello and Welcome to our preview for New Zealand Women vs India Women match. We are covering NZ-W vs IN-W 1st T20 Dream11 Team Prediction, Preview and Probable Playing XI for the T20I match. The match is to be played at Providence Stadium, Guyana.

Finally, It’s time for the ICC Women’s World T20 2018 and will surely be the most exciting edition as all teams are strong enough to give the challenge to any opponent. Australia, England, New Zealand and India are favorites to lift the trophy whereas defending champions West Indies, South Africa, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have enough firepower to outplay any team. So It is going to be a treat for cricket lovers all around the globe and will lead women cricket to greater heights.

India Women will enter the World T20 2018 as one of the favorites. They have a strong squad containing world class batsmen and spinners. India may have failed miserably in last three World T20 ’s but have won 60% of their T20 matches from World T20 2016. They last defeated Sri Lanka women by 4-0 in a five-match T20I series in Sri Lanka. They also defeated England and West Indies in warm-up matches. Harmanpreet Kaur, Poonam Yadav and Radha Yadav were star performers in the practice matches for India. They will hope to get a good start by defeating Kiwis and get early momentum in the tournament.

New Zealand Women have been quite successful in T20 format. They have a well-balanced squad containing good all-rounders, batsmen, pacers and spinners and were defeated by 3-0 by Australia in their last T20 series. They won practice match against Sri Lanka but were defeated by West Indies women. Maddy Green, Amelia Kerr and Lea Tahuhu were the key performers for them in warm-up matches. They will hope to come all guns blazing in the inaugural match of Women’s World T20 2018 and defeat Mighty Indian team.

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When and Where:

NZ-W vs IN-W, 1st T20I, Group B, ICC Women’s World T20 2018.
Providence Stadium, Guyana.
08:30 PM, 09 November, 2018.

Venue Stats:

Pitch will assist spinners and an average total around 130-140 can be expected.

Squads:

NZ-W:
Amy Satterthwaite (c), Suzie Bates, Bernadine Bezuidenhout, Sophie Devine, KE Ebrahim, Maddy Green, Holly Huddleston, Hayley Jensen, Leigh Kasperek, Amelia Kerr, Katey Martin, Lea Tahuhu, Jess Watkin, Anna Peterson, Hannah Rowe.

IN-W:
Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Mithali Raj, Jemimah Rodrigues, Veda Krishnamurthy, Deepti Sharma, Taniya Bhatia, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Anuja Patil, Ekta Bisht, Dayalan Hemalatha, Mansi Joshi, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy.

Team News:

New Zealand Women:

They have announced 15-woman squad for the World T20 2018.

Suzie Bates, S Devine, Amy Satterthwaite, K Martin and Maddy Green will be the key with the bat. Jess Watkin, Anna Peterson and Amelia Kerr can also bat for the team if the need arises.

Hayley Jensen and Lea Tahuhu will lead the pace attack along with Sophie Devine and Suzie Bates. L Kasparek and Amelia Kerr will be the key spinners along with Jess Watkin and Anna Peterson.

India Women:

The 15-woman squad has been declared by Indian team for World T20 2018.

There is some injury issue of Pooja Vastrakar from a first warm-up match. If fit, She can be tried in place of out of form Veda Krishnamurthy.

Smriti Mandhana, Mithali Raj, Jemimah Rodrigues and Taniya Bhatia will be the key batsmen. Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma and Anuja Patil will play the role of an allrounder.

Arundhati Reddy will lead the pace attack while Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Anuja Patil, Deepti Sharma and Harmanpreet Kaur will spearhead the spin department.

Probable Playing XI:

NZ-W:
Suzie Bates, Sophie Devine, Amy Satterthwaite (c), Katey Martin (wk), Maddy Green, Jess Watkin, Anna Peterson, Amelia Kerr, Leigh Kasperek, Hayley Jensen, Lea Tahuhu.

Anna Peterson and Jess Watkin can be promoted in top-order.

IND-W:
Smriti Mandhana, Mithali Raj, Jemimah Rodrigues, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Anuja Patil, Veda Krishnamurthy/Pooja Vastrakar, Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Poonam Yadav.