The competition in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is only intensified with each game as teams are giving stiff challenges to each other where some teams are on the brink of being knocked out of the tournament while some are just about to be advanced to the next stage of the tournament. On October 12, the women’s team of New Zealand and Sri Lanka will lock horns against each other. Before the match starts New Zealand is the favorite to win the game considering their current form. For the uninitiated, New Zealand beat India comprehensively in their first match of the tournament but also had to face a thrashing defeat against defending champions Australia. However, New Zealand has a phenomenal record against Sri Lanka. Let’s preview this match and find out what is the possible playing XI of both sides. Swipe down the page.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Match Preview
On Saturday, October 12, 2024, New Zealand will play against Sri Lanka as part of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The match will kick start at 3:30 PM according to Indian Standard Time. Speaking of their recent forms, New Zealand’s campaign has been on and off as this team outplayed India in their first game but it also got outplayed against Australia. On the other hand, Sri Lanka lost all three matches played so far in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024. With three consecutive losses in the tournament, Sri Lanka has been out of the race for the knockouts but the campaign for New Zealand is still alive. In fact, New Zealand can confirm its place in the knockouts with a win in today’s match.
The ground umpires announced for this match are Anna Harris and Sarah Dambanevana while Eloise Sheridan is the TV umpire and Lauren Agenbag is the reserve umpire. Shandre Fritz is the match referee. Sharjah Cricket Stadium has two different sides as sometimes it completely favors the batters and sometimes it goes completely in favor of bowlers, especially spinners. In today’s match star all-rounder of New Zealand Amelia Kerr will be the player in focus for everyone as she can bat pretty well and bowl incredibly on this surface.
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Head-to-Head
The recent performances of both teams have not been so impressive New Zealand appeared struggling against the mighty Australian team both in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup and their bilateral series. Although it thrashed the Indian side in the opening encounter. Sri Lanka played against India, Australia, and Pakistan so far in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup and it lost all three matches.
The head-to-head matchup of New Zealand and Sri Lanka also goes completely in favor of the former team as New Zealand won 12 matches out of their 13 H2H encounters. To note, the most recent New Zealand vs Sri Lanka encounter was won by Sri Lanka on July 12, 2023.
New Zealand and Sri Lanka Lineups
New Zealand Possible Playing XI:
- Amelia Kerr
- Fran Jonas
- Izzy Gaze
- Suzie Bates
- Molly Penfold
- Sophie Devine (c)
- Jess Kerr
- Hannah Rowe
- Eden Carson
- Lea Tahuhu
- Rosemary Mair
Sri Lanka Possible Playing XI:
- Inoka Ranaweera
- Chamari Athapaththu (c)
- Hasini Perera
- Udeshika Prabodhani
- Kavisha Dilhari
- Sugandika Kumari
- Vishmi Gunaratne
- Harshitha Madhavi
- Anushka Sanjeewani (wk)
- Nilakshika de Silva
- Inoshi Priyadharshani
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live Scorecard
The live streaming of all ICC Women’s T20 World Cup matches including New Zealand vs Sri Lanka is available in India on the Disney+ Hotstar streaming player. In Australia, fans can watch the live New Zealand vs Sri Lanka match on Prime Video.
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