India Women vs New Zealand Women Match Preview, 1st ODI

With the 20-over bonanza having culminated recently, we shift our attention to what promises to be an intriguing assessment between India Women and New Zealand Women. The three-match ODI series kicks off with the first ODI slated to commence at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 24, 2024.

The White Ferns would be bubbling with confidence after their truimph at the Women's T20 World Cup 2024. However, they would want to improve their position on the points table of the 2022-25 Women's Championship. With 18 points in 18 games, they sit on sixth position. The series is poised to serve as a crucial one for New Zealand, considering the criteria set for quakifying directly for the Women's ODI World Cup next year.

As for the hosts, this series serves as a crucial buildup to the Women's World Cup which will be hosted in India next year. Another dimension which will make this series is the entire focus being on India Women's Harmanpreet Kaur's role as a captain. After a disappointing exit from the group-stage of the most-recent global event which got over this month, there were quite some individuals who were lobbying for a younger skipper.

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Match Details

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Pitch Report

The pitch at the Narendra Modi Stadium offers a more-or-less balanced surface when it comes to the 50-over format. Batters and Bowlers can expect some assistance from the wicket at different points of the game. Spinners are likely to find more help once the ball gets old. There might be a high-scoring clash on the cards.

Head-to-Head Record

Probable Playing XIs

India Women:

With Richa Ghosh being unavailable for selection due to her sitting for her class 12 board exams, Yastika Bhatia is expected to get the nod over Uma Chetry with the latter having to wait for her ODI debut.

Probable XI: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Arundhati Reddy, Deepti Sharma, Renuka Singh, Priya Mishra, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil.

New Zealand Women:

The visitors are expected to go in with an unchanged XI from their maiden T20 World Cup triumph four days back.  

Probable XI: Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine (c), Brooke Halliday, Izzy Gaze (wk), Maddy Green, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson, Jess Kerr, Fran Jonas.