New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka Women Match Preview, 1st T20I

After sealing the ODI series with a dominant whitewash at home, the New Zealand Women’s team is gearing up for the first T20I against Sri Lanka Women, set to take place on Friday, March 14 in Christchurch.

The White Ferns dominated Sri Lanka in their three-match ODI series, securing a 2-0 victory after the first match was washed out. New Zealand won the second ODI with a commanding 78-run win, fueled by Maddy Green’s brilliant century and Eden Carson’s four-wicket haul.  

The third match saw an even more emphatic performance from the Kiwis, as Georgia Plimmer’s sensational century powered them to a formidable 280-run total. Their bowlers then dismantled Sri Lanka, with Jess Kerr and Fran Jonas claiming three wickets each, sealing a crushing 98-run win and underlining New Zealand’s superiority in the series.

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Match Details

Pitch Report  

The conditions at Hagley Oval are majorly favourable to the fast bowlers. This momentum is likely to continue as the game unfolds. Balancing rhythm can be a key to pacers as it will help them deliver the ball in the correct line and length. Nevertheless, spin bowlers get less support giving minimal impact throughout the match. 

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Head-To-Head Record

Predicted Playing XIs

New Zealand Women:

Suzie Bates (c), Georgia Plimmer, Emma McLeod, Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Polly Inglis (wk), Rosemary Mair, Eden Carson, Jess Kerr, Fran Jonas, Bree Illing.

Sri Lanka Women:

Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Rashmika Sewwandi, Nilakshika Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Sugandika Kumari, Udeshika Prabodhani, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Achini Kulasuriya.