New Zealand Women vs India Women, 3rd ODI: Fantain Fantasy Cricket, Playing XI Updates and Fantasy Cricket Tips

The Indian Women will be all smiles as they step out at Hamilton for the final ODI of the three-match series. With the series all wrapped up, they have a rare opportunity of performing a whitewash. The hosts have had no answers to Smriti Mandhana’s batting prowess and the Indian spinners have had the New Zealand batters at their mercy. What can New Zealand do to prevent another loss? Who can you pick to earn the most Fantain Fantasy Points? Read on…

Venue

• Seddon Park, Hamilton
• Expect a track that aides the batters

Likely Playing XI –

New Zealand Women

Katie Perkins, Suzie Bates, Amy Satterthwaite (C), Maddy Green, Sophie Devine, Amelia Kerr, Bernadine Bezuidenhout (WK), Leigh Kasperek, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu and Anna Peterson.

The hosts possess the firepower but have failed miserably in executing their plans. They will continue to bank on Sophie Devine and Suzie Bates. A batting order rejig is expected and you could perhaps see Lauren Down being dropped for Katie Perkins.

India Women

Jemimah Rodrigues, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Mithali Raj (C), Harman Kaur, Tanya Bhatia (WK), D Hemalatha, Shikha Pandey, J Goswami, Poonam Yadav and Ekta Bisht.

The Indian men made a few changes with the series being won. Will their counterparts do the same? Unlikely, as the opportunity of inflicting a whitewash is a rarity. So don’t be surprised to see India play the same squad yet again.

The top order has been firing on all cylinders and when the series is all wrapped up with someone like Harmanpreet Kaur not get an opportunity to bat, you know that the batting is in real good shape.

The spinners in the form of Ekta Bisht and Poonam Yadav are in total control and the veteran Jhulan Goswami hit her strides in the second ODI as well. All put together, the Indian squad is in peak condition

Hot Picks

Jemimah Rodrigues: opening the batting for Indian, this Mumbaikar is bound to score big if she gets her eye in

Smriti Mandhana: this elegant left-hander hasn’t put a foot wrong on this tour. The Indian camp would count on her yet again to get a big one

Suzie Bates, Amy Satterthwaite should be the ones that you ought to focus on from the New Zealand batting camp. They’re both experienced campaigners and have the skills to counter the Indian spinners

Poonam Yadav and Ekta Bisht: This Indian spin-duo is in fine form and is all set to reprise their roles of foxing the hosts.

Fantain Fantasy XI:

B B’hout                       – Wk-Keeper     – 8

J Goswami                    – Bowler           – 8

Lea Tahuhu                   – Bowler           – 9

Eka Bisht                      – Bowler           – 9

Poonam Yadav              – Bowler           – 9

J Rodrigues                   – Batter            – 7

Amy S’waite                 – Batter            – 9

Mithali Raj                    – Batter            – 10

S Mandhana ( C )           – Batter            – 10

Sophnie Devine            – Wk-Keeper     – 10

Deepti Sharma (VC)       – Wk-Keeper     – 9

This is our Fantain Fantasy XI but you’re the real expert.  

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