Aug 06, 2022
22:30 IST / 17:00 GMT
Edgbaston Cricket Ground - Edgbaston, England
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Australia Women are favourites to win
Australia Women and New Zealand Women go head to head in the second semi-final in the Women’s Cricket competition as part of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Australia Women finished top of Group A after winning three from three. New Zealand Women came second in Group B with two wins. Read on as we preview this day-night WT20I. This game begins at Edgbaston, Birmingham at 18:00.
Australia Women got off to a slow start against India Women but still got over the line before clicking into gear in the subsequent games. They are a far stronger side than their near-neighbours over the Tasman Sea.
New Zealand Women looked very assured in their victories over Sri Lanka Women and South Africa Women but found England Women a much tougher opponent. Australia Women will be another step up in this game.
TV channels: This match will be shown live on BBC One and BBC Two.
Commonwealth Games 2022 Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match on the BBC iPlayer and Sony Liv App.
Both captains chose to bat first in their last games but Australia Women elected to field first in their last day-night WT20I. We predict that New Zealand Women will bat first irrespective of which skipper calls correctly.
As we have seen throughout the competition, there will be something in the pitch for all types of bowlers. The shortened boundaries should see a par score of over 155.
Partly cloudy and not too humid throughout this semi-final. The temperature will drop from 22 degrees at the start of the game to 18 degrees by the end.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Australia vs New Zealand Women T20, Semi-Final Commonwealth Games 2022
The pre-tournament favourites have had the luxury of picking an unchanged side for all three games so far in the competition and it would be a huge shock if any changes were made ahead of this match. Alongside England Women, the Australians have the greatest strength in depth across their whole team.
Australia Women continue to set the bar for performances in WT20Is. They have been very dominant in the games against Barbados Women and Pakistan Women.
Alyssa Healy (wk), Beth Mooney, Meg Lanning (c), Tahlia McGrath, Rachael Haynes, Ashleigh Gardner, Grace Harris, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown
18 year old Fran Jonas retained her place in the White Ferns XI in spite of going wicketless against South Africa Women. She responded with the wicket of Danni Wyatt in the first over of England Women’s innings. The whole squad are fully fit and we expect no changes to the team.
New Zealand Women were well beaten by England Women in their last game and must find their form from the opening matches if they are to cause Australia Women any problems.
Sophie Devine (c), Suzie Bates, Amelia Kerr, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Hayley Jensen, Lea Tahuhu, Hannah Rowe, Izzy Gaze (wk), Rosemary Mair, Fran Jonas
New Zealand Women have the strongest record of any team against Australia Women in this format of the game. Although Australia Women lead the overall head to head 23-21, they have both won two of the last five matches.
| Matches Played | AUS-W Won | NZ-W Won | Tie | NR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 46 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Australia Women have been too strong for all their opponents in the 2022 Commonwealth Games so far and the bookmakers are backing them to win this game and proceed to the final.
Although Australia Women have only beaten New Zealand Women in one of the last four scheduled WT20Is. There are very few players, if any, for the White Ferns who would get into Australia Women’s XI.
We are backing Alyssa Healy, Meg Lanning and Beth Mooney with the bat for Australia Women. Healy has only scored 26 runs from three group games but has a top score of 148 not out in this format.
Our batting picks are Sophie Devine, Suzie Bates and Amelia Kerr for New Zealand Women. Bates is one of only two players to have faced over 100 balls in the tournament so far.
Our bowling tips are Jess Jonassen, Alana King and Megan Schutt for Australia Women. Schutt has taken three wickets in the competition and is yet to concede over 30 runs in an innings.
We recommend Amelia Kerr, Hayley Jensen and Sophie Devine with the ball for New Zealand Women. Kerr has tournament figures of 4-73 and will always target wickets as opposed to saving runs.
With the most recent head to head fixtures in this format indicating an advantage for New Zealand Women, we could be in for a very close and exciting Friday night contest. However, we think that Australia Women are the best side in the tournament and are predicting another victory to maintain their 100% record in the competition.
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