India Women vs New Zealand Women Match Prediction, ICC WT20 World Cup
India will be eyeing their third straight win when they face-off against New Zealand in the ninth match of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2020. This Group A fixture is scheduled to be played on February 27 at the Junction Oval in Melbourne. Live telecast will begin at 3 PM local time.
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Toss Prediction
The pitch should be a pretty good one to bat on and it is expected to remain the same across the forty overs. So the team that wins the toss in this match is more likely to bowl first.
Weather Report
A cloudy day with a moderate breeze has been forecast for Thursday evening. Good news is that there is not much chance of rain. Weather should be pretty cool throughout the match with temperatures expected to hover around 20 degrees Celsius.
Pitch Condition
The Junction Oval has hosted only four international games till date. It is difficult to gauge the nature of the pitch since not many matches have been played at this venue. 145 has been the average first-innings score here in this format.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for India Women vs New Zealand Women (ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020).
IND Women Team News & Playing 11
INDW Team News
The Indian team will be sweating over the fitness of key member Smriti Mandhana who missed the last game against Bangladesh due to a viral fever and was replaced by Richa Ghosh. The left-handed batter will be drafted into the playing eleven and will open the batting alongside Shafali Verma if she recovers from her illness in time for this match. But her absence would mean another likely opportunity for Ghosh. Apart from that, the rest of the Indian line-up should remain unchanged especially after having started their campaign in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 with back-to-back wins.
INDW Key Players
Smriti Mandhana: She has been the most consistent batter for India over the years. The left-handed opener has cracked twelve half-centuries in the T20 format including two in the recent tri-series. She is a vital cog in this batting line-up and the team will be praying for her quick recovery.
Harmanpreet Kaur: She is well known for her explosive batting skills. The skipper is India's second-highest run-getter in T20Is. Harmanpreet got dismissed for single-digit scores on the previous two occasions and she will look to make up for that in Melbourne.
Poonam Yadav: The leg-spinner is the most successful bowler for India in this format of the game. She has had a wonderful start to the World Cup, picking seven wickets in the two matches - a four-fer against Australia followed by a three-wicket haul against Bangladesh.
INDW Team Form
After ending their T20I assignment last year with a 5-0 series sweep over the West Indies, India have not been able to maintain consistency in their performances. They have played seven matches in the format so far this year out of which they have won four and lost three. Before coming into this World Cup, the Indian eves played a T20I tri-series involving hosts Australia and England where they lost the final to the former. In this tournament, however, they have made a perfect start with wins in their first two fixtures - against Australia by 17 runs and Bangladesh by 18 runs.
IND Women Predicted Playing 11
Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana/Richa Ghosh, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Deepti Sharma, Veda Krishnamurthy, Shikha Pandey, Arundhati Reddy, Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
NZ Women Team News & Playing 11
NZW Team News
Unlike India, New Zealand have no injury worries as of now and will have the entire squad at their disposal for Thursday's encounter. They are coming off a comfortable win over Sri Lanka and so they might not think about tweaking the winning combination. Rachel Priest will again join skipper Sophie Devine at the top of the batting order with Suzie Bates and Maddy Green following them at numbers three and four respectively. Fast bowler Lea Tahuhu will lead the charge with the ball and will likely be partnered by Devine in the powerplay.
NZW Key Players
Suzie Bates: Averaging close to 31 and having 21 fifties to her name, Suzie Bates is currently the best batter in women's T20I cricket. She blitzed a 47-ball 78 in last week's warm-up match against Thailand and the team will want her to replicate that outstanding performance on Thursday.
Sophie Devine: She is one of the finest all-rounders in the world. The captain is in red-hot form with the bat having cracked five 50+ scores in her last six T20I innings including the 75 last time against Sri Lanka. Devine is also the leading wicket-taker for New Zealand in this format.
Amelia Kerr: Apart from Leigh Kasperek, she is the only other Kiwi to feature among the top ten bowlers in the ICC Women's T20I bowling rankings. The leg-spinner has taken 30 wickets in the format at an economy of 5.82 and is coming off 2-21 in the last game.
NZW Team Form
New Zealand have been on a roll in the game's twenty-over format; they have won nine of their last ten T20 internationals and four out of the five they have played this year. After their group-stage exit from the 2018 Women's T20 World Cup held in the West Indies, the Kiwis recorded a 3-0 drubbing of India at home before securing another home series win against South Africa 3-1. Last Saturday, they outplayed Sri Lanka in the seven-wicket win at Perth in their opening game of this World Cup.
NZ Women Predicted Playing 11
Sophie Devine (c), Rachel Priest (wk), Suzie Bates, Maddy Green, Katey Martin, Katie Perkins, Amelia Kerr, Hayley Jensen, Leigh Kasperek, Lea Tahuhu, Jess Kerr
IND Women vs NZ Women Head to Head
New Zealand have an 8-3 advantage over India after 11 matches in the game's twenty-over format. The latter have lost the previous three T20I meetings; they suffered a 0-3 whitewash on their tour of New Zealand last year in February.
India, however, have a 34-run win over the Kiwis in the 2018 Women's T20 World Cup at the Providence Stadium, Guyana.
The two countries have never faced each other before at the Junction Oval in the shortest format of the game.
INDW vs NZW Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
INDW Won |
NZW Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 11 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
IND Women vs NZ Women Betting Odds
India will step into this ninth group-stage game of this Women's T20 World Cup as favorites to win at odds of 1.40 with Betway, 1.44 with Bet365 and 1.37 with 10CRIC. New Zealand are outsiders for this match and are priced at 2.80 with Betway, 2.75 with Bet365 and 2.70 with 10CRIC.
INDW Betway Odds
- INDW to win the match: India Women are 1.40 favorites with Betway to win this match.
- INDW Top Batsman: Smriti Mandhana is 3.25 with Betway to score the most runs for India against New Zealand. Harmanpreet Kaur is 4.25 while Jemimah Rodrigues and Shafali Verma are both being offered at odds of 4.
- INDW Top Bowler: Leg-spinner Poonam Yadav is 3.50 with Betway to bag the best bowling figures for India in this match. Rajeshwari Gayakwad is 4 while Deepti Sharma and Shikha Pandey have been priced at 4.25 and 4.50 respectively.
NZW Betway Odds
- NZW to Win the Match: New Zealand Women are 2.80 underdogs with Betway to win this match.
- NZW Top Batsman: Betway is offering Sophie Devine at odds of 2.10 to score the most runs for New Zealand in this match. Suzie Bates is 4.33 and Rachel Priest is 4.50.
- NZW Top Bowler: Leigh Kasperek is 3.50 with Betway to be the best bowler for New Zealand against India. Lea Tahuhu has been priced at 4.50 while Hayley Jensen is up at 4.75.
INDW Bet365 Odds
- INDW to Win the Match: India Women are favorites at odds of 1.44 with Bet365 to beat New Zealand.
- INDW batter to score a fifty: Smriti Mandhana is 4 with Bet365 to hit a half-century in this match while her opening partner Shafali Verma has been priced at 4.50 with the bookmaker.
NZW Bet365 Odds
- NZW to Win the Match: New Zealand Women are underdogs at odds of 2.75 with Bet365 to beat India.
- NZW batter to score a fifty: Sophie Devine is 3.25 while Suzie Bates is up at 5 with Bet365 to make a 50+ score on Thursday.
INDW 10CRIC Odds
- INDW to Win the Match: India are favorites at 1.37 with 10CRIC to win this Women’s World T20 match.
- INDW highest opening partnership: India Women are 1.86 with 10CRIC to produce the highest opening partnership of the match.
NZW 10CRIC Odds
- NZW to Win the Match: New Zealand are 2.70 outsiders with 10CRIC to win this Women’s World T20 match.
- NZW highest opening partnership: 10CRIC is offering odds of 1.86 on the Kiwi opening pair of Sophie Devine and Rachel Priest to produce the highest partnership of the match.
🏆 IND Women vs NZ Women Prediction
Both the teams are coming on the back of wins in their last match but it is India who will be the more confident team going into this match having beaten defending champions Australia in the tournament opener. The Kiwis, however, have the upper hand in terms of their superior head-to-head record against their opponents who will still be having that 0-3 thrashing in New Zealand fresh in their memories. This is going to be a tough battle between two closely-ranked teams with the scales tipped slightly more in India’s favor.
Feb 27, 2020
09:30 IST / 4:00 GMT
Junction Oval - Melbourne, Australia
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