πππππ :βΒ βNew Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka Women
ππππ : March 14, Friday
ππππ : 11:45 AM ISTββ
πππππ : Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand
ππππππππππ : 1st T20 2025
Can Sri Lanka make a strong comeback in the T20I series against in-form hosts New Zealand?
- New Zealand beat Sri Lanka 2-0 in the 3-match WODI series.
- New Zealand will be playing their first T20I match after their T20I World Cup triumph in 2024.
- Sri Lanka’s last T20I match was their defeat to New Zealand in the T20I WC group game.
New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka Women
TV channels: The fans can watch the match live on Hotstar
Live Streaming: Live streaming of the match will be available on the FAFA191 Cricket Exchange India and website.
NZW vs SLW Match Prediction & Analysis
Sri Lanka women’s team are having some bad time in the New Zealand tour and will be searching for a spirited performances to lift the morale of their team after their 2-0 defeat in the ODI matches. New Zealand will be looking to continue their great rhythm with yet another win to take lead in the T20I series too. Both teams will fight hard to take the lead in the T20I series with a win in this match.
TEAMS PREVIEW
New Zealand Preview
New Zealand batters were superb and posted 240+ scores in the ODI matches recently. Maddy Green and Georgia Plimmer were their top scores with a century each in the series. Suzie Bates, Brooke Halliday, Isabelle Gaze, Polly Inglis and Jess Kerr made vital contributions to help their team win the series comfortably.
Their bowlers bundled out the Sri Lanka womens for below 200 runs inside 50 overs. Jess Kerr, Bree Iling and Eden Carson ran through the opposition line up with good support from Fran Jones and Suzie Bates. Their bowling unit performed well as a team to strangulate the opposition batters.
Sri Lanka Preview
Sri Lanka batters struggled to make runs and their score cards read as follows 147/5, 182/10 & 167/10 in the 3 matches. Harshitha Samarawickrama was their lone warrior with 2 fifties in the series. Their batting order batters fell like nine pins with no player able making a big contribution effectively. Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi De Silva, and Anushka Sanjeeani chipped with small cameos to keep their scorecard moving.
Their bowling unit lead by the duo of Achini Kulasuriya and Sugandika Kumari failed to make early in roads with quick wickets. Chamari Athapathu and Kavisha Dilhari were decent with the ball. Their bowling unit usually lost steam as the opposition made merry to score runs easily.
Key players: Chamari Athapathu, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari
Weather Conditions
Hagley Oval is a venue where batters will have an upper hand owing to their nice and bounce on the track. Early moisture might help the bowlers with the new ball and we expect the scores to be around 150-160 runs in this match.
NZW vs SLW Pitch Report
Christchurch will have sunny and bright weather which are ideal for the game with no interruptions expected on the match day.
Toss: To Bowl
Both captains will look to chase down the target as we expect a fresh pitch and batters will enjoy batting second.
