πππππ :ββΒ New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka Women β
ππππ : March 18, Tuesday
ππππ : 02:45 AM ISTβββ
πππππ : University Oval, Dunedin, New Zealand
ππππππππππ : 3rd T20 2025
Host New Zealand women eye T20I series win against Sri Lanka women at Dunedin
- New Zealand women registered a comfortable win over Sri Lanka women in the second game of the T20I series.
- Bree Illing, Jess Kerr, Suzie Bates and Brooke Halliday put in excellent performances for New Zealand women in the previous match.
- Manudi Nanayakkara, Nilakshi de Silva and Chamari Athapaththu put in credible performances for Sri Lanka women.
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
Host New Zealand women will face Sri Lanka women in the third and final game of the T20I series played at University Oval, Dunedin on Tuesday.
The home side made a terrific comeback with a clinical win over Sri Lanka women to level the T20I series. Captain Suzie Bates will be hoping that the side can produce their best cricket in this series decider.
On the other hand, Sri Lanka women will be keen to make amends for their mistakes made in the previous match. Captain Chamari Athapaththu will be hoping that the side can show discipline in all three departments in this series finale.
TEAMS PREVIEW
New Zealand Preview
In the batting department, the side will be depending on the likes of Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Emma McLeod, Brooke Halliday and Maddy Green to deliver the bulk of the runs.
In the previous match, captain Suzie Bates scored 47 runs off 46 balls with the help of four boundaries. Brooke Halliday played well and smashed 46 not out off 40 balls with the help of five fours.
In the bowling department, the side will be relying on the likes of Maddy Green, Jess Kerr, Eden Carson, Bree Illing, Flora Devonshire and Brooke Halliday to deliver timely breakthroughs.
In the previous match, Bree Illing and Jess Kerr bowled well for New Zealand women and claimed two wickets apiece.
Sri Lanka Preview
In the batting department, the side will be depending on the likes of opener Chamari Athapaththu, Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva and Manudi Nanayakkara to deliver the bulk of the runs.
In the previous match, middle-order batter Manudi Nanayakkara played well for Sri Lanka women and finished the innings with the top-score of 35 runs off 32 balls with the help of four boundaries.Besides Nanayakkara, captain Chamari Athapaththu scored 23 runs off 29 balls with the help of four boundaries, whereas Nilakshi de Silva chipped in with 20 runs off 22 balls.
In the bowling department, the side will be depending on the likes of Inoshi Priyadharshani, Achini Kulasuriya, Malki Madara, Sugandika Kumari and Kavishka Dilhari to deliver timely breakthroughs.
Weather Conditions
The average first inning score at the venue is around 143 runs. The highest total posted at University Oval was by England women, who scored 160 for 4 against New Zealand women.
The weather forecast for the game is going to be partly cloudy during the evening.
NZW vs SLW Pitch Report
University Oval, Dunedin is going to host the third and final game of the T20I series played between New Zealand women and Sri Lanka women
Toss: To Bat
University Oval, Dunedin has been decent venue for side batting first. Two matches out of the last played at the venue have been won by side batting first.
