Match Preview
15th match of the Women’s T20 World Cup on Saturday will be a huge affair for the Kiwis as they take on Sri Lanka. New Zealand have played two games and won once and lost once so far. Sri Lanka are the 2nd team to be eliminated from the tournament early along Scotland after their 3rd loss in the campaign.
New Zealand (NZ-W) began their T20 World Cup tournament with a huge win over by 58 runs. In their very next game, the Kiwis lost to Australia by 60 runs to slide to 4th spot in the table. India’s 82-run win over Sri Lanka meant that the women in blue made sure their run-rate went into the positive. New Zealand’s run-rate is now -0.050 and Sophie Devine’s side is now in dire need of a win to pile pressure on India.
Sri Lanka (SL-W) have lost all their games so far in the T20 World Cup. The game on Saturday is only to be played for pride. Chamari Athapaththu and her team started with a loss to Pakistan and followed it up with another loss against Australia. In the must win game against India, the Lankan side lost by a massive margin of 82 runs to bow out of the tournament.
Also read: Exploring India’s chances to make it to semi-finals stages of Women’s T20 World Cup 2024
Match Details
Match – New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka Women, Match 15
Venue – Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Date and Time – 12th October 2024, 15:30 PM
Live Coverage – Star Sports (HD and SD) and Disney Hotstar (WEB and OTT)
Head-to-Head
Total Matches -13
Wins for New Zealand – 12
Wins for Sri Lanka -1
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Pitch Report
7 matches have been played at this venue and so far, teams batting first have won four games and chasing sides have won thrice. In the two-day games, the result has been 50:50 so far. Considering the history of this surface one can expect the captain winning the toss to a punt and bat first. It is expected to be yet another hot day in the park and the fielding team will not enjoy bowling first in such conditions.
Injury News
Will be added when there is an update
Dream11 NZ-W vs SL W Predicted XI
New Zealand Women – Suzie Bates, Georgina Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine, Brooke Haillday, Maddy Green, Izabelle Gaze , Lea Tahuhu, Rosemary Mair, Eden Carson, Fran Jonas
Sri Lanka Women – Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu, Harshita Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi De Silva, Anushka Sanjeevani, Ama Kanchana, Sugandika Kumari, Inoshi Priyadharshini, Udeshika Prabodhani, Inoka Ranaweera
Suggested playing No.1 for NZ-W vs SL W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket
A Sanjeevani, S Bates, N De Silva, H Samarawickrama, B Halliday, C Athapaththu (VC), A Kerr (C), S Devine, U Prabhodhani, S Kumari, L Tahuhu
Suggested playing No.2 for NZ-W vs SL W Dream 11 Fantasy Cricket
A Sanjeevani, S Bates, N De Silva, H Samarawickrama, B Halliday, C Athapaththu (C), A Kerr (VC), S Devine, U Prabhodhani, S Kumari, L Tahuhu