New Zealand Women will face off against Sri Lanka Women in the 3rd and final T20I of the series on Tuesday. New Zealand earned a much-needed 7 wickets win in the 2nd T20I to keep the series alive. On the other hand, Sri Lanka are win away from securing their first-ever series victory over New Zealand.
Match Details:
New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka Women, 3rd T20I
Venue: University Oval, Dunedin
Date & Time: March 18th at 2:45 AM IST and 10:15 AM Local Time
Live Streaming: Sony Sports Network, Sony LIV, Amazon Prime Video and FanCode
What is the Pitch Report for NZ-W vs SL-W, 3rd T20I?
The surface offers complete aid for batters with not much support for the bowlers. If batters play to their strengths, we can have the scores in the range of 160-170.
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What is the Head-to-Head Record in New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka Women T20Is?
Total Matches Played: 16
New Zealand Women Won: 14
Sri Lanka Women Won: 2
Recent form:
New Zealand Women: Won, Lost, Won, Won, Won
Sri Lanka Women: Lost, Won, Lost, Lost, Lost
NZ-W vs SL-W, 3rd T20I Probable Winners:
New Zealand Women are expected to win this match.
What is the Expected, Probable Playing XIs for NZ-W vs SL-W, 3rd T20I?
New Zealand Women
Suzie Bates (c), Georgia Plimmer, Emma McLeod, Brooke Halliday, Izzy Sharp, Maddy Green, Jess Kerr, Polly Inglis (wk), Flora Devonshire, Eden Carson, Bree Illing.
Sri Lanka Women
Chamari Athapaththu (c), Vishmi Rajapaksha Gunaratne, Harshitha Madavi Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Manudi Nanayakkara, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Sugandika Kumari, Malki Madara, Inoshi Priyadharshani Fernando, Achini Kulasuriya.
Injury Updates:
Currently, the players from both squads are doing well and fit. It will be added when there is an update.
What are the Fantasy Cricket Top Picks, Players for NZ-W vs SL-W, 3rd T20I?
Top Pick – Batter
In her first bilateral T20I assignment, Emma McLeod did well with the bat, scoring 55 runs in 2 matches with the best score of 44.
Top Pick – All-Rounder
Chamari Athapaththu has scored the most in the series with a tally of 87 in 2 matches at a strike rate of 112.98 and also picked up a wicket at an economy of 4.83.
Top Pick – Bowler
Inoshi Priyadharshani Fernando continues to impress with the ball for Sri Lanka as she took 3 wickets in 2 matches in the series with the best figures of 2 for 25.
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Top Pick – Wicketkeeper
Anushka Sanjeewani should be picked purely for her wicket-keeping skills as she affected 6 dismissals in 2 matches in the series. She got the opportunity to bat once and remained unbeaten on 1*.
X-Factor:
Suzie Bates looks in form having made the scores of 47 and 21 in the series. She has hit 7 fours so far.
What are the Fantasy Suggested Teams for NZ-W vs SL-W, 3rd T20I?
1. Anushka Sanjeewani, Nilakshi de Silva, Emma McLeod, Chamari Athapaththu (vc), Suzie Bates (c), Kavisha Dilhari, Brooke Halliday, Jess Kerr, Inoshi Priyadharshani Fernando, Bree Illing, Malki Madara.
2. Anushka Sanjeewani, Maddy Green, Emma McLeod (vc), Chamari Athapaththu, Suzie Bates, Kavisha Dilhari (c), Brooke Halliday, Jess Kerr, Manudi Nanayakkara, Sugandika Kumari, Eden Carson.
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Pre-Match Analysis:
New Zealand Women, who lost the series opener truly because of their poor batting, made an excellent comeback in the 2nd T20I to level the series 1-1. They won the all-important toss to send the visitors to bat first and held them for a meager score of 113 for 7. Bree Illing and Jess Kerr produced an excellent bowling display, picking up 2 wickets apiece, while Brooke Halliday and debutant Flora Devonshire bagged a wicket each. The experience of skipper Suzie Bates (47) and Brooke Halliday (46*) came out well in the run-chase as they got home with 9 balls to spare.
Sri Lanka Women are hoping to create history as they are on the verge of winning their first-ever bilateral series against New Zealand. They have a golden opportunity to achieve the feat with the ongoing series currently squared at 1-1. Chamari Athapaththu-led side won the 1st T20I convincingly by 7 wickets, while they failed to produce the same intent in the follow-up as a result got outplayed in all areas to lose the contest by 7 wickets. Manudi Nanayakkara top-scored for them with 32-ball 35, while Chamari Athapaththu (23) and Nilakshi de Silva (20) made handy contributions. 10-15 runs more could have given an extra cushion for their bowlers to successfully defend the score.
