Preview:
New Zealand will take on Bangladesh in the fifth match of the Women’s Cricket Cup ODI on Monday. It will be the second game of the tournament for both of them and they would be walking into this game while searching for their first win.
New Zealand lost the tournament opener against West Indies by a mere margin of three runs despite Sophie Devine scoring a century. Bangladesh battled out in their first game against South Africa and lost the match by 32 runs. Both the teams would be looking for a better performance from their batting order in this game.
Match Details:
New Zealand Women vs Bangladesh Women, Match 5
Venue: University Oval, Dunedin
Date & Time: 7th March at 03:30 AM IST and 11:00 AM Local Time
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar
NZ-W vs BD-W, Match 5 Pitch Report:
The pitch at the University Oval has provided an excellent amount of support to the batters. Along with that, pacers have also found initial help while spinners have played a key role during the middle overs.
Injury News:
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NZ-W vs BD-W, Match 5 Probable Playing XIs:
New Zealand Women
Sophie Devine (c), Suzie Bates, Amelia Kerr, Amy Satterthwaite, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Katey Martin (wk), Lea Tahuhu, Jess Kerr, Hannah Rowe, Fran Jonas
Bangladesh Women
Shamima Sultana, Sharmin Akhter, Fargana Hoque, Nigar Sultana (c & wk), Ritu Moni, Rumana Ahmed, Murshida Khatun, Nahida Akter, Salma Khatun, Fariha Trisna, Jahanara Alam
Top Picks for NZ-W vs BD-W 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Amelia Kerr could make only 13 runs in the first game against West Indies and picked one wicket. In her last five ODIs, Amelia has scored three half-centuries and one century. She is a key player for New Zealand’s batting unit and hence, is a top pick in this game.
Sophie Devine was the pick of the White Ferns’ batting unit in the previous game. She made 108 runs off 127 deliveries and helped the team reach close to West Indies’ score. New Zealand would be hoping that she delivers similar performance in this game.
Fariha Trisna played the second one-day international of her career against South Africa. She returned with a figure of three for 35 runs.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for NZ-W vs BD-W 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Katey Martin, Amy Satterthwaite, Brooke Halliday, Sharmin Akhter, Suzie Bates (vc), Amelia Kerr (c), Rumana Ahmed, Sophie Devine, Fariha Trisna, Jess Kerr
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for NZ-W vs BD-W 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Katey Martin, Shamima Sultana, Amy Satterthwaite, Maddy Green, Sharmin Akhter, Ritu Moni, Rumana Ahmed, Sophie Devine (c), Fran Jonas, Hannah Rowe, Jess Kerr (vc)
Captain and Vice-Captain Options
Captain Options: Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine
Vice-Captain Options: Suzie Bates, Jess Kerr
