Published on: Apr 3, 2021 1:35 pm IST|Updated on: Apr 3, 2021 1:35 pm IST
NZ-W vs AU-W Dream11: After a closely contested T20I series, NZ Women and Australia Women will be up against each other here at Mount Maunganui. New Zealand Women will look to build up the momentum that they gained from the second T20I. Losing their skipper Devine and Mackay has further added to their worries. Stand-in skipper Satterthwaite and Amelia Kerr will have big responsibilities on their shoulders to lead the team to a competitive total. Lea Tahuhu’s comeback will give the side confidence in the bowling department with Rowe and Mair likely to support her.
Australia Women meanwhile, will go into this series as a confident side. They have been the No.1 side for a while now and will look to showcase their talent. Skipper Meg Lanning has been a modern day great for them along with the blockbuster pair of Healy and Mooney at the top. With Schutt, Jonassen and Wareham, the bowling seems to be complete while Vlaeminck has added much needed pace to this bowling attack.
Fixture name: New Zealand Women vs Australia Women, 1st ODI Series: Australia Women tour of New Zealand, 2021 Date: 4 April, 2021 Time: 4:30 AM IST Team Form Guide: NZ-W (recent last) L L L L W AU-W (recent last) W W W W W ICC T20I Rankings: NZ-W 5, AU-W 1 Ground: Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui Brief score of the last result at the venue: Otago 156/8 (19.4 overs) beat Northern Districts 153/7 by 2 wickets in T20 match. Pitch Report: The picturesque location at Mount Maunganui makes it a beautiful place to play cricket. The pitch is expected to be good for batting with something for spinners in the latter half of the match. The average score here in women’s matches is 228. The sky will be clear with temperatures around 16 degrees Celsius. WATCH NZ-W vs AU-W Live cricket online: Watch New Zealand Women vs Australia Women Live score and streaming on Fancode App.
NZ-W vs AU-W Playing 11
NZ-W Team News Injury update, unavailability
Expected team changes
NZ-W Playing 11 (likely) L Down H Jensen A Satterthwaite (C) M Green K Martin (wk) A Kerr B Halliday H Rowe Tahuhu J Kerr R Mair
AU-W Team News Injury update, unavailability
AU-W Playing 11 (likely) A Healy (wk) B Mooney M Lanning (C) E Perry R Haynes A Gardner N Carey/ S Molineux J Jonassen G Wareham M Schutt T Vlaeminck
Who will win today match? New Zealand will have the home advantage with them while Australia are the reigning world champions and also the No.1 side in the world. Players like Lanning, Perry and Healy make them a formidable batting side. The last time these two teams met in an ODI series, Australia clean swept NZ 3-0. So, it will be a great challenge for NZ to get past this great Australian side in the upcoming Rose Bowl matches. Australia Women will start as favourites in the NZ-W vs AU-W Dream 11 Today Match Prediction.
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Fantasy Cricket Tips, Captain & Differential Pick Captain Options A Kerr- The young 20-year old legspinner is seen as a future of NZ cricket. She can also score quick runs down the order. Her allround ability makes her a trusted pick in a fantasy team. ODI Career: Runs 602, Bat Avg. 30, Wkts 58, Bowl Avg. 23 Kerr vs AU-W: Runs 40, Bat Avg. 7, Wkts 17, Bowl Avg. 24
M Lanning- The skipper is a consistent run-scorer in this format. Expect her to get some runs at No.3 as she has the ability to play a long innings. ODI Career: Runs 3856, Avg. 55 Lanning vs NZ-W: Runs 1122, Avg. 70
Differential Pick A Gardner- The hard-hitting allrounder can be a game changer for Australia this series. She showed good form with the bat in the T20I matches and can be devastating in the slog overs. ODI Career: Runs 376, Bat Avg. 21, Wkts 40, Bowl Avg. 25 Gardner vs NZ-W: Runs 80, Bat Avg. 20, Wkts 9, Bowl Avg. 30
BAT: M Lanning, A Satterthwaite, A Gardner, M Green WK: A Healy ALL: E Perry, A Kerr, J Jonassen BOWL: M Schutt, G Wareham, R Mair
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