09:10 (IST)
New Zealand Women: Sophie Devine(c), Rachel Priest(w), Suzie Bates, Maddy Green, Katey Martin, Amelia Kerr, Hayley Jensen, Anna Peterson, Leigh Kasperek, Lea Tahuhu, Rosemary Mair.
09:09 (IST)
India Women: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Taniya Bhatia(w), Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Deepti Sharma, Veda Krishnamurthy, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav, Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad.
09:09 (IST)
India have a 3-8 win/loss record against the Kiwis in Women’s T20Is. Moreover, in Women’s T20 World Cup, it is 1-2.
This Indian team has all the attributes to ascertain that this contest will not be a cakewalk for the New Zealand regardless what the history suggests.
09:03 (IST)
TOSS UPDATE:
New Zealand Women have won the toss and they will field first.
09:02 (IST)
New Zealand, though, have a better head-to-head record against India in recent years, having won the last three matches between the two sides. However, as seen in the tournament so far, this Indian unit embraces challenges and will bring their A game.
09:00 (IST)
Meanwhile, experienced medium-pacer Shikha Pandey was all praise for Shafali Verma and backed the 16-year-old’s “aggressive brand of cricket”. Read more
08:48 (IST)
In-form Shafali Verma has set alight the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup with her six-hitting prowess while Poonam Yadav has bamboozled the batters with her leg-spin. The only area of concern, however, has been India’s middle-order. To read more about Team India’s middle-order woes, click here.
08:42 (IST)
It promises to be a cracker of a contest. More so as both the teams are unbeaten in the tournament so far. While India registered victories against Australia and Bangladesh (by 17 and 18 runs respectively), New Zealand posted a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in their first group game.
08:32 (IST)
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup match between India and New Zealand at the Junction Oval, Melbourne. High on confidence after two confident victories on the trot, including one against defending champion Australia, India women will aim to replicate the goods against New Zealand and inch closer to a semi-final berth.
India Women vs New Zealand Women, ICC Women's T20 World Cup match live updates: Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup match between India and New Zealand at the Junction Oval, Melbourne. High on confidence after two confident victories on the trot, including one against defending champion Australia, India women will aim to replicate the goods against New Zealand and inch closer to a semi-final berth.
Preview: India women will look to continue their winning run and inch closer to a semi-final berth when they take on New Zealand at the Junction Oval, Melbourne in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup on Thursday.
The fact that both teams are unbeaten in the tournament so far makes it a mouth-watering contest. While India registered victories against Australia and Bangladesh (by 17 and 18 runs respectively), New Zealand posted a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in their first group game.
A win for the White Ferns would see them go level on points with the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side.
India have plenty of positives going into Thursday’s clash. Playing quick-fire knocks of 29 and 39, 16-year-old Shafali Verma has looked in good touch and got India off to flying starts in their previous games. Meanwhile, Poonam Yadav has bamboozled the batswomen with her leg-spin, picking up seven wickets so far. The middle order-batting, however, remains an area of concern.
New Zealand have a better head-to-head record against India in recent years, having won the last three matches between the two sides. Exactly a year back, they had beaten the Indian team 3-0 in a three-match T20 international home series.
It is expected to be India’s toughest outing this far but undoubtedly, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led unit will be up to the task.
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