Reigning the series with two victories, India Women are all set to play their third game against the New Zealand Women on February 27th at the Junction Oval, Melbourne. The game will set in motion at 9:30 PM IST.
The Group A teams are placed at the first and second spot of the points table, respectively. Indian Women started the season right off with a victory against defending champions, Australia. Meanwhile, New Zealand Women has played only a match against the Sri Lanka Women, registering a triumphing 7 wicket victory.
Pitch Report & Weather Conditions
The pitch at the Junction Oval in Melbourne is known to offer a balance between the bat and the bowl. The spinners enjoy a good time here while the batsmen easily take charge of the game in the early stage.
The weather reports suggest a perfect game day with the day being mostly sunny. There are no chances of rain, and the temperature is expected to be around 16-20 degrees Celsius.
Probable Playing XI
India Women
Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Veda Krishnamurthy, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Arundhati Reddy, Shafali Verma, Richa Ghosh
New Zealand Women
Suzie Bates, Sophie Devine (c), Katie Perkins, Lea Tahuhu, Rachel Priest (wk), Maddy Green, Hayley Jensen, Katey Martin, Leigh Kasperek, Amelia Kerr, Jess Kerr
Key Players
India Women
Harmanpreet Kaur
Shafali Verma
New Zealand Women
Sophie Devine
Hayley Jensen
