India vs. New Zealand Women’s T20 World Cup Match Preview: Key Players And Predictions

Get ready for the Women’s T20 World Cup showdown between India and New Zealand! Discover key players, team previews, and match predictions.

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The fourth match of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 will be played between the Indian women’s team and the New Zealand women’s team at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. This match will be the first match of both teams in this tournament. Both teams will be eyeing a great start to their journey in this tournament by winning this match.

It is worth noting that the Indian women’s team played their last T20 match against the Sri Lanka women’s team in the Asia Cup 2024 final on 28 July. They had to face defeat in that match. Apart from this, New Zealand played their last match against the Australian women’s team on 24 September, in which they had to face defeat.

This is the performance of the Indian women’s team and New Zealand women’s team in the warm-up match

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The Indian women’s team won both their warm-ups in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 by easy margins. They defeated the West Indies women’s team by 20 runs and the South Africa women’s team by 28 runs. On the other hand, the New Zealand women’s team defeated South Africa by 8 wickets in the warm-up match and lost against England by 5 wickets.

Indian team for Women’s T20 World Cup 2024

Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Yastika Bhatia (wicketkeeper), Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemima Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh, Dayalan Hemalatha, Asha Sobhana, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, and Sajeevan Sajna.

Shreyanka Patil

22-year-old spinner Shreyanka Patil has performed very well for India since making her international cricket debut this year. She has now also become a frontline spinner, on whom a lot of responsibility rests. Patil has so far taken 16 wickets in 12 T20 Internationals with a best performance of 3/19. That’s why, all eyes will be on her in the match to be played against New Zealand.

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Shefali Verma

Indian women’s team opener Shefali Verma is known for her explosive batting. The 20-year-old batsman has played 81 matches so far in her T20 international career, in which she has scored 1948 runs at a strike rate of 130.56. If India has to win the upcoming match, it is very important for Shefali to remain in good form.

Deepti Sharma

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India’s experienced all-rounder Deepti Sharma has often proved to be a game changer for her team. She makes important contributions in both batting and bowling departments. She has played 117 matches so far in her T20 international career, in which she has scored 1020 runs and taken 131 wickets.

Smriti Mandhana

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Experienced opener Smriti Mandhana will be responsible for giving her team a good start in the powerplay along with Shefali Verma. Apart from this, a big innings will also be expected from her. She has played an important role in helping the Indian team win many T20 matches over the last several years.

Mandhana has played 141 matches in her T20 international career so far, in which she has scored 3493 runs at a strike rate of 122.51. During this, 26 half-centuries have also come off her bat. Due to these figures, the eyes of Indian fans will be on her.

Harmanpreet Kaur

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Being the captain, the eyes of the entire cricket world will be on Harmanpreet Kaur in this match. Apart from this, she will be seen batting at number 3 once again after a long time. However, she batted at this number in the warm-up matches, after which the team’s head coach, Amol Majumdar, confirmed that Kaur will play at number 3.

Harmanpreet Kaur will be India’s most experienced player in this Women’s T20 World Cup, who has played 173 matches in her T20 international career so far. Meanwhile, Kaur has scored 3426 runs in 153 innings with a best innings of 102 and has also taken 32 wickets.