Match Preview
It will be SL-W vs NZ-W for the 1st T20I of the 3-match series tomorrow at Colombo.
Furthermore, looking back at the ODI series, then Sri Lanka Women beat New Zealand Women by 8 wickets and won the series 2-1.
Therefore, they will now be looking to repeat their performance in the T20I series as well.
On the other hand, New Zealand Women will also try to put up a good performance in these 3 games after losing out in the ODI series.
They will have to think fast and hard about how to tackle Sri Lanka Women’s bowlers and get past them in this series.
Thus, it will be an interesting game tomorrow between these two sides in the morning.
Match Details
Match: Sri Lanka Women vs New Zealand Women, 1st T20I
Venue: P Sara Oval, Colombo
Date: 8th July 2023
Time: 10:00 AM IST
Pitch Report
The wicket at Colombo is more suitable for batters than bowlers when it comes to T20I cricket. However, it will also provide ample assistance to spinners as well. Meanwhile, the pacers will have a hard time bowling here due to the wicket’s slow nature. But, spinners will use the wicket to their advantage and grab wickets as well.
Full Squads for SL-W vs NZ-W, 1st T20I
Sri Lanka Women
Hansima Karunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Hasini Perera, Imesha Dulani, Nilakshi de Silva, Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Kavisha Dilhari, Kawya Kavindi, Oshadi Ranasinghe, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Inoka Ranaweera, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Sugandika Kumari, Udeshika Prabodhani
New Zealand Women
Brooke Halliday, Georgia Plimmer, Maddy Green, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine (c), Suzie Bates, Bernadine Bezuidenhout (wk), Izzy Gaze (wk), Eden Carson, Fran Jonas, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu, Leigh Kasperek, Molly Penfold, Rosemary Mair
Probable Playing XI for SL-W vs NZ-W, 1st T20I
Sri Lanka Women
Chamari Athapaththu (c), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Vishmi Gunaratne, Imesha Dulani, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Nilakshi de Silva, Kavisha Dilhari, Oshadi Ranasinghe, Kawya Kavindi, Inoka Ranaweera, Udeshika Prabodhani
New Zealand Women
Sophie Devine (c), Bernadine Bezuidenhout (wk), Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Maddy Green, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu, Rosemary Mair, Eden Carson, Molly Penfold
Match Prediction for SL-W vs NZ-W, 1st T20I
From the team combinations and previous results, we can say that this will be an even contest.
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