IN-W vs NZ-W 3rd ODI Preview: Key Players And Stats, Live Streaming, Pitch Report, Probable XIs

India and New Zealand to compete in series decider on October 29 [Source: @BCCIWomen/x.com]

India Women and New Zealand Women will clash in the series-deciding third ODI match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 29. Team India won the opening ODI by 59 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the series. The ‘White Ferns’ squared the series with an equally emphatic win in the second game. The much-awaited series decider will commence from 1:30 PM IST onwards.

IN-W vs NZ-W 3rd ODI: Match Details And Live Streaming

IN-W vs NZ-W 3rd ODI: A Rare Series Win On The Line For Both Teams

Team India, in the absence of regular skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, won the opening ODI match by 59 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the series. Earlier this year, the ‘Women in Blue’ also walloped South Africa thrice in three games to register a 3-0 win at home. However, India’s highly-flying run was hampered by New Zealand Women on October 27 as the hosts succumbed to a 76-run defeat in Ahmedabad. While batting seems to be an area of concern for the Indian team, they will once rely on in-form bowlers Radha Yadav, Deepti Sharma and Saima Thakor to make timely breakthroughs against the visitors.

Mere days after lifting the 2024 T20 World Cup crown in the UAE, New Zealand Women levelled their three-match ODI series in India with an emphatic 76-run win. Another win over India on October 29 will help New Zealand attain a rare ODI series victory after succumbing to successive series losses against England, both home and away this year. Sophie Devine, Maddy Green and Georgia Plimmer will once start out as some of the key batting members in the New Zealand line-up. In the bowling department, players like Jess Kerr and Eden Carson have ably stood up to the occasion in the absence of injured Amelia Kerr off late.

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IND-W Vs NZ-W 3rd ODI: Narendra Modi Stadium Ahmedabad Pitch Report

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IN-W vs NZ-W 3rd ODI: Batting-Friendly Conditions Await at Narendra Modi Stadium

The surface at the Narendra Modi Stadium tends to favour batters, with some assistance on offer for the fast bowlers with the new ball. The average first innings total at the venue in ODIs has turned out to be 243 so far. Remarkably, the average first innings total here in the ongoing series also amounts to an exact 243 after both games. The captain winning the toss will likely opt to bat first, considering the recent record of the venue.

IN-W vs NZ-W 3rd ODI: Key Players And Stats

• Sophie Devine: 81 runs and 3 wickets in two matches of the series, Batting Average: 40.50, SR: 89.01
• Radha Yadav: 51 runs and 7 wickets in two matches of the series, Bowling Average: 14.85, SR: 16.64
• Deepti Sharma: 56 runs and 3 wickets in two matches of the series, Batting Average: 28.00, SR: 75.67
• Maddy Green: 73 runs in two matches of the series, Average: 36.50, SR: 101.38
• Saima Thakor: 3 wickets in two matches of the series, Average: 28.00, SR: 34.00

IN-W vs NZ-W 3rd ODI: Probable Playing XIs

India Women Probable XI: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Tejal Hasabnis, Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Renuka Singh and Priya Mishra.

New Zealand Women Probable XI: Georgia Plimmer, Suzie Bates, Sophie Devine (c), Lauren Down, Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze (wk), Jess Kerr, Eden Carson, Fran Jonas and Lea Tahuhu.

IN-W vs NZ-W 3rd ODI: Winner Prediction

On the basis of recent form, New Zealand Women will start out as slight favourites owing to the newfound winning momentum they conjured in the second ODI match a couple of days ago.

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