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ICC Women’s CWC 2022 | NZ-W vs ENG-W | Match 19 Preview, Prediction, Fantasy XI

The 19th match of the ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2022 will present a mouth-watering contest between the hosts, New Zealand and the defending champions, England. The game is scheduled on 20th March at Eden Park, Auckland.


As the tournament is about to enter the last week of league matches, New Zealand and England will lock horns in a must-win affair as both the teams' future in the ongoing competition looks grim.


Suffering a defeat in the last match at the hands of South Africa, New Zealand's fortunes are riding on their upcoming clash. The White Ferns are lying at the fifth spot on the points table with mere two wins in five matches. 


Skipper Sophie Devine has notched up 256 runs in the tournament, but unfortunately, her solid form has not helped the side's cause. Amelia Kerr and Amy Satterthwaite have shown decent touch in the middle-order, but them blowing hot and cold will certainly not take New Zealand far in the ongoing tournament.


On the other hand, England have not had the best of the campaigns and are seated at the sixth position with a solitary victory. They were one of the title contenders before the World Cup began but lost the first three matches on the trot, to everyone's surprise.


However, Heather Knight and Co. seemed to have finally marched on the path of a comeback as they returned to winning ways in their previous encounter against India. Spinner Charlotte Dean broke India's back by claiming four wickets, while captain Heather Knight and Natalie Sciver helped England achieve a meagre target of 135 runs.



Match Details


New Zealand Women vs England Women - Match 19


Date and Time - 20th March, 2022, 3:30 AM IST


Venue - Eden Park, Auckland 


Broadcast- Star Sports Network, Disney+Hotstar



Pitch Report


As the previous match suggests, the pitch at Eden Park will be conducive to the batters. Bowlers will need to toil hard in search of wickets as batters will give them a tough time on the pitch.



Squads


New Zealand Women

Suzie Bates, Sophie Devine (c), Amelia Kerr, Amy Satterthwaite, Maddy Green, Katey Martin (wk), Hayley Jensen, Lea Tahuhu, Jess Kerr, Frances Mackay, Hannah Rowe, Rosemary Mair, Brooke Halliday, Fran Jonas, Georgia Plimmer.


England Women

Heather Knight (c), Tammy Beaumont, Katherine Brunt, Freya Davies, Charlotte Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Kate Cross, Sophie Ecclestone, Natasha Farrant, Amy Jones (wk), Emma Lamb, Natalie Sciver, Anya Shrubsole, Lauren Winfield Hill, Danielle Wyatt.



Probable Playing XI


New Zealand Women

Suzie Bates, Sophie Devine (c), Amelia Kerr, Amy Satterthwaite, Maddy Green, Frances Mackay, Katey Martin (wk), Brooke Halliday, Lea Tahuhu, Jess Kerr, Hannah Rowe


England Women

Danielle Wyatt, Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight (c), Natalie Sciver, Amy Jones (wk), Sophia Dunkley, Katherine Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone, Kate Cross, Charlotte Dean, Anya Shrubsole



CE Fantasy XI

Amy Jones, Tammy Beaumont, Suzie Bates, Sophie Devine, Heather Knight, Amelia Kerr, Amy Satterthwaite, Natalie Sciver, Lea Tahuhu, Sophie Ecclestone, Charlotte Dean.



Captain- Sophie Devine

Vice-Captain- Amelia Kerr

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ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 | What did captain Mithali Raj say after India’s loss?

After Saturday’s loss against Australia, the Indian team have been left at a tough spot in the league table of the ICC Women’s World Cup. Being played in New Zealand, India are currently fourth in the points table with four points from five games, being threatened by New Zealand and defending champions England for the fourth and the final spot for the semi finals. While a week’s worth of cricket is yet to be played, it is practical to believe that South Africa alongside Australia have already qualified for the first two positions of the top four, and West Indies, who are third currently have a 2-point advantage in the table. This loss against Australia means that India are in a do-or-die fight with New Zealand and England for the final spot and have to make a strong turnaround in the tournament after losing two matches in a row. Asked about the reason for their loss against tournament favourite Aussies, captain Mithali Raj stated that it was one of those days where the bowling unit did not do well. “When you lose you always feel that you are 10-15 runs short. Maybe the way the Australians started, they were ahead and the fielders did not back the bowlers when it was needed. It was one of those days when the bowling unit didn’t do well but they have been for the last four-five games," said Mithali in the post-match presentation ceremony. She acknowledged that this was a position that India did not want to be into but now the team has to fire in all departments to get them out of this mess. “The batting came good today but the bowling did take a hit. The next two games becomes very important and we would look to do well in all departments. We got ourselves in that position but the next two games is a must-win for us." India failed to defend a target of 278 runs against Australia in Auckland owing to a strong batting line-up from the Aussie side that took it away from the Indians in the very first hour of the game. India fought back in pockets but an exceptional innings from Beth Mooney sealed the deal for her country deep into the final overs of the game. Australia are currently undefeated in the World Cup, having won all of their five outings.

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ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 | India lose two in a row; make life difficult in league table

India lost their second straight match in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 to put themselves in a precarious position in the points table on Saturday, 19 April. Eden Park in Auckland produce yet another final over thriller - something that is turning out to be a common occurrence in this year’s World Cup. Mithali Raj’s women were undone strong performances in the Australian batting line-up who won the game with 6 wickets in hand and three balls remaining. India currently have four points from their five matches, and just about hanging by the thread in the fourth spot in the points table. Tomorrow’s game between England and New Zealand will have anxious Indian eyes on them, given the result of the game might end up deciding their fate in the tournament. India’s opening issues Coming into this game against a strong Australia side, India knew that they had to put up big runs if they wanted to win the game. Their hopes of that happening were quashed quite quickly by the 19 year old Darcie Brown who removed Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma inside the first six overs to put India off balance. That being said, it is not new for India to fail with the opening in this tournament, and Yastika Bhatiya rose to the occasion at one-down steering India clear of trouble. She found support in her captain Mithali Raj as the duo put up 130 runs between them in 154 balls providing India with the stability that they needed. Yastika was the first one to depart after scoring 59 off 83 balls in the 32nd over and Mithali soon followed her in the 38th having made 68 off 96. Levelling the playing field At 186/4, India needed that they did not have nearly enough to challenge the long Australian batting order and Harmanpreet Kaur immediately got to work. Two quick wickets fell on the other side while she was aggressing, with Richa Ghosh departing at 8 off 14 and Sneh Rana failing to open her account. Pooja Vastrakar was the saving grace of the innings, hitting a rapid 34 off 28 helping Harmanpreet salvage the scoring rate. India were able to put up a decent total of 277 runs in their allotted 50 overs and hoped that they can hang around for a bit and make things difficult for the Aussies. The unexpected assault Once Australia came on to bat, they were expected to start cautiously given the way they had hyped India’s new ball attack just a day before the game. But all that turn out to be of no significance as Rachael Haynes and Alyssa Healy punished India’s wayward lines and brought up a rapid hundred run partnership in the 17th over, battering Rajeshwari Gaikwad for three boundaries. Healy made Indian bowlers look like they had no clue what was going on and was on course for a century. Her downfall came in the 20th over off a well connected reverse sweep that went straight to the hands of short third man, letting India take a sigh of deep breath. The Meg Lanning show After the prized wicket of Healy, India were able to remove the top scorer of the tournament Rachael Hayness (43 off 53) quick enough to have an impact on the game. Fresh batters were at the crease and this was India’s only chance to get back in the game. However, none of that mattered, as Meg Lanning took a liking to Indian bowlers and alongside a struggling Ellyse Perry made the scoreboard tick, putting incredible pressure on the fielding side. The pair provided a real taste of their fitness, converting ones into twos and two into threes using the pockets of the Auckland ground. The final turn Despite Perry’s departure (28 off 51), and a little rain that halted the game for a while, Lanning steered the ship alongside Beth Mooney at a brisk pace, taking the game deep, without any sloppy work. But just as the games have been in this World Cup, fate found its way and provided India with a last chance to win the game. At 97, with just 8 remaining from the last 9 deliveries, Lanning drove a fuller length ball uppishly to Pooja Vastrakar, standing at backward point. The Indian allrounder did not miss out on the opportunity, and grabbed a very low catch. With Lanning back in the hut, India knew they had a chance with Tahlia McGrath on strike. A new batter, who needed to score 8 off 8, should have been nervous. And she was, first ball of her innings, she punched to cover, second one, she went very close to the wide line, trying to hit a yorker. She missed. Australia, all of a sudden needed 8 off the final over. Beth Mooney took strike against Jhulan Goswami in the final over and heaved the first ball over mid wicket for four. Second ball, she tapped to deep cover and induced a mistake from Smriti Mandhana to convert a one into two. The third ball, she hit the full length ball straight over Goswami’s head for another boundary to seal off the game. Force to reckon with There is no doubt that Australia are the team to beat in this World Cup, having won 5 straight matches and sealed their place in the semi finals of the tournament. They play their final two matches against South Africa and Bangladesh, of which, they should win at least one of them. India on the other hand are once again guilty for their method of playing, and their bowling attack that seemed to lack the bite. India, now have to make sure they win their remaining matches against South Africa and Bangladesh and hope that New Zealand lose at least one of them, preferably against Pakistan. Eyes would be glued to the TV sets for the next couple of weeks for the fans of women’s cricket, and it should for the value that it has brought to the world of sports. Three teams, vying for just one spot for the semi-finals position with more than a week of the tournament remaining? It surely doesn’t quite get better than that.