NZW vs INDW | Only T20I: New Zealand, India face off in only T20I in Queenstown

New Zealand and India women's teams will play each other in the only T20I in Queenstown on Wednesday (February 9, 2022). The T20I game will be later followed by five ODIs. Mithali Raj who won't be a part of this T20I has said that the fixtures will be helpful for the players to give them an understanding of the conditions.

“It is a different format. The team will be looking forward to winning the game. Having said that, this T20 will also give a fair idea about the wickets, how the players are coping with open ground,” Raj said in a virtual media interaction.

“We are here to use this series as preparation for the World Cup because it is the best way we get to know about the wickets and composition we will have next month. We want to put in our best standard of cricket so the team derives a lot of confidence when getting into the World Cup," she added.

Match Details

Match: NZW vs INDW, Only T20I, India Women tour of New Zealand, 2022

Date: Wednesday, February 09, 2022

Time: 5:30 AM

Venue: John Davies Oval, Queenstown

Telecast

The matches will be live-streamed on the Amazon Prime app in India.

New Zealand Women Squad

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

India women squad

Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Richa Ghosh (wk), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Pooja Vastrakar, Deepti Sharma, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav, Renuka Singh, Ekta Bisht, Sneh Rana, Sabbhineni Meghana, Meghna Singh, Taniya Bhatia, Simran Bahadur

Probable XI

India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Yastika Bhatia, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav

New Zealand: Sophie Devine (c), Suzie Bates, Amy Satterthwaite, Maddy Green, Amelia Kerr, Katey Martin (wk), Brooke Halliday, Hayley Jensen, Lea Tahuhu, Jess Kerr, Hannah Rowe

Fantasy XI

Katey Martin, Smriti Mandhana, Suzie Bates (VC), Harmanpreet Kaur, Shafali Verma (C), Sophie Devine, Deepti Sharma, Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Pooja Vastrakar, Lea Tahuhu

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