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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

Australia taking full-strength squad to Pakistan for Test tour

After much speculation that several senior players might snub the Pakistan tour, Australia have finally been able to name their squad for the Pakistan Test series. And to much surprise, they have been able to name a full strength squad for the long format series which is scheduled to begin on March 4. The team will be led by Pat Cummins and all senior players will be present alongside him as Australia visit Pakistan for the first time in about 25 years. The last match that the Aussies have played in Pakistan dates back to 1998 where the visiting side won a high scoring match by 6 wickets in Lahore. In what looks like a balanced unit, Australia have chosen to include three full time spinners in Ashton Agar, Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Swepson. They also have taken a full strength pace bowling attack barring the services of Jhye Richardson, who struggled for fitness in the recently concluded Ashes series. Full Squad Pat Cummins (captain), Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Michael Neser, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner.

New Zealand finding it difficult to field full strength batting unit against South Africa

New Zealand’s full time captain Kane Williamson’s return has been further delayed due to his long-standing elbow injury. The ICC Test captain of the year has been away from action since the 1st Test between India and NZ in November 2021 for an elbow strain that has been bothering him over the last two years. Williamson was advised a sustained period of rest by the doctors and it was speculated that the right handed batter will return in the South Africa home series. Coach Gary Stead confirmed the news and stated that they would now be eyeing for a March window where the Kiwis have white ball matches scheduled against the Netherlands. In the absence of Williamson and recently retired Ross Taylor, NZ will be fielding their weakest batting line-up in years and have been forced to call up Hamish Rutherford, who played his last long format game in 2015. Colin de Grandhomme has also been added to the team. New Zealand take on South Africa on a two-game tour starting 17 February.

AUSW vs ENGW | 3rd ODI: Australia thump England in final showdown to remain unbeaten in Ashes 2022

Australian women's team remained unbeaten against England after defeating them in the third ODI by 8 wickets in Melbourne. Chasing a target of 164, Australia were off to a good start after Alyssa Healy and Rachael Haynes stitched a partnership of 74 runs for the first wicket before Healy departed for 42 off 56. Haynes soon followed her after she was dismissed for 31 of 46, leaving Australia at 74/2. But captain Meg Lanning and Ellyse Perry then came in for the rescue with an unbeaten 90-run stand for the third wicket. While Lanning went on to score a fifty, Perry remained unbeaten at 31 off 46 to take the side home. Sophie Ecclestone was the pick of the bowlers after she scalped one wicket at the cost of only 18 runs in 10 overs. Earlier, in the day, England had a disappointing start as they lost a couple of early wickets but Beaumont and Sciver then tried to steady the ship. The two batters scored 88 runs for the third wicket before Beaumont was sent back in the hut for 50. Her wicket certainly broke the shackles as the visitors lost wickets at regular intervals to get reduced to 138/8 before eventually getting bowled out for 163 in the final over. Sciver scored 46 for the side. Sutherland scalped a four-wicket haul for 31 runs in 9 overs while Schutt had two wickets to her name for 25 runs in 10 overs. "It's been an outstanding series. First of all, big thank you to England and their support staff for coming here and playing. There are always a few spanners that are thrown at us during a series. But it was good to see different people stand up and perform for us. I think we have had pretty good games in different patches," Lanning said after the match.