SL-W vs NZ-W, New Zealand Women Tour of Sri Lanka: Fantasy Tips and Teams for the 3rd T20I (Source: Twitter)
Having already lost the T20 international series, Sri Lanka Women now take on New Zealand Women in the final match of the series. The third encounter is scheduled to be played on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at P Sara Oval in Colombo at 10.00 AM IST. Notably, the home side sealed the three-match one-day international series by a margin of 2-1.
However, before the game goes live, here is a look at some of the important player stats, the prime player picks, and the best-suggested XIs for the fantasy contests of this fixture.
Sophie Devine's New Zealand has been clinical in both the opening matches, having won by chasing. In the opener, Eden Carson, Leigh Kasperek, and Amelia Kerr snared two scalps each with economical spells as the home side got restricted to just 106/9 in their allotted 20 overs.
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Suzie Bates then struck 44 as she helped her side reach the target in 18.5 overs with the loss of five wickets. Bates also won the player of the Match award for her knock and figures of 1/13.
It was seamer Lea Tahuhu then, in the second game, who delivered a match-winning spell of 4/21 in four overs. Courtesy of her bowling performance, Sri Lanka reached only 118/6 in 20 overs.
Bates again proved her mettle with the bat with a half-century (52), while Kerr remained not out on 33 as the White Ferns won the contest by eight wickets to seal the series 2-0. Chamari Athapaththu's side will be looking to avoid a whitewash a claim a consolation victory in the third T20I.
SL-W vs NZ-W, Team Form Guide (Most Recent First)
Sri Lanka Women: L-L-W-W-L
New Zealand Women: W-W-W-W-L
SL-W vs NZ-W, Must Picks
Sri Lanka Women
Harshita Samarawickrama
- T20I Stats: 787 runs in 40 innings
- Recent Form: 86 runs in the last three innings
- Venue Record: 53 runs in five innings
Chamari Athapaththu
- T20I Stats: 2,404 runs in 113 innings
- Recent Form: 67 runs in the last four innings
- Venue Record: 44 runs in five innings
New Zealand Women
Suzie Bates
- T20I Stats: 3916 runs in 142 innings and 56 wickets in 85 innings
- Recent Form: 152 runs in the last three innings
- Venue Record: 96 runs in two innings and 1 wicket in one innings
Amelia Kerr
- T20I Stats: 724 runs in 43 innings and 60 wickets in 60 innings
- Recent Form: 133 runs and 4 wickets in the last three innings
- Venue Record: 67 runs and 2 wickets in two innings
SL-W vs NZ-W, Risky Picks
Sri Lanka Women
Kavisha Dilhari
- T20I Stats: 214 runs in 29 innings and 20 wickets in 35 innings
- Recent Form: 30 runs and 2 wickets in the last three innings
- Venue Record: 10 runs and 2 wickets in two innings
New Zealand Women
Bernadine Bezuidenhout
- T20I Stats: 221 runs in 19 innings
- Recent Form: 60 runs in the last three innings
- Venue Record: 28 runs in two innings
SL-W vs NZ-W, Top Captain or Vice-captain choices
Chamari Athapaththu (SL)
Reasons
- Skipper Chamari Athapaththu leads the batting chart for Sri Lanka in the T20I format.
- The left-handed opening batter has struck one century and six half-centuries in the format.
- After two single-digit scores in the series so far, Athapaththu is due for a big knock in the final game.
Amelia Kerr (NZ)
Reasons
- Kiwi all-rounder Amelia Kerr averages 25 with the bat and 21.41 with the ball in the shortest international format.
- The right-handed player has scores of 34 and 33 in the first two matches while she has also managed to pick up two wickets.
Suzie Bates (NZ)
Reasons
- Veteran Suzie Bates is the leading run-scorer for the White Ferns in T20Is.
- The right-hander averages almost 30 with one hundred and 26 fifties to her name.
- Approaching the milestone of 4000 runs, Bates already has scores of 44 and 52 under her belt in the ongoing series.
SL-W vs NZ-W, Team for Head-to-Head/Small League Contests
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Wicketkeeper: Anushka Sanjeewani
Batters: Harshita Madavi, Nilakshi de Silva, Hasini Perera, Suzie Bates
All-rounders: Chamari Athapaththu, Sophie Devine, Amelia Kerr
Bowlers: Inoka Ranaweera, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson
Captain: Amelia Kerr
Vice-captain: Suzie Bates
SL-W: 6 Players, NZ-W: 5 Players
SL-W vs NZ-W, Team for Winner takes all/Grand League Contests
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Wicketkeeper: Bernadine Bezuidenhout
Batters: Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshita Madavi, Suzie Bates
All-rounders: Chamari Athapaththu, Kavisha Dilhari, Sophie Devine, Amelia Kerr
Bowlers: Inoshi Priyadharshani, Sugandika Kumari, Lea Tahuhu
Captain: Sophie Devine
Vice-captain: Chamari Athapaththu
SL-W: 6 Players, NZ-W: 5 Players