ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023, Match 12: NZ-W v BD-W | Fantasy Tips and Teams

image-le7izdo0Bangladesh Women's Cricket Team (Source: Twitter/@BCBtigers)

New Zealand Women and Bangladesh Women square off against each other in Match no.12 of Group A in the ongoing T20 World Cup on Friday, February 17, 2023, at the picturesque Newlands in Cape Town. Both teams will be playing their respective tournament's third match with the White Ferns and the Bangladeshi side yet to get off the mark in the WC.

Speaking about the New Zealand team, they have endured a miserable start to the competition so far. They lost their opening game against their Trans-Tasman rivals Australia by a huge margin of 97 runs, while the hosts, South Africa, piled more misery on the Kiwis by defeating them by a 65-run margin. Moreover, New Zealand's batting failed as they got bowled out for 76 and 67 against the Aussies and the Proteas, respectively. With 0 points and a terrible net run rate of -4.050, they are placed at rock bottom in the fifth position in Group A.

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On the other hand, Bangladesh has also lost both of its opening encounters so far. They suffered defeat in the opener at the hands of Sri Lanka by seven wickets, while the defending champions Australia also beat them by eight wickets in Gqeberha. With no points and an NRR of -0.720, the Asian side is placed above the Kiwis in the fourth spot in the table.

Before the game begins, let us look at some of the important stats, the prime player picks, and the best-predicted teams for the fantasy contests of the match.


                                                      
Ground Stats: Newlands, Cape Town

The spinners have picked up 35 wickets compared to the pacer's 14 in the five games in this WC. Only once side batting first has managed to go past the 150-run mark.

Numbers at the ground in T20 WC 2023

Total Matches: 5
Matches won batting first: 2
Matches won batting second: 3

Average runs batting first: 137.4
Average runs batting second: 124

Average runs per over: 6.82
Average runs per wicket: 23.33

                                          
 NZ-W vs BD-W, Match 12: Head-to-Head

New Zealand and Bangladesh have met each other four times in T20 internationals, and it's all NZ as they have won all four matches.

Total Matches: 4
New Zealand won: 4
Bangladesh won: 0


NZ-W vs BD-W, Match 12: Probable Playing XI

New Zealand Women Team News

No major updates

New Zealand Women Probable Playing XI

Bernadine Bezuidenhout (wk), Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine (c), Maddy Green, Hayley Jensen, Lea Tahuhu, Jess Kerr, Eden Carson, Fran Jonas

Bangladesh Women Team News

No major updates

Bangladesh Women Probable Playing XI

S Sultana (wk), M Khatun, S Mostary, N Sultana (c), S Akter, R Ahmed, R Moni, M Akter, F Khatun, and S Khatun


NZ-W vs BD-W, Match 12: Top Five Picks

  1. Suzie Bates (NZ): New Zealand's batting has been embarrassing so far in the competition, with the highest individual score being only 21 by Amelia Kerr. With 3683 runs, Suzie Bates is the leading run-scorer for her side in the T20I format, and the opener, who has two ducks in as many games in this WC, would finally look to kickstart things in this fixture.
  2. Sophie Devine (NZ): 34 runs short of the landmark 3000 runs in the shortest international format, White Ferns skipper and all-rounder Sophie Devine is the second-highest run-getter after Bates. She scored only 16 runs and will hopefully hit form in this contest.
  3. Lea Tahuhu (NZ): In a disappointing campaign for the Kiwis, right-arm medium-fast bowler Lee Tahuhu has been the shining light. She has picked up five wickets in 2 matches. So she looks like a safe bet for this game.
  4. Nigar Sultana (BAN): Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana is the leading run-scorer for her side in the T20I format and the ongoing WC. She has struck 1310 runs in 67 innings with one century and four fifties in her career. With 85 runs and one fifty in 2 games in this competition, she looks like an ideal pick from the Bangladeshi side.
  5. Marufa Akter (BAN): Relatively new in her career, right-arm medium-fast bowler Marufa Akter has picked up four wickets for her side in this tournament. The pacer looks like a good prospect and should be a safe option against New Zealand.


NZ-W vs BD-W, Match 12: Must picks for the match

New Zealand Women

  1. Suzie Bates - 0 run in 2 matches
  2. Sophie Devine - 16 runs in 2 matches
  3. Lea Tahuhu - 5 wickets in 2 matches


Bangladesh Women

  1. Nigar Sultana - 85 runs in 2 games
  2. Marufa Akter - 4 wickets in 2 games
  3. Shamima Sultana - 21 runs in 2 games


NZ-W vs BD-W, Match 12: Risky Picks

New Zealand Women: Bernadine Bezuidenhout, Georgia Plimmer

Bangladesh Women: Shorna Akter, Rumana Ahmed


NZ-W vs BD-W, Match 12: Best Captain and Vice-captain choices

  1. Suzie Bates (NZ-W)
  2. Sophie Devine (NZ-W)
  3. Nigar Sultana (BA-W)


NZ-W vs BD-W, Match 12: Team for Head-to-Head Contests

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Wicketkeepers: Nigar Sultana, Shamima Sultana
Batters: Suzie Bates, Murshida Khatun, Sobhana Mostary
All-rounders: Sophie Devine, Lea Tahuhu, Salma Khatun
Bowlers: Jess Kerr, Hayley Jensen, Marufa Akter

Captain: Sophie Devine
Vice-captain: Nigar Sultana

NZ-W: 5 Payers, BD-W: 6 Players


 NZ-W vs BD-W, Match 12: Team for Winner takes all Contests

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Wicketkeepers: Bernadine Bezuidenhout, Nigar Sultana
Batters: Georgia Plimmer, Sobhana Mostary
All-rounders: Amelia Kerr, Rumana Ahmed, Sophie Devine
Bowlers:  Eden Carson, Nahida Akter, Fahima Khatun

Captain:  Amelia Kerr
Vice-captain: Sobhana Mostary

NZ-W: 6 Players, BD-W: 5 Players