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Match Details
Date: 4 March 2022
Time: 6:30 AM IST
Venue: Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Ball-by-ball Commentary: SportsTiger App
Preview
The ICC Women's World Cup will kick off with a clash between West Indies Women and New Zealand Women. The home team will enjoy playing on their own turf while West Indies have a stiff challenge ahead of themselves. The warm-up games have not gone that well for West Indies as they lost both of them. Meanwhile, New Zealand are coming to the World Cup with a series win against India. They also beat arch-rivals Australia in their second warm-up game. So, it will be an interesting start to the quadrennial event.
Weather Report
Pitch Report
Key Players
Squads
New Zealand: Sophie Devine (captain), Suzie Bates, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Hayley Jensen, Fran Jonas, Jess Kerr, Amelia Kerr, Frankie Mackay, Rosemary Mair, Katey Martin, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Amy Satterthwaite, Lea Tahuhu.
West Indies: Stafanie Taylor (captain), Aaliyah Alleyne, Shemaine Campbelle, Shamilia Connell, Deandra Dottin, Afy Fletcher, Cherry Ann Fraser, Chinelle Henry, Kycia Knight, Hayley Matthews, Anisa Mohammed, Chedean Nation, Karishma Ramharack, Shakera Selman, Rashada Williams.
Traveling reserves: Jannillea Glasgow, Mandy Mangru, Kaysia Schultz.
Analysis
New Zealand camp has a lot of their batters in fine touch. So, picking plenty from there won't be a bad idea. From the Windies camp, their captain Taylor, Deandra Dottin, and Hayley Matthews will earn some valuable points. In the bowling department, Hannah Rowe, Hayley Jansen, Anisa Mohammed, and Shamila Connell will be good choices.
Probable Playing XI
New Zealand: Sophie Devine (c), Suzie Bates, Amelia Kerr, Amy Satterthwaite, Maddy Green, Lauren Down, Lea Tahuhu, Katey Martin (wk), Frances Mackay, Hannah Rowe, Rosemary Mair
West Indies Women: Deandra Dottin, Rashada Williams, Kycia Knight (wk), Stafanie Taylor (c), Hayley Matthews, Shemaine Campbelle (wk), Cherry Ann Fraser, Karishma Ramharack, Shamila Connell, Aaliyah Alleyne, Anisa Mohammed
Team 1
Team 2
People's Pick for Fantasy
Best 14
Wicketkeepers: Kycia Knight
Batters: Deandra Dottin, Amy Satterthwaite, Suzie Bates
All-rounders: Hayley Matthews, Sophie Devine, Stafanie Taylor, Amelia Kerr, Lea Tahuhu
Bowlers: Anisa Mohammed, Hannah Rowe, Frances Jonas, Karishma Ramharack, Shamila Connell
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