Women’s WC 2022: IND vs NZ Preview – Buoyant India look to upset hosts

The India Women will clash with the New Zealand Women in their second league game in the ongoing World Cup. The Mithali Raj-led side experienced a scintillating start to their campaign.

The ‘Women in Blue’ decimated their arch-rivals Pakistan in their opening match of the tournament by 107 runs. India were superior to Pakistan in every department of the game and will look to continue with their good run when they clash against the Kiwis.

On the other hand, the Black Caps have won a game and lost a game apiece. While they lost to the West Indies in their opening match by three runs, they hammered the Bangladesh side by nine wickets in their second rubber.

New Zealand too will look to continue with the winning form when they take the field at Seddon Park in Hamilton. This match between these two units is expected to be a cracker.

Match Info

New Zealand Women vs India Women

Venue: Seddon Park, Hamilton

Start Date and Time: 10th March 2022

Team Combinations

New Zealand Women

After an absolutely dominating performance against the Bangladesh side, New Zealand are not expected to make any changes to their team.

Predicted XI:

Sophie Devine (c), Suzie Bates, Amelia Kerr, Amy Satterthwaite, Maddy Green, Frances Mackay, Katey Martin (wk), Hayley Jensen, Lea Tahuhu, Jess Kerr, Hannah Rowe

India Women

Just like New Zealand, India will also go with an unchanged unit for their battle after a winning start.

Predicted XI: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Harmanpreet Kaur, Mithali Raj (c), Richa Ghosh (wk), Sneh Rana, Jhulan Goswami, Meghna Singh, Pooja Vastrakar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad