New Zealand Women vs Bangladesh Women, Bangladesh Women tour of New Zealand, 2022, Today Match Prediction 11 December 2022

nzw vs banw Match Prediction & Analysis

The ODI series kicks off with the two teams locking horns at Basin Reserve in Wellington. The bowlers would be centre-stage once again as the tour moved to another low-scoring venue in New Zealand. 

Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana would take some positives from their recent loss, difficult as it may seem. The bowlers found more success than in previous games and will be key to success in Wellington.

The biggest challenge for the visitors, however, is to chase down a total. Though this venue has favoured teams batting second in Women’s ODIs, visitors’ current form doesn’t invoke much confidence.

At a time when the batters are struggling to post a double-digit score, Bangladesh Women would be hoping to avoid another massive loss. 

Sophie Devine, on the other hand, would be pleased with the overall effort of her team. Maddy Green in the lower middle order is a reliable batter who will be crucial in this game.

TEAMS PREVIEW

New Zealand Women Preview

The bowlers have delivered a 3-0 win for the hosts with a brilliant run of form through the T20I series. Basin Reserve will be a good place to start off the ODI series as Devine could get the best out of her bowlers on this ground.

The opposition is already on the back foot. And if Devine puts the visitors to bat, Jess Kerr, Amelia Kerr, and Haylen Jensen will put the Whiteferns right on top. 

Even if the hosts lose the toss and are put to bat first, a patient approach from the more experienced batters in the top and middle order can keep the visiting team at bay.

Sophie Devine, Suzie Bates, and Amelia Kerr will have the big responsibility of scoring runs and building partnerships in the middle. Brooke Halliday will be replacing Georgia Plimmer as the batting all-rounder in the NZ squad.

Lauren Down couldn’t really get going in the last T20I. The hosts need other batters to step up and deliver in the ODIs. And Halliday, Down, and Maddy Green are the most promising players to watch out for.

The hosts have a great variety in the bowling attack with 5 all-rounders in the squad. Though there’s no Lea Tahuhu in the ODI setup, Jess Kerr, Eden Carson, Fran Jones, and Amelia Kerr will be the impact players in the bowling attack.

New Zealand Women Predicted Playing XI:

Sophie Devine (c), Suzie Bates, Lauren Down, Amelia Kerr, Maddy Green (wk), Brooke Halliday, Jess Kerr, Eden Carson, Fran Jonas, Hayley Jensen, Hanna Rowe

New Zealand Women Actual Playing XI:

Jess Kerr, Hayley Jensen, Lauren Down, Maddy Green, Amelia Kerr, Molly Penfold, Suzie Bates, Sophie Devine, Fran jonas, Georgia Plimmer, Jessica McFadyen

Bangladesh Women Preview

Nigar Sultana will be desperate for a miracle here. She needs an inspiring performance from her team to turn things around. The visitors were bowled out for 32 runs in the first T20I and finished with 89-7 in the final match.

These performances don’t promise a big effort in the upcoming ODIs. And on a ground where only 5 times in 20 matches, a team has scored over 200 runs, the chances of a comeback for Bangladesh are bleak.

Bangladesh squad is heavy on bowlers with 11 of them and just the one bowling all-rounder in Rumana Ahmed. The three key players in the batting department who will be expected to lead the visitors to a respectable total are Sharmin Akhter, Fargana Hoque, and Murshida Khatun.

These three along with Rumana Ahmed and skipper Nigar Sultana are the only hope for Bangladesh Women to make a comeback on this tour.

The bowlers would be eager to get going at this ground and make the most of the opportunity. Ritu Moni, Marufa Akter, and Nahida Akter will lead the bowling attack for Bangladesh Women.

Nigar Sultana has the luxury to try different bowling combinations given the variety in the squad. She might also go with the spinners Fahima Khatun and Salma Khatun.

Bangladesh Women Predicted Playing XI:

Murshida Khatun, Sharmin Akhter, Nigar Sultana (c & wk), Fargana Hoque, Ritu Moni, Rumana Ahmed, Marufa Akter, Nahida Akter, Rabeya Khan, Salma Khatun, Fahima Khatun

Bangladesh Women Actual Playing XI:

Jahanara Alam, Lata Mondal, Murshida Khatun, Rabeya Khatun, Marufa Akter, Sharmin Akhter, Fargana Hoque, Rumana Ahmed, Ritu Moni, Nahida Akter, Nigar Sultana

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The pitch is a bowler’s paradise with nothing to help the batters. Fast bowlers, in particular, will get a lot of help from the surface. The weather is expected to be cloudy with a high of 19 degrees Celsius.

Venue Details

Basin Reserve in Wellington will host the first ODI of the series. The venue has hosted 20 Women’s ODI matches so far with only 3 matches witnessing a score of 250+ runs. The average 1st innings score at this venue is 188 runs in Women’s ODIs.

Toss: To Bowl

Teams bowling first have won 11 of the 20 Women’s ODIs at this venue. It is tough to score runs here and team batting first may struggle to figure the exact par total.