New Zealand Women vs India Women, NZW vs INDW, Today Match Prediction 22 February 2022

nzw vs indw Match Prediction & Analysis

New Zealand Women have wrapped up the ODI series and currently, they are in the lead 3 to nil. Visitors couldn't even manage to win a single game in this tour. They will try to break this hurdle when they face New Zealand Women in the 4th ODI match of the series at John Davis Oval, Queenstown on 22nd February 2022.

Sophie Devine led side has managed to chase down big totals in the last 2 consecutive games to win the series for hosts. Amelia Kerr who scored a match-winning hundred in the second match once again shone in the last match along with Lauren Down who batted in the lower order. 

While defending the total, India Women have lost 10 consecutive games which clears that the Indian team is lacking in putting pressure on opponents. Now they will try to change this when they meet New Zealand Women in the 4th game of the series at Queenstown.

TEAMS PREVIEW

New Zealand Women Preview

New Zealand women have successfully chased a total of 280 runs to win the 3rd ODI and series as well. It's now just formality for hosts to play the next 2 games where they will face visitors on 22nd February. The team has a chance to try a new combination ahead of the next game.

After winning the toss Sophie Devine asked the Indian team to bat first. The New Zealand women waited till 13 overs to get the first breakthrough of the game. The Indian opening pair, as well as middle order, played brilliantly against New Zealand Women’s bowling attack but in the last few overs, Kiwi bowlers have managed to restrict runs. Hannah Rowe has taken 2 wickets for 52 runs in her spell of 7 overs and India Women have set a target of 280 runs in 50 overs.

While chasing the target NZ’s opener failed to set up a partnership and lost 2 wickets for just 14 runs. Amelia Kerr (67 runs from 80 balls)along with Amy Satterthwaite (59 runs from 76 balls) settled down in the middle order to put up a 113 runs partnership for 3rd wicket. Lauren Down has played a superb knock of 64 runs from 52 balls with 2 huge sixes, to set up a win for her team.

In the last 2 consecutive games, NZ’s batters have helped the team to register wins. With a solid depth in the batting init, NZ will try to continue the momentum in this series when they face India Women in the next game on 22nd February.

Key Players: Suzie Bates, Amelia Kerr, Lea Tahuhu, Hannah Rowe

New Zealand Women Predicted Playing XI:

Sophie Devine (C), Suzie Bates, Maddy Green, Amelia Ker, Amy Satterthwaite (VC), Lauren Down, Lea Tahuhu, Katey Martin (wk), Frances Mackay, Rosemary Mair, Hannah Rowe

New Zealand Women Actual Playing XI:

Jess Kerr, Amy Satterthwaite, Hannah Rowe, Hayley Jensen, Lauren Down, Frances Mackay, Amelia Kerr, Suzie Bates, Sophie Devine, Rosemary Mair, Katey Martin

India Women Preview

This is now the 10th time in a row that India Women lost a match while defending a total when they faced hosts in the 3rd ODI. A win is yet to come in India’s hand as they are trailing in the series after losing the T20 series as well. In the 4th game, India Women will try to register their 1st win of this series against New Zealand.

Indian batters batted friendly in the last match. Sabbhineni Meghana who came as Smriti Mandhana's replacement as an opener has smashed 61 runs from 41 balls at a strike rate of 148.78. Shafali Verma supported her with a constructive knock of 51 runs from 57 balls. In the lower order Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma played an important inning of 69 runs to set up a target of 180 runs for hosts. The Indian bowling unit once again failed to restrict opponents. Except for veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami’s fiery spell of 3 wickets for 47 runs in 10 overs, no other bowler could manage to put pressure on NZ’s batters. As a result, India lost the series which will affect them psychologically in the next games.

The overall team is looking strong on paper but when it comes to defending the target, Indian bowlers failed to execute their plans well on the ground. Now they are looking forward to overcoming such issues when they face hosts in the 4th game of this bilateral series.

Key Players: Smriti Mandhana, Mithali Raj, Deepti Sharma

India Women Predicted Playing XI:

Mithali Raj (C), Harmanpreet Kaur (VC), Smriti Mandhana/Sabbhineni Meghana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Sneh Rana, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Renuka Singh, Ekta Bisht, Jhulan Goswami

India Women Actual Playing XI:

Smriti Mandhana, Mithali Raj, Sneh Rana, Deepti Sharma, Renuka Singh, Pooja Vastrakar, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Richa Ghosh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Meghna Singh

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather will be rainy on matchday with 70%-80% chances of rain. The temperature will range between 20°C and 11°C with winds blowing at 10 km/h. The pitch has favored both bowlers as well as batters in this series.

Venue Details

The series will be hosted at John Davies Oval, Queenstown. It has an average capacity of 19000 spectators.

Toss: To Bowl

Out of 12 ODIs that have been conducted on this ground, 10 ODIs have resulted. From those 10 ODIs, the team bowling first has won 8. Therefore, the team winning the toss should field first here.