Sri Lanka Women vs New Zealand Women, SLW vs NZW, Today Match Prediction 08 July 2023

slw vs nzw Match Prediction & Analysis

Sri Lanka won the ODI series 2-1 after their win in the last ODI match by 8 wickets by DLS method. They will look to continue their momentum in this match too and get a winning start to the T20I series too. New Zealand team will be eyeing for a victory in the T20I series after they lost the ODI series. Their last T20I assignment was the ICC T20I World Cup in Feb 2023. They will look for a fresh start to the T20I matches in this series.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Sri Lanka Women Preview

Sri Lankan skipper Chamari Athapathu led their batting from the front with 2 centuries in the 2 matches they won in the ODIs. Vishmi Gunaratne, Kavisha Dilhari, and Nilakshi De Silva played good knocks to support her at the other end in the ODIs and expect them to continue their good form into the T20Is too.

Their bowlers did not take too many wickets but fared to restrict the opposition batters from scoring freely effectively. Oshadi Ranasinghe lead the wickets charts with 4 wickets in three matches. Kavisha Dilhari, Udeshika Prabhodini, Ranaweera and priyadarshini effectively retsricted the run flow giving uns at less than 6 RPO in the last match.

Key players: Chamari Athapaththu, Kavisha Dilhari, Oshadi Ranasinghe

Sri Lanka Women Predicted Playing XI:

Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Kavisha Dilhari, Oshadi Ranasinghe, Udeshika Prabodhani, Inoka Ranaweera, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Hansima Karunaratne

Sri Lanka Women Actual Playing XI:

Kavisha Dilhari, Inoshi Fernando, Hansima Karunaratne, Harshitha Madavi, Chamari Atapattu, Nilakshi de Silva, Vishmi Gunaratne, Inoka Ranaweera, Oshadi Ranasinghe, Anushka Sanjeewani, Udeshika Prabodhani

New Zealand Women Preview

New Zealand batters failed to set the tempo in the last ODI match as they scored just 127/1 in 31 overs before rain stalled the play. Sophie Devine (193 runs) and Melia Kerr (167 runs) played good knocks consistently while Suzie Bates (97 runs) chipped in vital cameos in the ODI series.

Their bowlers bundled out the opposition in the second ODI but failed to stop the opposition top order rampage in the remaining matches. Lea Tahuhu leads the wickets charts with 5 wickets while Sophie Devine chipped in with 3 wickets in the ODs. Melia Kerr, Eden Carlson, and Hannah Rowe were economical in their overs in the ODIs.

Key players: Sophie Devine, Melia Kerr, Lea Tahuhu

New Zealand Women Predicted Playing XI:

Suzie Bates, Bernadine Bezuidenhout (wk), Melie Kerr, Sophie Devine (c), Maddy Green, Georgia Plimmer, Brooke Halliday, Lea Tahuhu, Molly Penfold, Eden Carson, Fran Jonas

New Zealand Women Actual Playing XI:

Brooke Halliday, Hannah Rowe, Leigh Kasperek, Bernadine Bezuidenhout, Maddy Green, Amelia Kerr, Suzie Bates, Eden Carson, Sophie Devine, Georgia Plimmer, Lea Tahuhu

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Colombo is a good pitch to bat on early on and will slow down as the match progresses. The ball will grip and turn if dew does not settle down in the second innings.

Venue Details

Colombo has a great outfield where the ball will fly to the boundary easily. We expect the average scores to be around 160-170 runs in this match.

Toss: To Bat

Both teams will look to bat frst in this match as the pitch might slow down as the match progresses. Teams batting first has good  win-loss record in the matches played here.