Indian Women’s team is set to face New Zealand Women in the first ODI of a three-match series on Thursday at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. The crucial ODI series marks a pivotal phase in both teams' preparations for the prestigious ODI World Cup in 2025. The ODI series against New Zealand provides a vital opportunity for India to fine-tune their squad and strategies ahead of the World Cup. With the tournament just around the corner, each match will serve as a crucial platform for the players to identify and strengthen the areas requiring improvement.
The ODI World Cup is really crucial for India as they recently lost the Asia Cup 2024 and the T20I World Cup 2024. India Women would aim to enhance their performance after back-to-back setbacks at Asia Cup and T20I World Cup.
New Zealand Women are high on momentum, having clinched the T20I World Cup 2024 title a few days ago. As New Zealand ride a wave of success, they will look forward to continuing with the same rhythm.
With the availability of highly sophisticated players such as Sophie Devine, Suzie Bates and Amelia Kerr, New Zealand would look to exploit any weaknesses in the Indian lineup. Now, after having seen their swashbuckling performance at the T20I World Cup, New Zealand Women are not to be underestimated.
Head To Head
Matches: 54
India Women: 24
New Zealand Women: 29
Tie: 1
India women probable XI: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh(wk), Pooja Vastrakar, Deepti Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, Renuka Singh
New Zealand women probable XI: Suzie Bates, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine (c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze, Leigh KasperekJess KerrEden Carson Rosemary Mair Lea Tahuhu