India captain Harmanpreet Kaur lost the toss and was asked to field first by New Zealand in Dubai on Friday (October 4, 2024) in th🔜eir ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Group A fixture. This is the tournament opener for both sides and is crucial in the semi-final scheme of things, given the presence of Australia in the group.
Playing XIs
India Women: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur⭕(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Renuka Thakur Singh.
New Zealand Women: Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia ♔Kerr, Sophie Dev𝓰ine(c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze(w), Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson.
India have won four of their last five T20 international encounters, with the only loss coming in the Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka. New Ze꧋aland, on the other hand, are in a rut and have lost 10 back-to-back games. They need a win tonight to regain their confidence but it won't be easy against a power-paꦓcked Indian side.
