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New Zealand Women will take on Australia Women in the first T20I of the three-match series at Eden Park in Auckland on Friday, March 21.
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New Zealand Women, led by Suzie Bates, are coming into this contest after defeating Sri Lanka Women by 2-1 in the three-match T20I series that concluded last week.
On the other hand, Australia Women, led by Tahlia McGrath, last played a T20I series against England, winning it by 3-0 in January 2025. It would be an entertaining series between the T20 World Champions and a tough team to beat.
NZ-W vs AUS-W, 1st T20I Match Details
Match: New Zealand Women vs Australia Women, 1st T20I
Time & Date: 7:15 AM IST, Friday, March 21
Venue: Eden Park, Auckland
NZ-W vs AUS-W, 1st T20I Pitch Report
The Auckland surface is expected to assist batters right from the initial overs of the game. Any score above 200 would be a bit tough for the chasing side. Bowlers need to toil hard in the middle overs to contain the run-flow.
NZ-W vs AUS-W, 1st T20I Probable XIs
New Zealand Women
Suzie Bates (c), Eden Carson, Sophie Devine, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Polly Inglis, Fran Jonas, Jess Kerr, Amelia Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Lea Tahuhu.
Australia Women
Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Tahlia McGrath (c), Ashleigh Gardner (vc), Kim Garth, Grace Harris, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham.
NZ-W vs AUS-W, 1st T20I Winner Prediction
Match Winner: Australia Women
A total of 53 games have been played between these two teams in the shortest format of the game. While Australia secured 30 wins, New Zealand managed 21 victories with two encounters ending in a no-result.
While New Zealand is the reigning T20 champion, they lost to Australia in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in 2024. That said, Australia are coming into.
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