NZ-W vs SL-W Prediction, 2nd T20I, Match Winner, Team, Playing XI and Pitch Report

New Zealand Women will go head to head with Sri Lanka Women in the second T20I of the three-match series at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Sunday, March 16.

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In the first T20I, New Zealand batted first after winning the toss. They could post only 101 runs in 18.5 overs, with Emma McLeod being the top scorer, amassing 44 runs. Malki Madara scalped a three-wicket haul, while Kavisha Dilhari and Inoshi Priyadharshini pocketed two wickets each.

In the chase, Sri Lanka Women took only 14.1 overs to chase down the target with seven wickets in hand. Opener and skipper Chamari Athapaththu scored 64* runs in 48 balls with nine fours and two sixes.

NZ-W vs SL-W, 2nd T20I Match Details

Match: New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka Women, 2nd T20I

Time & Date: 2:45 AM IST, Sunday, March 16

Venue: Hagley Oval, Christchurch

NZ-W vs SL-W, 2nd T20I Pitch Report

It was more of a spinners' paradise in the first game of the series, with batters finding it tough to score runs. We can expect the wicket to behave in the same manner in the second game of the series as well.

NZ-W vs SL-W, 2nd T20I Probable XIs

New Zealand Women

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Suzie Bates (c), Georgia Plimmer, Emma McLeod, Brooke Halliday, Izzy Sharp, Maddy Green, Jess Kerr, Polly Inglis (wk), Rosemary Mair, Eden Carson, Bree Illing.

Sri Lanka Women

Chamari Athapaththu (c), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Vishmi Gunaratne, Nilakshi de Silva, Kavisha Dilhari, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Malki Madara, Manudi Nanayakkara, Sugandika Kumari, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Achini Kulasuriya.

NZ-W vs SL-W, 2nd T20I Winner Prediction

Match Winner: New Zealand Women

Though New Zealand Women suffered a defeat in the first T20I, we can expect them, the World T20 Champions, to come out on top with a comfortable win in the second T20I and level the series with one more game to go.

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