NZ-W vs SL-W Prediction, 3rd ODI, Match Winner, Team, Playing XI and Pitch Report

New Zealand Women will lock horns with Sri Lanka Women in the third and final ODI at Saxton Oval in Nelson on Sunday, March 9.

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Moving to the details of the second ODI, NZ batted first and posted a good-looking total of 245/7 in 50 overs, thanks to Maddy Green's exceptional 100 off 109 balls with seven fours. In the death overs, Jess Kerr (38) and Polly Inglis (34*) were also exceptional.

In the chase, Sri Lanka got bundled out for 167 runs in 46.4 overs. Harshita, the No.3 batter, was the top-scorer with 59 runs. Hannah Rowe scalped a match-winning four-wicket haul.

NZ-W vs SL-W, 3rd ODI Match Details

Match: New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka Women, 1st ODI

Time & Date: 6:30 AM IST, Sunday, March 9

Venue: Saxton Oval, Nelson

NZ-W vs SL-W, 3rd ODI Pitch Report

The surface in Nelson is expected to assist both batters and bowlers equally. Initially, batting might be a bit tough with the new ball finding lateral movement. In the middle overs, it’s a bit tough to bat against spinners with the ball finding turn and bounce.

NZ-W vs SL-W, 3rd ODI Probable XIs

New Zealand Women

Suzie Bates (c), Georgia Plimmer, Emma McLeod, Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze, Jess Kerr, Polly Inglis (wk), Hannah Rowe, Eden Carson, Bree Illing.

Sri Lanka Women

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

NZ-W vs SL-W, 3rd ODI Winner Prediction

Match Winner: New Zealand Women

After the first ODI got abandoned without a result due to rain, New Zealand Women came out all guns blazing to defeat Sri Lanka Women by 78 runs in the second ODI. We can expect them to continue their winning momentum and seal the series 2-0 in the three-match ODI series.

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