NZ-W vs IN-W Dream11 Prediction, Grand League Tips, Playing XI and Injury Updates for Only T20I

NZ-W vs IN-W Dream11 Prediction: New Zealand Women team will take on India Women for the Only T20I on 9th February 2022. This will kickstart India's tour of New Zealand which also includes 5 ODI matches.

New Zealand Women
The Sophie Devine-led side would be hoping to start the home season on a high note. Anything below a victory would be enough for a team that has shown immense promise. They have a strong batting order led by Amy Satterthwaite and a commendable bowling line-up. However, India Women's large strides in recent years mean that New Zealand won't have an easy time on the ground.

Probable playing XI: Suzie Bates, Sophie Devine (C), Amy Satterthwaite, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Katey Martin (WK), Hayley Jensen, Thamsewton, times Rowe, Jess Kerr, Leigh Kasperek

India Women
With several players representing various teams in Franchise cricket, India Women have grown massively in recent times. Harmanpreet Kaur has been a great leader and the team has looked in the right space. They will be expecting a lot from Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana at the top to provide a brisk start. With Harmanpreet coming in the middle order, the batting looks like India's strength.

Probable Playing XI: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Simran Bahadur, Yashika Bhatia, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Richa Ghosh, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav, Ekta Bisht

Match Details

Match: New Zealand Women vs India Women, Only T20I

Venue: John Davies Oval, Queenstown

Date: February 9th, at 05:30 AM IST

Telecast: Amazon Prime

Pitch Report

As it is a day game, the pitch is expected to be a bit dry. Pacers might find some assistance early on and the batters should relish the shorter boundaries. India's spinners are also expected to play a role here.

Injury Updates

No injury updates from any of the two sides.

NZW vs INW Dream11 Key players

New Zealand Women

Sophie Devine: Sophie Devine is a very important all-rounder in New Zealand's setup. She is also the is skip vice-captain been in good form has lately. Debatteryas picked up 7 wickets and scored 139 runs in the last 10 matches she played in.

Amy Satterthwaite: Amy Satterthwaite the vice-captain of the team and has a reliable battery. She is the top run-scorer for New Zealand Women lately with 219 runs from her last 10 matches at an average of 24 and a strike rate of 114.

Amelia Kerr: The all-rounder has been in terrific form and can be handy with both bat and ball. She has picked up 39 wickets and 217 runs in her T20I career.

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India Women

Smriti Mandhana: The Women's cricketer of the year, Smriti Mandhana is the most consistent batter of the India squad. She has 1,971 runs so far in 84 games.

Shafali Verma: The young Indian prodigy has been a terrific asset for India. She scores at a quick rate at the top and has gained a lot of praise for that. She has 687 runs so far in the 28 games she has played in.

Poonam Yadav: The experienced bowler has been a wicket-taker for India. The leggie has picked up 98 wickets so far in T20Is.

NZ-W vs IN-W Dream11 Small League Captain & Vice-Captain

Smriti Mandhana
Shafali Verma
Amelia Kerr

NZ-W vs IN-W Dream11 Grand League Captain & Vice-Captain

Amy Satterthwaite
Poonam Yadav
Sophie Devine

NZ-W vs IN-W Dream11 Match Prediction

We expect India to win the match considering the depth in their team. As it is a batting-friendly wicket, India Women have an upper hand.

NZ-W vs IN-W Dream11 Grand League Tips

We are expecting India Women to win, pick 6 players from India.

Pick Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana as captain and vice-captains in rotation.

Pick Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Deepti Sharma as captain and vice-captains in rotation.

Don't pick Suzie Bates, Lauren Down and Katey Martin in the Fantasy XI as we expect Peshawar to lose.

Pick openers Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana as captains if India Women gets to bat first.

NZ-W vs IN-W Dream11 Team

Wicket-keeper: Katey Martin

Batters: Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana

All-rounders: Deepti Sharma, Sophie Devine, Amy Satterthwaite

Bowlers: Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Jess Kerr