The race to the knockouts heats up as most teams enter the last round of the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup. The match no. 15 will be played between New Zealand and Sri Lanka, on the 12th of October 2024, at 3:30 PM Indian Standard Time (IST), at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. For broadcast details, continue reading, and for the game preview, click here.
New Zealand opened their 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup with a strong 58-run win over India but were outplayed by Australia, losing by 60 runs. Despite a good bowling effort where Amelia Kerr took 4/26, and Rosemary Mair (2/22) and Brooke Halliday (2/16) chipped in to restrict Australia to 148/8. In reply, New Zealand lost an early wicket, but managed a brief recovery before New Zealand’s batting collapsed, falling from 54/2 to 88 all out, losing 8 for 34 runs.
Sri Lanka, on the other hand, lost to Pakistan by 31 runs and were beaten by Australia by 6 wickets early in their campaign. In their recent outing against India, their bowling failed to contain the Indian batters, conceding 172 runs while only taking two wickets. Their chase was similarly poor, as they lost early wickets and couldn’t recover, eventually being bowled out for 90.
Head-to-head in T20Is, New Zealand has a dominant record over Sri Lanka, winning 12 out of 13 matches. Sri Lanka’s only win came in their recent bilateral series, where New Zealand still managed to secure the series win.
Squads:
New Zealand women’s cricket team
Sophie Devine (C), Suzie Bates, Eden Carson, Izzy Gaze, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Fran Jonas, Leigh Kasperek, Melie Kerr, Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Molly Penfold, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu
Sri Lanka women’s cricket team
Chamari Athapaththu (C), Anushka Sanjeewani, Harshitha Madhavi, Nilakshika de Silva, Inoka Ranaweera, Hasini Perera, Kavisha Dilhari, Sachini Nisansala, Vishmi Gunaratne, Udeshika Prabodhani, Achini Kulasuriya, Sugandika Kumari, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Shashini Gimhani, Ama Kanchana
Schedules:
New Zealand women’s cricket team –
| DATE | MATCH | TIME (IST) | VENUE |
| 04-Oct-24 | v India | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
| 08-Oct-24 | v Australia | 7:30 PM | Sharjah |
| 12-Oct-24 | v Sri Lanka | 3:30 PM | Sharjah |
| 14-Oct-24 | v Pakistan | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
| 17-Oct-24 | Semi-Final 1 | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
| 18-Oct-24 | Semi-Final 2 | 7:30 PM | Sharjah |
| 20-Oct-24 | Final | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
Sri Lanka women’s cricket team
| DATE | MATCH | TIME (IST) | VENUE |
| 03-Oct-24 | v Pakistan | 7:30 PM | Sharjah |
| 05-Oct-24 | v Australia | 7:30 PM | Sharjah |
| 09-Oct-24 | v India | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
| 11-Oct-24 | v New Zealand | 3:30 PM | Sharjah |
| 17-Oct-24 | Semi-Final 1 | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
| 18-Oct-24 | Semi-Final 2 | 7:30 PM | Sharjah |
| 20-Oct-24 | Final | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
Telecast and live streaming details:
India – Star Sports and Disney+ Hotstar
United Arab Emirates & MENA – CricLife, StarzOn
United Kingdom & Ireland – Sky Sports Cricket, Sky Sports Main Event, SkyGO, NOW, Sky Sports App
Australia – Amazon Prime Video
New Zealand – Sky Sport NZ
Pakistan – PTV, Ten Sports, Myco, Tamasha, Shoq apps
Bangladesh – Nagorik TV, Toffee
South Africa & Sub-Saharan Africa – SuperSport Cricket, SuperSport Cricket Africa
Sri Lanka – Maharaja TV, ICC TV app
USA & Canada – WillowTV
Caribbean – ESPN Caribbean, ESPN Play Caribbean
The ICC will stream the Women’s T20 World Cup live and free on ICC.tv to 116 territories, including Afghanistan, Continental Europe, the Pacific Islands, and Southeast Asia.
For live ball-by-ball audio commentary, tune in to ABC (Australia), BBC (UK), FunAsia (Middle East), All India Radio (India matches, semifinals, and final), and the ICC Match Centre via the tournament’s website and app for all 23 matches.
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