Top 3: Zimbabwe Women Players to Watch Out Against New Zealand Women in the 1st ODI

The first One-Day International (ODI) of the bilateral series between New Zealand Women and Zimbabwe Women is set to be played at University Oval, Dunedin. Zimbabwe Women will be heavily disappointed with the result of the T20I series as they were whitewashed by New Zealand Women. They played their last One-Day International (ODI) a couple of months ago and they will be hoping that they can put up a fight against the dominant White Ferns. As Zimbabwe Women are all set to take on New Zealand Women, here are the top 3 players to look out for:

Loreen Tshuma

Loreen Tshuma, the Zimbabwe batting all-rounder, has been a solid performer for her national side in recent years. In her ODI career, she has scored 255 runs from 21 innings at a strike rate of 58.89 and she has also picked up 22 wickets from 19 innings at an economy rate of 4. She has been a vital part of the team in both batting and bowling units. In her last ODI, she scored a solid knock of 32 runs and picked up 2 wickets from her bowling spell. She will be an integral part of the side in this series.

Loryn Phiri

Loryn Phiri, the Zimbabwe bowler, has been a wicket-taking bowler for her national side across formats. In her ODI career, she has picked up 7 wickets from 13 innings at an economy rate of 5.03. She has delivered good performances in crunch moments of the game. She scored a well-made knock of 48 runs and picked up a wicket against the UAE Women in her most recent ODI. She will be confident that she can contribute to the side with both bat and ball in the series.

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Josephine Nkomo

Josephine Nkomo, the Zimbabwe all-rounder, has been an excellent performer for her national side in recent matches. In her ODI career, she has scored 487 runs from 16 innings at a strike rate of 68.98 and she has also picked up 26 wickets from 17 innings at an economy of 3.85. She has been clinical with her batting performances in the format. She scored a fantastic 76 and picked up a wicket in her previous match against the UAE Women. She will be the player that will carry the hopes of the side and the fans in this series.