The 19th match of the 12th edition of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup will be played between England and New Zealand on March 20 at Eden Park in Auckland. While England have won one out of their four matches in this World Cup so far, New Zealand have won two out of their four matches.
Match preview
Head to Head
England and New Zealand have played 78 ODIs against each other, out of which England have won 40, New Zealand have won 36, one match has ended in a tie and one match did not produce a result.
Squads
England: Heather Knight (captain), Tammy Beaumont, Katherine Brunt, Freya Davies, Charlotte Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Kate Cross, Sophie Ecclestone, Natasha Farrant, Amy Jones, Emma Lamb, Natalie Sciver, Anya Shrubsole, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Danielle Wyatt
New Zealand: Sophie Devine (captain), Amy Satterthwaite (vice-captain), Suzie Bates, Lauren Down, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Hayley Jensen, Fran Jonas, Jess Kerr, Amelia Kerr, Frances Mackay, Rosemary Mair, Katey Martin, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu
Players to watch out for
Heather Knight:
The captain of England scored a delectable half-century in her last game against India to help her side win their first match of this World Cup by four wickets. Apart from her batting, she can contribute with the ball, bowling right arm off spin.
Charlotte Dean:
The right arm off-spinner of England was the player of the match in her last outing against India. She picked up 4-23 in 8.2 overs, including one maiden. She is a genuine wicket-taker and partnership breaker.
Sophie Devine:
The captain of New Zealand top-scored with a brilliant 93 off 101 balls to help her team post 228 against South Africa in the last match. Apart from being a prolific opening batter, she is more than a handy right arm seamer. In the same match, she picked up 1-27 in five overs.
Amelia Kerr:
The star New Zealand all-rounder made useful contributions with both bat and ball in her last encounter against South Africa. With the bat, she mustered 42 runs off 58 balls and with the ball, she scalped 3-50 in 10 overs , including one maiden, bowling right arm leg spin.
Pitch
This will be the second match of the 2022 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup that will be played here. In the first match, the team batting second won. More than 550 runs were scored. The wicket is expected to be batting friendly with almost no assistance for the bowlers. The bowlers will have to bowl their heart out to get some purchase from the wicket.
Weather
The weather is expected to be cloudy and windy. The average temperature will be around 22 degrees Celsius, with 100 percent chance of precipitation and 100 percent cloud cover. The wind will blow from the northeast.
Fantasy playing XI
Katey Martin, Amy Satterthwaite, Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight, Sophia Dunkley, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine, Natalie Sciver, Sophie Ecclestone, Anya Shrubsole, Charlotte Dean
Match Details
Date: March 20, 2022
Time: 3.30am IST
Venue: Eden Park, Auckland
Live streaming: Star Sports, Disney + Hotstar
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