India Vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Harmanpreet Kaur-led IND W face NZ W in campaign opener
- 32 Mins ago Where will Harmanpreet Kaur bat?
- 43 Mins ago Will Harmanpreet Kaur bowl?
- 53 Mins ago IND W head coach lauds WPL
- 6 Mins ago IND W's packed with talent and experience
- 20 Mins ago How did IND W fare in their warm-up matches?
- 30 Mins ago IND W's ‘biggest challenge’
- 47 Mins ago What happened to IND W in the previous edition?
- 2 Mins ago IND W's game plan
- 8 Mins ago IND W's stunning opening duo
- 22 Mins ago NZ W squad
- 32 Mins ago IND W squad
- 44 Mins ago Hello and welcome everyone!
India Vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: IND W face NZ W in their campaign opener, in Dubai on Friday.
India Vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: India will kickstart their Women's T20 World Cup campaign against New Zealand, in Dubai on Friday. It will be a huge litmus test for India, and their performance could have a huge impact on the remainder of their campaign. It will be a match between two title contenders, and a win for India will mean that they are well-prepared to face favourites Australia. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side are ranked third, and all eyes will once again be on their top-order. The pressure will be on openers Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana to fire. The likes of Harmanpreet and Jemimah Rodrigues will also need to make notable contributions with the bat. The off-spinner duo of Deepti Sharma and Shreyanka Patil will be pivotal, and the former will come handy with the bat. Renuka Thakur will lead the pace battery for India, and is expected to be supported by Pooja Vastrakar. Speaking ahead of the match, Harmanpreet said, "Every day I'm going and learning and getting experience from every game. People around me are helping me, they are working hard to make our team go at that level where we want to be. I am happy with where our team is, how our team is working hard to achieve small things."...Read More
In the warm-up matches, India were in good form, beating both West Indies and South Africa. For New Zealand, it was a mixed bag of results, as they defeated South Africa and lost to England. Meanwhile, New Zealand will be led by Sophie Devine, who has plenty of experience against India. All-rounder Suzie Bates will also be crucial for New Zealand. Meanwhile, all-rounder Amelia Kerr will be Devine's trump card in the match. Speaking ahead of the match, Devine said, "We've got a number of young fast bowlers coming through. Their development has been massive the last 12 to 18 months so certainly looking forward to seeing what sort of bowlers they can turn into."
India Vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Where will Harmanpreet Kaur bat?
India Vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Muzumdar also revealed that Harmanpreet will bat at no. 3. In the warm-ups, the IND W captain scored one and 10 at no. 3. She will be hoping for a good start.
India Vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Will Harmanpreet Kaur bowl?
India Vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Muzumdar pointed out that his side have paid attention to the need of a sixth bowling option. He said, "So, I think, yeah, Harman hasn't bowled, but I think she bowled in the second T20 warm-ups. And she's experienced enough to bowl those overs."
India Vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: IND W head coach lauds WPL
India Vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Speaking ahead of the match, IND W head coach Muzumdar said, "I think WPL has been a very successful tournament so far in the last couple of editions. You have seen what response WPL has had. Obviously the stats have helped and we have dig into a lot of statistics and we have seen the results."
"Some of the players that have come into the Indian squad here at the World Cup, I think are products of WPL as well.
"Of course, not undermining the first-class cricket as well back home, but WPL has given us a strong base to find players," he added.
India Vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: IND W packed with talent and experience
India Vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: India have plenty of depth in their batting department, and even their bowling side is packed with talent and experience. It will be interesting to see how they perform in the match.
India Vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: How did IND W fare in their warm-up matches?
India Vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Harmanpreet and Co. began their warm-up with a 20-run win against Matthews' West Indies. Then they followed it up with a 28-run victory vs South Africa.
India Vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: IND W's ‘biggest challenge’
India Vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Former India cricketer Harbhajan also felt that Australia are India's 'biggest challenge' in this edition. "Australia is a good team, even though these matches are being played in Dubai, on subcontinent pitches that might not suit them as much as their home conditions. But Australia, no matter where they play, are hard to beat. So, the biggest challenge for India may be Australia. Sri Lanka, too, after their recent series win against India, will be confident when they play against India. So, that will also be a good contest," he said, on Star Sports.
India Vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: What happened to IND W in the previous edition?
India Vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: In the previous edition, India were on the cusp of making history and reached the semis. But they lost to Australia in the last four.
India Vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: IND W's game plan
India Vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Shafali also revealed India's game plan against New Zealand. She claimed that Devine is a 'fearless batter' and they would try to get her out early!
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India Vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: IND W's stunning opening duo
India Vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Shafali and Mandhana's opening partnership will be key as usual! Speaking ahead of the match, Shafali said, "I've been opening with Smriti for the past two-three years, and now we can sense each other's feelings just by our facial expressions while batting. We know each other's strengths and weaknesses, and we give each other positive vibes."
India Vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: NZ W squad
India Vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Suzie Bates, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine(c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze(w), Hannah Rowe, Rosemary Mair, Eden Carson, Fran Jonas, Lea Tahuhu, Leigh Kasperek, Jess Kerr, Molly Penfold, Georgia Plimmer
India Vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: IND W squad
India Vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Shreyanka Patil, Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur Singh, Dayalan Hemalatha, S Sajana, Yastika Bhatia, Asha Sobhana
India Vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Hello and welcome everyone!
India Vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Hello and welcome everyone! IND W face NZ W in their tournament opener in Dubai, and all eyes will be on Harmanpreet and Co. They were unbeaten in the warm-up and will look to maintain their winning run!
