ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: AUS-W vs NZ-W match preview; head to head; when and where to watch

Defending champion, the Australian women's team is going to face New Zealand in the 10th match of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024. This match will be played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, where both batsmen and spin bowlers get help.

Also Read: ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Squads of every team

Match Details

• Date: 08/10/2024 
• Time: 07:30 PM (IST)
• Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium
• Broadcast: Star Sports
• Live Streaming: Disney+ Hotstar

Australia vs New Zealand: Team Preview

AUS-W:

The Australian women's team had made a great start to their Women's T20 World Cup 2024 campaign by defeating Sri Lanka in their first match. The team's bowling unit performed brilliantly and restricted Sri Lanka to a score of 93/7. Megan Schutt and Ashleigh Gardner bowled brilliantly and brought early success to the team.

In batting, Beth Mooney and Ellyse Perry have provided stability for the team. The spin bowling of Ashleigh Gardner and Sophie Molineux will play an important role in the middle overs.

Australia's batting lineup is deep, including several all-rounders, giving the team a strong balance. They have also excellent bowlers in both spin and pace, who will challenge New Zealand's batsmen.

• Recent Form: W W W W W
• Key Players: Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt

NZ-W:

The New Zealand women's team has made a great start by defeating India in its first match. Under the captaincy of Sophie Devine, the team set a target of 160 runs and bowled out the Indian batsmen for 102 runs. Rosemary Mair's brilliant bowling of 4 wickets and Sophie's captaincy innings strengthened the team.

However, the match against Australia may be difficult. New Zealand's batting will largely depend on Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, and Amelia Kerr. If these batsmen are successful in facing the Australian bowlers, then New Zealand can post a competitive score.

• Recent Form: W L L L L
• Key Players: Sophie Devine, Amelia Kerr, Suzie Bates

Australia vs New Zealand: Probable Playing XI

AUS-W:

Alyssa Healy (captain & wk), Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath (vc), Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham, Sophie Molineux, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown.

NZ-W:

Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine (c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Izzy Gaze (wk), Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson.

Australia vs New Zealand: Head-to-head

So far 47 matches have been played between these two teams. 

Australia vs New Zealand: Pitch Report

Batsmen may face problems in the beginning on the pitch of Sharjah Cricket Stadium, because this pitch is slow and helpful for spin bowlers. The average first innings score is 140-145 runs, but if the batsmen play with patience then a score of 160 can be challenging. Spin bowlers will get good turn here, while fast bowlers can get seam movement. With the pitch slowing down, it may become difficult to score runs in the second innings.

Out of the 13 T20 matches played on this ground, 7 matches have been won by the team batting first while 6 matches have been won by the team batting in the second innings. Due to this, the team winning the toss can bat first, although looking at the statistics it seems that there is no significant change in the behavior of the pitch in both the innings.

Also Read: ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Schedule: India to play New Zealand first, followed by Pakistan

Australia vs New Zealand: Weather Report

The weather will be clear during the match in Sharjah. The temperature is likely to remain up to 33 degrees Celsius. There will be no impact of weather on the game, and chances of dew are negligible, which will benefit the bowlers.

Australia vs New Zealand: Fantasy Team Prediction

Beth Mooney, Alyssa Healy, Ashleigh Gardner, Georgia Wareham, Suzie Bates, Amelia Kerr, Lea Tahuhu, Megan Schutt, Sophie Molineux, Rosemary Mair