To reduce the risk of corona, all matches will be held in Queenstown.
queenstown, The Indian women’s cricket team will prepare for the One Day World Cup against New Zealand in a limited-overs six-match series, starting with a one-off T20I match on Wednesday. . The ODI series will be played from February 12. Both the teams will aim to register a win keeping the upcoming World Cup in mind. To reduce the risk of corona, all matches will be held in Queenstown.
The Indian team has reached here after completing ten days of isolation in Christchurch. ODI captain Mithali Raj said that through these six matches, the core players for the World Cup to be held in March-April will be traced. Mithali, who is not playing T20 matches, said in the virtual press conference, “It is a different format. The team will try its best to win. This will give us an idea of the wicket and where there is room for improvement in our performance.
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T20 captain Harmanpreet Kaur would like to maintain the momentum after a good run in the Women’s Big Bash League. The issue of workload management is important in the Corona era, but Mithali said that the fast bowlers have to adapt to the situation, so this issue is secondary for them.
“It will take two or three matches to adapt to the situation,” he said. “We are playing this series to prepare for the World Cup. This will give us an idea of wickets and team composition. We will do our best and play to win. It is important to get the momentum before the World Cup.”
New Zealand captain Sophie Devine has described India as the “dormant superpower” of women’s cricket, saying playing them would be great to prepare for the World Cup. “Our aim is to find the right team combination through this series before the World Cup. We will try to win by playing aggressively.” The series will be played without an audience.
Teams :
India : Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Shefali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Sneh Rana, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh, Tania Bhatia, Rajeshwari Gaikwad, Poonam Yadav, Ekta Bisht, Simran Bahadur, S Meghna.
New Zealand : Sophie Devine, Amy Satterthwaite, Suzy Bates, Lauren Down, Maddie Green, Brooke Holiday, Haley Jensen, Fran Jonas, Jess Kerr, Mellie Kerr, Frankie McKay, Rosemary Meyer, Katie Martin, Hannah Rowe, Lee Tahuhu.
Match Time: 5 in the morning From 30.(Agency)