Both teams will be keen to do well.
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Get the match NZ-W vs SL-W Fantasy 11 Prediction, Playing XI, Cricket Tips, Pitch Report & Injury Updates for Sri Lanka Womens tour of New Zealand, 1st ODI. New Zealand Women will take on Sri Lanka Women in the opening match of the Sri Lanka Women tour of New Zealand. This match will be played at McLean Park in Napier. This series consists of a 3 Match T20I Series and a 3 Match ODI Series, commencing with the ODI Series on the 4th of March in Napier.
Suzie Bates will lead New Zealand Women for both T20I and the ODI Series without their regular skipper Sophie Devine. On the other hand, Sri Lanka Women have named a very strong and will be captained by the experienced Chamari Attapaththu. Amelia Kerr will also miss this series as she is participating in the ongoing Women’s Premier League playing for the Mumbai Indians side.
New Zealand Women have been hit by another injury with Bella James also ruled out and Lauren Down will replace her. New Zealand Women have the edge over Sri Lanka in the H2H having won 11 out of the 13 matches these two sides have met.. This promises to be a thrilling match and both teams have some exciting players who will be keen to put up a good show.
Match Information- NZ-W vs SL-W Fantasy 11 Prediction
New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka Women, 1st ODI
Sri Lanka Women tour of New Zealand, 4 Mar 2025, Tue, 6:30 AM IST ,Napier
Probable PlayingXI
New Zealand Women
IC Gaze, ML Green, Georgia Plimmer, SW Bates(C), BM Halliday, Bree Illing, Jess Kerr, HM Rowe, HNK Jensen, F Jonas, RA Mair
Bench: IR James, PM Inglis, Emma McLeod, Eden Carson, Izzy Sharp
Sri Lanka Women
H Madavi, N de Silva, Vishmi Rajapaksha, C Atapattu(C), A Sanjeewani, WK Dilhari, S Nisansala, U Prabodhani, A Kulasuriya, S Kumari, I Fernando
Bench: Kaushani Nuthyangana, I Dulani, Rashmika Sewwandi, Manudi Nanayakkara, Chethana Vimukthi
Pitch Report- NZ-W vs SL-W
Chamari Atapattu SL-W | all
Chamari Atapattu is a quality player and has amassed 3713 runs in 107 ODI matches. She can also bowl a few overs of spin.
Suzie Bates NZ-W | bat
Suzie Bates is the leading run getter for New Zealand women in this format and she will be a good captaincy pick against this opposition.
Imesha Dulani- SL-W | BAT- 7.5