After sealing the series in the 2nd T20I, New Zealand will be eyeing a clean sweep when they take on Sri Lanka on Wednesday, July 12, at the P Sara Oval in Colombo. Notably, in the last match, Suzie Bates and Lea Tahuhu were in exceptional form, while Eden Carsen was very economical and will be hoping to continue in the same.
When it comes to the home side, a massive portion of their chance depends on how well Chamari Athapaththu plays. The Sri Lankan skipper was in brilliant form in the ODI series, but she is yet to come to the party in the shortest format. Bowlers, too need to improve as they have struggled so far in the competition.
SL-W vs NZ-W Match Details
Sri Lanka Women vs New Zealand Women, 3rd T20I Match
Venue: P Sara Oval, Colombo
Date & Time: Wednesday, July 12, 10:00 AM IST
Live Streaming Details: SLC YouTube channel
P Sara Oval Pitch Report
The surface at the P Sara Oval in Colombo offers assistance for both batters and bowlers alike. A score of 160 runs will prove to be quite competitive, and the skipper winning the toss may elect to field first.
SL-W vs NZ-W Probable Playing XIs
Sri Lanka Women (SL-W):
Chamari Athapaththu (c), Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Kavisha Dilhari, Oshadi Ranasinghe, Hansima Karunaratne, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Inoka Ranaweera, Udeshika Prabodhani
New Zealand Women (NZ-W):
Suzie Bates, Bernadine Bezuidenhout (wk), Amelie Kerr, Sophie Devine (c), Maddy Green, Georgia Plimmer, Brooke Halliday, Leigh Kasperek, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson, Fran Jonas
SL-W vs NZ-W Probable Best Performers
Probable Best Batter: Suzie Bates
Suzie Bates played some brilliant cricket in the last match, and thus, she is expected to make a mark in the last and final T20I as well. In the last match, she hit 52 runs off 53 deliveries and will be hoping to continue in the same fashion.
Probable Best Bowler Lea Tahuhu
Express pacer Lea Tahuhu picked up four wickets in the last match and will be expected to repeat the same in the upcoming game. She has played 77 T20I matches so far, picking up 76 wickets in the process.
Today’s Match Prediction: New Zealand women to win the match