New Zealand Women's Suzie Bates
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Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: ICC Women's T20 World Cup, 2023 - New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka Women - 17th match - 19 February 2023
The 17th match of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, 2023 will take place between New Zealand Women and Sri Lanka Women on the 19th of February, 2023 at the Boland Park, Paarl.
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New Zealand Women Form Guide:
New Zealand Women are placed at the 4th position in Group A points table.
The top run scorer for New Zealand Women in the tournament is Suzie Bates with 81 runs to her name.
The top wicket taker for New Zealand Women in the tournament is Lea Tahuhu with 6 scalps under her belt.
New Zealand Women have won their previous match against Bangladesh Women by 71 runs.
New Zealand Women batted first and they posted a huge total of 189 for 3 in 20 overs. The openers started off very well and were involved in an opening partnership of 77 runs. Suzie Bates took the responsibility of taking her team to a big total. She smashed 81 in 61 balls to help New Zealand Women get to 189 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Murshida Khatun and Shamima Sultana gave their team a sedate start. The required rate was climbing up and the openers couldn't really keep up to it. The middle order kept losing wickets when it mattered the most and as a result, Bangladesh Women were restricted to 118 for 8 in 20 overs, losing the match by a big margin of 71 runs.
Sri Lanka Women Form Guide:
Sri Lanka Women are placed at the 2nd position in Group A points table.
The top run scorer for Sri Lanka Women is Harshitha Samarawickrama with 111 runs to her name.
The top wicket taker for Sri Lanka Women is Oshadi Ranasinghe with 5 scalps under her belt.
Sri Lanka Women have lost their previous match against Australia Women by 10 wickets.
Sri Lanka Women batted first and they posted a total of 112 for 8 in 20 overs.
Harshitha Samarawickrama played superbly at the top of the order. She smashed 34 runs off 40 balls. Apart from her, no other batter showed any promise whatsoever and as a result, Sri Lanka Women were restricted to a low total of 112 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney gave their team a splendid start. They were determined to win the game for their team without losing a wicket. Alyssa Healy made 54 off 43 balls while Beth Mooney scored 56 in 53 balls to take Australia Women home in the 16th over with 10 wickets in hand.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Sri Lanka: Chamari Athapaththu (c), Oshadi Ranasinghe, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Nilakshi de Silva, Kavisha Dilhari, Anushka Sanjeewani, Kaushini Nuthyangana, Malsha Shehani, Inoka Ranaweera, Sugandika Kumari, Achini Kulasuriya, Vishmi Gunaratne, Tharika Sewwandi, Ama Kanchana, Sathya Sandeepani
New Zealand: Sophie Devine (c), Suzie Bates, Bernadine Bezuidenhout, Eden Carson, Lauren Down, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Hayley Jensen, Fran Jonas, Amelia Kerr, Jess Kerr, Molly Penfold, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu.
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – New Zealand Women
Who will win?- New Zealand Women
Top Batter (Runs Score) – Suzie Bates (New Zealand Women), Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka Women)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Amelia Kerr (New Zealand Women), Oshadi Ranasinghe (Sri Lanka Women)
Most Sixes – Suzie Bates (New Zealand Women), Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka Women)
Player of the Match- Suzie Bates (New Zealand Women)
Team Scores Batting first – New Zealand Women 150+, Sri Lanka Women 135+
Match Handicap: New Zealand Women
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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