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New Zealand Women will take on Sri Lanka Women in the third and final ODI at Saxton Oval in Nelson on Sunday, March 9.
Shifting our focus to the second ODI, NZ won the toss and batted first, scoring a good-looking total of 245/7 in 50 overs. Maddy Green's exceptional 100 off 109 balls with seven fours was crucial. Jess Kerr (38) and Polly Inglis (34*) were decent in the death overs.
In the chase, Sri Lanka got all-out for 167 runs in 46.4 overs. Harshita, the number 3 batter, was the top scorer with 59 runs. Hannah Rowe scalped a four-wicket haul to turn the game upside down.
NZ-W vs SL-W, 3rd ODI Match Details
Match: New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka Women, 1st ODI
Time & Date: 6:30 AM IST, Sunday, March 9
Venue: Saxton Oval, Nelson
NZ-W vs SL-W, 3rd ODI Probable XIs
New Zealand Women
Suzie Bates (c), Georgia Plimmer, Emma McLeod, Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze, Jess Kerr, Polly Inglis (wk), Hannah Rowe, Eden Carson, Bree Illing.
Sri Lanka Women
Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Manudi Nanayakkara, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Chethana Vimukthi, Sugandika Kumari, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Achini Kulasuriya.
NZ-W vs SL-W, 3rd ODI Pitch Report
The surface in Nelson is expected to assist batters and bowlers equally. Any score above 200 would be a bit tough for the chasing side.
NZ-W vs SL-W, 3rd ODI Top Picks
Bree Illing
Bree Illing can be a decent bowler with the ball. We can expect a lot of valuable points in the bowling department from her in the powerplay overs.
Maddy Green
Top-order batter Maddy Green can be a crucial batter for the White Ferns. She is coming into this game with an exceptional century.
NZ-W vs SL-W, 3rd ODI Captain picks
Chamari Athapaththu
Sri Lankan captain Chamari Athapaththu can be an exceptional player with both bat and ball, scoring important runs and picking crucial wickets.
Suzie Bates
Suzie Bates is one of the most consistent batters for the White Ferns. Furthermore, we can expect her to scalp some valuable wickets as well in the middle overs.
NZ-W vs SL-W, 3rd ODI Head to Head Dream11 team
Anushka Sanjeewani, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Maddy Green, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Suzie Bates (vc), Kavisha Dilhari, Brooke Halliday, Jess Kerr, Hannah Rowe, Eden Carson, Bree Illing.
NZ-W vs SL-W, 3rd ODI Grand League Dream11 team
Polly Inglis, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Maddy Green (vc), Georgia Plimmer, Chamari Athapaththu, Suzie Bates, Kavisha Dilhari, Brooke Halliday, Jess Kerr, Hannah Rowe, Bree Illing (c).
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