The match is heating up, and the top contenders for the T20 World Cup; would certainly be Australia and New Zealand. Going into this match, these two teams have had a great start to their respective campaigns that would make the rivalry much more promising to deliver cricket action of great excitement.
Tournament Form Guide
Australia and New Zealand started their World Cup campaigns on a very high note, as Australia made an easy reappearance to its schedule with a six-wicket win against Sri Lanka and New Zealand stunned everybody by defeating India by 58 runs. So things have shaped up very keenly.
Having just played each other in a three-match T20I series, where Australia dominated 3-0, the Kiwis will come to the World Cup on a dismal 10-match losing streak but showed an impressive turnaround against India from the word go and proved their resilience and intent from the first ball.
Conditions And Throw Understanding
Dew levels are expected to be low, so the toss may not play such a great role in this evening’s match. However, teams who bat first on Sharjah’s low and turning pitches where the batsmen did find it hard going have fared pretty well, with no team crossing 120 before the England-South Africa showdown.
Player To Watch Out: Amelia Kerr
In this match, Amelia Kerr would be the player to watch. But, she may not be reflective of her true ability as a trending all-rounder against Australia. As her batting strike rate is below 96 and her average is under 18, there’s a good chance that Amelia could change her story. She has taken 16 wickets is a joint-most for any opponent-but her economy rate crosses seven runs per over, Kerr will have to tighten up that up.
Kerr will be under pressure to make both bat and ball for New Zealand. She would have to change the batting accordingly with one approach being to put a block or accelerate, as per the team requirements in the match and also as per the conditions.
Squads
Australia squad: Alyssa Healy (capt & wk), Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Grace Harris, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Wareham
New Zealand squad: Sophie Devine (capt), Suzie Bates, Eden Carson, Isabella Gaze, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Fran Jonas, Leigh Kasperek, Amelia Kerr, Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Molly Penfold, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu
Looking Ahead
As Australia and New Zealand fight out the match in this all-exciting T20 World Cup, there would be quite nerve-wracking action from the cricket fans. It is going to be a rough game where both teams are looking to kill each other to keep their winning streak continuing.
Get ready to witness the thrill of the match as it will soon begin!
