ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 | NZ-W vs BAN-W | Match 5 Preview, Predictions, Fantasy XI

Games are coming thick and fast in the Women’s World Cup and match number five of the tournament features the hosts, New Zealand Women up against Bangladesh Women on March 7, 2022, at University Oval in Dunedin.

White Ferns will be disappointed as they couldn’t score 6-runs in the last over of Deandra Dottin, losing to West Indies Women by just 3-runs in their opening encounter. Sophie Devine’s superb century, Katey Martin’s excellent innings to take her team close to the target and Lea Tahuhu’s 3-wickets haul were the positives to take for them from that game.

They will expect similar performances from these and will also try to restrict their opponents from their sharp bowling and fielding. It will be a home match for the trio of Suzie Bates, Hayley Jensen and Katey Martin from Otago Sparks.

In an interview for local media the trio said,  “We are excited to play here in Dunedin. We were looking forward to this for a long time. Now it’s our opportunity to showcase our talent in front of our family and the locals.”

Bangladesh Women’s team have now got an idea about how it feels to be on the field in a major tournament. But after having an upper hand for the majority of the first innings and in the beginning of the second innings against South Africa Women. However, they still lacked the cutting edge and were on the losing side.

Bangladesh bowled really well, especially the new ball duo of  Jahanara Alam and Fariha Trisna.  The major issues with them is their approach with the batting and lack of experience about what to do in the crucial junctures of the game and it was pretty evident in their tournament opener.

After losing to South Africa Women’s by 32-runs, Bangladesh Women skipper Nigar Sultana said to press, “Ritu Moni and I had a chat in the last game that if we can play till the end the result would be different. We are here to cheer our fans, who are waiting for a win. We are not going to disappoint them in the next match.”

Although New Zealand Women will start as favourites one cannot take Bangladesh Women lightly as they will look to impress everyone in their first ever World Cup.

Match Details:

New Zealand Women vs Bangladesh Women- 5th Match

Date and Time- March 7, 2022, 3:30 AM IST

Venue- University Oval, Dunedin

Broadcast- Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 HD, Star Sports 3, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Disney+Hotstar

Pitch Report:

It’s the second game here in Dunedin in the ongoing World Cup. The pitch will behave similar to the first game, helping the seamers upfront and spinners will come into play late in the innings. The average score batting first is around 245. If New Zealand bats first, they might cross this mark. Toss-winning skipper should bat first at this venue.

Weather Conditions:

There are some worries as weather forecasts predicts there is a chance of precipitation during the match time. But it might not affect the result of the match.

Squads:

New Zealand Women

Sophie Devine (c), Katey Martin (wk), Suzie Bates, Amelia Kerr, Amy Satterthwaite, Lea Tahuhu, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Jess Kerr, Hannah Rowe, Fran Jonas, Frances Mackay, Hayley Jensen, Rosemary Mair, Georgia Plimmer.

Bangladesh Women

Shamima Sultana (wk), Nigar Sultana (c), Sharmin Akhter, Fargana Hoque, Murshida Khatun, Rumana Ahmed, Salma Khatun, Ritu Moni, Jahanara Alam, Nahida Akter, Fariha Trisna, Fahima Khatun, Lata Mondal, Suraiya Azmin, Sobhana Mostary, Shanjida Akter.

Probable Playing XI:

New Zealand Women

Sophie Devine (c), Suzie Bates, Amelia Kerr, Amy Satterthwaite, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Katey Martin (wk), Lea Tahuhu, Jess Kerr, Hannah Rowe, Hayley Jensen.

Bangladesh Women

Shamima Sultana (wk), Sharmin Akhter, Fargana Hoque, Nigar Sultana (c), Rumana Ahmed, Murshida Khatun, Ritu Moni, Salma Khatun, Nahida Akter, Fariha Trisna, Jahanara Alam.

CE Fantasy XI:

Amelia Kerr, Amy Satterthwaite, Lea Tahuhu, Jess Kerr, Shamima Sultana, Fariha Trisna, Ritu Moni, Rumana Ahmed, Jahanara Alam.

Captain- Suzie Bates

Vice-Captain- Sophie Devine