Women's T20 World Cup has started. Two matches were played in UAE on Thursday 3 October. Bangladesh defeated Scotland in the first match. In the second match, Pakistan won against Sri Lanka. Today, on Friday 4th October, India will start its journey in the tournament. Team India has to face New Zealand in the first match. This match will be played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium from 7.30 pm. In such a situation, let us know what is the record of both the teams and how will be the playing XI of the Indian team in the first match?

Bad record against New Zealand

The Indian team has so far failed to win the T20 World Cup trophy. This team had managed to reach the finals only once. On the other hand, New Zealand team has been runner up in this tournament twice. However, it has also not been able to win the trophy even once. However, the New Zealand team has so far been dominant over Team India in T20 International. There have been 13 matches between the two teams, in which India has won only 4 matches, while losing 9.

Whose form is better?

India and New Zealand last faced each other in February 2022. Then New Zealand had defeated India by 18 runs. Now there is going to be a match between the two for about 1.5 years. A lot has changed in that time. The New Zealand team is struggling with its form. Team India is returning after playing the final of Asia Cup. In 2024, the Indian team has won 11 out of 16 T20 matches and lost only 4. At the same time, New Zealand is coming after losing 10 consecutive T20 matches. This year the New Zealand team has won only 1 match.

What will be the playing XI?

Not a single match has been played between India and New Zealand women's team in Dubai yet. Both are going to face each other for the first time in Dubai. A total of 5 T20 matches have been played here so far, in which the team batting first has won only 1 match. The team batting in the second innings has won a total of 4 matches.

Spin bowlers are expected to be available here, hence captain Harmanpreet Kaur can give a chance to off spinner Shreyanka Patil, Deepti Sharma along with leg spin all-rounder Asha Shobhana. All-rounder Pooja Vastrakar can be seen in the pace attack along with Arundhati Reddy and Renuka Thakur. Apart from this, if we talk about batting, after the pair of Shefali Verma and Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur can play in the top order and Jemimah and wicketkeeper-batsman Richa Ghosh can play in the middle order.

Probable playing XI of Team India:

Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Shefali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh, Asha Shobhana, Shreyanka Patil.