Indian women’s cricket team was scheduled to play five ODIs and a T20I, starting February 9, across three venues but New Zealand Cricket moved all matches to John Davies Oval in Queenstown. The Indian women’s cricket team’s ODI series against New Zealand will now begin on February 12, a day later than originally scheduled, as the host board announced revised fixtures on Friday to give the two sides more time between games.
The Indian team was scheduled to play five ODIs and a T20I, starting February 9 across three venues but New Zealand Cricket (NZC) moved all matches to John Davies Oval in Queenstown last month in order to limit travelling and reduce the chances of a COVID-19 outbreak.
Indian Women’s Cricket Team’s ODI Series Against New Zealand Women Will Now Begin On February 12 Instead Of February 11
New Zealand Cricket has made changes to the dates of the KFC India Tour of New Zealand between the WHITE FERNS and India Women, to be played exclusively at John Davies Oval in Queenstown. The date of the first KFC T20I remains unchanged but there have been some adjustments made to the subsequent five-match ODI series.
WHITE FERNS v India Women KFC T20I (TVNZ 1, Spark Sport & Rova)
Wednesday 9 February, 1pm (NZT)
WHITE FERNS v India Women KFC ODI series (Spark Sport & Rova)
ODI 1 – Saturday 12 February, 11am (NZT)
ODI 2 – Tuesday 15 February, 11am (NZT)
ODI 3 – Friday 18 February, 11am (NZT)
ODI 4 – Tuesday 22 February, 11am (NZT)
ODI 5 – Thursday 24 February, 11am (NZT)
The solitary T20I will start at 1pm (NZT) and will be screened live on TVNZ 1 and Spark Sport, and the five ODIs will begin at 11am (NZT) and will all be streamed live on Spark Sport. Audio commentary of all matches will be carried on Rova. However, the first three ODIs have been pushed back from their original dates. The ODI series-opener will now be played on February 12 rather than February 11.
The second ODI, which was slated to be played on February 14, has also been pushed a day back and is now scheduled for February 15, while the third ODI is now slated for February 18, rather than February 16. There is no change in the dates of the final two matches which will be played on February 22 and 24. The Indian women team is currently undergoing the mandatory Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) in Christchurch.
Mithali Raj To Lead Indian Women Team For Last Time In New Zealand ODI Series And Women’s World Cup 2022 Before Her Retirement
On January 6, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday announced a 15-member Indian women’s team squad for the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 and New Zealand ODI series.
Veteran Indian player Mithali Raj will lead the Indian team for the last time before she retires from international cricket at the end of the World Cup in April. Harmanpreet Kaur will be Mithali Raj’s deputy for both the World Cup and the New Zealand series. Punam Raut, Ekta Bisht, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Shikha Pandey were the few notable absentees from the squad.
Indian Women’s World Cup and New Zealand ODIs: Mithali Raj (Captain), Harmanpreet Kaur (vice-captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wicket-keeper), Sneh Rana, Jhulan Goswami, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh Thakur, Taniya Bhatia (wicket-keeper), Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav.
Standby Players: Sabbhineni Meghana, Ekta Bisht, Simran Dil Bahadur.
India Women’s squad for one-off T20I: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wicket-keeper), Sneh Rana, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh Thakur, Taniya Bhatia (wicket-keeper), Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav, Ekta Bisht, S. Meghna, Simran Dil Bahadur.