NZ-W vs AUS-W Dream11 Prediction, 1st T20I, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Injury Updates & Pitch Report

The opening match of the series will take place at Eden Park, Auckland on 21st March.

By Pratyusha Bhawar

Updated - 20 Mar 2025, 14:51 IST

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Table Of Contents

Match InfoPlaying XIC & VCTeamsWeather ReportTeam FormInjury NewsPitchAvoidable Players

Preview

After a magnificent clean sweep in the Women's Ashes 2025 against England women, the Australian women's side is all set to lock horns against New Zealand for three T20I matches. The opening thriller is set to take place on March 21 at Eden Park in Auckland.

Coming to the team dynamics, the White Ferns have had mixed fortunes in their recent white-ball series. The side managed to win the ODI series against Sri Lanka but suffered defeat in the opening match of the T20I series, leading to the series being levelled at the end. New Zealand now need to turn around their fortunes if they aim to replicate their 2024 T20 World Cup fortunes in the forthcoming ODI World Cup slated to take place in October in India.

On the other hand, Australia have been in great form and possess a better record against the Kiwis in the shortest version of the game. Skipper Tahlia McGrath will be looking to lead the side against the strong opponents.

Match Information

New Zealand Women vs Australia Women, 1st T20I

Australia Women tour of New Zealand, 21 Mar 2025, Fri, 7:15 AM IST ,Eden Park, Auckland

Broadcast

Sony Sports Network

Live Stream

SonyLiv, FanCode and Prime Video apps

Weather Report

Eden Park, Auckland

Clear

14.3°C

69% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

New Zealand Women

NR
W
L
W
W

Australia Women

W
W
W
W
W

Players Stats in current Series

1

Beth Mooney

AUS-W - bat

166 Runs

3 Matches

2

Georgia Voll

AUS-W - bat

161 Runs

3 Matches

3

Amelia Kerr

NZ-W - all

157 Runs

3 Matches

4

Maddy Green

NZ-W - bat

84 Runs

3 Matches

5

Ellyse Perry

AUS-W - all

64 Runs

3 Matches

6

Phoebe Litchfield

AUS-W - bat

60 Runs

3 Matches

1

Tahlia McGrath

AUS-W - all

280.00

3 Matches

2

Beth Mooney

AUS-W - bat

167.68

3 Matches

3

Jess Kerr

NZ-W - bowl

166.67

3 Matches

4

Ellyse Perry

AUS-W - all

160.00

3 Matches

5

Maddy Green

NZ-W - bat

158.49

3 Matches

6

Bella James

NZ-W - bat

155.56

1 Match

1

Annabel Sutherland

AUS-W - all

8 Wkts

3 Matches

2

Darcie Brown

AUS-W - bowl

3 Wkts

2 Matches

3

Alana King

AUS-W - all

3 Wkts

2 Matches

4

Georgia Wareham

AUS-W - all

2 Wkts

3 Matches

5

Amelia Kerr

NZ-W - all

2 Wkts

3 Matches

6

Megan Schutt

AUS-W - bowl

2 Wkts

2 Matches

1

Darcie Brown

AUS-W - bowl

5.63

2 Matches

2

Annabel Sutherland

AUS-W - all

6.30

3 Matches

3

Georgia Wareham

AUS-W - all

6.58

3 Matches

4

Alana King

AUS-W - all

7.50

2 Matches

5

Amelia Kerr

NZ-W - all

8.00

3 Matches

6

Tahlia McGrath

AUS-W - all

8.17

3 Matches

Probable Playing XI

New Zealand Women

ML Green (wk), Georgia Plimmer, SW Bates (C), Jess Kerr, SFM Devine, BM Halliday, AC Kerr, Eden Carson, F Jonas, RA Mair, LMM Tahuhu

Bench : PM Inglis, IR James

Australia Women

BL Mooney (wk), Phoebe Litchfield, EA Perry, A Gardner, TM McGrath (C), GM Harris, A Sutherland, G Wareham, Darcie Brown, A King, ML Schutt

Bench : N Faltum, Georgia Voll, KJ Garth

Injury and availability news

New Zealand have lost key pacer Hayley Jensen to a warm-up injury, with Izzy Graze and Bella James also suffering injuries. Sophie Devine, Amelia Kerr, Lea Tahuhu return as New Zealand Women announce squad for T20I series. On the other hand, Australia too are missing their talismanic player Alyssa Healy. Stand-in captain Tahlia McGrath will lead the side in her absence.

Pitch Report

Eden Park is generally known as the graveyard for the bowlers, mainly due to how small its boundaries are. The Auckland deck has a bit of spongy bounce and batters, who generally prefer to play on top of the bounce, succeed at this venue.

70%

Pace Bowling

30%

Spin Bowling

75%

Batting Pitch

180

Average Score

25%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

9
C

Suzie Bates NZ-W | BAT

Bates can provide the stability as an opening batter for her side. In addition, she was also the leading run scorer in the Sri Lanka series.

9
C

Sophie Devine NZ-W | ALL

She is one of the most destructive all-rounders in the world at this moment. Her aggressive batting makes her one of the most dangerous power-hitter batter.

9
C

Tahlia McGrath AUS-W | ALL

She is one of the best all-rounders from her side. As a captain, she will be looking to give her performance with both bat and the ball in this series.

9

Amelia Kerr NZ-W | ALL

She is one of the best all-rounders from the New Zealand camp, who can win the matches single-handedly with both batting and bowling performances.

9

Ellyse Perry AUS-W | ALL

Perry has been one of the best all-rounders in the world. She can demolish the hosts with her batting and bowling performance in the series.

9

Ashleigh Gardner AUS-W | ALL

She is one of the best all-rounders from the Aussie camp, who can win the matches single-handedly with both batting and bowling performances.

8.5

Rosemary Mair NZ-W | BOWL

She is one of the best pacers and a death-over specialist in the world. Mair can pose big threat to strong Aussie batting unit in this game.

Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team

7.5

Polly Inglis

NZ-W | WK

7

Bella James

NZ-W | BAT

Last Updated On - Mar 20 2025 2:51 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

NZ-W

6 : 5

AUS-W

Credits Left
3/100

Head To Head
Nicole Faltum

9

Phoebe Litchfield

8

Maddy Green

9

Georgia Plimmer

8.5

Suzie Bates
C

9

Ellyse Perry

9

Ashleigh Gardner

9

Tahlia McGrath
VC

9

Sophie Devine

9

Amelia Kerr

9

Rosemary Mair

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

NZ-W

4 : 7

AUS-W

Credits Left
3.5/100

Mega League
Nicole Faltum

9

Suzie Bates

9

Ellyse Perry

9

Ashleigh Gardner

9

Tahlia McGrath

9

Annabel Sutherland

7.5

Alana King

9

Sophie Devine

9

Amelia Kerr
C

9

Megan Schutt

8.5

Rosemary Mair
VC

8.5

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