8:58 pm: We’re minutes away from the toss at the Junction Oval in Melbourne. This promises to be a cracking contest between two quality si...
8:58 pm: We’re minutes away from the toss at the Junction Oval in Melbourne. This promises to be a cracking contest between two quality sides. Stay tuned for live updates!
8:55 pm: It was a Sophie Devine show all the way in New Zealand’s victory against Sri Lanka in their last match. The White Ferns skipper became the only player, male or female, to register more than five consecutive 50-plus scores in T20I cricket.
Read more about her performance here.
8:52 pm: Shafali Verma and Veda Krishnamurthy played blistering knocks to help India win their previous game. The duo’s effort showed the value of big hitters in women’s T20 cricket.
Read more about their performance here.
8:49 pm: India will hope to repeat the heroics that saw them stun the White Ferns in the opening match of the previous World T20 in 2018.
However, New Zealand have a better head-to-head record in recent years, having won the last three matches between the two sides. Exactly a year ago, they had beaten India 3-0 in a three-match T20 International home series.
8:43 pm: India lead the five-team standings in what is the ‘Group of Death’, with three of the top four teams in the format. A win against New Zealand today will take the...
