NZ-W vs AUS-W, Preview | New Zealand Women hope to break eight-year losing streak against Aussies in first World Cup game
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Australia Women and New Zealand Women will be battling it out in the second game of ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on October 1. A Tasmanian rivalry on the cards with the Kiwis hoping to end their 15-game losing streak against the defending champions.
The second game of the Women’s ODI World Cup is set to be played at the Holkar Stadium in Indore, and a Tasmanian battle is on the cards as Australia Women will be up against New Zealand Women in the upcoming game on October 1. The two teams had last played an ODI series in December 2024,where the Southern Stars had dominated the Blackcaps by a 2-0 margin. There will be some big stars in the game with Beth Mooney, Alyssa Healy, and Ellyse Perry representing the Aussies and Sophie Devine, Suzie Bates, and Amelia Kerr being the key players for the Kiwis. Though it is still early in the tournament, there will be a lot on the line in this game.
The Aussies will be going into the tournament as the defending champions, and though they have been in great form throughout the tournament, this will be Healy’s first World Cup as a captain, and she will be hoping to take the Aussies to their eighth World Cup title.
On the other hand, this will be an opportunity for the Kiwis to prove themselves against the mighty Women in Yellow who have not lost a 50-over game against them since 2017. New Zealand Women have suffered a 15-game losing streak against their rivals and will be looking to end their eight-year drought against them in their opening game of the World Cup.
New Zealand Women’s recent form in One-day internationals has been terrible. Though they won their last series against Sri Lanka Women convincingly, their disappointing performances against Australia Women and India Women at the end of the 2024 season were enough to show their inconsistency in the format.
Australia Women, on the other hand, have been dominating the format in the last two years and have not lost an ODI series since the 2023 Women’s Ashes against England. They are still the number one ranked team in ODI’s and have only lost one game in the last five series they have competed in
New Zealand Women: W W NR L L
Australia Women: W L W W W
The two teams have been battling each since 1973 and have competed in 102 ODI games in which the Aussies have completely dominated the Black Caps, having a win/loss ratio of 3.290 against them.
New Zealand Women 31 - 102 Australia Women
The surface in Indore is expected to be hard and flat, and will host their first one-day game since 2023. The highest score at the venue is 418, and the lowest score is 217, which suggests that it is going to be a pitch that the batters might enjoy scoring their runs and playing their strokes. This will also be the first tim the Holkar Stadium will host a Women’s ODI match as well.
Though the conditions in Indore might be slightly cloudy, there is only a five percent chance of rainfall at the venue. The expected temperature will range from 24 to 30 degrees Celsius.
The expected key players in the Kiwi batting lineup will be Suzie Bates, Amelia Kerr and Sophie Devine who, are among the biggest stars in the squad. They will also be hoping that young and promising players in Eden Carson and Georgia Plimmer also fire in the tournament against their biggest rivals in the game.
Australia Women are expected to go with a lineup that will give them a lot of depth in the batting and bowling departments. Alyssa Healy, Phoebe Litchfield and Beth Mooney are expected to be the three specialist batters while Georgia Wareham, Alana King, Megan Schutt and Kim Garth will be the probable key bowlers in the playing eleven. All-rounders in Ellyse Perry, Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, and Tahlia McGrath are also expected to be the players who would help the team during the crucial moments in the game.
New Zealand Women Probable XI: Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine (c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze (wk), Jess Kerr, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson, Bree Illing.
Australia Women Probable XI: Alyssa Healy (c) (wk), Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Georgia Wareham, Alana King, Megan Schutt, Kim Garth.
The second match Womens World Cup game between New Zealand Women and Australia Women will be digitally streamed on JioHotstar and will be broadcasted live on the Star Sports Network at 3:00 PM.
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