Recommended Captain and Vice Captain picks for NZ-W vs AUS-W
Top Fantasy Picks - Batsmen & keepers for NZ-W vs AUS-W
Alyssa Healy has scores of 87, 21, 26, 112* & 69 in her last 5 ODIs; she also can give extra fantasy points with her wicket-keeping
Amy Satterthwaite's runs scored/wkts taken in her last 4 matches (50-over format) read 73/4, 96/1, 13/2 & 119* and thus gurantees fantasy points with bat and/or ball
Meg Lanning has a great record against NZ-Women as in her 20 ODIs against NZ-W she has scored 1122 runs at an avg. of 70.12 and SR of 101.63 (includes 6 centuries and 3 fifties)
Top Fantasy Picks - All Rounders for NZ-W vs AUS-W
Ellyse Perry last played against NZ-W in 2019 in a 3-match ODI series in which she scored 167 runs and also taken 3 wickets; overall as well she has a great record against NZ-W
Sophie Devine has had a good record against AUS-W in recent times as in her last 6 ODIs vs them she has scored 198 runs and taken 7 wickets (a ratio of 30+ runs and 1+ wkts per match)
Amelia Kerr in her last 5 ODIs has taken 10 wickets and also scored 98 runs which includes a fifty in her most recent match; thus is an in-form pick
Top Fantasy Picks - Bowlers for NZ-W vs AUS-W
Jess Jonassen has played 5 ODIs at this venue (Mount Maunganui) and in these matches she has bowling figures of 3/47, 0/44, 1/25, 5/50 & 3/32 and thus has a great record at this venue
Megan Schutt is wicketless in only 1 out her last 11 ODIs (total 17 wkts in these) and thus guarantees fantasy points in almost every match
Jess Kerr has only played 4 ODIs and has taken 5 wickets in these; she was equally good in the recent T20I series as well picking up 3 wkts in 2 matches
New Zealand Women vs Australia Women, 1st ODI, Insights
Matches played: 129
NZ-W won: 31
AUS-W won: 96
No result: 2
Venue: Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Pitch Behavior: Batting friendly
Avg. 1st innings score: 227 (last 5 ODIs)
Win-rate batting first: 33.33% (last 9 ODIs)
Pace/Spin: The pitch is equally suited for Pacers and Spinners