Sri Lanka will take on New Zealand in the second match of Women's T20 World Cup 2016 at Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi on Tuesday.
India Women will face Bangladesh Women in another opening day match at 3:30 p.m. local time (10 a.m. GMT) in Bangalore. Host India clubbed with Bangladesh, England, Pakistan and West Indies in Group B of the 10 team global women's cricket event. Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Ireland are clubbed together in Group A.
Watch the live stream of the match here and live scores here, here, here. The twenty over match starts at 7:30 p.m. local time (2 p.m. GMT/9 a.m. ET/6 a.m. PT) on March 15.
The New Zealand women's cricket team is looking to start its WT20 campaign with a triumph against struggling Sri Lankan women's squad.
"Black Caps have won the World Cup and we want to annex the World T20. We have been preparing our team well for this World T20," NZ skipper Susie Bates said. "The experience we gained from playing against Australia before coming here was vital. We have made the finals in the earlier World T20 tournaments and we have prepared ourselves well for winning the Cup this time. We have the confidence and momentum to do that."
The Sri Lankan women' skipper Shashikala Siriwardene, who injured during a WT20 warm-up game against India, remained doubtful about their opening Group A match.
"The MRIs are clear and it's getting better. But, whether I will play or not (in the first match), the decision will be taken tomorrow," Siriwardene said on Monday. "We did well against India as well in Ranchi, but didn't perform to our full potential. We had rested our best left-arm spinner and two others, but we'll play our full-strength squad tomorrow."
The Probable Squads
New Zealand Women: Suzie Bates, Erin Bermingham, Sophie Devine, Leigh Kasperek, Felicity Leydon-Davis, Katey Martin, Sara McGlashan, Thamsyn Newton, Morna Nielsen, Katie Perkins, Anna Peterson, Rachel Priest, Hannah Rowe, Amy Satterthwaite, Lea Tahuhu
Sri Lanka Women: Chamari Atapattu, Nilakshi de Silva, Nipuni Hansika, Ama Kanchana, Hansima Karunaratne, Sugandika Kumari, Eshani Lokusuriyage, Harshitha Madavi, Dilani Manodara, Yasoda Mendis, Udeshika Prabodhani, Oshadi Ranasinghe, Inoka Ranaweera, Shashikala Siriwardene, Prasadani Weerakkody
