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The one-off T20 begins on Wednesday in New Zealand. The Indian Women’s cricket team will get an opportunity to tune up its ODI World Cup preparations in a six-game limited-overs series against New Zealand.
The one-off T20 is to be conducted ahead of the five ODIs starting February 12. The team will not only look to win but will also be approaching the 20-over game to get accustomed to the conditions with the bigger goal for World Cup in mind.
All games have been moved to the Queenstown, in order to reduce the COVID 19 threat. The Indian squad had arrived here after completing a 10-day quarantine period in Christchurch.
“It is a different format. The team will be looking forward to winning the game. Having said that, this T20 will also give a fair idea about the wickets, how the players are coping with an open ground,” said ODI Skipper Mithali Raj.
“We are here to use this series as preparation for the World Cup because it is the best way we get to know about the wickets and composition we will have next month. We want to put in the our best standard of cricket so the team derives a lot of confidence when get into the World Cup.
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“We play to win but I look forward to giving some game time to the core players. It is important they find their rhythm before the World Cup,” she added.
