New Zealand Women face Zimbabwe Women in the second T20I of the three-match series on 27th February at Seddon Park. New Zealand will be looking to build on their good form and finish the series. Zimbabwe, however, will be desperate to raise their game and make it 1-1.

New Zealand were excellent in the first T20I and won by 92 runs. Their captain, Amelia Kerr, led from the front with an impressive century, which helped her side to post a large total. The bowlers then supported their batting effort by restricting Zimbabwe from forming any partnerships during their chase. With their confidence levels high, New Zealand will hope to give another complete performance and win the series.

Zimbabwe Women showed some grit but were unable to cope with the disciplined bowling attack of the hosts. Their batters were unable to score at will because of the disciplined lengths and lines. In the second match, Zimbabwe will need a better all-round performance to level the series.

NZ-W vs ZIM-W: Head-to-Head in T20Is

• Matches Played: 1
  
• New Zealand Won: 1
  
• Zimbabwe Won: 0

NZ-W vs ZIM-W: Pitch Report

The pitch at Seddon Park was a batsman’s delight, as it provided true bounce and allowed batsmen to take on both pace and spin. Bowlers did not get much support from the pitch. To do well, they must bowl with good control and accuracy. Even small mistakes can be punished because the conditions support attacking batting.

See Also: AUS-W vs IND-W, 2nd ODI: Head-to-head, pitch report and predicted playing XIs

NZ-W vs ZIM-W: Predicted Playing XIs

New Zealand Women (NZ-W):

Georgia Plimmer, Maddy Green, Amelia Kerr (c), Brooke Halliday, Polly Inglis (wk), Izzy Sharp, Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Bree Illing, Nensi Patel, Kayley Knight

Zimbabwe Women (ZIM-W):

Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano, Modester Mupachikwa, Kelis Ndhlovu, Beloved Biza, Josephine Nkomo, Loreen Tshuma, Chiedza Dhururu (wk), Nomvelo Sibanda (c), Adel Zimunu, Loryn Phiri, Precious Marange