New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka Women 3rd T20I Match Preview & Where to Watch Live?

New Zealand women's team take on their Sri Lankan counterparts in the third and final T20I in Dunedin on Tuesday, March 18. The New Zealand men's and women's team will have matches on the same day and the same venue against different opponents.

While the Men's team takes on Pakistan in the second T20I, the women's team takes on the Sri Lankan women's team in the third T20I which is the decider.

So far the series has been a one-way traffic with the White Ferns having won the ODI series. The Lankan women's team have made a turnaround in the T20I series but they need to win the third T20I to win the series.

NZW vs SLW 3rd T20I Match Preview

Sri Lanka won the first T20I by seven wickets. The White Ferns came back to win the second T20I by seven wickets. So far, 120 has not been breached by either of the two teams. The White Ferns were bowled out for 101 in the first T20I. In the next game, SL Women managed to score just 113/7.

Thus the stakes are higher in the final T20I with a series win to boost the teams. The senior players will have to step up. For Sri Lanka, it is their skipper Chamari Athapaththu. She has to lead by example both with the bat and as a skipper. New Zealand is a tough place to play cricket for visiting teams. But the Sri Lankan side fought back in the T20I series and is now in a position to win the T20I series. We can expect a close game between the two sides.