India vs New Zealand, Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Toss result and playing 11s for today’s match, umpires list and pitch report

India will kick off their campaign in the ICC Women's 2024 T20 World Cup with a Group A match against New Zealand at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday, October 4. The Women in Blue are looking to end their World Cup drought, having never won the competition in either in the T20I or the ODI format.

India are being led by Harmanpreet Kaur in the ongoing Women's T20 World Cup. Apart from being captain, she will be expected to deliver with the willow as well. As always, India will depend heavily on proven performers like opener Smriti Mandhana, middle-order batter Jemimah Rodrigues and all-rounder Deepti Sharma to deliver the goods.

Shafali Verma may be only 20 years old, but she has gained enough experience at the top level and also needs to make a big impact. Explosive keeper-batter Richa Ghosh could be the team's X-factor at the World Cup. With the ball, India will depend heavily on the likes of Radha Yadav and Renuka Thakur Singh.

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Today's IND vs NZ toss result

New Zealand have won the toss and have opted to bat first. Sophie Devine said at the toss:

“It's [the pitch] going to be slower, but there's still runs in it. Still opportunity to be attacking.”

Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur stated that the team wants to go out in the middle and play good cricket.

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IND vs NZ - Today's match playing XIs

India: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (w), Deepti Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Renuka Thakur Singh

New Zealand: Suzie Bates, Sophie Devine (c), Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze (w), Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson

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Today's IND vs NZ pitch report

According to WV Raman, the pitch is firm with a lot of live grass. The former India opener expects some pace and bounce. He also feels that there could some spin later on. However, if the dew sets in, that is unlikely to happen.

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Today's IND vs NZ match players list

India squad: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur Singh, Shreyanka Patil, Arundhati Reddy, Dayalan Hemalatha, S Sajana, Asha Sobhana, Yastika Bhatia

New Zealand squad: Suzie Bates, Sophie Devine (c), Amelia Kerr, Isabella Gaze (wk), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Hannah Rowe, Rosemary Mair, Eden Carson, Jess Kerr, Molly Penfold, Georgia Plimmer, Fran Jonas, Lea Tahuhu, Leigh Kasperek

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IND vs NZ - Today's match umpires

On-field umpires: Jacqueline Williams, Anna Harris

TV umpire: Claire Polosak

Match Referee: Shandre Fritz