IND-W vs NZ-W Match Preview, Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: India will face New Zealand in their opening match of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday, October 4.
Both teams have strong histories in the tournament and will aim to kickstart their campaigns with a dominant performance. India, finalists in 2020, will look to go one better this time with a well-rounded squad. Meanwhile, New Zealand, despite recent struggles in bilateral series, come in as one of the dark horses of the tournament.

Despite the recent rise of India as a cricketing force in the women’s game, New Zealand maintain a much superior head-to-head record against their opponents on Friday. In the 13 matches played between the two teams, the White Ferns have won nine matches, with the Women in Blue emerging victorious only four times.
The two teams did meet once in the Women’s T20 Cup World Cup in 2019 in Australia. In the Group A match, India defeated their opponents by three runs, with Shafali Varma turning in a player-of-the-match performance.
| STAT | For India Women vs New Zealand Women | For New Zealand Women vs India Women |
|---|---|---|
| Wins Batting 1st | 2 | 6 |
| Wins Chasing | 2 | 3 |
| Highest Total | 194/5 | 161/7 |
| Lowest Total | 93/9 | 95/7 |
| Highest Successful Chase | 128 | 139 |
| Lowest Total Defended | 133 | 125 |
| Most Runs | Harmanpreet Kaur (103) | Aimee Watkins (89*) |
| Highest Scorer | Harmanpreet Kaur (210) | Sophie Devine (326) |
| Most Sixes | Harmanpreet Kaur (10) | Sophie Devine (18) |
| Most Wickets | Poonam Yadav (10) | Sophie Devine (13) |
| Best Bowling | Diana David (4/27) | Kate Ebrahim (3/16) |
India Women and New Zealand Women are yet to play each other in the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The stadium saw the beginning of women’s cricket only in September 2023 with the Namibia tour of UAE.