The summer of cricket starts this weekend with Australia taking on New Zealand in the women’s T20 series opener at North Sydney Oval.
This series sees Australia playing host to the Silver Ferns for three tests in the next week.
It will be Australia’s first outing since their Indian tri-series victory in March.
There’s good news for Australia, with captain Meg Lanning taking the field after recovering from a shoulder injury in recent months.
New Zealand have been busier than Australia in the last six months. They lost the tri-series final to England in June. That same tournament saw them go 1-261 against South Africa. They will be hoping to bring that level of play in this series as well.
With the World Cup just around the corner, both teams will be looking to start strong and get some good practice in before that starts in November.
The last time the two teams met was back at the start of 2017 with the Silver Ferns winning the series with a 47-run victory in the final.
Coverage of the game will begin at 7:10pm AEST with plenty of options available
As part of their acquisition in April this year, Channel Seven will be the new home of free-to-air cricket in Australia. All the games in this series will be televised live and free.
You can also see every ball on Fox Cricket or online through the Cricket Australia website.
If you can’t watch it, live radio broadcasts will be available on Macquarie Radio or through the Cricket Australia app or website.
Date: Saturday, September 29th.
Time: 7:10pm AEST.
Venue: North Sydney Oval, Sydney.
TV: Live, Channel Seven, Fox Cricket
Online: Live, 7Plus, Fox Sports App, Cricket Australia
Radio: Live, Macquarie Sports Radio, Cricket Australia website or App
Australia
Meg Lanning (c), Rachael Haynes (vc), Nicola Carey, Ashleigh Gardner, Alyssa Healy, Delissa Kimmince, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Elyse Villani, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Wareham.
New Zealand
Amy Satterthwaite (c), Suzie Bates, Bernadine Bezuidenhout, Sophie Devine, Kate Ebrahim, Maddy Green, Holly Huddleston, Hayley Jensen, Leigh Kasperek, Amelia Kerr, Katey Martin, Lea Tahuhu, Jess Watkin.
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