Australia Women will cross paths with New Zealand Women in the third game of the three-game T20I series at North Sydney Oval in Sydney on Thursday, October 22.
Delving into the details of the second T20I, Australia Women batted first and posted 167/7 in 20 overs. Ashleigh Gardner (84) and Beth Mooney (39) were the top scorers. In response, New Zealand Women scored 127/8 in 20 overs, losing by 40 runs. With this win, Australia took a 2-0 lead.
AUS-W vs NZ-W, T20I Series 2026, Match 3, Match Details
Match: Australia Women vs New Zealand Women, T20I Series 2026, Match 3
Time & Date: 1:45 PM IST, Thursday, October 22
Venue: North Sydney Oval, Sydney
AUS-W vs NZ-W, T20I Series 2026, Match 3 Pitch Report
As seen in the first and second T20Is of the ongoing series, we can expect batters to do well initially in both innings. The captain, who won the toss, would love to bowl first on this surface. Interestingly, the last three games at this venue saw the teams chasing come out on top.
AUS-W vs NZ-W, T20I Series 2026, Match 3 Probable XIs
Australia Women
Beth Mooney (wk), Georgia Voll, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Nicola Carey, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Molineux (c), Kim Garth, Lucy Hamilton
New Zealand Women
Georgia Plimmer, Flora Devonshire, Amelia Kerr (c), Maddy Green, Izzy Sharp, Brooke Halliday, Jess Kerr, Polly Inglis (wk), Rosemary Mair, Nensi Patel, Bree Illing
AUS-W vs NZ-W, T20I Series 2026, Match 3 Winner Prediction
Match Winner: Australia Women
These two sides have played 57 T20Is against each other. Australia secured 34 victories; New Zealand Women managed to win only 21 games, while one contest ended in a no result and the other ended in a tie. With momentum resting with Australia Women, we can expect them to come out on top, sealing the series 3-0.
