Bangladesh Women will face New Zealand Women at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati for the 11th match of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025. New Zealand desperately needs points after two consecutive losses, while Bangladesh is brimming with belief after their stunning win over Pakistan.
These two teams have met 4 times in ODI cricket, with New Zealand holding a dominant 2-0 advantage in completed matches (2 No Results). Both victories came in 2022 by big margins – 8 wickets and 9 wickets. However, Bangladesh has already played at this venue in the World Cup and knows the conditions well, while New Zealand hasn’t played here before, potentially giving Bangladesh a significant advantage.
NZ-W vs BAN-W Women’s ODI World Cup Match Preview
The Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati is known to be a bowling-friendly venue that massively favors spin bowling. Recent statistics show that spinners have an overwhelming advantage at this venue, having taken 20 wickets compared to just 6 by pacers in the last 5 ODI matches. In fact, spinners have taken 75% of all wickets (33 out of 44) in the three World Cup matches here so far.
The venue has a record of very low-scoring matches with an average first innings score of just 124 runs – one of the lowest in the tournament. Bangladesh has been in inconsistent form with 2 wins in their last 5 matches, while New Zealand has struggled with just 2 wins in their last 5 matches.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Match | New Zealand Women vs Bangladesh Women |
| Date | October 10th, 2025 |
| Time | 3:00 PM LOCAL |
| Venue | Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati |
| Tournament | ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 – 11th Match |
Pitch Report
| Aspect | Details |
|---|---|
| Pitch Type | Bowling-friendly wicket with massive assistance for spinners |
| Average Score | 124 runs (first innings average) – extremely low-scoring venue |
| Favors | Overwhelming advantage for spinners (20 wickets vs 6 for pacers) – 75% of all World Cup wickets here to spinners |
| Surface | Very challenging for batting, significant turn and bounce for spinners |
| Weather Impact | Mostly cloudy conditions with 18% rain chance, possible rain-interrupted start |
| Toss Factor | Teams winning the toss unanimously prefer to bowl first (100% opt to bowl), and teams bowling first win 66.67% of matches |
Weather Report
| Condition | Details |
|---|---|
| Temperature | Warm and humid conditions at 26°C are expected |
| Humidity | Very high humidity at 94% |
| Wind Speed | Light winds at 3 km/h |
| Rain Chance | 18% precipitation expected – mostly cloudy with possibility of rain-interrupted start |
| Overall | Muggy Guwahati conditions, high humidity will assist spinners further |
Toss Prediction
Historical data from the Barsapara Cricket Stadium shows teams winning the toss have a unanimous preference to bowl first, with 100% of captains opting to chase in recent ODI matches. The statistics support this decision, as teams bowling first have won 66.67% of matches at this venue, indicating that bowling first provides a clear advantage on this extremely spin-friendly, low-scoring surface.
Injury Updates
Bangladesh Women: Marufa Akter, who bowled only 5 overs against England due to cramps, is “fit and ready” for this match. No other injury concerns.
New Zealand Women: Rosemary Mair is “close to fitness” and may replace Jess Kerr if fit.
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NZ-W vs BAN-W Head-to-Head Records
- NZ beat BAN by 8 wickets: BAN – 180/8 (50), NZ – 181/2 (31) (11 Dec, 2022)
- NZ beat BAN by 9 wickets: BAN – 140/8 (27), NZ – 144/1 (20) (07 Mar, 2022)
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Top Picks For The Match
| Player | Reason |
|---|---|
| A Kerr (Captain) | Scored 180 runs and took 9 wickets in 5 matches |
| S Devine (Vice Captain) | Scored 270 runs and took 3 wickets in 5 matches |
| F Khatun | Took 5 wickets in 5 matches |
| M Akter | Took 8 wickets in 5 matches |
| S Mostary | Scored 106 runs in 5 matches |
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