New Zealand Women (Playing XI): Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine(c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze(w), Rosemary Mair, Fran Jonas, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson
Australia Women (Playing XI): Beth Mooney, Alyssa Healy(w/c), Georgia Wareham, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath, Annabel Sutherland, Grace Harris, Sophie Molineux, Megan Schutt
Sophie Devine - We would have batted first, the surface tends to get slower, but we'll need to bowl well and restrict them to a low score. That match against India was massive, but it's just one game out of four. Everyone starts from scratch in World Cups, we would love to go one-up and take our chances. One change, Fran Jonas comes in place of Jess Kerr.
Alyssa Healy - We will bat first. I think the tournament has shown that it's difficult to chase, get a score and hope for the bowlers to deliver. A bit more grass on this wicket, hopefully, we can take advantage. Just one change - Grace Harris comes in for Darcie Brown, a like-for-like replacement
Australia Women have won the toss and have opted to bat
5 pm local time: It's the Trans-Tasman rivalry on show tonight in Sharjah as Australia and New Zealand lock horns in vital Group 'A' clash. Both teams won their first match with ease - New Zealand demolished India by 58 runs while Australia trounced Sri Lanka by 6 wickets. This is an extremely tough and challenging group and as such wins over fellow favourites does count for a lot. Australia have the upper-hand when it comes to head-to-head contests between the two, but the pitch and the conditions in Sharjah could be a mitigating factor. Toss and team news coming up shortly...
Squads:
New Zealand Women Squad: Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine(c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze(w), Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson, Hannah Rowe, Fran Jonas, Leigh Kasperek, Molly Penfold
Australia Women Squad: Beth Mooney, Alyssa Healy(w/c), Georgia Wareham, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath, Annabel Sutherland, Sophie Molineux, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown, Grace Harris, Kim Garth, Alana King, Tayla Vlaeminck