Overview

• The contest begins at 3:00 pm IST at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.
• New Zealand arrive winless after an 89-run loss to Australia and a six-wicket defeat to South Africa, leaving them on zero points and a dented net run rate.
• Bangladesh have a seven-wicket win over Pakistan and then tested England before losing, with a spin attack fronted by Nahida Akter, Fahima Khatun, Rabeya Khan and Shorna Akter.
• Conditions have recently rewarded spin at this venue, highlighted by England’s spinners taking nine of Bangladesh’s ten wickets as the pitch slowed.
• Captain Sophie Devine leads the run charts with 197 in two innings, yet New Zealand’s batting has faltered against spin, including a collapse triggered by Nonkululeko Mlaba’s 4/40 versus South Africa.