India, Oct. 14 -- In nearly similar conditions last year in the UAE, New Zealand were crowned the Women's T20 World Cup winners. However, the Sophie Devine-led side has struggled thus far in the ongoing ODI World Cup, with losses against Australia and South Africa in their first two matches. Although they did bounce back in the third match, beating Bangladesh by 100 runs, and the win should be enough to motivate them to emulate the same result when they take on Sri Lanka in Colombo on Tuesday.

New Zealand are one of the contenders for the semifinal round of the World Cup, but unbeaten England and Australia have already nudged ahead in the race, along with South Africa, who have lost just one of their four games. However, India's twin los...