Indonesia vs Cook Islands Women, Kartini Cup, Today Match Prediction

INDO vs CSIW Match Prediction & Analysis

Indonesia Women will kick off the Kartini Cup 2025 at the Udayana Cricket Ground in Bali. They will face the Cook Islands in the opening match of the tri-series that also features the Philippines.

The home team have a great record at this venue, having dominated every single opposition in their last tri-series here. Cook Islands struggled in their Women’s T20 Pacific Cup campaign last year. They will be up for a tough challenge as they come to Bali for the Kartini Cup 2025.

They managed to win just one of their four matches. The only win came agaisnt Fiji Women while chasing a target of 70 runs. Cook Islands Women beat the same opposition once again in the 5th-place playoff game while chasing a small target.

Indonesia Women have a tough all-round squad that will pose a tough challenge to the visitors with both bat and ball. We expect the home team to have the upper hand in this match.

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Indonesia Preview

While the bowlers drove them to most of their wins in their last tri-series at home, Indonesia Women also have promising batters who can lead them to a competitive total.

Ni Lu Dewi and Fitria Rada Rani will be the key batters to watch out for in this lineup. Dewi is a great fit at the top as the opener alongside wicket-keeper batter Ni Nanda Sakarini.

Dewi can get them off to a flying start while Ni Kadek Fitria Rada Rani comes in at number 3 to play the anchor. The number 3 spot is a difficult position in T20 cricket, and there will be high expectations from Rada Rani.

The bowling attack has mostly led the winning effort for the hosts. It will be interesting to see how the middle-order responds in case of a competitive target or if Indonesia Women are put to bat first.

The top-order has scored the majority of runs for the hosts, and in the only case of a top-order failure against Bhutan, the middle-order collapsed, and the hosts were bowled out for 59 runs.

Ni Putri Suwandewi, skipper Ni Wayan Sariani, and D A Lakshmi Paramita are the key wicket-takers in this bowling attack. They have been consistent for the team and will be crucial in this match.

Indonesia Predicted Playing XI:

Ni Putu Ayu Nanda Sakarini (wk), Ni Luh Dewi, Ni Kadek Fitria Rada Rani, Ni Made Putri Suwandewi, Desi Wulandari, Ni Wayan Sariani (c), Rahmawati Pangestuti, Lie Qiao, Maria Corazon, Kadek Winda Prastini, D A Laksmi Paramitha

Cook Islands Women Preview

Cook Islands will be aiming for a fresh start. Their last outing was in 2024 during the Women’s T20 Pacific Cup, where they finished in the 5th place.

The batters were successful in chasing down totals below 100 runs. However, in their first game against the Samoa Women, Cook Islands fell short by 1 run while chasing a 110-run target.

Skipper Tetiare Mataora and Zamera Ikuia are the opening batters who will be in charge of delivering a great start. Ikuia was a constant at the top and also scored consistently while Mataora changed her batting position, letting MR Villa and Tailor Maika open the innings alongside Ikuia in other matches.

Maika and Villa were both pretty decent in the top 3, and we expect Cook Islands to stick with them as the top 3 batters for this match too. There are no promising batters in the middle-order for the Cook Islands Women.

Tapuaiva Piakura and RV Aurora are the ones to watch out for in the middle and lower middle order. The bowlers need to bring their A-game as they face a strong batting lineup of Indonesia Women.

In their game against PNG in the Pacific Cup 2024, the Cook Islands conceded 178 runs for 4 wickets and were bowled out for 50 in response. Opener Zamera Ikuira is also a handy bowler and key wicket-taker for the Cook Islands Women.

Other key bowlers who can deliver crucial breakthroughs for the visitors include Sofia Samuels and Esther Williams.

Cook Islands Women Predicted Playing XI:

Zamera Ikiua, MR Vila, RV Auora, Tetiare Mataora (c), Tapuaiva Piakura, T Elikana , Sonnia Vaia (wk), Tailor Maika, Esther Williams, Sofia Samuels, Maya Piakura

Weather Conditions

There will be a heavy thunderstorm with a high of 29 degrees Celsius in Bali on the match day. There is a light rain prediction around the match time followed by thundershower later in the day.

INDO vs CSIW Pitch Report

It is a balanced wicket at the Udayana Cricket Ground in Bali. Though there have been many low-scoring encounters here, the home team has managed to score big and secure wins by huge margins. The average 1st innings score in 51 T20Is on this ground is 124 runs, while the average 2nd innings score is just 83 runs. This indicates that if a team can get across the 130-140-run mark in the first innings, they will be in a winning position on this wicket.

Toss: To Bat

Teams batting first have won 27 of the 51 T20Is played at this venue in Bali. In the last tri-series played here, teams batting first won 5 of the 9 matches. While there is no great advantage to batting or bowling first on this ground, we reckon that having runs on the board is a good strategy.