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▪ The White Ferns face two key matches this week as the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup approaches the knockout stage. On and on Monday they face raging tournament favourites Australia . The group stage wraps up on Tuesday with the West Indies playing South Africa before consecutive semi-finals on Thursday .

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