ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023, Match 18: IN-W v IR-W | Fantasy Tips and Teams

image-leazzwmpSmriti Mandhana vs England (Source: Twitter/@BCCIWomen)

We are nearing the end of the group stages in the ICC Women's T20I World Cup 2023. Theses last few matches will decide the four semifinalists and the teams are buckling themselves up to stay in contention. 

The 18th match of the tournament will see India and Ireland face each other at St George's Park in Port Elizabeth.  The match will be taking place on 19th February, 2023 at 6:30 PM IST.

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India have played good cricket in the tournament so far. They have won two of their three matches so far. Though they lost the last encounter against England, they gave a tough fight against them. In the first two matches, India were quite clinical and they will look to get back to winning ways with a convincing performance against Ireland. 

Meanwhile, Ireland have shown promise in the tournament but are yet convert it to a win. They have played three matches in the tournament and have lost all of them. The Laura Delany-side will look to win this match and get off the mark in the points tally. 


Ground Stats: St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

The pitch at the St George's Park has been a very sporty one. Neither of the trades have dominated thoroughly. What the strip has demanded of the players is discipline in their respective trades. The spinners might play big role on this wicket and hence, India with an arsenal of world class spinners might dominate this contest. 

Numbers at this ground (This tournament)

Total Matches: 4
Matches won batting first: 1
Matches won batting second: 3

Average score batting first: 123
Average score batting second: 122

Average runs per wicket: 25
Average runs per over: 6.53


IN-W v IR-W, Match 18: Head-to-Head

These two teams have played just one match against each other so far. The balance of the face-off is expectedly in favour of the Indian team as they have won the single match that these two teams have played against each other. 

Head-to-Head (Overall)

Total Matches: 1
India Women won: 1
Ireland Women won: 0


IN-W vs IR-W, Match 18: Probable Playing XIs

India Women Team News

No major updates.

India Women Probable Playing XI

Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, and Renuka Singh Thakur.


Ireland Women Team News

No major updates.

Ireland Women Probable Playing XI

Amy Hunter, Gaby Lewis, Orla Prendergast, Eimear Richardson, Lousie Little, Laura Delany (c), Arlene Kelly, Mary Waldron (wk), Leah Murphy, Cara Murray, and Jane Maguire.


IN-W v IR-W, Match 18: Top Five Picks

  1. Richa Ghosh (IN-W): The Indian wicketkeeper has been 'The Batter' for the team in this tournament. Richa Ghosh has scored runs consistently and at a brilliant strike rate.She is a must pick for this match.
  2. Orla Prendergast (IR-W): In an Irish team that has been a bit top heavy, Orla Prendergast has been the most promising. She has been very consistent with the bat and has bowled some decent overs. If there is one player you have to pick from the Ireland team, it should Prendergast. 
  3. Renuka Singh Thakur (IN-W): The opening bowler looked in great form against England. The pitch at St George's Park has offered swing and Renuka has made the most of it. As this match will be played on the same wicket, Renuka Singh Thakur will be a very important pick for the match. 
  4. Gaby Lewis (IR-W): The Irish opener has looked in good touch. Gaby Lewis has been entrusted with the job of giving Ireland some good starts and she has done it quite decently. Lewis could be a good pick for the match. 
  5. Smriti Mandhana (IN-W): The Indian opener did not have a good start to the tournament. But Mandhana has regained her form with brilliant half-century against England in the last match. Mandhana's current form makes her choice you cannot ignore for the match.

IN-W vs IR-W, Match 18: Must picks for the match

India Women

  1. Richa Ghosh - 122 matches in 3 matches (SR: 141.86)
  2. Renuka Singh Thakur - 6 wickets in 3 matches 
  3. Smriti Mandhana - 52 runs in the last match

Ireland Women

  1. Orla Prendergast - 109 runs in 3 matches
  2. Gaby Lewis - 84 runs in 3 matches
  3. Arlene Kelly - 3 wickets in 3 matches

IN-W vs IR-W, Match 18: Risky Picks

India Women - Harmanpreet Kaur, Shafali Verma

Ireland Women - Laura Delany, Amy Hunter


IN-W vs IR-W, Match 18: Best Captain and Vice-captain choices

  1. Richa Ghosh (IN-W)
  2. Smriti Mandhana (IN-W)
  3. Renuka Singh Thakur (IN-W)

IN-W vs IR-W, Match 18: Team for Head-to-Head Contests

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Wicketkeeper: Richa Ghosh
Batters: Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Smriti Mandhana, Gaby Lewis
All-rounders: Deepti Sharma, Orla Prendergast
Bowlers: Radha Yadav, Renuka Singh Thakur, Arlene Kelly, Cara Murray

Captain: Richa Ghosh
Vice-captain: Renuka Singh Thakur

IN-W: 7 Players; IR-W: 4 Players


IN-W vs IR-W, Match 18: Team for Winner Takes All Contests

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Wicketkeeper: Richa Ghosh, Amy Hunter
Batters: Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Smirti Mandhana
All-rounders: Deepti Sharma, Orla Prendergast
Bowlers: Renuka Singh Thakur, Arlene Kelly, Cara Murray

Captain: Renuka Singh Thakur
Vice-captain: Deepti Sharma

IN-W: 7 Players; IR-W: 4 Players