WI-W vs IR-W, Ireland Women's Tour of West Indies 2023: Fantasy Tips and Teams for the 2nd T20I (Source: Twitter)
After winning the opening two T20 internationals and already sealing the three-match series, West Indies Women lock horns with Ireland Women in the final dead rubber. The encounter is scheduled to take place on Sunday, July 09, 2023, at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet in St Lucia at 2.30 AM IST. The Irish team is winless as they are yet to win a match on the Caribbean Tour. Notably, the home side also won the three-match one-day international series by a margin of 2-0 just before the start of T20Is.
However, before the game goes live, here is a look at some of the important player stats, the prime Player picks, and the best-suggested XIs for the fantasy contests of this fixture.
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West Indies skipper Hayley Matthews is in some form as she won Player of the Match awards in both the opening two games. The 25-year-old Barbadian delivered an all-round performance in the series opener by picking up 3/22 in her four-over spell before scoring 37 off 42 while chasing the target of 113.
The hosts just managed to pull off a victory by two wickets on the game's final delivery. Matthews again proved her mettle by picking up 1/24 (4) and smashing 50 off just 39 as West Indies won the second T20I comfortably by an 8-wicket margin. Ahead of the final match of the series, the visitors will be looking to sign off the tour by claiming a consolation victory.
WI-W vs IR-W, Team Form Guide (Most Recent First)
West Indies Women: W-W-W-W-L
Ireland Women: L-L-L-L-L
WI-W vs IR-W, Must Picks
West Indies Women
Hayley Matthews
- T20I Stats: 1,668 runs in 84 innings and 82 wickets in 77 innings
- Recent Form: 107 runs and 6 wickets in the last three innings
- Venue Record: 194 runs in seven innings and 7 wickets in six innings
Shemaine Campbelle
- T20I Stats: 1,061 runs in 92 innings and 34 wickets in 44 innings
- Recent Form: 74 runs in the last four innings and
- Venue Record: 155 runs in eight innings and 1 wicket in three innings
Ireland Women
Laura Delany
- T20I Stats: 1,037 runs in 76 innings and 61 wickets in 77 innings
- Recent Form: 71 runs and 4 wickets in the last three innings
- Venue Record: 54 runs and 1 wicket in two innings
Gaby Lewis
- T20I Stats: 1576 runs in 70 innings
- Recent Form: 51 runs in the last three innings
- Venue Record: 19 runs in two innings
WI-W vs IR-W, Risky Picks
West Indies Women
Shabika Gajnabi
- T20I Stats: 221 runs in 24 innings
- Recent Form: 44 runs in the last three innings
- Venue Record: 31 runs in two innings
Ireland Women
Amy Hunter
- T20I Stats: 287 runs in 17 innings
- Recent Form: 49 runs in the last three innings
- Venue Record: 48 runs in two innings
WI-W vs IR-W, Top Captain or Vice-captain choices
Hayley Matthews (WI)
Reasons
- Hayley Matthews has struck the third-most runs for West Indies in T20Is after veteran Stafanie Taylor and Deandra Dottin.
- The right-handed batter has one century and seven half-centuries to her name.
- She is also the third highest wicket-taker for her side in the T20I format.
- As mentioned above, she is the in-form woman with two Player of the Match awards in the first two games of the ongoing series.
Laura Delany (IR)
Reasons
- Laura Delany is the second highest run-scorer for Ireland in the shortest international format.
- The right-hander has also managed to score the most runs for her side in the ongoing series so far.
Gaby Lewis (IR)
Reasons
- Gaby Lewis leads the batting chart for Ireland in the T20I format.
- Lewis averages 26.26 with one century and nine half-centuries to her name.
WI-W vs IR-W, Team for Head-to-Head/Small League Contests
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Wicketkeeper: Shemaine Campbelle
Batters: Gaby Lewis, Rebecca Stokell
All-rounders: Hayley Matthews, Chinelle Henry, Cherry Ann Fraser, Laura Delany, Eimear Richardson
Bowlers: Afy Fletcher, Arlene Kelly, Cara Murray
Captain: Hayley Matthews
Vice-captain: Laura Delany
WI-W: 5 Players, IR-W: 6 Players
WI-W vs IR-W, Team for Winner takes all/Grand League Contests
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Wicketkeeper: Rashada Williams, Amy Hunter
Batters: Gaby Lewis, Rebecca Stokell
All-rounders: Hayley Matthews, Laura Delany, Orla Prendergast, Eimear Richardson
Bowlers: Afy Fletcher, Shabika Gajnabi, Shamilia Connell
Captain: Gaby Lewis
Vice-captain: Hayley Matthews
WI-W: 5 Players, IR-W: 6 Players