West Indies Women (Source: Twitter/@ESPNcricinfo)
The good days are finally here. The Women's T20 World Cup was inaugurated on Friday, with South Africa Women facing Sri Lanka Women. The next day of the coveted event will see a doubleheader clash. The first one, being a face-off between England Woman and West Indies Woman at the Boland Park, Paarl.
The England side are high on momentum as they arrive on the back of two wins in their warm-up fixtures against South Africa Women and New Zealand Women. Previously, they also faced West Indies Women in a five-match T20I series where the latter was whitewashed terribly. In the last five T20I England played, they have a win percentage of 100%.
On the other hand, West Indies have had a few horrendous moments in the last few months. They were on the receiving end of a clean-sweep by England Women at their own backyard in December. Later, they were a part of the South Africa Women's Tri-nation series, where they failed to win even a single match out of four.
To add some twist, the Windies won one of their warm-up games against Sri Lanka in a last-over thriller.
Clearly, the English Women hold the upper hand on paper, but we shall drag our attention to manufacture a formidable fantasy team. So, let's get done with the necessities.
Ground Stats: Boland Park, Paarl
The surface at the Boland Park suites both spinners and pacers. Few low-scoring encounters have been recorded here during the SA20 League. It offers turn and also offers early lateral movement for the pacers.
Numbers at the ground (Last five T20 Matches)
Matches won batting first: 2
Matches won batting second: 3
Average score batting first: 135
Average score batting second: 132
Average runs per over: 10.59
Average runs per wicket: 20.93
WI-W vs EN-W, Match 2: Head-to-Head
In the last 10 matches both sides have been a part of, the English side have managed to get all-in-all marks. West Indies haven't won any game against England in theirn last 10 encounters.
Last 10 matches
Matches won by England Women: 10
Matches won by West Indies Women: 0
WI-W vs EN-W, Match 2: Playing XI
England Women Team News
No major updates
England Women Probable Playing XI
Sophia Dunkley, Danni Wyatt, Alice Capsey, Heather Knight (c), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amy Jones (wk), Maia Boucher, Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Lauren Bell, Kate Cross
West Indies Women Team News
No major updates
West Indies Women Probable Playing XI
Hayley Matthews (c), Rashada Williams (wk), Shemaine Campbell, Shabika Gajnabi, Djenaba Joseph, Zaida James, Aaliyah Alleyne, Afy Fletcher, Trishan Holder, Shakira Selmen, Shamilia Connell
W, Match 2: Top Five Picks
- Sophie Ecclestone: The left-arm spinner is going to spearhead the English bowling attack in the tournament. Despite being a threat with her finger-spin, she can be handy with the bat lower down the order.
- Hayley Matthews: The West Indies all-rounder opens the innings with both bat and ball in hand. She is equally good in both the departments.
- Sophia Dunkley: The top-order batter has been a boon to the English batting line-up. If she gets going, she becomes limit tends to unstoppable. Her performances in the warm-up games were brilliant.
- Rashada Williams: A promising wicketkeeper batter who can offer quite a few points with her behind the wicket skills. The onus of giving strong start to the team with the bat is also upon her.
- Heather Knight: The skipper of England is one of the best in the business. She has the knack of playing crucial knocks atbthe need of the hour.
ENG-W vs WI-W, Match 2: Must Picks
England Women
- Sophie Ecclestone
- Sophia Dunkley
- Nat Sciver
West Indies Women
- Hayley Matthews
- Rashada Williams
- Afy Fletcher
WI-W vs EN-W, Match 2: Risky Picks
England Women: Alice Capsey, Danni Wyatt
West Indies Women: Shamilia Connell, Shemaine Campbell
WI-W vs EN-W, Match 2: Best Captain and Vice-captain picks
- Sophia Dunkley
- Hayley Matthews
- Sophie Ecclestone
WI-W vs EN-W, Match 2: Team for Head-to-Head contests
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Wicketkeepers: Rashada Williams
Batters: Sophia Dunkley, Danni Wyatt, Heather Knight, Shemaine Campbell
All-rounders: Hayley Matthews, Alice Capsey, Nat Sciver
Bowlers: Sarah Glenn, Sophie Ecclestone, Afy Fletcher
Captain: Sophia Dunkley
Vice-captain: Nat Sciver
ENG-W: 7 Players; WI-W: 4 Players
WI-W vs EN-W, Match 2: Team for Winner-Takes-All contest
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Wicketkeepers: Rashada Williams
Batters: Sophia Dunkley, Danni Wyatt, Heather Knight, Chedean Nation
All-rounders: Hayley Matthews, Alice Capsey, Nat Sciver
Bowlers: Lauren bell, Sophie Ecclestone, Afy Fletcher
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