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West Indies Women and Ireland Women lock horns in Match no.13 of Group B of the ongoing ICC Women's T20 World Cup on a doubleheader Friday, February 17, 2023, at the Newlands in Cape Town. Notably, both sides will be looking for their maiden win as they have lost both of their respective opening encounters.
The Champions of the 2016 edition, West Indies began their campaign with a loss by 7 wickets against the 2009 winners England. The Caribbean side tasted another defeat at the hands of Asian giants India by 6 wickets at tomorrow's venue Cape Town. With no points and a net run rate of -1.542, they are placed in the fourth position in the table in Group B.
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On the other hand, the Irish lost their first two matches against England by 4 wickets and against the Pakistanis by 70 runs courtesy of a splendid century from wicketkeeper batter and opener Muneeba Ali. With 0 points and an NRR of -2.922, they sit rock bottom at the fifth spot below West Indies in the table.
Before the action kicks off, let us look at some of the important stats, best player picks and the best predicted teams for the fantasy contests of the match.
Ground Stats: Newlands, Cape Town
The spin bowlers have snared 35 scalps as compared to the pace bowler's 14 in the 5 games so far in the ongoing T20 WC at the venue. Only once team batting first has managed to surpass the 150-run mark.
Numbers at the ground in T20 WC 2023 (Excluding Match no.12)
Total Matches: 5
Matches won batting first: 2
Matches won batting second: 3
Average runs batting first: 137.4
Average runs batting second: 124
Average runs per over: 6.82
Average runs per wicket: 23.33
WI-W vs IR-W, Match 13: Head-to-Head
West Indies and Ireland have met each other 4 times in the shortest international format and it has been dominated by the 'Women in Maroon' as they have won all 4 encounters.
Total Matches: 4
West Indies Women won: 4
Ireland Women won: 0
WI-W vs IR-W, Match 13: Probable Playing XIs
West Indies Women Team News
No major updates
West Indies Women Probable Playing XI
Hayley Matthews (c), Stafanie Taylor, Shemaine Campbelle, Chinelle Henry, Chedean Nation, Shabika Gajnabi, Rashada Williams (wk), Afy Fletcher, Shamilia Connell, Shakera Selman, and Karishma Ramharack.
Ireland Women Team News
No major updates
Ireland Women Probable Playing XI
Amy Hunter, Gaby Lewis, Orla Prendergast, Laura Delany (c), Eimear Richardson, Louise Little, Mary Waldron (wk), Leah Paul, Arlene Kelly, Cara Murray, and Jane Maguire.
WI-W vs IR-W, Match 13: Top Five Picks
- Stafanie Taylor (WI-W): Veteran and experienced campaigner Stafanie Taylor is the leading run-scorer for West Indies in T20Is with 3166 runs in 111 innings. She scored 42 in the last game against India and would be looking to make a big contribution against Ireland.
- Shamine Campbelle (WI-W): Right-handed batter Shemaine Campbelle has got starts in both the games with scores of 34 against England and 30 against India. She would hope to convert the starts into a big score this time around.
- Hayley Matthews (WI-W): Skipper Hayley Matthews is the third highest run-getter for the Caribbean side in T20Is. She looked in good touch in the opening game with score of 42 off 30 against the English side. The opening batter will look to lead her side from the front with a significant score under her belt in this fixture.
- Gaby Lewis (IR-W): Right-handed opening batter Gaby Lewis has racked up the most runs for Ireland (1487) in T20 internationals. She scored 36 against England in the opening game as she looks a good option for this contest.
- Laura Delany (IR-W): Ireland captain Laura Delany has managed to score only 20 runs in 2 games so far in this WC. 35 runs short of the milestone 1000 T20I runs, Delany is due for a big score under her belt.
WI-W vs IR-W, Match 13: Must picks for the match
West Indies Women
- Stafanie Taylor - 45 runs in 2 matches
- Shemaine Campbelle - 64 runs in 2 matches
- Hayley Matthews - 44 runs and 1 wicket in 2 matches
Ireland Women
- Gaby Lewis - 46 runs in 2 games
- Laura Delany - 20 runs and 1 wicket in 2 games
- Amy Hunter - 21 runs in 2 games
WI-W vs IR-W, Match 13: Risky Picks
West Indies Women: Chinelle Henry, Chedean Nation
Ireland Women: Louise Little, Leah Paul
WI-W vs IR-W, Match 13: Best Captain and Vice-captain choices
- Shemaine Campbelle (WI-W)
- Stafanie Taylor (WI-W)
- Gaby Lewis (IR-W)
WI-W vs IR-W, Match 13: Team for Head-to-Head Contests
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Wicketkeeper: Amy Hunter
Batters: Shemaine Campbelle, Stafanie Taylor, Gaby Lewis
All-rounders: Hayley Matthews, Laura Delany, Eimear Richardson
Bowlers: Shakera Selman, Afy Fletcher, Karisham Ramharack, Arlene Kelly
Captain: Shemaine Campbelle
Vice-captain: Gaby Lewis
WI-W: 6 Players, IR-W: 5 Players
WI-W vs IR-W, Match 13: Team for Winner takes all Contests
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Wicketkeepers: Rashada Williams, Amy Hunter
Batters: Chedean Nation, Gaby Lewis, Shemaine Campbelle
All-rounders: Chinelle Henry, Orla Prendergast, Hayley Matthews
Bowlers: Arlene Kelly, C Murray, K Ramharack
Captain: Amy Hunter
Vice-captain: Shamilia Connell
WI-W: 6 Players, IR-W: 5 Players
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