Match Preview
England Women will be hosting India women for a 3-match T20I series starting today. India Women lost in the Commonwealth Games to Australia Women and had to settle for the silver medal. England Women too lost against India and New Zealand during the Commonwealth Games. The onus will be on Amy Jones and Danni Wyatt to lead the charge for England Women against India Women in today’s first T20I.
Thus it will be an exciting contest between these two sides today and it will be interesting to note who draws first blood in this series.
India have an experienced lineup as well for this series and will be looking to dominate England.
Match Details
Venue: Chester-le-Street, Durham
Match Format: T20I, Match 1, T20I series
Date: 10th September 2022
Time: 11:30 PM IST
Streaming Platform: Fan Code
Live Broadcast: Sony Sports Network
Pitch Report
The pitch at Riverside Ground is suitable more for bowlers than batsmen, especially pacers. The average total and first innings score here is 81. Teams winning the toss here have more often opted to bat first. But, teams opting to bowl first have won 100% of the games.
Team News & Injury Updates for ENG-W vs IND-W Dream11 Match:
As of now, there are no injury concerns on either side. We can expect a live-wire contest between these two sides today.
Complete Squad for ENG-W vs IND-W Dream11 Match:
England Women
Alice Capsey, Danni Wyatt, Maia Bouchier, Sophia Dunkley, Bryony Smith, Amy Jones (c & wk), Freya Davies, Freya Kemp, Issy Wong, Kate Cross, Lauren Bell, Sarah Glenn, Sophie Ecclestone
India Women
Dayalan Hemlatha, Jemimah Rodrigues, Kiran Navgire, Sabbhineni Meghana, Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana, Richa Ghosh (wk), Taniya Bhatia (wk), Meghna Singh, Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Singh, Simran Bahadur
Probable Playing XI for ENG-W vs IND-W Dream11 Match:
England Women
The English ladies did not have a great Commonwealth Games 2022 as they lost games to India and New Zealand. They will have to play better cricket as it is once again their home turf.
Predicted Playing XI:
Danni Wyatt, Sophia Dunkley, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Bryony Smith, Amy Jones (c & wk), Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Freya Davies, Issy Wong, Freya Kemp
India Women
India Women had a better performance in the Commonwealth Games this year but could not keep their momentum in the final as they lost to Australia Women by 9 runs. They got the silver medal in the end. They will thus now focus on improving their weaker areas against England Women.
Predicted Playing XI:
Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Sneh Rana, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Pooja Vastrakar, Renuka Singh, Meghna Singh, Radha Yadav
Top Picks for ENG-W vs IND-W Dream11 Match:
England Women
Danni Wyatt
Recently, Wyatt has been playing really well for England Women by scoring well at the top of the order. She will be leading the charge today as well against India Women in the first T20I. A lot will depend upon her as she will open the batting for England Women. Overall, Wyatt has 2107 runs with an average of 21.07 in 132 T20I games.
Alice Capsey
Capsey has played some good cricket in the recent past for England and will be a good pick in today’s game as well. She has taken a single wicket and scored 160 runs with an average of 26.66 in seven T20I games.
Sarah Glenn
Glenn is the go-to bowler for England Women and has 40 wickets to her name at an average of 17.10 in 34 T20I matches.
India Women
Harmanpreet Kaur
In T20Is, Harmanpreet Kaur has done well for India Women with both the bat and ball. She has a whopping 2548 runs and has a good average of 27.39 from 129 matches.
Smriti Mandhana
Mandhana is currently one of the top batters in women’s cricket. She has 2192 runs with an average of 26.40 in just 92 matches.
Renuka Singh
She has 14 wickets to her name and India Women will surely want to pick her in this format. She also has an average of 16.57 in 11 matches.
Players to avoid for ENG-W vs IND-W Dream11 Match:
England Women
Maia Bouchier
Bouchier’s career hasn’t taken much flight yet and in just 11 matches, she has scored 86 runs at an average of 16.66 because of which England Women must not pick her for today’s match.
India Women
Pooja Vastrakar
Vastrakar bats way down the order and is also a part-time bowler for India Women. Vastrakar has 185 runs at an average of 15 in just 30 matches and hence must not be picked as there are better options available for India.
Our Playing XI for ENG-W vs IND-W Dream11 Match:
ENG-W vs IND-W:
Amy Jones, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Sophia Dunkley, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Bryony Smith, Radha Yadav, Sophie Ecclestone (vc), Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Probable Winner
Looking at the team combinations, we can say that India Women are the favourites to win this match.
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