BANW vs AUSW Match Preview
Bangladesh Women, under the leadership of Nigar Sultana, provided a horrific performance in the ODI series. To make matters worse, they are probably up against the strongest women's team in the world. They will need to devise a spirited performance to challenge this opposition. Most Bangladesh batters are in terrible form and will need a good start from players such as Fargana Hoque and Sobhana Mostary. The Bangladesh middle has also regularly capitulated under pressure.
Sultana will have to look into developing partnerships with Fahima Khatun and Murshida Khatun. They will need good contributions even from the lower middle order and from the batters such as Shorna Akter and Ritu Moni. The Bangladesh bowling attack will also have to display consistency, as the batters are not doing well. Fahima Khatun and Nahida Akter will handle the new ball. Rabeya Khan will need to pick up wickets in the middle overs, while the likes of Marufa Akter, Fahima Khatun, and Shorna Akter will try to keep the scoring rate in check.
The ODI series proved to be a cakewalk for the Australian Women. The team, led by Alyssa Healy, won all three games of the series by a handsome margin. They never allowed the Bangladesh women to challenge them. The skipper will look to get her team to carry forward the momentum. They have a solid batting order and will be keen to start even the T20I series with a positive win. Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney are doing a fair job near the top of the order. The management will be expecting them to continue all the good work.
The Australian middle order is a strong one. Ellyse Perry will be keen to develop good partnerships with middle-order batters such as Tahila McGrath and Phoebe Litchfield. There are several good batters are on the side, such as Annabel Sutherland, Grace Harris, and Ashleigh Gardner. The new ball for Australian Women will be in the hands of Ellyse Perry and Megan Schutt. They will be keen to get early breakthroughs and strike early on. The team will look to get tight spells in the middle order from the likes of Annabel Sutherland, Grace Harris, and Alana King.
Weather Report
We are expecting warm and sunny weather throughout this contest. Some rain is predicted in the evening, but we might scrape through. The relative humidity will be on the lower side, and we are likely to get dry conditions for this game. The temperature during this game will remain close to 37 degrees.
Pitch Report
The Shere Bangla wicket is fundamentally a batting paradise. It is likely to remain true for the entire duration of the game—another reason for the skipper who wins the toss to field first. Most games, even in the men's T20I format, have been won by teams batting second.
Notable stats
Australia Women have a clean record in T20Is against Bangladesh Women.
Australian Women have won both the T20I games played earlier between these two teams.
Alyssa Healy has an excellent strike rate in her recent games for Australia.
Alyssa Healy has scored runs with a strike rate of 148.31 in her last ten games for Australia.
Team News
There do not appear to be any updates on injury worries, as this is the first game of the new series.
BANW vs AUSW Probable 11
BANW Playing 11
- Nigar Sultana (C)
- Murshida Khatun
- Sobhana Mostary
- Sumaya Akter
- Nahida Akter
- Rabeya Khan
- Fahima Khatun
- Marufa Akter
- Shorna Akter
- Fargana Hoque
- Ritu Moni
AUSW Playing 11
- Alyssa Healy (C)
- Beth Mooney
- Ellyse Perry
- Phoebe Litchfield
- Tahlia McGrath
- Grace Harris
- Ashleigh Gardner
- Annabel Sutherland
- Georgia Wareham
- Alana King
- Megan Schutt
Dream11 Prediction
The Australian Women are undoubtedly the better side in this series as well. It will take a monumental effort from the Bangladesh Women to stop the Aussie juggernaut. We will bet with the Australian Women to win this encounter and take an early 1-0 lead in the series.
Top Picks
Nigar Sultana: Nigar Sultana has been the leading run-getter for Bangladesh Women with 265 runs from her last 13 innings.
Nahid Akter: Akter has picked up 14 scalps from her last 13 innings with an average of 19.35.
Beth Mooney: Mooney scored 331 runs in Australia in her last ten games, with an average of 41.38.
Alyssa Healy: In her last ten games, Alyssa Healy has scored 264 runs with a strike rate of 148.31 and an average of 26.4.
BANW vs AUSW Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: A Healy , B Mooney
Batters: N Sultana , G Harris, T McGrath
All-rounders: E Perry (C), F Khatun, A Gardner (VC)
Bowlers: N Akter, S Mollineux, A King
