ENGW vs PAKW Match Preview
In the first T20I encounter between these two teams, England Women batted first to score 163 runs for the loss of six wickets from their twenty overs. However, they were off to a poor start in their batting effort. The first four English wickets went down for eleven runs, and the team appeared to be in dire straits. However, England skipper Heather Knight and wicket-keeper batsman Amy Jones rose to the occasion to build a partnership of 67 runs for the fifth wicket to extract the team from the troubled innings.
Another batter, Danielle Gibson, scored 41 runs from 21 deliveries and took the team to a score of 163 runs. Lauren Bell led the English bowling attack in this game. She picked up three victims for just 22 runs from her 3.2 overs. But Sarah Glenn caused the actual damage to the Pakistani innings. She picked up four wickets, giving away just 12 runs. These will be the top players the England management will turn to get them crucial breakthroughs.
Pakistani Women could make a decent start during their chase, although it was a bit slower. Sadaf Shamas was the top run-getter with 35 runs while batting in the middle order. However, Shamas could not get too much support from the other end. Ultimately, the Pakistani Women were bowled out for a paltry score of 110 runs to fall well short of the target. The Pakistan front-line bowling attack was right on the money in the first match. They picked up four wickets to reduce the England team to four for 11.
After the initial success, the rest of the Pakistani bowling attack struggled to pick up wickets. Just Tuba Hasan picked up the only other wicket that went to the bowlers. The Pakistani Women made a decent start to their chase, reaching the 50-run mark in the sixth over for losing just a single wicket. But after the top order was dismissed, the Pakistani batting collapsed like a pack of cards. Just Fatima Sana offered a bit of resistance towards the end. These will again be the top batters and bowlers for the Pakistan Women in the second contest.
Weather Report
There is a good chance we will get showers in Northampton on Friday. The temperature during the game will remain close to 18 degrees. Cloud cover is also possible during this contest. Strong winds are expected during this game.
Pitch Report
This venue sports a surface that is well-known for helping spinners. However, the pitch is more likely to favor the batters in this contest. The team batting first here will aim to score over 160 runs, so you can expect a high-scoring game.
Notable stats
Sarah Glenn has a terrific strike rate with the ball.
Sarah Glenn has taken twelve wickets in her last seven games, with a strike rate of 12.
Heather Knight has an excellent average and strike rate for England in recent games.
Knight has an average of 45.29 and a strike rate of 128.34 in her last ten matches.
Team News
Nat Sciver-Brunt was unable to participate in the first game. Apart from that, there are unlikely to be more changes on either team.
ENGW vs PAKW Probable 11
ENGW Playing 11
- Danielle Gibson
- Freya Kemp
- Maia Bouchier
- Alice Capsey
- Danielle Wyatt
- Heather Knight (C)
- Amy Jones (Wk)
- Lauren Bell
- Charlie Dean
- Sarah Glenn
- Sophie Ecclestone
PAKW Playing 11
- Sadaf Shamas
- Tuba Hassan
- Sidra Ameen
- Nida Dar (C)
- Natalia Pervaiz
- Gull Feroza
- Muneeba Ali (Wk)
- Fatima Sana
- Rameen Shamim
- Sadia Iqbal
- Waheeda Akhtar
Dream11 Prediction
The Pakistani Women did show some spirit in the series' first game. You can expect them to put up another good show in this contest. But, all-in-all England Women have a terrific record against Pakistani Women. We will bet with England Women to win this encounter and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.
Top Picks
Heather Knight: The England skipper has scored 317 runs from her last ten games with an average of 45.29.
Sarah Glenn: This English bowler was primarily responsible for denting the Pakistani chase in the last game. You can bet on her to do well in this game as well.
Fatima Sana: Fatima Sana has picked up eleven wickets from her last eight games with a strike rate of 15.81.
Sophie Ecclestone: Ecclestone has picked up twelve victims in her last six games, with an incredible strike rate of 11.66.
ENGW vs PAKW Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: A Jones
Batters: H Knight (C), D Wyatt, S Ameen, S Shamas
All-rounders: D Gibson, N Dar (VC), F Sana, A Capsey
Bowlers: S Ecclestone, S Iqbal
