ENGW vs SLW Match Preview
The English women picked up a solid victory in their first game of the series against the Lankan women. Almost all the batters coming in to bat hammered the Lankan bowlers to all parts of the ground. They raised a massive score of 184 runs for the loss of 4 wickets from just 17 overs. After a rain interruption, their bowlers did a fine restriction job on the Sri Lankan women's batting order. The Lankan women could manage just 55 runs from their 6 overs for the loss of 3 wickets. The rain once again interrupted the play at this stage and the game had to be called off.
England was declared the winners of the match after the decisive interruption by a margin of 12 runs. The key players for England women will once again be Heather Knight, Alice Capsey, and Danielle Wyatt with the bat. Wyatt was in good nick in the first game scoring 48 runs from 30 balls. Capsey was also in great form hitting 51 from 27 balls. The skipper Heather Knight remained not out on 23 runs. The bowlers to watch out for will be Danielle Wyatt, Kate Cross, and Sarah Glenn. Wyatt and Glenn have picked up many victims for England earlier.
The Sri Lankan women will be a bit worried about the way their bowlers fared in the first T20 international. They are going to face a difficult job of containing this in-form English women's team. Their batting was unfortunately not fully tested in the 1st game with rain playing spoilsport. The Lankan women will have to pull up their socks to have any hopes of winning the second game and leveling the series. A crucial batter for Sri Lanka has been Chamari Athapaththu. She has scored almost 2500 runs for Sri Lanka.
If Sri Lankan women are to post a decent total on the board, they will need a big contribution from their skipper. Another crucial batter for Lankan women is Nilakshi de Silva. She was off to a flyer in the first game hitting 18 runs from 8 balls. It provided a glimpse of her big-hitting capabilities. The Sri Lankan bowling attack will rely on the likes of Chamari Athapaththu, Kavitha Dilhari, and Inoka Ranaweera as their wicket-keeping alternatives. The Lankan women were nowhere close to being in their best nick in the first match.
Weather Report
We are likely to get mostly cloudy conditions during this game. There is a bit of a chance of getting showers and a drizzle during the contest. You can expect temperatures in the region of 23 degrees during this match. We are unlikely to get any sunshine during the game. So, the conditions are likely to be suitable for seamers.
Pitch Report
As many as 12 T20 international games have been played at the Chelmsford venue in England for women's cricket. The team batting first has managed to win 5 of them while the team batting second has succeeded in winning 7. The highest score attained at this venue is 226 for 3 by Aussie women and the average score here is 140 runs.
Notable stats
Sarah Glenn has had a great strike rate for England women in recent matches.
Sarah Glenn has picked up 11 wickets from her last 9 games for England with a strike rate of 15.27.
Alice Capsey: Alice Capsey has had a terrific strike rate in recent games.
Alice Capsey has scored 178 runs in her last 9 games with a strike rate of 161.81.
Team News
Both teams will be expecting a full side to be available for selection. There is a possibility of having changes to the Sri Lankan side after their dismal performance in the first game.
ENGW vs SLW Probable 11
ENGW Playing 11
- Danielle Wyatt
- Maia Bouchier
- Alice Capsey
- Heather Knight (C)
- Amy Jones (Wk)
- Freya Kemp
- Danielle Gibson
- Sarah Glenn
- Charlotte Dean
- Kate Cross
- Mahika Gaur
SLW Playing 11
- Harshitha Samarawickrama
- Chamari Athapaththu (C)
- Nilakshi de Silva
- Vishmi Gunaratne
- Kavisha Dilhari
- Anushka Sanjeewani (Wk)
- Inoka Ranaweera
- Sugandika Kumari
- Udeshika Prabodhani
- Hasini Perera
- Kawya Kavindi
Dream11 Prediction
The England women have won all the ten T20 international games played between these two teams earlier. They have several players in good touch as was evident in the first contest. So, it might be a good idea to bet with England to win this contest and secure a comfortable series win.
Top Picks
Chamari Athapaththu: Chamari Athapaththu has scored 250 runs from her last 10 appearances for Sri Lanka with an average of 27.78 and a decent strike rate of 126.26.
Sarah Glenn: Glenn has bowled well for English women picking up 11 victims from 9 matches with a strike rate of 15.27.
Alice Capsey: Alice Capsey has scored 178 runs in her last 9 appearances with a strike rate of 161.81.
Danni Wyatt: Danni Wyatt has scored 288 runs from her last 10 games with a strike rate of 147.69 and an average of 28.8.
ENGW vs SLW Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: A Jones
Batters: H Knight, D Wyatt, N de Silva, M Bouchier
All-rounders: C Atapaththu (VC), K Dilhari, A Capsey (C)
Bowlers: I Ranaweera, K Cross, M Gaur
