ENGW vs SLW Match Preview
Chamari Athapaththu has already established herself as one of the premier all-rounders in the world. She hit a power-packed 55 from 31 balls on Saturday to take her side to a famous win. Athapaththu attacked Kate Cross in her second over for 21 runs including a big six over square leg. Sri Lankans were merciless in their batting charge as they reached 67 runs in the 6-over powerplay. Athapaththu's contribution to the Sri Lankan effort was not just limited to her stroke play. She also picked up the crucial wicket of the dangerous Danni Wyatt in her first over.
Samarawickrama proved to be a great foil for Athapaththu as she contributed a sedate 30 from 35 balls. But she did hit a six during her effort. Sri Lankan women have several batters in their ranks who can do the job of opening their innings but Athapaththu fits the bill perfectly. Chamari Athapaththu was adjudged player of the match for her 55 runs from 31 balls and one wicket for 11 runs. Sri Lankan bowlers provided an all-round display with 4 of their bowlers picking up 2 wickets each. Inoshi Priyadarshini was the pick of the bowlers with 2 wickets for just 16 runs from her 4 overs.
After crashing to an eight-wicket defeat at the hands of Sri Lankan women, the England skipper had to admit that her young team was handed over a humble pie. Knight defended the decision to add Issy Wong in the side although her inconsistent performance has put a damper on the plans of Knight. After a comprehensive victory in the first T20 international English women went into the second game with a lot of optimism. But they had to contend with a sensational performance from Chamari Athapaththu.
The English batting was to be blamed for this comprehensive defeat. None of their batters except the number 8 Charlie Dean could stand their ground against the nagging length of Sri Lankan spinners. Inoshi Fernando was the best of eh lot as she offered almost no width while bowling on a hybrid pitch and relentlessly turned the screws. Issy Wong struggled with the ball which attracted a lot of attention after the game. She was struggling with her line and length which included 3 no balls and 1 wide in her first over.
Weather Report
There is a chance of getting overcast conditions during the game. This will allow the seamers to get some movement from the air. This will make playing conditions tougher for the batters. Spinners will have to maintain tight line and length as the batters are sure to try and attack them in middle overs. Although we may get cloudy conditions, the weather will remain humid and warm.
Pitch Report
The surface on offer at the Derbyshire venue is a well-balanced one. There will be some help for both batswomen and bowlers. Similar to all the places in England the seamers will get some assistance from the track when the ball is new. However, when the batters succeed in seeing off the initial overs there will be plenty of opportunities to score big runs.
Notable stats
Danni Wyatt has a terrific strike rate in recent games for England.
Danni Wyatt has scored 278 runs from her last 10 games with a strike rate of 147.87.
Sarah Glenn has a good strike rate with the ball.
Sarah Glenn has picked up 11 victims from her last 10 appearances for England with a strike rate of 16.9.
Team News
There might be some serious changes made by the English management as their experiment with fielding a youthful team backfired in the second game of the series. Sri Lankan women on the other hand are unlikely to make too many changes to their winning combination
ENGW vs SLW Probable 11
ENGW Playing 11
- Maia Bouchier
- Danielle Wyatt
- Alice Capsey
- Heather Knight (C)
- Amy Jones (Wk)
- Freya Kemp
- Danielle Gibson
- Mahika Gaur
- Sarah Glenn
- Charlotte Dean
- Kate Cross
SLW Playing 11
- Chamari Athapaththu (C)
- Vishmi Gunaratne
- Harshitha Samarawickrama
- Hasini Perera
- Nilakshi de Silva
- Kavisha Dilhari
- Anushka Sanjeewani (Wk)
- Inoka Ranaweera
- Sugandika Kumari
- Udeshika Prabodhani
- Inoshi Priyadharshani
Dream11 Prediction
The England women will still be in a bit of shock after the reversal in the second match. They not only lost the game but lost it pretty badly. But this doesn’t mean they have a poor line-up. It was just a bad day at the office and it happens to the best of teams. They have a lot of talent in their ranks and their batting line-up is quite strong. However, they will have to watch out for the wily Sri Lankan spinner. The English underperforming seam bowling attack might hurt them again. Sri Lankan management will be hoping that their skipper can motivate their team once more to take them to a memorable series victory. But we think that England players will succeed in picking a win here and take the series.
Top Picks
Danni Wyatt: Wyatt has scored 278 runs in her last 10 games for England with an average of 27.8. Although she did not score too many runs in the last match, she is a dependable batter for England.
Chamari Athapaththu: Chamari Athapaththu has scored 290 from her last 10 games for Lanka with an average of 32.22 and a strike rate of 136.79.
Inoka Ranaweera: Ranaweera has picked up 12 victims from her last 10 matches with a strike rate of 17.66 and while bowling with an economy rate of 6.57.
Harshita Samarawickrama: Harshita has scored 281 runs in her last 10 games with an average of 56.2.
ENGW vs SLW Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: A Jones , A Sanjeewani
Batters: H Knight, D Wyatt, M Bouchier, H Samarawickrama
All-rounders: C Atapaththu (C), K Dilhari, A Capsey (VC)
Bowlers: I Ranaweera, C Dean
