ENGW vs SLW Match Preview
During the first game of the one-day international series, Mahika Gaur and Lauren Filer were right on the money with the ball in hand. They both picked up 3 wickets apiece in their debut in one-day games. The English leg spinner Sarah Glenn also picked up 3 wickets and the wicket-keeper Amy Jones displayed remarkable skills as their wicket-keeper. Amy Jones became the first wicketkeeper to take 5 catches in a one-day game. This pair of Sarah Glenn and Amy Jones was instrumental in dismissing the Sri Lankans cheaply.
The hosts for this game reached the target quickly in 18 overs with the loss of just 3 wickets. Earlier in the game the Sri Lankan management had to endure a batting collapse in this match. Apart from 3 batswomen from their squad, all the other remaining batters were dismissed for a single-digit score. The only batter who made a decent contribution was Harshita Samarawickrama. She scored 35 runs from 44 balls and played the lone good hand during this innings. Sri Lanka women somehow managed to get across the 100-run mark.
The Sri Lankan bowling attack had too few runs to defend and the English women raced to the target within 18 overs. Inoka Ranaweera, Kavisha Dilhari, and Oshadi Ranashinge picked up a wicket apiece while other bowlers went wicketless. Sri Lankan women provided a terrible performance in their last one-day game suffering a 7-wicket loss. They will be keen to make a comeback in their next match of the series. The Sri Lankan skipper Chamari Athapaththu needs to lead the charge for Sri Lankan women.
Athapaththu has a wealth of experience in all formats of the game and was the leading run-getter in the recently concluded T20I series. Although she was dismissed cheaply in her last match it is expected that she will make a more significant contribution to her team's cause, especially with the bat. Nat Sciver-Brunt is in terrific form for England though and has a great record in one-day matches. She averages 57.20 against the Sri Lankan team. It is expected that she will emerge as the top batter for England in this contest.
Weather Report
It is expected that we will get cloudy and dark conditions during this match. There might even be some rain coming down during the game. If the showers disrupt the game D/L equation might come into play.
Pitch Report
The County Ground in Northampton is likely to offer some pace and bounce to the faster bowlers. You can also expect the spinners to come to the forefront after the surface settles down during the latter half of the innings. The team batting first will look to score close to 250 runs while batting first.
Notable stats
Nat Sciver Brunt has an incredible average in her recent one-day games.
Nat Sciver Brunt has scored 453 runs from her last 7 matches with an average of 90.6.
Kate Cross has had a terrific economy rate in recent games.
Kate Cross has picked up 16 wickets from her last 10 games with an economy rate of 4.56.
Team News
We are getting close to just the second game of the series and there are no injury updates available at the moment.
ENGW vs SLW Probable 11
ENGW Playing 11
- Heather Knight (C)
- Amy Jones (Wk)
- Danni Wyatt
- Alice Capsey
- Danielle Gibson
- Sarah Glenn
- Charlie Dean
- Kate Cross
- Mahika Gaur
- Maia Bouchier
- Emma Lamb
SLW Playing 11
- Chamari Athapaththu (C)
- Anushka Sanjeewani (Wk)
- Vishmi Gunaratne
- Harshitha Samarawickrama
- Nilakshi de Silva
- Kavisha Dilhari
- Inoka Ranaweera
- Sugandika Kumari
- Udeshika Prabodhani
- Inoshi Priyadharshani
- Hasini Perera
Dream11 Prediction
England women have a terrific record while playing in home conditions. They have already established these credentials in the first one-day game. But the Sri Lankan women will be buoyed by their T20I series victory against England women. They will be looking to level the series in this game. The problem for them is overt dependence on Chamari Athapaththu and it backfired on them in their last game. We expect England to win and seal a series win right here.
Top Picks
Nat Sciver Brunt: Nat Sciver Brunt has scored 453 runs from her last 7 games with an average of 90.6 and a strike rate of 97.41.
Oshadi Ranansinghe: Oshadi Ranasinghe has picked up 15 wickets from her last 10 games with a strike rate of 24 and she has bowled with a decent economy rate as well.
Chamari Athapaththu: Chamari Athapaththu has scored a whopping 543 runs from her last ten games with an average of 67.88 and an excellent strike rate of 118.81.
Kate Cross: Kate Cross has picked up 16 wickets from her last 10 games for England with a good economy rate of 4.56.
ENGW vs SLW Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: A Jones , A Sanjeewani
Batters: H Knight, T Beaumont, H Samarawickrama
All-rounders: C Athapaththu (C), N Sciver, K Dilhari, A Capsey (VC)
Bowlers: I Ranaweera, K Cross
