INDW vs WIW Match Preview
India Women started their campaign on a positive note, as they defeated arch-rivals Pakistan by 7 wickets in the opening game. Asked to bowl first, the bowlers couldn’t rein in the Pakistan batters as they gave away 149 runs in 20 overs.
Radha Yadav was the pick of the bowlers, picking up 2 wickets for just 21 runs. In the second innings, despite the absence of Smriti Mandhana, the top-order put up an inspiring performance to chase down the target with 6 wickets in hand. Jemimah Rodrigues scored an unbeaten half-century and was well-supported by Richa Ghosh and Shafali Verma.
West Indies Women will take some positives from their last match. They put up a good opening stand of 47 in the first 6 overs to build a solid foundation. Stafanie Taylor made a comeback after a long absence from the team and appeared a bit rusty as she managed to score just 3 runs from 15 deliveries.
Hayley Mattews and Shemaine Campbelle looked to be in good touch as they scored 42 and 34 runs respectively. Chinelle Henry too was playing well in the middle order but was unlucky to be run out. West Indies will need to improve on their bowling as even a decent total of 135 was easily chased down by then England Women batters.
Except for Afy Fletcher and Shakera Selman, the other bowlers were way more expensive.
Weather Report
The weather is expected to be overcast with a pleasant temperature.
Pitch Report
The Newlands Stadium has a good surface to bat on and the batters will find it easy to score here. However, the quicker bowlers are likely to get some movement during the start of the match provided that they are disciplined enough. The average first-inning score here is around 135.
Notable stats
Harmanpreet Kaur’s Excellent batting
Harmanpreet has been excellent with the bat and adds a lot of strength to the middle order. She has scored 241 runs in 9 matches at an average of 40.16.
Team News
Smriti Mandhana is likely to be back in the team for India and might replace Harleen Deol.
INDW vs WIW Probable 11
INDW Playing 11
- Shafali Verma
- Yastika Bhatia
- Jemimah Rodrigues
- Smriti Mandhana
- Harmanpreet Kaur (C)
- Richa Ghosh (Wk)
- Deepti Sharma
- Pooja Vastrakar
- Radha Yadav
- Renuka Singh
- Rajeshwari Gayakwad
WIW Playing 11
- Hayley Matthews (C)
- Rashada Williams (Wk)
- Shemaine Campbelle
- Stafanie Taylor
- Shabika Gajnabi
- Chinelle Henry
- Chedean Nation
- Zaida James
- Afy Fletcher
- Shamilia Connell
- Shakera Selman
Dream11 Prediction
We are backing India Women to win here. They have an excellent record against the West Indies Women in recent matches and are likely to build up on that. On the other hand, West Indies Women are going through a transition of sorts and are likely to struggle.
Top Picks
Hayley Matthews: She is one of the most important players in the West Indies squad thanks to her all-round abilities. In her last 10 matches, she has scored 241 runs and has also picked up 8 wickets.
Deepti Sharma: Deepti Sharma has picked up 16 wickets in the last 10 matches and can also score some quick runs lower down the order.
Shafali Verma: Buoyed by her success in the recently concluded U19 World Cup, we expect Shafali to play well here. She has an impressive strike rate of 134.46 in T20s.
INDW vs WIW Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: R Ghosh
Batters: S Campbelle, H Kaur, J Rodrigues, S Verma
All-rounders: H Matthews (C), D Sharma (VC), C Henry
Bowlers: A Fletcher, R Gayakwad, R Yadav
