NZW vs ENGW Match Preview
In the last year, Suzie Bates has emerged as the leading run-getter for New Zealand. This right-handed batter has scored 396 runs from her last twelve innings with an average of 36.00. Another right-handed all-rounder doing well for New Zealand Women is Amelia Kerr. She has also done an excellent job with the bat for the NZ Women. She has scored 340 runs from her last ten innings with an average of 48.57. Sophie Devine scored 215 runs from her previous ten innings with an average of 26.87. These will be the top batters for New Zealand in this contest.
The leading bowler for New Zealand in the last year has been Lea Tahuhu. This right-handed medium-fast bowler has picked up eight wickets from her previous eight innings with an average of 21.00. Amelia Kerr has also picked up eight victims from her last nine games, averaging 26.12. Sophie Devine has also collected a haul of seven wickets from her previous nine contests in the year. These will be the top bowlers for New Zealand Women in this contest. The management expects these bowlers to pick up most of the wickets.
The England batters threw away an excellent opportunity to wrap up the series after Maia Bouchier had provided a great opportunity to win the game earlier. At one point, visitors just required 30 runs from 30 balls while having eight wickets in hand. When Devine got rid of the established batter Bouchier, the English middle order made a complete mess. Amelia Kerr accounted for the wicket of the English skipper Heather Knight through a runout and then picked up the crucial wicket of Amy Jones.
The English Women needed just eight runs from the last over bowled by Suzie Bates. This was the first time she bowled in this encounter, yet she took her team across the line. The England skipper, Heather Knight, has been their top batter in the series. She has scored 284 runs in the last year from twelve innings with an average of 31.55. The leading bowler for England has been Sophie Ecclestone. The slow left-arm bowler has picked up 12 wickets from her last six innings with an average of 13.41. Sarah Glenn has also done well with the ball.
Weather Report
There is a clear possibility of getting showers during the contest. You can reach temperatures in the region of 15 degrees for this contest. The relative humidity will be higher, and getting a cloud cover is likely. These conditions will no doubt help the seamers in getting swing.
Pitch Report
The surface offered at Basin Reserve will likely have some grass on it. This will undoubtedly help the seamers from both teams, especially early on in the contest. Batting might get easier as the game progresses. You can expect a good confrontation between pacers and batters in this game.
Notable stats
Sophie Ecclestone has a terrific strike rate with the ball for England Women.
Ecclestone has picked up eight wickets from her last four games with a strike rate of 11.5.
England lead the recent head-to-head between the two sides.
England Women lead the head-to-head between the teams 3-2 in their last five encounters.
Team News
Both sides might change their squads for this contest. However, there do not appear to be any injury updates available.
NZW vs ENGW Probable 11
NZW Playing 11
- Sophie Devine (C)
- Suzie Bates
- Brooke Halliday
- Amelia Kerr
- Bernadine Bezuidenhout
- Isabella Gaze (Wk)
- Fran Jonas
- Rosemary Mair
- Hannah Rowe
- Lea Tahuhu
- Maddy Green
ENGW Playing 11
- Maia Bouchier
- Heather Knight (C)
- Sophia Dunkley
- Danielle Gibson
- Tammy Beaumont
- Bess Heath
- Amy Jones (Wk)
- Lauren Bell
- Charlie Dean
- Sarah Glenn
- Linsey Smith
Dream11 Prediction
Although the New Zealand Women managed to pull one over the England Women, England start this game as favorites. They have a better-oiled unit and several match-winners. But the New Zealanders will be buoyed by the win in the third game. All-in-all, we will bet with the England Women to win this contest and pocket the T20I series.
Top Picks
Sophie Ecclestone: Ecclestone has picked up eight wickets in her last four games with a strike rate of 11.5.
Heather Knight: Knight scored 255 runs from her last ten contests with a strike rate of 125 and an average of 36.43.
Amelia Kerr: Kerr has been remarkably consistent for New Zealand in the last year with both bat and ball.
Sophie Devine: Devine has also done a great job for New Zealand as an all-rounder in the last year, with 215 runs and 12 wickets.
NZW vs ENGW Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: A Jones , B Bezuidenhout
Batters: H Knight, S Bates, T Beaumont, M Bouchier
All-rounders: S Devine (C), D Gibson, A Kerr (VC)
Bowlers: S Glenn, L Bell
