NZW vs ENGW Match Preview
The England skipper Heather Knight has been their leading run-getter in recent games played during the last year. In her previous thirteen innings, she has scored 305 runs with a good average of 33.88. Maia Bouchier was in great nick in her last game of the series, scoring 91 runs to set up a win for her team. She has scored 274 runs from her previous eight innings with an average of 39.14. Danni Wyatt has had a relatively quiet series, yet she has one of the better batting records in the English teams. These will be the top batters for England Women.
The leading bowler for England Women has been Sophie Ecclestone. This left-arm spinner has picked up 13 wickets from seven innings with a top average of 13.84. There is a crucial leggie in the team called Sarah Glenn. She has also picked up twelve victims from her last ten games, averaging 16.75. The off-break bowler Charlie Dean was in great touch in her previous encounter. So, she has picked up 12 wickets from her last eleven games with an average of 20.58. These three will once again be the top bowlers for England.
The top batter for New Zealand Women has been Suzie Bates. She has scored 400 runs from her 13 innings this year with an average of 33.33. Amelia Kerr follows her in the batting charts. The right-handed batter and all-rounder Amelia Kerr has scored 361 runs from her last eleven innings with a top average of 45.12. The third batter in the list for New Zealand is Sophie Devine. But she could not bat in her last contest due to an injury sustained in the game. These will also be New Zealand Women's top batters in this game.
Amelia Kerr has also been the top bowler for New Zealand in this format. She has picked up nine victims from her last ten games with an average of 27.88. In the previous year, Lea Tahuhu was a consistent bowler for New Zealand Women in the T20I format. The right-arm medium pacer has picked up eight scalps from her last eight games with an average of 21.00. The third most successful bowler for the Kiwis is Sophie Devine. But her fitness for this is under consideration. These will be the top bowlers for New Zealand women in this encounter.
Weather Report
Some drizzle is expected on Friday morning and afternoon during the game, which might adversely affect the game. The temperatures during the contest will be close to 10 degrees. The relative humidity will be close to normal. We are likely to get a cloud cover for the entire duration of the game.
Pitch Report
In normal conditions, the Basin Reserve wicket is helpful for batters and bowlers. With the predicted cloud cover, the seamers can exploit the conditions better. The average score on this track is close to 130 runs.
Notable stats
Amelia Kerr has had an excellent batting average in the last year in the T20I format.
During the last year, Amelia Kerr has scored 361 runs from eleven innings with a top average of 45.12.
England lead the head-to-head between the two teams in the last five encounters.
If you look at the last five T20I encounters between the two teams, the England women are leading 3-2.
Team News
There is no injury update available for New Zealand all-rounder Sophie Devine. Apart from that, there do not appear to be any injury updates available for this contest.
NZW vs ENGW Probable 11
NZW Playing 11
- Jess Kerr
- Suzie Bates
- Bernadine Bezuidenhout
- Amelia Kerr
- Sophie Devine (C)
- Maddy Green
- Brooke Halliday
- Isabella Gaze (Wk)
- Hannah Rowe
- Rosemary Mair
- Fran Jonas
ENGW Playing 11
- Maia Bouchier
- Heather Knight (C)
- Sophia Dunkley
- Danielle Gibson
- Amy Jones (Wk)
- Lauren Bell
- Charlie Dean
- Natalie Sciver
- Alice Capsey
- Danielle Wyatt
- Sophie Ecclestone
Dream11 Prediction
After a hard-fought win in the third game of the series, the New Zealand Women slumped to another defeat in the fourth T20 international against England Women. England Women have already pocketed the series and will look to add more agony on the Kiwi Women in this contest. We will bet with England Women to win the competition.
Top Picks
Maia Bouchier: Bouchier was in red-hot form in the last game, hitting a superb 91. You can expect her to do well again during this encounter.
Heather Knight: Heather Knight was in scintillating form in the first two games of the series, taking her team to an impeccable 2-0 lead. You can bet on Knight to score more runs in this encounter.
Charlie Dean: Dean picked up a 4-fer in her last game of the series. You can expect her to do more damage in this contest as well.
Amelia Kerr: The New Zealand all-rounder is back in the New Zealand team after a stint in WPL. You can bet on her to do well with either bat or ball.
NZW vs ENGW Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: B Bezuidenhout
Batters: H Knight, S Bates, M Bouchier
All-rounders: N Sciver-Brunt (VC), S Devine, A Kerr (C), A Capsey
Bowlers: S Ecclestone, C Dean, L Bell
