WIW vs ENGW Match Preview
The lesser that is said about the performance of the West Indies Women’s team in this tour, the better it is.
The bowlers had set up the last match nicely, restricting the visitors to a par score of 131. Sheneta Grimmod picked up the wickets of Dunkley, Bouchier, and Knight in the same over and restricted England to a gettable total.
However, the batting let them down for the third consecutive time as the team once again faltered while chasing.
Hayley Matthews has by far been the best performer for West Indies in this series. She has scored 66 runs, including knocks of 25 and 23 runs, as well as picked up 5 wickets too.
For England, Sophia Dunkley has been excellent throughout the series and is the top-scorer for the tournament with 147 runs in 4 innings.
Charlotte Dean and Katherine Brunt put up 45 runs for the 8th wicket to take England to a respectable total of 131. Lauren Bell bowled an excellent spell of 12-4 to rattle the host, while the spin duo of Charlotte Dean and Sophie Ecclestone picked up 2 wickets each to ensure that West Indies Women had no chance of coming close to the target.
Dean is now the highest wicket-taker on this tour with 16 wickets, closely followed by Bell who has taken 14.
Weather Report
The weather is likely to remain windy and overcast but there is little chance of rain. The temperature will remain around 30 degrees Celsius and humidity will be close to 80%.
Pitch Report
The track at Barbados is good to bat on and we can surely expect some fireworks here. The bowlers will get little help early on but spinners might be able to generate some turn as the match progresses. Teams batting first will be looking to set a target of over 150.
Notable stats
Charlotte Dean’s Superb Bowling
Dean has been excellent for the England Women in both, the ODIs as well as the T20s on this tour. In 6 games that she has played across both formats, Dean has picked up 16 wickets, including 2 4-wicket hauls, and has an incredible economy rate of 3.71.
Team News
Both teams are expected to play with an unchanged playing eleven for this match.
WIW vs ENGW Probable 11
WIW Playing 11
- Hayley Matthews (C)
- Aaliyah Alleyne
- Shemaine Campbelle (Wk)
- Rashada Williams
- Trishan Holder
- Sheneta Grimmond
- Afy Fletcher
- Cherry Ann Fraser
- Shabika Gajnabi
- Djenaba Joseph
- Kaysia Schultz
ENGW Playing 11
- Lauren Winfield-Hill
- Sophia Dunkley
- Natalie Sciver
- Heather Knight (C)
- Amy Jones (Wk)
- Maia Bouchier
- Sophie Ecclestone
- Katherine Brunt
- Sarah Glenn
- Charlotte Dean
- Lauren Bell
Dream11 Prediction
The performance of the hosts has been so poor that it makes no sense to bet on them even if the odds can seem to be pretty attractive. All the contests so far have been severely lopsided in favor of England and we are backing them to end the tour on a high and win this game.
Top Picks
Hayley Matthews: The West Indies Women’s captain is the only player who has shown grit and determination in both, bowling as well as batting. She has scored 66 runs so far and has also picked up 5 wickets.
Lauren Bell: Bell bowled an excellent spell in the last game, picking up 4 wickets for just 12 runs. She is the joint-highest wicket-taker of the series with a total of 9 wickets.
Sophia Dunkley: Sophia Dunkley is by far the best batter in this T20 series. In her 4 innings, Dunkley has scored 147 runs at an average of 36.75 and a strike rate of 115.74.
WIW vs ENGW Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: R Williams
Batters: H Knight, D Wyatt, S Dunkley
All-rounders: H Matthews (VC), N Sciver, C Dean (C)
Bowlers: A Fletcher, S Ecclestone, L Bell, S Grimmond
