WIW vs IREW Match Preview
After a solid win in the one-day international series, the West Indian women will be getting ready for another winning series as they take on Irish women in the T20I series. But the West Indian women have not enjoyed a good run in the T20 matches. They have had to endure defeats in a Tri-Series with Indian and South African women, in a series against New Zealand and English women, and in the T20 world cup. The West Indian players such as Stephanie Taylor, Chinelle Henry, and Haley Matthews did a good job in the one-day series. Hayley scored a hundred in the 1st one-day international.
Taylor and Henry contributed 79 and 53 runs respectively in the last game of the one-day series. As far as the West Indian bowling attack is concerned, Afy Fletcher and Hayley Matthews did a standout performance in the ODI series. Shamilia Cottrell was also pretty impressive in the 1st game with 2 wickets. When the West Indies women played in a T20 competition the last time, it was in the T20 World Cup. They could not even reach the semi-finals and returned with a terrible overall outing in the competition.
The Irish women had a terrible outing in the one-day international series. However, they are pretty capable of turning things around during the T20 series. The West Indian women did not do a good job in the T20 World Cup. However, they did beat a strong Pakistani outfit by a margin of 2-1. Gaby Lewis hit scores of 93 and 95 in the two legitimate games of the one-day international series. Laura Delany also managed 40 runs in her last match. Another good batter among Irish women is Leah Paul.
The Irish women do not have too much of a bowling attack. However, Orla Prendergast, Arlene Kelly, and Cara Murray have good skills with the ball. The Irish women defeated Pakistani women 2-1 in a T20 series just before the T20 World Cup. In the last one-day international Stefanie Taylor and Chinelle Henry combined to hand the West Indies women a series win over Ireland women. Gaby Lewis carried the bat for Ireland women hitting 95 runs from 121 balls. However, all that effort was in vain for the Irish women.
Weather Report
You can expect temperatures in the region of 87 degrees Fahrenheit during the match. The relative humidity during the game will be close to 76%. It is likely to be cloudy during the match and you can expect gusty winds during the evening.
Pitch Report
This venue is not ideal for the batsmen. There will be some help for the bowlers especially early on. There have been 15 women's T20 international games played at this venue. The teams batting first won 6 out of these 15 matches while the team batting second managed to win 9 matches. The average score on this venue while batting first is 116 runs. The highest total recorded on the venue in a women's T20 game is 187 runs for the loss of 5 wickets.
Notable stats
Hayley Matthews has a top record with both bat and ball in recent T20 games for West Indies.
The West Indies skipper Hayley Matthews has not only scored 286 runs in her last 10 games but has also picked up 8 wickets.
Gaby Lewis has an excellent average for Irish women.
Gaby Lewis has scored 341 runs in her last 10 appearances for Ireland with an average of 42.62 and with a strike rate of 124.45.
Team News
There do not appear to be any injury worries for either team at the moment. You can expect both sides to field their best teams for this contest.
WIW vs IREW Probable 11
WIW Playing 11
- Hayley Matthews (C)
- Zaida James
- Stafanie Taylor
- Rashada Williams
- Shemaine Campbelle (Wk)
- Chinelle Henry
- Aaliyah Alleyne
- Afy Fletcher
- Qiana Joseph
- Cherry Ann Fraser
- Shamilia Connell
IREW Playing 11
- Leah Paul
- Gaby Lewis
- Orla Prendergast
- Laura Delany (C)
- Amy Hunter (Wk)
- Rebecca Stokell
- Arlene Kelly
- Sophie MacMahon
- Ava Canning
- Cara Murray
- Aimee Maguire
Dream11 Prediction
West Indian women displayed total dominance over the Irish women in the one-day series. They won the series 2-0 while one game was washed away from the 3-match T20I series. So, the West Indies team will start the series as favorites to win.
Top Picks
Hayley Matthews: Haley Matthews has scored 286 runs from her last 10 appearances for West Indies with an average of 35.75 and a strike rate of 108.74. She has also picked up 8 wickets with a strike rate of 21.75.
Arlene Kelly: Arlene Kelly has picked up 14 wickets from 10 games with a strike rate of 15.57 and an economy rate of 6.24.
Gaby Lewis: Gaby Lewis has scored 341 runs in her last 10 games with a strike rate of 124.45 and an average of 42.62.
Laura Delany: Laura Delany has picked up 13 wickets from her last 10 matches with a strike rate of 15.53.
WIW vs IREW Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: S Campbelle
Batters: S Taylor, G Lewis
All-rounders: H Matthews (C), O Prendergast (VC), C Henry, L Delany
Bowlers: S Connell, A Fletcher, C Murray, A Kelly
