AUS W vs ENG W Match Prediction | 1st T20

Betting Tips

This long-standing rivalry is set to continue in the 20-over format. This will be the final white ball leg of the tour. The Australians proved their dominance with three Women’s ODI wins on the trot and could be tipped to inflict further pain in coloured clothing again. The English Women will need to start winning again to keep the Women’s Ashes alive.

Australia Women vs England Women Head-to-Head Record

The tourists have got the better of the Australian Women in the last five matches in this format. They have won the last two Women’s T20Is against their hosts. Australia Women have one win in those last five Women’s T20I matches. The other two results have been washouts.

Australia Women vs England Women Live-streaming and Broadcast

This opening Women’s T20I between Australia Women and England Women will happen on Monday, 20 January 2025 at Sydney Cricket Ground. In India, you can track this game on either the TV broadcast of the Star Sports Network or the live-streaming of the Disney+ Hotstar app.

AUS W vs ENG W Team Previews

Australia Women

The Australia Women’s cricket team are led by the experienced Alyssa Healy who doubles as the wicketkeeper and the opening batter. Healy will look to anchor the top order while providing sharp glovework behind the stumps. When the situation arises, she will up the tempo.

Young Phoebe Litchfield will learn her craft alongside the experience of her opening partner Healy. The left-handed batter has been a shining light in her local domestic T20 cricket with 1554 runs in the Women’s Big Bash League.

The versatile Ellyse Perry brings unmatched experience in all three departments. Her all-round brilliance will be key under pressure. Beth Mooney is another proven match-winner. She gives the team unwavering stability because of her consistent performances.

Mooney hit an impressive half-century in the third Women’s ODI of this tour. The power-hitting and off-spin of Ashleigh Gardner is another string in the bow of Australian all-rounders. Gardner was sublime when she scored a run-a-ball century to lead her team to a convincing three-nil Women’s ODI series victory.

Annabel Sutherland and Tahlia McGrath extend both batting and bowling lineups with their all-round skills. McGrath hit 55 against England Women in the previous match of this Women’s Ashes.

In the bowling department, Megan Schutt's precision with the new ball and Kim Garth's seam movement will test batters early. Spin twins Georgia Wareham and Alana King offer variety and wicket-taking options when the game gets quieter in the middle phase.

King and Schutt stood head and shoulders above the rest of the bowling attack in Hobart. The leg-spin of King took five wickets, which was ably supported by Schutt’s three wickets.

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England Women

Led by the astute Heather Knight, the team boasts a powerful batting lineup. Nat Sciver-Brunt, will need to show her flair and power with bat and ball. She is one of the great England Women’s all-rounders. She grabbed two wickets in her previous Women’s Ashes T20I.

Sciver-Brunt also hit a half-century in the last Women’s ODI of this tour. Sophia Dunkley and the versatile Maia Bouchier will thrive with the freedom to play their shots in the T20 setup. The opening batters have almost 1600 Women’s T20I runs between them.

Danni Wyatt-Hodge complements this potent batting unit as someone who likes to keep the scoreboard ticking over. She earned the player-of-the-series award in the previous Women’s Ashes T20I series for 272 runs in the Women’s T20I leg of the tour. Amy Jones is a reliable wicketkeeper-batter who will anchor the middle order while keeping England Women’s fielding in check.

The young Alice Capsey is an innovative batter, while being equally smart and skilful with her off-spin bowling. Capsey earned the player-of-the-match award in the third T20I of the previous Women’s Ashes for her batting when she scored a blistering 46 runs off only 23 balls.

The spin twins of Sophie Ecclestone and Charlie Dean offer control and wicket-taking prowess in the middle overs. The conditions in Sydney will be suited to their bowling style. Lauren Filer and Lauren Bell lead the pace attack with promising skill and variety.

Their rapid speeds could push the Australians onto the backfoot. Bell and Dean took two wickets each in the third Women’s ODI of this Women’s Ashes.

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AUS W vs ENG W Toss Prediction

The previous Women’s T20I between the two teams ended in England Women winning by five wickets according to the DLS method. Given the match is a night game, the captains may favour bowling first.

Pitch and Conditions

The Sydney Cricket Ground typically offers a balanced pitch for night T20s. The batters will need to maximise their ability to rotate strike with the bigger ground dimensions in Australia. The spinners are more effective at Sydney compared to most grounds around the country.

The game being played under lights could also affect batting being easier in the second innings. Australia Women scored 155 for seven in 20 overs in the previous Women’s T20I against England Women.

Monday’s matchday conditions should be set fair for a full 20-over contest. The temperatures will be warm and humid to add to only a five percent chance of rain.

AUS W vs ENG W Betting Tips

The Australian Women have a chance to dig the nail in the coffin with T20I series victory too. Fresh off a win in the third Women’s ODI, the home team have full confidence to claim another victory. The English will be looking to turn around their horrid tour, but will need to click with the bat. On the evidence of what we have seen so far, Australia Women seem set to dominate England Women again.

Bet on Australia Women to win this match.