ENG-W vs IND-W, 15th Match Preview

England Women and India Women go head to head in Match 14 of the 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup on Saturday afternoon in Gqeberha. England Women also came out on top against Ireland Women with India Women defeating Pakistan Women in their opener. England Women are looking very strong in this tournament but this will be their toughest match so far. They have excellent batting depth and plenty of bowling options and will be confident of coming out on top. India Women lost by seven wickets the last time they played England Women in this format but have built up some strong momentum over the last few weeks and will fancy their chances in this game.

ENG-W vs IND-W, 15th Match Details

England-W vs India-W – 15th Match

Venue: St Georges Park – Gqeberha

Date & Time: 18th February 2023 at 06:30 PM IST 

Live Streaming: Star Sports Network

ENG-W vs IND-W, 15th Match Pitch Report

We expect a surface with not quite the same amount of pace as some of the other venues in this tournament. There will certainly be spin and a par score will be around 140-150.

Injury News

No Injury. Will be added when there is an update

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ENG-W vs IND-W, 15th Match Probable Playing XIs:

England-W Probable Playing XIs

Sophia Dunkley, Danni Wyatt, Alice Capsey, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Heather Knight (c), Amy Jones (wk), Katherine Sciver-Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone, Charlie Dean, Sarah Glenn, Lauren Bell

India-W Probable Playing XIs

Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Richa Ghosh (wk), Devika Vaidya, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadhav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Singh

Topmost Picks for ENG-W vs IND-W Dream11 Prediction, 15th Match:

Top Picks – England-W

• Alice Capsey – The 18 year old batting all-rounder took the Player of the Match Award after a brilliant attacking innings against Ireland Women which saw her hit 51 runs from only 22 balls.

• Sophie Ecclestone – The left-arm spinner was picked up by UP Warriors in the Women’s IPL auction before dismissing Gaby Lewis, Laura Delany and Eimear Richardson later in the day.

Top Picks – India-W

• Jemimah Rodrigues – The number three batter made only one run from five balls in the last game but hit a half-century in the opening match and is a fine T20 player.

• Deepti Sharma – The off-spinning all-rounder became the first India Women’s player to reach 100 WT20I wickets with her Player of the Match performance against West Indies Women.

Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for ENG-W vs IND-W Dream11 Team:

Richa Ghosh, Danni Wyatt, Heather Knight, Smriti Mandhana(C), Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Sophie Ecclestone(VC), Sarah Glenn, Radha Yadhav

Suggested Playing XI N0.2 for ENG-W vs IND-W Dream11 Team:

Richa Ghosh, Sophia Dunkley, Heather Knight, Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Deepti Sharma(C), Pooja Vastrakar, Alice Capsey(VC), Sophie Ecclestone, Renuka Singh

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma

Vice-captain – Sophie Ecclestone, Alice Capsey

Wicketkeeper – Richa Ghosh

ENG-W vs IND-W 15th Match Probable Winners:

Although they are not mathematically confirmed yet, Australia Women look to be well on course to win Group 1 on their journey to try and defend their Women’s T20 World Cup title again. South Africa Women have some strong players with both bat and ball but very few of them would challenge for a place in Australia Women’s team. South Africa Women have some world-class players and were far too good for New Zealand Women in Monday’s match. We expect Australia Women to continue their high levels with both bat and ball and to get another victory in this match. Considering the team combination, India-W is expected to win this match.

Playing her last international match on Saturday at the iconic Lord’s, Jhulan Goswami received the guard of honour during India women versus England women third ODI in London.

The incident occurred during the main innings of the match, when the 39-year-old cricketer came out to bat at no. 9 in the 40th over of the match. India, who have an unassailable lead of 2-0, were battling in the last game at 148/7 when the legendary pacer emerged to bat at the tail-end.

Farewell to our ‘Chakdah Express’

Entering the ground to bat, Jhulan found the English team players forming the famous guard of honour lines to remember the cricketer, who has contributed over 20 years of life to international cricket. Goswami lifted her right hand in appreciation to acknowledge the honour by English players, who could be seen clapping together for their opponents. There were loud cheers and applause from the observers as well as the crowd came in numbers to observe what is the last dance of the Indian bowling legend, affectionately known as ‘Chakdah Express’.

Never truly known for her batting skills, Goswami had an anti-climax end to her last innings as she was out for a first-ball duck. She was bowled out by Freya Kemp as the batter played the wrong  line off a full-length delivery.

India were 166/9 in 45.3 overs. Among players, Deepti Sharma was currently at the crease on 68 not out after Smriti Mandhana held the Indian innings along with a half-century while the top-order imploded around her.

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Making her debut in 2002, Goswami contributed over 20 years of her life to the Indian women’ cricket team, which reached three World Cup finals (two ODIs) in what could be rated as the best period throughout the history of the national team. Recently they also won a historic silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

ENG-w vs IND-w, CWG: India 164 for 5 (Mandhana 61, Rodrigues 44*, Kemp 2-22) beat England 160 for 6 (Sciver 41, Wyatt 35, Jones 31, Rana 2-28) by four runs

Steadfast by their rival’s strength and undaunted by their own set of experiences of floundering under tension, India adapted to the situation before 17,000 fans to beat England in a tight challenge and set up a session for the gold decoration at CWG 2022.

Smriti Mandhana’s pulsating half century and Jemimah Rodrigues’ finishing act set up major areas of strength for a, which the bowlers shielded subsequent to defeating a dull beginning. With her team requiring 27 off 12 balls, Nat Sciver undermined an escape as England scored 13 – including a huge Sciver six – off the initial four bundles of Pooja Vastrakar’s nineteenth over. Sciver, notwithstanding, hoped to hasten a tight second run off the following ball and turned into the third England player to be run out in the innings. With England requiring 14 off the last over, offspinner Sneh Rana went full and direct to deny the players rise, and India just barely got home by four runs.

Having persevered through an enormous deplorability, England, unbeaten in the opposition until now, should turn up in under 24 hours for their bronze-decoration season finisher. India, in the interim, are through to the last where they will play the victor of the second semi-last, the trans-Tasman conflict between New Zealand and Australia.

Mandhana’s impact forthright

Mandhana had been timing the ball magnificently all competition, and it was the same on Saturday. A display of clean ball-striking and a game without half-measures conveyed a 23-ball 50 years to set the game up after India chose for bat. Right off the bat in the innings, she put squeeze on the 17-year-old offspinner Alex Capsey and the unpracticed Issy Wong, whom she pulled hatefully over the ropes before square to set out a marker. India brought their fifty up in 4.3 overs – it was their speediest exertion in T20Is – and toward the end of the powerplay they had moved to 64 without misfortune.

The double-strike

From an agreeable 76 for 0 in the eighth over, India slipped as Shafali Verma and Mandhana fell in about five deliveries. Shafali holed out to mid-off while attempting to muscle one down the ground, and Mandhana fell while endeavouring a scoop off a full delivery that had no speed on it. These dismissals coincided with England fixing the screws as overs 8-11 delivered only 12 runs. Harmanpreet Kaur broke the shackles with two fours and a six in overs 12-14, yet was out soon, splendidly caught by Maia Bouchier running in from deep in reverse square leg. After 14 overs, India were 113 for 3, amidst a lull.

The finish

Like in the game against Barbados, Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma had a stage from where they could send off India to a solid aggregate. They started by playing contact cricket, aware of another wicket uncovering the lower request, and from that point started to switch gears. Rodrigues was especially great with her footwork against turn, venturing to the leg side to hit back to front over cover more than once. Deepti was a touch more gutsy, uncovering each of the three stumps and utilising Sophie Ecclestone’s speed to scoop her for consecutive boundaries  to start India’s last rising. They added 53 off only 38 balls to give India energy and a score they would have maybe taken at the throw. Rodrigues finished unbeaten on 44 off 31 subsequent to moving ahead at a run a ball for a significant part of her knock.

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Sciver, Jones undermine escape

Sciver and Amy Jones steadied the innings after the fall of Wyatt, as England hit only two boundaries in overs 10-15. Yet, they drained an adequate number of runs in that period to remain in the chase, as England went into the last five overs requiring 48. India, planning on taking the speed off, gave part time offspinner Shafali the sixteenth over, and Jones hit her for consecutive fours to bring the condition down to a sensible 33 off 24 with six wickets close by. Yet again however both Jones and Sciver were run out, with England back under tension following a tight seventeenth over from Deepti, and India were on top. Rana in the long run nailed her full lengths in the last over to finish off the game. Deepti and Rana got done with joint figures of 3 for 46 from eight overs, which demonstrated unequivocal eventually.

Preview

Eng-W vs Ind-W: The top four has been decided and the winner here is in for a medal for sure. Ideally, England women should feel confident against the Indian side. They are usually the better side in big events. India though are doing a pretty good job this tournament. They had two commanding wins and pushed Australia as well. With Renuka Singh bowling well, they will know that they are just one good spell away from a medal

Eng-W vs Ind-W Head to Head

Played-22 | India-5 | England-17

Match Details

Match: Eng-W vs Ind-W

Date: 6th August 2022

Time: 3:30 PM IST

Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham

Weather Report

The weather at Birmingham is clear with a few clouds during the Eng-W vs Ind-W game.

Pitch Report

The track is flat and expected to be full of runs. Batting second is a better option.

Eng-W vs Ind-W Predicted Playing XI

Ind Women Playing XI

Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodriguez, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Yastika Bhatia, Harleen Deol, Taniya Bhatia(wk), Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Pooja Vastrakar

Eng Women Playing XI

Danni Wyatt, Alice Capsey, Heather Knight(c), Nat Sciver, Sophia Dunkley, Katherine Brunt, Mala Bouchier, Issy Wong, Kate Cross, Sarah Glenn, Amy Jones

Key Players

Amelia Kerr

Young Amelia Kerr hasnt had the greatest of time on the big stage. With global audience watching, she has a nice chance to kickstart her career. However, after two low scores the pressure is on her to do well. She is a bundle of talent and will be hoping to find her range in this important fixture.

Renuka Singh

Renuka Singh is single-handedly damaging batting line-ups. She has two four wicket hauls in the tournament and is a huge threat in the upcoming game. A good spell from her will keep India ahead and will be what they need to set up a medal for India as they take on a tough England side.

Eng-W vs Ind-W Match Tips

England are a pretty good side, but India may come in with a little more confidence. Despite their issues in handling the big stage they may feel like they have a chance here given how they have gone through this tournament.

Match Prediction: Ind-W Will Win the Match