Match Details:
Date: February 18, 2023
Time: 06:30 PM IST
Venue: St George's Park, Gqeberha
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Preview:
India and England will go head-to-head at St George's Park for an entertaining Group B fixture of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2023. Both teams have been fighting for the top spot in the group as they tied on points after the first two games. England Women defeated Ireland in their previous fixture, while the Indian team took down West Indies by six wickets.
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Pitch Report:
St George's Park in Gqeberha is known to have tracks which benefit both batters and bowlers. The average 1st innings score is 154 in T20 games.
Analysis:
India Women
The Indian Women’s team have managed improve from their tri-series loss against South Africa before the World Cup. Harmanpreet Kaur and Co. have been dynamic in their approach as they have quickly rectified their mistakes. The Indian bowlers were under the pump in the first game but soon drastically improved against the West Indies. Whereas their batters have performed consistently as they gear up for their toughest challenge so far.
SportsTiger Playing XI of India Women
Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Devika Vaidya, Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Thakur Singh
England Women
Like India, the English Women’s team have been dominant in the first two games of the tournament. Their bowlers have been clinical with Sophie Ecclestone leading the line as she is the third-highest wicket-taker in the tournament. Whereas England batters have managed to score runs consistently but had some concerns against Ireland.
SportsTiger Playing XI of England Women
Danielle Wyatt, Sophia Dunkley, Alice Capsey, Nat Sciver Brunt, Heather Knight (c), Amy Jones (wk), Sophie Ecclestone, Charlotte Dean, Katherine Sciver Brunt, Sarah Glenn, Lauren Bell
Match Prediction:
Conclusion:
The India Women are the favourites to defeat England Women at St George's Park in Gqeberha and will aim to win their third consecutive game in the World Cup.
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