Match Details:

Date: 5th March 2022

Time: 06:30 AM IST

Venue: Seddon Park, Hamilton

Preview:

The 3rd match of the ICC Women’s World Cup will see top-seeded teams crossing swords against each other on Saturday at Seddon Park, Hamilton. Australia Women, ranked number one team in ICC rankings, will lock horns with 3rd ranked and defending champions England Women. While Australia had mixed results in warm-up matches, having won against West Indies by 90-runs but lost to New Zealand by a considerable margin, England Women won both games quite comprehensively, first against South Africa women by 6-wickets then against Bangladesh Women by 109-runs.

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Team Analysis:

Australia Women:

Both the openers are terrific and displayed the same in warm-up games. Top-seeded, Healy scored 64 in 71 balls in match against New Zealand, while Rachael Haynes’ 36 in 65 balls displayed grit. Alyssa Healy is the leading run-scorer for Australia Women, with 445 runs in her last ten matches at an impressive strike rate of 87. Meanwhile, Haynes has also amassed 348 runs in her previous nine games. Ellyse Perry and Annabel Sutherland have been exceptional all-around options. Megan Schutt is expected to lead the pace attack as she has scalped 13-wickets from her last 7-matches with a remarkable bowling economy of 3.72.

England Women:

England Women have quality openers to their side. While Heather Knight is the top-run scorer with 297 runs from her last 10-matches at a strike rate of 74, Tammy Beaumont is the 3rd seeded batter in ICC rankings, making her the mandatory pick. She has an impressive average of 43.36 after scoring 2949 runs in 85-matches at a strike rate of 73.03 with eight 100s. Lauren Winfield is another middle-order batter who can be considered as she scored 255 runs from her last nine matches. The vice-captain, Nat Sciver and Katherine Brunt are the best all-around teams’ options. Amongst the bowling department, Kate Cross is the top-seeded bowler from the team, and she should join the fantasy team.

Squads

Australia – Meg Lanning (c), Rachael Haynes (VC), Darcie Brown, Nic Carey, Ash Gardner, Grace Harris, Alyssa Healy, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Tahlia McGrath, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Amanda-Jade Wellington

England – Heather Knight (c), Tammy Beaumont, Katherine Brunt, Freya Davies, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Kate Cross, Sophie Ecclestone, Tash Farrant, Amy Jones, Emma Lamb, Nat Sciver (VC), Anya Shrubsole, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Danni Wyatt.

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People Pick for Fantasy

Best 14:

Wicket-Keeper: Alyssa Healy

Batters: Danni Wyatt, Meg Lanning, Rachael Haynes and Tammy Beaumont

All-Rounders: Ellyse Perry, Katherine Brunt and Natalie Sciver

Bowlers: Annabel Sutherland, Kate Cross and Megan Schutt

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