Published on: Feb 14, 2023 6:30 pm IST|Updated on: Feb 14, 2023 4:41 pm IST
IND-W vs WI-W: It was a perfect start for India women’s team to the T20 World Cup 2023 as they displayed a staggering performance and defeated arch rivals Pakistan in their opening encounter to start the tournament on high. On the other hand West Indies women didn’t start well as they lost to England by 7 wickets and would be hoping for a win.
Fixture Name: India women vs West Indies women, 9th match Competition: T20 World Cup 2023 Date: 15th February 2022 Time: 6:30 PM IST Ground: Newlands, Cape Town
The pitch at Newlands, Cape Town generally offers a great help for pacers. But if batters apply themselves they can take the game away. So far the stadium has hosted 8 T20 games and the average first innings score at this venue is 119, which suggests it’s a low scoring ground. But the game between India and Pakistan at the venue was a high scoring thriller, which saw India chasing 150 runs. Out of 8 games, 6 games at the venue has been won by teams batting first, therefore it’s fair to say that it’s not a happy chasing ground. The team winning the toss would want to bat first and post around 130 runs, which well could a match winning total.
India Women– W NR W L W West Indies Women – L L L L L
India Women:
Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Richa Ghosh (WK), Radha Yadav, Yastika Bhatia, Smriti Mandhana, Anjali Sarwani, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Shafali Verma, Sneh Rana, Shikha Pandey.
West Indies Women:
Hayley Matthews (c), Rashada Williams (wk), Shemaine Campbelle, Stafanie Taylor, Shabika Gajnabi, Chinelle Henry, Chedean Nation, Zaida James, Afy Fletcher, Shamilia Connell, Shakera Selman
Probable Best Batter
Smriti Mandhana– Stats in WT20Is
Indian batter Smriti Mandhana is expected to be the best batter in the T20 World Cup fixture against West Indies. She missed the game against Pakistan due to finger injury but is expected to come back in the next game. The opening batter has been one of the best to have played for India batting at top and has piled up a huge amount of runs. Her stats are exceptional as she has scored 2651 runs in 112 games at an average and strike rate of 27.33 and 122 respectively.
Probable Best Bowler
Chinelle Henry – Stats in WT20Is
West Indies pacer Chinelle Henry is expected to be best bowler in the game against India. She has been doing fine for her side with the new ball. Also with pitch favouring pacers, she is expected to shine. Her stats are good as in 38 games she has taken 13 wickets.
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