Squads –
EN-W –
Tammy Beaumont, Katherine Brunt, Kate Cross, Freya Davies, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Katie George, Sarah Glenn, Heather Knight (c), Amy Jones, Nat Sciver, Anya Shrubsole, Mady Villiers, Fran Wilson, Lauren Winfield, Danielle Wyatt.
WI-W –
Stafanie Taylor (c), Afy Fletcher, Hayley Matthews, Aaliyah Alleyne, Cherry Ann Fraser, Natasha McClean, Shemaine Campbelle, Shabika Gajnabi, Chedean Nation, Britney Cooper, Sheneta Grimmond, Karishma Ramharack, Shamilia Connell, Chinelle Henry, Kaysia Schultz, Deandra Dottin, Lee Ann Kirby, Shakera Selman.
Team News –
EN-W –
– England Women will meet Windies Women finally after a long quarantine break for a 5 game t20 series.
– England team will be captained by their regular leader Heather Knight.
– England have declared a 16 member squad which was almost similar to that of world cup except Georgia Elwiss who is out due to a back injury.
– Danni Wyatt and and Amy Jones will open the Innings. Both form a very attacking opening pair and attacks from word go. Danni scored 2 50s in the RFS 2020. Any will do the Wicket keeping fir English Women’s.
– Natalie Sciver will bat 1 down. She was the highest scorer for England in world t20 with 3 50+ scores in 4 innings and will also bowl her quota of 4 overs.
– Captain Heather Knight will bat 2 down. She has an excellent record in t20s in 2020 with 300+ runs at an average of 52.
-Fran Wilson and Lauren Winfield will bat in middle. Both are decent batters. Both will not get much Batting as team has a very strong top order. They will be very helpful in case if top order failure which is rare.
– Katherine Brunt will bat next.She is one of the best bowlers in England team. She is also a attacking batsman who can easily score 10 ball 25.
– Sophie Ecclestone and Sarah Glenn/Mady Villiers will take the control of spin department. Ecclestone is a left arm Spinner while Glenn is a leggie.
– Anya Shrubsole, Kate Cross and Katherine Brunt will lead the pace attack of team. Natalie Sciver will be their 4 th seamer.
WI-W –
– Windies have declared a big 18 member squad which will feature in 5 t20s lead by Stephanie Taylor.
– Deandra Dottin is back for Windies which is a big boost for them and also she has been declared fit to bowl.
– Hayley Matthews will Open the innings along with Lee Kirby. Mathews is someone who doesn’t need a introduction in women’s cricket. She was banned last series by the Windies board. Lee kirby is a experienced player who scored 85 in warmup game.
– Their Captain and probably World’s best All Rounder Stephanie Taylor will bat next at 1 down. She had been going through poor form but has a excellent records again England scoring 351 runs and taking 18 Wickets.
– Deandra Dottin will bat at 2 down or she can also open as she does always. She was out of cricket for almost a year but was back in world cup where she had a poor outing and also didn’t bowled. She has declared fit to bowl this series.
– Shemaine Campbelle will bat at 5. she hasn’t scored much in recent matches but is a decent batsman. She will do wicket keeping for West Indies.
– Natasha Mclean / Chedean Nation will bat next. Both are average batters but will get chance to bat as England have a strong bowling lineup.
– Chinelle Henry will do the late hitting duties and handle the all rounder section. She is a very attacking batsman.
– Afy Fletcher , Stephanie Taylor and Hayley Mathews will handle the spin department for windies.
– Shakera Selman, Shamilia Connell and Aliyah Alleyne along with Chinelle Henry will lead the pace attack. Deandra Dottin will assist them if bowls.
Probable XI –
ENG Women –
Danni Wyatt , Amy Jones, Natalie Sciver, Heather Knight, Fran Wilson, Lauren Winfield, Katherine Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone,Sarah Glenn, Anya Shrubsole, Kate Cross.
WI Women –
Hayley Mathews, Lee Ann Kirby, Stafanie Taylor, Deandra Dottin, Shemaine Campbelle (wk), Chedean Nation/Natasha McLean, Chinelle Henry, Aaliyah Alleyne, Afy Fletcher, Shamilia Connell, Shakera Selman.
Pitch Report –
County Ground, Derby
Derby has favored the pace a lot and will be the similar situation this game where pacers will be dominating.
Average Score : 130
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Amy Jones( Opener + wk, very attacking batter, averages 34 against WI, 23 in world cup game, Must have )
S Campbelle( Middle order, decent batsman, plays bit slow, not much recommended in SL )
BAT –
Heather Knight ( 2 down, One of the Best All-Rounders around, 369 runs + 3 wickets in t20s in year 2020 , Must have)
Danny Wyatt ( Opener, Very attacking batsman, had a poor world cup, 2 50+ scores in RFS series 2020, can also bowl, Must have)
D Dottin ( Open/2 down, back after a long injury scare, didn’t bowled last series , will bowl this series, 302 runs against England Women in t20s )
Tammy Beaumont ( Consistent performer for Eng, can open/5 down, Averaging 69 in t20 this year for England)
Britney Cooper( Opened in last series against Australia, 78 in 3 games in same series, could be demoted this game)
Chedean Nation( 277 runs in 30 games for windies in t20s, middle order )
L Kirby( Opener, very experienced, 85* in intra squad practice game, good option at 8cr )
ALL –
Natalie Sciver (1 down, RHB + Medium pacer, 202 runs in world t20 in 4 games, Must have )
S Taylor ( 1 down, RHB + Off spinner, 351 runs + 18 wickets against England women, Must have )
Hayley Mathews( Opener, Attacking batsman, 2054 Runs + 94 Wickets for Windies in 121 games)
K Brunt( Medium pacer, can also bat , 154 t20 wickets for Eng in 146 innings,Must have )
C Henry( Middle order + medium pacer, good at 8.5cr, bowls in death )
BOWL –
S Ecclestone ( Best spinner of England, left arm orthodox , 54 wickets in 34 t20s including 3 Wickets against WI in world cup)
Anya Shrubsole ( Best Bowler of England Women, Relies on swing, 8 Wickets in 4 games in world cup 2019)
Afy Fletcher ( Best Spinner of WI, 6 wickets against England, Must have)
Sarah Glenn( Leg Spinner, 39 Wickets for England in 29 games, good choice)
S Connell( Right Arm fast, just 1w when last these teams met last series)
S Selman( Medium pacer, 39 Wickets for windies in 79 games, very inconsistent )
Kate Cross( Medium pacer, 11 wickets in women’s super series last year in 9 games,Must have )
Mady Villiers ( Off spin, young bowler, wicket maiden against windies in world cup last year )
C/VC –
ENG-W –
Danni Wyatt
Heather Knight
Natalie Sciver
Anya Shrubsole
WI-W –
Hayley Mathews
Stephanie Taylor
Deandra Dottin