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 –
ENW –
– England Women won both the game of the 5 match series and are firm favourites to win the 3rd too. They will likely go with the same XI for this game and then make changes in the 4th t20.
– Danni Wyatt and and Tammy Beaumont will open the Innings. Both form a very attacking opening pair and attacks from word go. Danni scored 2 50s in the RFS 2020 but is looking in poor form this series. She can score big anyday.
– 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. She failed with bat in both the games while took 2 Wickets in 1st game.
– Captain Heather Knight will bat 2 down. She has an excellent record in t20s in 2020 with 300+ runs at an average of 52. She scored 42 runs in 2 games but didn’t bowled last game.
– Fran Wilson and Amy Jones will bat in middle. Both are very good 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.
– 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, Sarah Glenn and Mady Villiers will take the control of spin department. All 3 of them shared 2 Wickets each last game.
– Anya Shrubsole, Natalie Sciver and Katherine Brunt will lead the pace attack of team.
WIW –
– Windies lost both the games and this would be a decider game for them ,if they lose they will lose the series.
– Team could make a change in form of Karishma Ramharack for Aliyah Allenne who has not yet done any contribution with the bowl this series.
– Hayley Matthews will Open the innings along with Deandra Dottin. Mathews is someone who doesn’t need a introduction in women’s cricket along with hard hitting Dottin who has been the leading scorer of the series. Mathews is struggling to score runs.
– Stephanie Taylor will bat next at 1 down. She has been very good with the bowl picking up 4 Wickets in 2 games while also scoring 28 runs last game.
– Kee Kirby will bat 2 down. She has a lot of cricketing experience and plays very attacking cricket. She scoring attacking 85* in warmup game.
– 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.
– Britney Cooper will bat next. She is a average batter 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. Mathews took 1 while Taylor 2 Wickets last game.
– Shakera Selman, Shamilia Connell and Chinelle Henry will lead the pace attack. Deandra Dottin will assist them if bowls. Selman is the leading Wicket taker of team with 5 Wickets.
Probable XI –
ENG Women –
Danni Wyatt , Tammy Beaumont, Natalie Sciver, Heather Knight(c), Amy Jones(wk), Fran Wilson, Katherine Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Anya Shrubsole, Mady Villiers.
WI Women –
Hayley Mathews, Deandra Dottin, Stafanie Taylor, Lee Ann Kirby, Shemaine Campbelle (wk), Britney Cooper, Chinelle Henry, Aaliyah Alleyne/K Ramharack 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( 3 down + wk, very attacking batter, averages 34 against WI, 23 in world cup game, can drop as she is not opening, 25 last game )
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 , didn’t bowled in both the games, Must have)
Danny Wyatt ( Opener, Very attacking batsman, had a poor world cup, 2 50+ scores in RFS series 2020, can also bowl, 14(14b) last game, Must C/VC today)
D Dottin ( Open, back after a long injury scare, attacking 69(59b), 38 in last 2 games, didn’t bowled )
Tammy Beaumont (Opener, Consistent performer for Eng, Averaging 69 in t20 this year for England, 62(49b), 21(15b) in 2 games, Must have )
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( 2 down, 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, 2 Wickets in 1st game, failed with both bat and bowl last game, Still Must have )
S Taylor ( 1 down, RHB + Off spinner, 359 runs + 20 wickets against England women, 2 Wickets + 28 runs last game, Must have )
Hayley Mathews( Opener + off spin, Attacking batsman, 2054 Runs + 96 Wickets for Windies in 121 games, 3 Wickets in 2 game, struggling with bat )
K Brunt( Medium pacer, can also bat, 154 t20 wickets for Eng in 146 innings, 1w last game, Must have )
C Henry( Middle order + medium pacer, good at 8.5cr, bowls in death, wicketless both the games )
BOWL –
S Ecclestone ( Best spinner of England, left arm orthodox , 56 wickets in 35 t20s including 3 Wickets against WI in world cup, 4 Wickets in last 2 game)
Anya Shrubsole ( Best Bowler of England Women, Relies on swing, 8 Wickets in 4 games in world cup 2019, 1w last game )
Afy Fletcher ( Best Spinner of WI, 7 wickets against England, 1w last game, Must have)
Sarah Glenn( Leg Spinner, 40 Wickets for England in 30 games, 2w + 26 runs last game, good choice to have)
S Connell( Right Arm fast, 1w last game, senior player of team, will bowl her quota )
S Selman( Medium pacer, 39 Wickets for windies in 79 games, very inconsistent , 5 Wickets 2 games this series)
K Ramharack( Off spinner, 3 Wickets in 5 t20i games, could play today)
Kate Cross( Medium pacer, 11 wickets in women’s super series last year in 9 games,Must have if plays )
Mady Villiers ( Off spin, young bowler, 2 Wickets last game, very good option at 8cr)
C/VC –
ENG-W –
Danni Wyatt
Heather Knight
Natalie Sciver
Tammy Beaumont
WI-W –
Hayley Mathews
Stephanie Taylor
Deandra Dottin