Women's Tri-Nation T20

IND-W vs WI-W, 3rd T20

Preview: 

IND-W and WI-W will face off on South African soil in the T20I series at Buffalo Park in East London on Monday, January 23 at 10:30 PM IST. India won the opening match against the hosts South Africa and will look to continue their winning form in the 3rd T20 match too. WI-W lost their opening match against South Africa and they will hope for a change in fortunes in this match against the strong Indian team.

IND-W batters kept losing wickets regularly and were struggling at 69/5 with only Yashika Bhatia making a major contribution of 35 runs in the opening contest against the Hosts. Deepti Sharma (33 runs) and Amanojit Khan (41 runs) then led their comeback with an 86-run partnership to take their team to 147/6. They will hope their top order comes to the fore in this match against West Indies.

Indian bowlers restricted the opposition to 120/9 in their 20 overs. The right-arm off-break spinner Deepti Sharma was their key bowler with figures of 3/20. Devika Vaidya gave her good support with 2 wickets while Rajeshwari Gaikwad, Sneh Rana, and Radha Yadav chipped in with a wicket each in the match. 

WI-W struggled their way to 97/8 in the chase of 141 in the last match against the SA-W. Windies all-rounder Hayley Matthews top scored with 23 runs while Britney Cooper, Shamilia Connell and S Campbell chipped in with small cameos but that could not help the side to cross the line. Five of their batters were dismissed for single-digit scores in that match.

Windies bowlers restricted the opposition to 141/5 in their 20 overs. Shamia Connell was their best bowler 2/17 in her 3 overs. Hayley Matthews and Shabika Gujnabi chipped in with a wicket each in the match. S Selman and Kaysia Schultz bowled economically in the match.

Can WI-W challenge a strong Indian team? IND-W beat SA-W by 27 runs in the opening match of the Women's T20 Tri-series. WI-W lost to South Africa by 44 runs in the last match. No player from both teams has made a fifty so far.

Match Details

Match: IND-W vs WI-W, 3rd T20, Women's Tri-Nation T20, 2023

Date: Monday, January 23, 2023

Time: 10:30 PM (Jan 23)

Venue: Buffalo Park, East London, South Africa

Pitch Report: 

The wicket prepared for the third match will provide a decent contest between bat and ball on Monday. The weather forecast for Monday's game is going to be thundery showers throughout the day. The wicket at Buffalo Park is going to provide an interesting contest between bat and ball. The weather forecast for this game is going to be light clouds with a moderate breeze. The venue will host the third match of the 2023 Tri-series between IND-W and SA-W.

The maximum temperature will remain at 29°C, with a low of 22°C with 70% humidity, and a strong wind speed of 11 Km/hr for the second T20 on Monday between IND-W vs WI-W. Also, there is a hint of cool conditions after a blistering evening with an 83% chance of humidity.

IND-W vs WI-W Squads:

IND-W: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana (Vice Captain), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur, Meghna Singh, Anjali Sarvani, Shushma Verma (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Pooja Vastrakar, Sabbhineni Meghana, Sneh Rana, Shikha Pandey

WI-W: Hayley Matthews (c), Aaliyah Alleyne, Shemaine Campbelle, Shamilia Connell, Britney Cooper, Chedean Nation, Cherry Ann Fraser, Afy Fletcher, Shabika Gajnabi, Sheneta Grimmond, Chinelle Henry, Karishma Ramharack, Kaysia Schultz, Shakera Selman, Stafanie Taylor, Rashada Williams

Probable Playing XI

IND-W: Yastika Bhatia, Smriti Mandana, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Devika Vaidya, Deepti Sharma, Amonjit Sharma, Sneh Rana, Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gaikwad, Anjali Sarvani

WI-W: Hayley Matthews, Afy Fletcher, Shamilia Connell, Shabika Gujnabi, S Selman, Kaysia Schultz, Britney Cooper, Chedean Nation

Match Prediction:

India Women have a strong batting unit and their depth came to win the last game against the Hosts. India's bowlers were clinical with their job in that match. WI-W are struggling for consistency with the batting and bowling efforts. They must look to bring their a-game to the fore. we expect India will win this match against the Windies comfortably.

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