Women's World T20 Cup

19th Match: ENG-W vs PAK-W

Preview

The Women’s T20 World Cup Semis are just around the corner. The 19th match of the tournament will be played between ENG-W vs PAK-W on Tuesday, 21st of February 2023, in Newlands, Cape Town, at 06:30 PM IST.

The Women of England have already guaranteed their spot in the competition's knockout rounds. In this round-robin game, captain Heather Knight will be hopeful that the team can maintain their standards with bat and ball.

On the other side, Pakistan's ladies narrowly lost their last game. The team's management would be disappointed since they felt they should have defeated the West Indies Women. However, Captain Bismah Maroof hopes his team can put up a good fight in this Dead-rubber match.

In the 14 matches between the two sides in the T20 format, England women enjoy an excellent record with 13 victories against Pakistan women one triumph.

The team will be counting on players like Heather Knight, Sophie Dunkley, Danielle Wyatt, Alice Capsey, Amy Jones, and all-rounder Nat Sciver to score the majority of the runs in the batting department.

In the previous game, Nat Sciver maintained good play and concluded the innings with a top score of 50 runs off 40 balls. Amy Jones also contributed a quick 40 from 27 balls with Sciver, with three boundaries and two fours.

The team's bowlers, including Katherine Brunt, Lauren Bell, Sophie Ecclestone, Charlotte Dean, and Sarah Glenn, will be counted on to make critical catches.

Sarah Glenn was the England women's bowler of choice in the previous game, taking 2 for 27 in her four overs.

Match Details

Match: ENG-W vs PAK-W, 19th Match, Women's World T20 Cup

Date: Tuesday, 21 February

Time: 06:30 PM

Venue: Newlands, Cape Town

Pitch & Weather Report

The previous couple of matches were won by the team batting first here. The par total on this ground would be around 150-155. PAK-W would have some confidence as they won their last match on this ground. 

The Pitch here at Newlands have always something for the bowlers who bowls with the new ball. The Battes would have face the new ball with some gritty temperament. 

The Weather for the match day will be pleasant with the gentle breeze. The temperature would be around 19 and 14 with the wind speed of 16 km/h in the north direction.

ENG-W vs PAK-W Squad:

ENG-W: Heather Knight (c), Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Kate Cross, Freya Davies, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Amy Jones, Katherine Sciver-Brunt, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Danni Wyatt.

PAK-W: Muneeba Ali (wk), Javeria Khan, Bismah Maroof (c), Nida Dar, Tuba Hassan, Ayesha Naseem, Aliya Riaz, Fatima Sana, Aiman Anwer, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Nawaz, Omaima Sohail, Sadaf Shamas, Sidra Ameen

ENG-W vs PAK-W: Probable XIs

ENG-W: Sophia Dunkley, Danielle Wyatt, Alice Capsey, Nat Sciver Brunt, Heather Knight (c), Amy Jones (wk), Katherine Sciver Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone, Charlotte Dean, Sarah Glenn, Lauren Bell

PAK-W: Sidra Ameen, Muneeba Ali (wk), Bismah Maroof (c), Nida Dar, Aliya Riaz, Omaima Sohail, Fatima Sana, Aiman Anwer, Tuba Hassan, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal

Match Prediction

The ENG-W will be overwhelming favourites to defeat the PAK-W based on their recent performance. With players like Sophie Dunkley, Heather Knight, Nat Sciver, and Sophie Ecclestone in their starting lineup, the English ladies will aim to control the game with both bat and ball.

In Newlands, expect ENG-Wto thrash PAK-W by a wide margin.

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