Australia Women vs England Women, Womens Ashes 2022, Today Match Prediction 06 February 2022

ausw vs engw Match Prediction & Analysis

Host Australia women will be looking to clinch the ODI series when they take on England women in the second game at Junction Oval in Melbourne on Sunday.

In the series opener, Australia women registered a 27-run win over England women, courtesy excellent contributions from Beth Mooney, Darcie Brown and Megan Schutt. With this result, Australia women have taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series.

On the other hand, England women will be keen to make significant improvements with bat and ball in a bid to level the three-match ODI series. Captain Heather Knight will be hoping that the side can put in an improved batting performance.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Australia Women Preview

After a comfortable win, the home side will go in with unchanged XI for this game. In the batting department, the onus will be on the likes of wicket-keeper Alyssa Healy, opener Rachel Haynes, Beth Mooney, Captain Meg Lanning and Ellyse Perry to do the bulk of the scoring.

For Australia, Beth Mooney was the standout performer with the bat and finished the innings with the top-score of 73 runs off 91 balls with the help of eight boundaries. He was well supported by the likes of Tahlia McGrath, Captain Meg Lanning and wicket-keeper Alyssa Healy, who produced crucial scores of 29, 28 and 27 runs respectively.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Darcie Brown, Megan Schutt, Tahlia McGrath and Jess Jonassen to provide timely breakthroughs.

Playing his debut game, pacer Darcie Brown was the pick of the bowlers and finished with excellent figures of 4 for 34 in his ten overs. Besides Brown, the likes of Megan Schutt and Jess Jonassen bowled well and claimed two wickets apiece.

Australia Women Predicted Playing XI:

Meg Lanning (c), Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Alyssa Healy (wk), Rachael Haynes, Tahlia McGrath, Ashleigh Gardner, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown

Australia Women Actual Playing XI:

Meg Lanning, Megan Schutt, Ellyse Perry, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Tahlia McGrath, Ashleigh Gardner, Annabel Sutherland, Alyssa Healy, Nicola Carey, Rachael Haynes

England Women Preview

The visitors will have to raise their overall game to square the three-match ODI series. In the batting department, the onus will be on the likes of Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Winfield, captain Heather Knight, batting all-rounder Natalie Sciver, wicket-keeper Amy Ellen Jones and Danielle Wyatt to do the bulk of the scoring.

In the 1st ODI, Natalie Sciver played well and finished the innings with the top-score of 45 runs off 66 balls with the help of three boundaries. He was well supported by likes of Katherine Brunt and Danielle Wyatt, who produced crucial scores of 32 and 20 runs respectively.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Anya Shrubsole, Kate Cross, Sophie Ecclestone and Katherine Brunt to deliver timely breakthroughs.

In the series opener, pacers Katherine Brunt and Kate Cross bowled well and claimed three wickets apiece.

England Women Predicted Playing XI:

Lauren Winfield Hill, Tammy Beaumont, Danielle Wyatt, Heather Knight (c), Natalie Sciver, Amy Ellen Jones (wk), Sophia Dunkley, Katherine Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone, Anya Shrubsole, Kate Cross

England Women Actual Playing XI:

Danielle Wyatt, Kate Cross, Sophia Dunkley Brown, Sophie Ecclestone, Charlotte Dean, Lauren Winfield, Amy Ellen Jones, Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight, Natalie Sciver, Anya Shrubsole

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

With Sunday’s forecast expected to be overcast, the pitch might provide favorable assistance to the bowlers.

Venue Details

The Junction Oval in Melbourne is going to host the second ODI game between Australia women and England women.

Australia women will take heart from the fact that they have won their last four matches against Englan women.

Toss: To Bowl

Both the sides will be keen to win the toss, bowl first and restrict the opposition to less than 200 runs. The previous match was won by side batting first.