England Women vs New Zealand Women, ENGW vs NZW, Today Match Prediction 23 September 2021

engw vs nzw Match Prediction & Analysis

Host England women will be looking to make a strong comeback when they take on New Zealand in the fourth match of the ODI series at County Ground in Derby on Thursday.

In the previous match, England women struggled to get going in their innings and were bundled out for less than 190 runs at Leicester. Captain Heather Knight will be hoping that the side can put in an improved batting performance in this fixture.

On the other hand, New Zealand registered a close win over England women to keep the series alive. Captain Sophie Devine will be pleased with her side’s clinical performance in the third game played at Leicester.

TEAMS PREVIEW

England Women Preview

The home side will be looking to raise their game with the bat against New Zealand women in a bid to clinch the ODI series.

In the previous game, openers Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Winfield and captain Heather Knight perished for low scores. The home side was reeling at 59 for 6 after 17 overs. Katherine Brunt and Amy Ellen Jones showed some fightback with the bat for England women.

In the third game, Katherine Brunt was the lone warrior in the batting department for England women. The tail-ender showed decent form with the bat and scored 49 not out off 98 balls with the help of four boundaries. Besides Brunt, Kate Cross also chipped in with 29 runs off 40 balls with the help of four fours to help England women push their score beyond 150-run mark.

In the batting department, the onus will be on the likes of Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight, Amy Ellen Jones, Lauren Winfield and Sophie Dunkley to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the bowling department, the side will be relying on experienced pacers Katherine Brunt, Kate Cross and Natasha Farrant to deliver timely breakthroughs.

In the previous encounter, Katherine Brunt was the standout bowler for England women. She bowled exceedingly well and finished with figures of 4 for 22 in her 10 overs.

Spinners Charlotte Dean and Sophie Ecclestone bowled well in the previous clash and claimed one wicket apiece

England Women Predicted Playing XI:

Heather Knight (captain), Amy Ellen Jones (wk), Sophia Dunkley, Danielle Wyatt, Lauren Winfield Hill, Tammy Beaumont, Katherine Brunt, Charlotte Dean, Kate Cross, Natasha Farrant, Sophie Ecclestone.

England Women Actual Playing XI:

Danielle Wyatt, Lauren Winfield, Anya Shrubsole, Sophie Ecclestone, Sophia Dunkley Brown, Amy Ellen Jones, Charlie Dean, Heather Knight, Natalie Sciver, Tammy Beaumont, Freya Davies

New Zealand Women Preview

The visitors managed to register a much-needed win over England women, courtesy excellent performances from Lea Tahuhu and Maddy Green

New Zealand won the toss in the previous match and opted to bowl first. The decision proved to be a correct one as New Zealand bowlers managed to make early inroads in the first ten overs.

Experienced pacer Lea Tahuhu was the standout bowler for New Zealand women and claimed five-wickets in her full quota of overs.

Besides Tahuhu, medium pacer Molly Penfield bowled well and claimed two wickets, whereas Leigh Kasperek and Hayley Jensen put in tidy performances for New Zealand women.

Chasing 179 runs for victory, openers Suzie Bates and Lauren Down perished for low scores. Maddy Green and Amy Satterthwaite led the fightback for New Zealand women with 72-run partnership for the third wicket.

For New Zealand women, Maddy Green was the standout performer with the bat against England women. She played well and finished with unbeaten 70 off 106 balls with the help of six fours. Besides Maddy Green, Amy Satterthwaite and Brooke Halliday chipped in with scores of 33 and 25 runs respectively.

Lea Tahuhu also delivered crucial runs with the bat to help New Zealand women complete the chase in the 46th over of the innings.

New Zealand Women Predicted Playing XI:

Amy Satterthwaite, Sophie Devine (c), Suzie Bates, Lauren Down, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Katey Martin (wk), Hayley Jensen, Lea Tahuhu, Leigh Kasperek, Molly Penfold

New Zealand Women Actual Playing XI:

Jess Kerr, Amy Satterthwaite, Brooke Halliday, Hannah Rowe, Leigh Kasperek, Hayley Jensen, Maddy Green, Suzie Bates, Katey Martin, Sophie Devine, Lauren Down

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The wicket prepared at County Ground in Derby is expected to be favorable for batsmen. The weather forecast for Thursday is going to be light cloud with moderate breeze.

Venue Details

County Ground in Derby is going to host the 4th ODI of the series between England women and New Zealand women

The home side will take heart from the fact that they have won five matches out of six played against New Zealand at this venue.

Toss: To Bat

Both the teams will be looking to win the toss, bat first and post a score in excess of 250 runs. The last three matches have been won by side batting first.