India Women vs West Indies Women, RSAW Tri Series 2023, Today Match Prediction 23 January 2023

indw vs wiw Match Prediction & Analysis

India and West Indies will face off in the South African soil in the T20I series. India won the opening match against the hosts South Africa and will look to continue their winning form in this match too. West Indies lost their opening match against South Africa and they will hope for a change in fortunes in this match against the strong Indian team.

TEAMS PREVIEW

India Women Preview

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

Indian bowlers restricted the opposition to 120/9 in their 20 overs. 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. 

Key players: Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Smriti Mandana

India Women Predicted Playing XI:

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

India Women Actual Playing XI:

Smriti Mandhana, Devika Vaidya, Deepti Sharma, Shikha Pandey, Yastika Bhatia, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Radha Yadav, Harmanpreet Kaur, Amanjot Kaur, Rajeshwari Gayakwad

West Indies Women Preview

West Indies struggled their way to 97/8 in the chase of 141 in the last match. Hayley Mathews top scored with 23 runs while Britney Cooper, Shamilia Connell and S Campbell chipped in with small cameos. Five of their batters were dismissed for single digit scores in this match.

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

Key players: Shamilia Connell, Hayley Mathews, Afy Fletcher

West Indies Women Predicted Playing XI:

Hayley Mathews, Afy Fletcher, Shamilia Connell, Shabika Gujnabi, S Selman, Kaysia Schultz, Britney Cooper, Chedean Nation

West Indies Women Actual Playing XI:

Karishma Ramharack, Afy Fletcher, Kaysia Schultz, Hayley Matthews, Shamilia Connell, Shabika Gajnabi, Britney Cooper, Chedean Nation, Shemaine Campbelle, Shanika Bruce, Rashada Williams

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

East London is one of the slow tracks where bowlers will have an upper hand owing to uneven bounce. East London will have bright and sunny weather on the match day with no rain expected.

Venue Details

East London will have variable bounce and slowness that will be enjoyed by the bowlers and any target above 140 runs will be tough to chase on this pitch.

Toss: To Bat

Both teams will look to bat first as this pitch might slow down as the match progresses and batters find it hard to chase the target.