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CLAIM NOWToss Winner - Ireland Women won the toss and choose to bowl first
Ireland beat England by 5 wickets
Can the hosts bounce back in the 2nd T20I?
England Women to win
| Tournament: | England Women tour of Ireland, T20, 2024 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | Castle Ave, Dublin, Ireland |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 16.1°C|Partly cloudy |
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England Women secured a huge 67-run win in the opening T20I of the 3-match series. They have already won the one-day series 2-1 and will be looking to end this tour on a winning note, taking the T20Is 2-0.
The only positive for Ireland Women in the last match was their ability to bounce back with the ball. The visitors were off to a flier in the powerplay but Jane Maguire and Aimee Maguire delivered key breakthroughs helping Ireland get back in the game.
Freya Sargent also picked up some crucial wickets that halted England’s batting juggernaut. If it wasn’t for these bowlers, England Women would have ended up with something around 190-200 runs.
Unlike the hosts, England were off to a brilliant start with the ball too, and put Ireland on the back foot early on in the innings. They bagged 3 wickets in the powerplay and had dismissed half of the side for 55 runs in 9 Overs.
It looked like a great wicket to bat on when England played but Ireland Women seemed to be batting on a different pitch altogether. Can the hosts bounce back as they did in the 3rd one-day match and level the series?
IREW
109/10 in 18.3 5.89
IRE-W vs ENG-W 2024
England beat Ireland by 67 runs176/10 in 20.0 8.8
173/3 in 20.0 8.65
IRE-W vs SL-W 2024
Ireland Women beat Sri Lanka Women by 7 runs166/7 in 20.0 8.3
145/6 in 20.0 7.25
IRE-W vs SL-W 2024
Sri Lanka beat Ireland by 7 wickets149/3 in 16.4 8.94
90/10 in 17.3 5.14
ICCWT20_WCQ
Ireland beat Netherlands Women by 54 runs144/4 in 20.0 7.2
ENGW
109/10 in 18.3 5.89
IRE-W vs ENG-W 2024
England beat Ireland by 67 runs176/10 in 20.0 8.8
Ireland Women had bowled out England for a low score in the 3rd one-day match and secured a 3-wicket win chasing down the target. While their batting wasn’t very promising that day, the bowlers had raised expectations going into the T20I series.
However, they ended up conceding plenty of runs in the powerplay after opting to bowl first. The bowlers shouldn’t take the blame for the T20I loss given how they bounced back in the middle overs and the playing conditions at the venue have always favored the batters.
It was down the batters to help Ireland win the opening T20I match. Their poor run of form put the team on the back foot once again. The top-order collapsed and no one could help Ireland’s boat from sinking.
In the 2nd one-day international Ireland Women were bowled out for 45 runs while chasing a 321-run total. The batting hasn’t gotten any better since then as Ireland Women continue to struggle with lack of form.
Amy Hunter, Gaby Lewis, and Leah Paul in the top 4 are the key batters who must step up and deliver big impactful knocks if the hosts are to tie this series. Orla Prendergast scored a brilliant fifty at number 3 but lacked support from other middle-order batters.
Freya Sargent, Aimee Maguire, and Jane Maguire are the key wicket-takers in this bowling attack. They’ve been very promising with the ball lately and can help Ireland get ahead in the contest.
Amy Hunter (wk), Gaby Lewis (c), Orla Prendergast, Leah Paul, Rebecca Stokell, Sarah Forbes, Arlene Kelly, Ava Canning, Jane Maguire, Freya Sargent, Aimee Maguire
Gaby Lewis, Amy Hunter, Leah Paul, Freya Sargent, Christina Coulter Reilly, Arlene Kelly, Jane Maguire, Orla Prendergast, Sarah Forbes, Ava Canning, Aimee Maguire
England Women have a deep batting lineup and that is their biggest asset. This squad has many all-rounders, allowing the visitors to field a well-balanced team with great variety in the bowling attack and deep batting lineup.
The bowlers have been in great touch. They are delivering consistently and the hosts have no answers. Charis Pavely, Issy Wong, and Mahika Gaur have shown great promise.
The new generation of bowlers in the England Women’s camp looks pretty solid and will carry the legacy forward. Mady Villiers and skipper Kate Cross are other key bowlers in the side.
Villiers was impressive with the bat too scoring 35 off 15 balls at number 7. England openers Tammy Beaumont and Byrony Smith led them to a 72-run opening stand in the last match.
They looked in great touch and will be key to a big total in the second match as well. Though Paige Scholfield was out cheaply, she is a key figure at number 4 and can deliver game-changing knocks.
Batting all-rounders Georgia Adams and Hollie Armitage are other key players in the lower middle order to watch out for. There are plenty of options in this lineup and someone or the other will step up to deliver an impactful performance.
Tammy Beaumont, Bryony Smith, Seren Smale (wk), Paige Scholfield, Georgia Adams, Hollie Armitage, Mady Villiers, Charis Pavely, Kate Cross (c), Issy Wong, Mahika Gaur
Charis Pavely, Seren Smale, Bryony Smith, Georgia Adams, Hollie Armitage, Ryana Macdonald, Paige Scholfield, Mady Villiers, Tammy Beaumont, Kate Cross, Issy Wong
There is a prediction for showers on the match day but around the match time, it is likely to stop raining with just a cloud cover over Dublin with a high of 18 degrees Celsius. It might help the pacers to move the ball through the air and we could have an even contest between bat and ball.
It is a batting-friendly pitch where teams have chased down big scores in the men’s T20I series back in 2021. Though Ireland Women failed to chase down 177 runs and lost by a big margin, we reckon there is still plenty of help for the batters on this wicket. The average 1st innings score at Castle Avenue in Dublin is 164 runs and 175-180 runs total in the 1st innings should be a match-winning score.
During the last men’s T20I series, the team bowling first had the upper hand in all of the games winning all the 3 matches played here. That is probably why Ireland Women also opted to bowl first. Both skippers should continue to consider chasing in this match given the batting-friendly conditions at the venue.
Ireland Women will be relying on their bowlers to get them on top of the game. However, the pitch conditions favor the batters and with an out-of-form batting lineup, the hosts don’t seem to have a strong chance of winning this game. England Women, with a more promising overall side that features in-form bowlers and a deep batting lineup, will start with an edge in this contest.
England Women to win
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