The Blaze Women vs Warwickshire Women, WVT20B, Today Match Prediction 27 July 2025

TBLZ-W vs WRW-W Match Prediction & Analysis

The Blaze and Birmingham Bears will fight it out in the Women’s T20 Blast semi-final at the Kennington Oval in London. Both teams have a strong bowling attack that has played a key role in their wins so far.

2 of the last 4 matches of The Blaze Women ended without a result, while they won the other two while defending a total. Birmingham Bears, on the other hand, are coming into this match on the back of a defeat at the same venue in London, where they will take on The Blaze in the semi-final.

It is a great venue for T20 cricket where the pitch offers an even contest between bat and ball. In the last match played at the Oval, the team batting first scored 204 runs. Whereas, The Blaze, in their previous outing at the venue, successfully defended 169 runs, bowling out Surrey for 152.

They will pose a tough challenge to Birmingham Bears, who haven’t got their key batters performing as expected. The top 4 batters in the Birmingham Bears lineup are out of form, struggling to get off to a decent start.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

TBLZ-W

W L W L W

ESS-W

104/9 in 20.0 5.2

WVT20B

The Blaze Women beat Essex Women by 35 runs 13 Jul 2025

TBLZ-W

139/10 in 19.4 7.07

TBLZ-W

122/5 in 20.0 6.1

WVT20B

Surrey Women beat The Blaze Women by 10 runs 11 Jul 2025

SUR-W

132/9 in 20.0 6.6

TBLZ-W

188/6 in 20.0 9.4

WVT20B

The Blaze Women beat Hampshire Women by 37 runs 04 Jul 2025

HAM-W

151/10 in 18.1 8.31

WRW-W

172/6 in 20.0 8.6

WVT20B

Birmingham Bears Women Won by 25 runs 20 Jun 2025

TBLZ-W

147/8 in 20.0 7.35

TBLZ-W

153/5 in 18.2 8.35

WVT20B

The Blaze Women beat Lancashire Women by 5 wickets 19 Jun 2025

LAN-W

150/8 in 20.0 7.5

WRW-W

L W W L L

SUR-W

204/5 in 20.0 10.2

WVT20B

Surrey Women beat Birmingham Bears Women by 25 runs 18 Jul 2025

WRW-W

179/9 in 20.0 8.95

HAM-W

149/6 in 20.0 7.45

WVT20B

Birmingham Bears Women beat Hampshire Women by 16 runs 13 Jul 2025

WRW-W

165/9 in 20.0 8.25

SOM-W

127/9 in 20.0 6.35

WVT20B

Birmingham Bears Women beat Somerset Women by 22 runs 11 Jul 2025

WRW-W

149/8 in 20.0 7.45

WRW-W

139/10 in 19.3 7.13

WVT20B

Surrey Women beat Birmingham Bears Women by 4 wickets 09 Jul 2025

SUR-W

140/6 in 19.4 7.12

LAN-W

124/3 in 18.3 6.7

WVT20B

Lancashire Women beat Birmingham Bears Women by 7 wickets 06 Jul 2025

WRW-W

123/7 in 20.0 6.15

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

The Blaze Women Preview

The Blaze Women will be confident coming into this match with an in-form bowling attack that has led them to some brilliant wins in recent outings. They have played the Birmingham Bears twice in the league stage.

Their first encounter ended in a tie, while the second time around, The Blaze suffered a 25-run loss while chasing 176 runs. Just like the opposition, batting is a major concern for The Blaze Women, too.

However, in their last game of the league stage, openers Marie Kelly and Georgia Elwiss scored a fifty each and added 102 runs for the opening partnership. All-rounder Kathryn Bryce also made a significant contribution at number 3.

Her sister, Sarah Bryce, the wicket-keeper batter, has struggled at number 4 for quite some time now. The Bryce sisters need to step up and deliver a strong partnership to set The Blaze up for a big finish.

They also have the Australian all-rounder Heather Graham coming in at number 5, bringing plenty of experience with her. The Blaze Women have crossed the 160-run mark only twice in their last 4 outings.

However, with the recent performance from the openers and the conditions at the venue, we expect The Blaze Women to deliver a strong batting performance in this match.

Kathryn Bryce plays a key role with the ball as well and is one to watch out for. Cassidy McCarthy, Sarah Glenn, and Kristie Gordon are other key wicket-takers who’ve delivered consistently for The Blaze Women.

The Blaze Women Predicted Playing XI:

Marie Kelly, Georgia Elwiss, Kathryn Bryce, Sarah Bryce (wk), Heather Graham, Ella Claridge, Michaela Kirk, Sarah Glenn, Kristie Gordon (c), Lucy Higham, Cassidy McCarthy

The Blaze Women Actual Playing XI:

Grace Ballinger, Georgia Elwiss, Marie Kelly, Kathryn Bryce, Sarah Bryce, Heather Graham, Ella Claridge, Sarah Glenn, Kirstie Gordon, Cassidy McCarthy, Tammy Beaumont

Warwickshire Women Preview

Birmingham Bears Women will need to turn things around after their big loss on this ground in the last match. They conceded 200+ bowling first and lost the match by 25 runs. Skipper Georgia Davis will be hoping for a better outing from her batters in this match.

At the same time, she needs to find her rhythm with the ball. She has picked up just one wicket in her last three games and has conceded runs at an economy of over 8 runs per over.

Hannah Baker and Millie Taylor are the key wicket-takers in the side to watch out for. These two are among the reliable players in the squad and can deliver crucial breakthroughs to put Birmingham Bears on top of the game.

Phoebe Brett is also a promising bowler despite her economy being a concern in some of the recent games. Much like the opposition, Birmingham Bears Women also pack a strong punch as far as the bowling is concerned.

However, the negative aspect of this is their over-reliance on the bowlers to win matches. Laura Harris was the top scorer in their run chase against Surrey at this venue in the last match, scoring 40 off 14 balls at number 5.

Amu Surenkumar also looked promising at number 7. However, it is the top order that needs to step up and deliver big knocks to keep Birmingham Bears in the contest.

Issy Wong replaced Surenkumar at number 3 in the last game, but that didn’t work out so well. Openers Meg Austin and Davina Perrin hold the key to a good start. Perrin has looked promising while Austin continues to struggle to get going.

Sterre Kallis and Katie George are the key middle-order players who looked in great touch against Somerset at Taunton but failed to deliver since then.

Warwickshire Women Predicted Playing XI:

Meg Austin, Davina Perrin, Amu Surenkumar, Sterre Kallis, Katie George, Laura Harris, Natasha Wraith (wk), Millie Taylor, Georgia Davis (c), Hannah Baker, Phoebe Brett

Warwickshire Women Actual Playing XI:

Davina Perrin, Meg Austin, Issy Wong, Natasha Wraith, Sterre Kalis, Laura May Harris, Amu Surenkumar, Millie Taylor, Georgia Davis, Hannah Baker, Emily Arlott

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

There will be light rain around the match time with a high of 21 degrees Celsius in London. Rain is expected to clear out in an hour or so, and we can expect to have a thrilling semi-final between two quality sides at the Kennington Oval.

TBLZ-W vs WRW-W Pitch Report

Though it is generally considered to be a batting-friendly pitch, there is enough help for the bowlers as well at the Kennington Oval. The average 1st innings score in the last 10 T20 matches on this ground is 159 runs. We reckon anything over 165 runs in this match can be a highly competitive total, considering the current form of both teams and their bowling strengths.

Toss: To Bat

Teams batting first have won 5 of the 7 matches played at this venue in the Women’s T20 Blast 2025. Both teams have a strong bowling attack and, with enough runs on the board, can quite comfortably defend the score. Neither of the teams has a reliable middle order with in-form finishers, and as such, they aren’t in great shape to chase down a target in a knockout match.