Thailand Women vs West Indies Women, ICC Womens T20 World Cup 2020, Today Match Prediction 22 Feb 2020

thaiw vs wiw Match Prediction & Analysis

ICC Women`s World Cup has arrived with much speculation and jubilation with a huge spike of audience viewership. Thailand Women`s team make their first World Cup appearance and play against the West indies in their debut match. They finished runners-up in the eight-team ICC qualifiers tournament to reach the World Cup.

West Indies team on the other hand directly qualified for the World Cup and will look to win the tournament against the Thailand team. West Indies will fancy themselves against the newbie Thailand but will need to care so that complacency does not creep in.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Thailand Women Preview

West Indies is led by their star all-rounder Stefanie Taylor and she will look to inspire her team to qualify for the semi-finals for their group. Britney Cooper and Lee-Ann Kirby are expected to open the batting followed by their skipper at No.3 position. All-rounders Deandra Dottin, Hayley Mathews, and Chedean Nation form an excellent middle-order batting line-up giving good depth in both batting and bowling department.

Shakera Salmen, Lee-Ann Kirby, and Shamile Coneel will form the pace bowling attack of the team and are a bit less experienced. Anisa Mohammed, Afy Fletcher, and Hayley Mathews together form one of the most destructive spin bowling trio among the teams.

Key Players:

Stefanie Taylor – Stefanie Taylor is a genuine all-rounder who bats at the top order and will complete her quota of over’s on most days. Her performance will be a big factor in taking her team to the knockout stages.

Anisa Mohammed – Anisa Mohammed has evolved to become one of vital bowlers for the West Indies team. Her offies in the middle overs strangle the opposition batsmen and help to build pressure on the scoring rate consistently.

Thailand Women Predicted Playing XI:

Stefanie Taylor (c), Britney Cooper, Lee-Ann Kirby, Deandra Dottin, Hayley Mathews, Chedean Nation, Shemaine Campbelle (Wk), Anisa Mohammed, Afy Fletcher, Shamile Conell, Shakera Salmen

Thailand Women Actual Playing XI:

Nattaya Boochatham, Onnicha Kamchomphu, Chanida Sutthiruang, Naruemol Chaiwai, Soraya Lateh, Suleeporn Laomi, Nannapat Khoncharoenkai, Wongpaka Liengprasert, Ratanaporn Padunglerd, Sornnarin Tippoch, Nattakan Chantam

West Indies Women Preview

Thailand team will be over the moon with their World Cup selection and will look to turn heads with her fighting spirit in this tournament. Sornnarin Tippoch leads their team and will have a big ask of guiding her team in their maiden World Cup campaign. Nattaya Boochatham, Naruemol Chaiwai, Nannapat Koncharoenkai, Nattakan Chantam, and Chanida Sutthiruang will be required to the bulk of scoring for the team. Their bowling unit struggled against New Zealand in the practice matches and will have a huge task ahead of them in the coming matches. Nattaya Boochatham, Suleeporn Laomi, Nattakan Chantam, Chanida Sutthiruang, and Soraya Lateh must take responsibility and contribute to the team with their disciplined bowling efforts.

Key Players:

Chanida Sutthiruang – Chanidu had a good game against the Kiwis in the practice match scoring 36 runs and taking 2 wickets with the ball in hand. She will look to continue her good showing with the ball and bat in this match.

Nattaya Boochatham – Boochatham is the leading wicket-taker for Thailand in T20UIs with 48 scalps and will look to reach 50 wickets in this match. She has also scored 361 runs with the bat to help the team`s batting.

West Indies Women Predicted Playing XI:

Sornnarin Tippoch (c), Nattaya Boochatham, Naruemol Chaiwai, Suleeporn Laomi, Nattakan Chantam, Chanida Sutthiruang, Soraya Lateh, Wongpaka Liengprasert, Nannapat Koncharoenkai (wk), Ratanaporn Padunglerd, Onnicha Kamchomphu

West Indies Women Actual Playing XI:

Afy Fletcher, Hayley Matthews, Shamilia Connell, Chedean Nation, Chinelle Henry, Anisa Mohammed, Deandra Dottin, Aaliyah Alleyne, Shemaine Campbelle, Lee Ann Kirby, Stafanie Taylor

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather looks dark and gloomy with 50% chances of rain and rain is expected to cause interruptions in the match.

Venue Details

WACA is lively pitches with good bounce, pace and carry for the bowlers. Faster bowlers may enjoy the conditions here more than spinners. We can expect average scores in range of 130-140 runs in this match.

Toss: To Bat

Teams batting first has got more success in the women`s games recently and both captains will look to bat first to put opposition under pressure during the chase.