West Indies Women vs India Women, India Women tour of West Indies, 2019, Today Match Prediction 10 Nov 2019

wiw vs indw Match Prediction & Analysis

 West Indies will be looking to make a strong comeback when they take on India in the opening game of the T20I series played at Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in St Lucia on Saturday. Captain Stefanie Taylor will be hoping that the side can get back to winning ways in the five-match T20I series. Shakera Selman and Chinelle Henry have been included in the T20 squad for the series.

On the other hand, Captain Harmanpreet Kaur will be hoping that the side can maintain their standards with bat and ball. The visitors will be looking to field their best combination for this opening game of the T20I series.

TEAMS PREVIEW

West Indies Women Preview

The home side will need to raise their game with bat and ball in this five-match T20I series. Captain Stefanie Taylor will be hoping that senior players can contribute well in this format. In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of Hayley Matthews, Stefanie Taylor and Chedean Nation to deliver the bulk of runs. Since November 2018, Hayley Matthews has done a decent for West Indies Women in the T20 format. She has accumulated 227 runs in 9 matches at an average of 28.37 with a strike rate of 138.41. She has scored one century and one half-century during this period.

Captain Stefanie Taylor will be looking to continue her good form with the bat in this T20I series. In the recently concluded ODI series, Taylor topped the batting charts for West Indies women with 193 runs at an average of 64.33. The team management will be hoping that Stefanie Taylor can make a notable contribution with the bat in this contest. Chedean Nation, Kyshona Knight and Natasha McLean will need to contribute with the bat in this opening game of the T20I series. In the bowling department, the side will be relying on the likes of Afy Fletcher, Anisa Mohammed and Shakera Selman to provide crucial breakthroughs.

West Indies Women Predicted Playing XI:

Hayley Matthews, Natasha McLean, Shemaine Campbelle (wk), Stefanie Taylor (c), Chedean Nation, Kyshona Knight, Stacy-Ann King, Aaliyah Alleyne, Afy Fletcher, Anisa Mohammed, Shakera Selman.

West Indies Women Actual Playing XI:

Afy Fletcher, Stacy-Ann King, Hayley Matthews, Kyshona Knight, Shemaine Campbelle, Chedean Nation, Chinelle Henry, Anisa Mohammed, Shakera Selman, Aaliyah Alleyne, Natasha McLean

India Women Preview

The visitors will be keen to continue the winning momentum after winning the one-day series against West Indies. Harmanpreet Kaur and co. will be looking to deliver a clinical performance with the bat and ball in this T20I series. Veda Krishnamurthy, Harleen Doel, Shafali Verma and Pooja Vastrakar have been included in the T20 squad for the five-match series. In the batting department, the side will be depending on the likes of Smriti Mandhana, Jemima Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur to deliver the bulk of the runs. Since November 2018, Smriti Mandhana has been a standout performer for India in the T20 format. She has accumulated 476 runs in 15 matches at an average of 31.73 with four half-centuries to his name.

Captain Harmanpreet Kaur has been in excellent form with the bat in this format. She has scored 301 runs in 12 innings at an average of 30.10. She has scored one century during this period. She will be keen to make a decent score for the side in this contest. Jemima Rodrigues, Veda Krishnamurthy and Deepti Sharma will need to deliver runs for the side in this opening game of the T20I series. In the bowling department, the side will be depending on the likes of Radha Yadav, Poonam Yadav and Deepti Sharma to deliver crucial breakthroughs.

India Women Predicted Playing XI:

Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Tanya Bhatia (wk), Deepti Sharma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemima Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Veda Krishnamurthy, Pooja Vastrakar, Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav.

India Women Actual Playing XI:

Smriti Mandhana, Veda Krishnamurthy, Taniya Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav, Jemimah Rodrigues, Radha Yadav, Harmanpreet Kaur, Shafali Verma, Pooja Vastrakar

Weather Conditions

The wicket prepared for the game will be decent for batting. The weather conditions for the game to be played on Saturday is going to have cloudy skies with a gentle breeze.

Venue Details

Darren Sammy International Cricket Stadium in St Lucia is going to host the opening game of the T20I series between West Indies women and India women. The home side will take heart from the fact they won last five T20 matches played at this venue.On the other hand, India women have yet to place a T20I game at this venue.

Toss: To Bowl

The side that wins the toss would be looking to bowl first and make use of newly prepared wicket. The average score at this venue is around 130 runs.