West Indies Women vs India Women, RSAW Tri Series 2023, Today Match Prediction 30 January 2023

wiw vs indw Match Prediction & Analysis

India Women and West Indies Women are meeting in the 6th and last match of the group stage at Buffalo Park, East London. India Women are looking forward to ending the group stage campaign with a win against West Indies Women.

West Indies Women have not won any game played in a tri-series. With 3 defeats from 3 matches, they are at the bottom of the table with 0 points. India Women, on another end, have won 2 out of the 3 matches played to be in the 1st place of the points table with 5 points.

It's just a formal match for both sides as West Indies Women are already out of the finals, and India Women are comfortable in a position to meet South Africa Women in a final match of the tri-series. West Women will try to end the campaign of the series on a winning note against India Women. 

TEAMS PREVIEW

West Indies Women Preview

West Indies Women have not won any game in the series so far. To end the series on a good note, they will face India Women in the 6th match of the series at  Buffalo Park in East London.

West Indies Women have recently lost all the last 5 T20Is played. In the last match against South Africa Women, the team failed to put a decent score on the board. They scored 97 runs in only 20 overs against the African bowling attack. Captain Hayley Matthews scored the highest in the innings with 34 runs in 26 balls.

While defending the target of 99 runs, West Indies Women lost the game by 10 wickets. No bowler in the team delivered a fine performance with the bowl. As a result, South Africa Women have chased down the target without losing a single wicket. 

The team’s batting unit has not yet fired this series so far. In the last game of the series, they need to utilize the team’s strength against India Women, who are at the top of the points table. 

Key players:
Shemaine Campbelle, Hayley Matthews, Chedean Nation, Kaysia Schultz.

West Indies Women Predicted Playing XI:

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

West Indies Women Actual Playing XI:

Afy Fletcher, Djenaba Joseph, Trishan Holder, Jannillea Glasgow, Hayley Matthews, Shamilia Connell, Shabika Gajnabi, Aaliyah Alleyne, Shemaine Campbelle, Zaida James, Rashada Williams

India Women Preview

Though India Women’s last match against South Africa Women went as a resultless game, they are in a safe position to play finals against South Africa Women once again. But before that, to end the group stage, India Women are playing against West Indies Women in the 6th match of the series.

While playing the last game against West Indies Women in this series, India Women scored 167 runs in 20 overs. Smriti Mandhana, with her not out 71 runs from 51 balls, was a top scorer in India’s innings. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur added 56 runs from 35 balls to the total. 

Indian bowlers bowled brilliant spells while defending the target against West Indies Women. With the help of Deepti Sharma’s 2 wickets for 29 runs in 4 overs and Radha Yadav’s 1 wicket for just 10 runs in the spell of 4 overs, India Women registered a comfortable victory by 56 runs over the opponents.

By looking at the overall squad of India Women, it's clear that they have good depth in the bowling and batting department. They have already beaten West Indies Women's this tri-series. India Women will try to end the series’ campaign unbeaten when they face West Indies Women in the last game. 

Key players:
Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur,  Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey. 

India Women Predicted Playing XI:

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

India Women Actual Playing XI:

Smriti Mandhana, Devika Vaidya, Deepti Sharma, Shikha Pandey, Renuka Singh, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur, Yastika Bhatia, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Pooja Vastrakar

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather will be rainy on the match day, with 40-50% rain chances. The maximum and minimum temperatures will be between 24°C - 19°C. The pitch has favored bowlers here in the 2nd inning of the games.

Venue Details

Buffalo Park in East London will host this match. The ground can accommodate 15,000 people and has conducted a few T20is and ODIs.

Toss: To Bat

The ground has conducted 3 T20I games so far here. Here the general trend is the winning captain chooses to bat first and tries to set a target against opponents. In the last 3 matches played at this venue, the team batting first won 2 times.