West Indies Women vs New Zealand Women, WIW vs NZW, Today Match Prediction 25 September 2022

wiw vs nzw Match Prediction & Analysis

New Zealand Women continue their good show on the tour of the West Indies. They defeated the home side in the 2nd ODI to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. The Kiwis have been good in all the departments and have found answers from all the difficult situations they’ve been put under. West Indies Women haven’t been up to the task at all and would be hoping to avoid a 3-0 whitewash now. 

TEAMS PREVIEW

West Indies Women Preview

West Indies Women have been found wanting this series. Their batting, particularly, has looked rusty and not up to international standards. For the second game running, the hosts struggled to put up a decent score after opting to bat first. They could only post 169-9 on the board and the Kiwis chased the target down with almost 10 overs to spare.
Barring skipper Hayley Matthews’ 46 off 80 balls, none of the main batters could make an impact. Chinelle Henry has been a revelation down the order and contributed again with a knock of 30 off 35 balls.

West Indies were better with their bowling and kept things tight throughout. Off-spinner Karishma Ramharack was the pick of the lot with a spell of 3-22 from 6 overs. New ball bowlers Shamilia Connell and Chinelle Henry have been the weak links of the unit and need to start picking some wickets at the start. 
 

West Indies Women Predicted Playing XI:

Rashada Williams (wk), Natasha McLean, Shabika Gajnabi, Stafanie Taylor, Hayley Matthews (c), Kyshona Knight, Chinelle Henry, Shakera Selman, Afy Fletcher, Karishma Ramharack, Shamilia Connell

West Indies Women Actual Playing XI:

Karishma Ramharack, Afy Fletcher, Natasha McLean, Kyshona Knight, Shabika Gajnabi, Chinelle Henry, Shakera Selman, Aaliyah Alleyne, Hayley Matthews, Stafanie Taylor, Rashada Williams

New Zealand Women Preview

New Zealand Women have been excellent so far on this tour. Almost everyone has contributed at different points and they look like a well-balanced outfit. During the 2nd ODI, They were 51-3 while chasing the target of 170, with Suzie Bates, Sophie Devine, and Amelia Kerr back in the hut. This time, Maddy Green stepped up and played a responsible knock of 48 off 78 balls. Lauren Down (33 off 55 balls) was also very good on a tough wicket.

The Kiwi bowlers are really enjoying the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium pitch. Almost everyone chipped in again with wickets, but Eden Carson’s 3-31 was the performance of the match. Left-arm spinner Fran Jonas impressed again with a miserly spell of 1-17 from 10 overs. Seamer Hayley Jensen’s experience at the start has also been very handy. She has taken 3 wickets in the two matches at an economy of 5.35.
 

New Zealand Women Predicted Playing XI:

Sophie Devine (c), Suzie Bates, Amelia Kerr, Maddy Green, Lauren Down, Brooke Halliday, Hayley Jensen, Lea Tahuhu, Isabella Gaze (wk), Eden Carson, Fran Jonas

New Zealand Women Actual Playing XI:

Jess Kerr, Brooke Halliday, Lauren Down, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze, Amelia Kerr, Suzie Bates, Sophie Devine, Fran jonas, Georgia Plimmer, Molly Penfold

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The pitch at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium has been on the slower side. Batting hasn’t been easy as the ball has gripped the surface a little and coming on slowly. Batters would have to show patience to survive on this wicket. Slower bowlers will again find plenty of help from this pitch.

A shower is expected in the afternoon in Antigua on the day of the match, but we should still get a full game.

Venue Details

The average total by the team batting first at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium is 227 in ODIs. The team batting second will have a slight advantage, as we have seen in this series. The team batting first should look to post a total of around 240-250 runs.

Toss: To Bowl

Both the matches in the series have been won by the chasing side. The team winning the toss is likely to field first.