2nd ODI.
Match: India W vs England W.
Venue: Taunton.
Time: 7:00 pm IST.
Preview: After putting up a brave show in the Test match, the Indian Women were comprehensively defeated by England W in the 1st ODI. With the series down the line the action shifts to Taunton for 2nd ODI. India Women needs to get the act together whereas England Women would love to build on from their confidence in 1st ODI.
H2H: Both the teams have placed 70 ODIs against each other.
EnglandW won: 38.
IndiaW won: 30.
NR: 2.
Pitch Conditions:
Taunton has been a batting paradise for over the years. It is generally a high scoring venue with a par score of 245 in Men's ODI. However for Women's it is 170.There are slight chances of rain interruptions in this D/N encounter.
Ground Performance: (Last 5 Years).
SlW: 204/8 vs EngW: 206/3 (2017).
(Eng W won by 7 wkts).
Heather Knight:82 & 1w.
Winfield Hill: 26.
Sciver:2w.
Eng W: 366/4 vs Pak W: 164/10. (2016). (Eng W won by 202 runs).
Beaumont:168.
Sciver:48.
Winfield Hill:43.
Brunt:5w.
Shrubshole:2w.
IndW:173/5 vs EngW:177/7. (2012).
(Eng W won by 3 Wkts).
Mithali:92.
Beaumont:44.
Brunt:1w.
IndW:129/10 vs EngW:115/10. (2012) (IndW won by 14 runs).
Harmanpreet:21.
Jhulan:4w.
Beaumont:31.
Knight:10.
Brunt:4w.
Apart from these H2H matches IndW also played a game against WiW wt this venue which they won.
WiW: 183/8 vs IndW: 186/3. (2017).
(Ind W won by 7 wkts).
Mandhana:106.
Mithali:46.
Deepti: 2w.
Poonam Yadav:2w.
Harmanpreet:2w.
Bisht:1w.
Last 5 H2H performers:
IndW leads 3-2 in last 5 H2H.
IndW: 201/8.
Mithali:72.
Punam Raut:32.
Jhulan:1w.
Ekta Bisht:1w.
EngW: 202/2.
Beaumont:87.
Sciver:74.
Ecclestone: 3w.
Brunt: 2w.
Shrubshole: 2w.
IndW:205/8.
Mandhana:66.
Punam Raut:56.
Jhulan Goswami:3w.
Poonam Yadav:2w.
Shikha Pandey:2w.
EngW:208/8.
Wyatt:56.
Knight:47.
Katherine Brunt:5w.
Shrubshole:1w.
EngW:161/10.
Sciver:85.
Winfield:28.
Shrubshole:2w.
IndW:162/3.
Mandhana:63.
Mithali:47.
Raut:32.
Jhulan:4w.
Shikha Pandey:4w.
Poonam Yadav:2w.
IndW:202/10.
Jemimah Rodrigues:48.
Mithali:44.
Ekta Bisht:4w.
Shikha Pandey:2w.
Deepti Sharma:2w.
EngW:136/10.
Sciver:44&2w.
Knight:39.
Ecclestone:2w.
EngW:201/9.
Amy Jones:94.
Knight:36.
Shrubsohole:2w.
IndW:202/2.
Mithali:74.
Deepti:54 & 2w.
Mandhana:53.
Jhulan:2w.
Gayakwad:2w.
Poonam Yadav:2w.
IndW:113/10.
Mandhana:42.
Deepti Sharma:26.
Ekta Bisht:2w.
EngW:117/2.
Beaumont:39.
Knight:26.
Hazell:4w.
Ecclestone:4w.
Note: These matches were played in India where the conditions are a bit slow and spin friendly.
Recent Performance:
India played a 5 match ODI series against South Africa Women in India 2021, where they lost 4-1 to South Africa.
Punam Rout: 263 runs (5 Inns).
Mithali Raj: 210 runs (4 Inns).
Harmanpreet Kaur: 160 runs (4 Inns).
Jhulan Goswami: 8 wickets (4 Inns).
England W played a 3 match ODI series and 2 ODI practice matches against New Zealand W in 2021. England W ended up winning both the ODI and T20 series in the tour.
Tammy Beaumont: 276 runs (5 Inns).
Natalie Sciver: 171 runs & 5 wickets (5 Inns).
Heather Knight: 165 runs
Amy Jones: 109 runs (4 Inns).
Sophie Ecclestone: 5 wickets (5 Inns)
Katherine Brunt: 4 wickets (4 Inns).
Key Observations from 1st Match:
1. Brunt and Shrubshole are the opening bowlers of England and they enjoy these English conditions. Especially Brunt who also bowls in the death. Ecclestone is the key wicket taker.
2. Beaumont has a decent H2H record but is due for a failure. If she fails the duo of Sciver and Jones becomes important.
3. For India Mandhana is due for a big knock. If she can survive the initial burst from England bowlers expect her to score big. Shefali Verma is a hit or miss. She needs a bit of luck to get going.
4. Indian bowling looks weak barring Jhulan Goswami none of the bowlers looked in form. However given this is a D/N encounter expect them to get more purchase if they bowl second.
Players to watch out for:
Anya Shrubshole: She is England's premier fast bowler and has picked up 90 wickets from 70 matches. She also has a decent H2H record.
Knight: Probably everyone's captain for this game. The all rounder has scored 2935 runs and 49 wickets in her career. She is expected to bat at top 3 while her off spin is used to break partnerships.
Mandhana: She is a classy batsman but not in good form. She is due for a big knock. She has scored 2172 runs with an average of 42.58.
Harmanpreet Kaur: If the top order fails then Harmanpreet Kaur will be equally important.
Common Players:
Ind W:Mithali, Raut, Shefali Verma, Mandhana, Jhulan Goswami, Deepti Sharma.
EngW: Knight, Sciver, Ecclestone, Beaumont, Shrubshole, Katherine Brunt.
Teams:
India: Mithali Raj (c), Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur, Punam Raut, Priya Punia, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Sneh Rana, Taniya Bhatia, Indrani Roy, Jhulan Goswami, Shikha Pandey, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Poonam Yadav, Ekta Bisht, Radha Yadav
England: Heather Knight (c), Fran Wilson, Sophia Dunkley, Katherine Brunt, Nat Sciver, Tammy Beaumont, Amy Ellen Jones, Lauren Winfield, Kate Cross, Freya Davies, Sophie Ecclestone, Natasha Farrant, Sarah Glenn, Anya Shrubsole.
Probable Xi:
India Women: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Ponam Raut, Harmanpreet Kaur, Mithali Raj(C), Taniya Bhatia (Wk), Deepti Sharma, Jhulan Goswami, Shikha Pandey, Pooja Vastrakar, Ekta Bisht.
Ind W can think of bringing in Sneh Rana in place of 1 of the bowlers.
England Women: Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Windfield Hill, Heather Knight(C), Natalie Sciver, Amy Jones(Wk), Sophia Dunkley, Katherine Brunt, Sarah Glenn, Sophie Ecclestone, Kate Cross, Anya Shrubsole.
(England are unlikely to change their winning combination).
PlayingXi:
Fantasy Team:
Wk: Jones.
Batsmen: Beaumont, Mandhana, Mithali Raj.
All Rounders: Knight, Sciver, Deepti, Brunt.
Bowlers: Ecclestone, Shrubshole, Goswami.
Other options: Kate Cross, Winfield Hill.
Safe C/Vc: Knight, Sciver, Mandhana.
Differential: Beaumont, Jhulan Goswami, Ecclestone.
Risky: Brunt, Deepti Sharma.
Disclaimer: England W are the favourites to win this match. So if England wins the toss and elects to bowl first, then take England Bowlers and pick top 3-4 from England side.
We can expect Beaumont to fail in 1 game and Mandhana to shine. Also the spinner bowling in 2nd inns becomes
In that case you have to drop top order of India. Then players like Deepti, Harmanpreet Kaur will become important.
Also make a GL team favouring India Women.