Preview:
England Women will up against New Zealand Women in the 5th and final ODI of the series. England Women have already wrapped up the series 3-1 with one game still left in the series. They won a close contest in the fourth ODI in the final over of the match. Skipper Heather Knight’s timely century won the game for them. The English women still want to extend their winning margin to 4-1.
New Zealand Women gave their best in the fourth ODI, but still ended up on the losing side. Middle-order batters did really well to take the score beyond the 240-run mark, but England Women on their home soil always a difficult side to beat. They can’t win the series from now on all they can do is to end the tour on a winning note.
Match Details:
England Women vs New Zealand Women, 5th ODI
Venue: St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Date & Time: September 26th, at 3:30 PM IST and 11:00 AM Local Time
Live Streaming: Sony Sports Network
Pitch Report:
We can say the track here will favor the batters and bowlers need to toil hard to pick wickets. St Lawrence Ground hasn’t hosted any International fixture in the last 16 years. However, it is the home ground of Kent, where lot of domestic matches have been played.
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Probable Playing XIs for EN-W vs NZ-W:
England Women
Lauren Winfield, Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight (c), Natalie Sciver, Amy Jones (wk), Sophia Dunkley, Danielle Wyatt, Anya Shrubsole, Charlotte Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Kate Cross / Freya Davies
New Zealand Women
Suzie Bates, Lauren Down, Maddy Green, Amy Satterthwaite, Sophie Devine (c), Katey Martin (wk), Brooke Halliday, Hayley Jensen, Hannah Rowe, Jess Kerr, Leigh Kasperek
Top Picks for EN-W vs NZ-W Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – England Women
Heather Knight has scored one century and a half-century already in this series. The England Women’s skipper is the leading run-scorer in this series with 214 runs in 4 matches at an average of 53.5.
Danielle Wyatt is doing a pretty decent job for England Women down the order. In 3 matches in this series, she has notched 100 runs at an average of 50, with the highest score of 63*.
Top Picks – New Zealand Women
Amy Satterthwaite had a good tour of England. She has mustered 167 runs in 4 matches in this series at an average of 55.66, which includes 2 half-centuries. She has even picked up a wicket.
Sophie Devine is an effective all-rounder who has had a good series so far. In 4 matches, she has scored 106 runs at an average of 26.5 and has picked up 6 wickets as well.
EN-W vs NZ-W Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (This Series) | Dream11 Points |
| Heather Knight | 214 runs | 288 |
| Danielle Wyatt | 100 runs | 137 |
| Lauren Winfield | 97 runs | 146 |
| Amy Satterthwaite | 167 runs and one wicket | 257 |
| Sophie Devine | 106 runs and 6 wickets | 318 |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for EN-W vs NZ-W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Katey Martin¸ Lauren Winfield, Danielle Wyatt, Tammy Beaumont, Nat Sciver, Heather Knight (c), Amy Satterthwaite (vc), Sophie Devine, Charlotte Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Hannah Rowe
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for EN-W vs NZ-W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Amy Jones, Danielle Wyatt, Tammy Beaumont (vc), Maddy Green, Heather Knight, Amy Satterthwaite, Sophie Devine (c), Charlotte Dean, Hannah Rowe, Leigh Kasperek, Freya Davies
EN-W vs NZ-W Risky Captaincy Choices:
Lauren Winfield has scored 97 runs in 4 matches in this series at an average of 24.75. You can take a risk and pick her as your fantasy team skipper.
Maddy Green averages 32.66 with the bat in this series and she has scored one half-century as well. She is a risky captaincy pick for your fantasy teams.
Player you should avoid:
Sophia Dunkley has scored 22 runs in this series so far. Considering her present run of form, it’s better to avoid her while making your fantasy teams.
