Preview:
Australia Women will square off with England Women in the 2nd T20I of the Women’s Ashes on Saturday. With clinical all-round performances, Australia Women wrapped up a convincing win in the first T20I by 9 wickets with 18 balls to spare to go 1-0 up in the series. Tahlia McGrath stole the show with her impressive performances with both bat and ball. The Aussies are always tough to beat at home and are aiming to secure a 2-0 lead in this match.
England Women were completely outplayed by the Aussie Women in the first T20I. They put up a decent score of 169 runs on the board and lost the match by 9 wickets in the end. Danni Wyatt had a good last game, and she will be the key for them upfront in the second T20I.
Match Details:
Australia Women vs England Women, 2nd T20I
Venue: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Date & Time: January 22nd, at 8:40 AM IST and 1:40 PM Local Time
Live Streaming: Sony Sports Network
Pitch Report:
It’s a well-made surface where scoring runs isn’t that hard for the batters. There will be some help for the quicks if they bowl accurate line and lengths. Considering the previous result, batting second seems to be a good choice here.
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Probable Playing XIs for AU-W vs EN-W:
Australia Women
Meg Lanning (c), Alyssa Healy (wk), Tahlia McGrath, Rachael Haynes, Ashleigh Gardner, Grace Harris, Nicola Carey, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Tayla Vlaeminck, Megan Schutt
England Women
Tammy Beaumont, Danielle Wyatt, Natalie Sciver, Heather Knight (c), Amy Jones (wk), Sophia Dunkley, Maia Bouchier, Katherine Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Freya Davies
Top Picks for AU-W vs EN-W Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Australia Women
Tahlia McGrath had a stunning 1st T20I and she rightfully was adjudged the player of the match award for her brilliant all-round show. Initially, she bagged 3 crucial wickets and later scored an unbeaten 91 runs from just 49 balls.
Meg Lanning expressed herself with the bat in the 1st T20I. The Australian Women team’s skipper scored 64* runs from 44 balls, which included 8 fours.
Top Picks – England Women
Danielle Wyatt gave a solid start for the visitors in the first T20I with her classical knock of 70 runs from 54 balls, with the help of 6 fours and 3 sixes.
Tammy Beaumont is a busy cricketer at the crease. She knows how to steal runs with ones and twos. She accumulated handy 30 runs in the first T20I and will be a good pick for your fantasy teams.
AU-W vs EN-W Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (This Series) | Dream11 Points |
| Tahlia McGrath | 91 runs and 3 wickets | 221 |
| Meg Lanning | 64 runs | 86 |
| Alyssa Healy | 7 runs | 12 |
| Danielle Wyatt | 70 runs | 94 |
| Tammy Beaumont | 30 runs | 42 |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for AU-W vs EN-W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Alyssa Healy, Meg Lanning (c), Tammy Beaumont, Danielle Wyatt (vc), Rachael Haynes, Heather Knight, Katherine Brunt, Tahlia McGrath, Jess Jonassen, Sophie Ecclestone, Alana King
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for AU-W vs EN-W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Alyssa Healy, Meg Lanning, Tammy Beaumont, Danielle Wyatt, Heather Knight (c), Natalie Sciver, Tahlia McGrath (vc), Ashleigh Gardner, Megan Schutt, Alana King, Freya Davies
AU-W vs EN-W Risky Captaincy Choices:
Alyssa Healy didn’t play to her calibre as she was dismissed early in the 1st T20I for just 7 runs. However, she is an experienced player and you can pick her as your fantasy team skipper.
Natalie Sciver knows how to accelerate in the middle phases of the game. She did well in the 1st T20I where she scored 32 runs from 23 balls. She is a risky captaincy pick for your fantasy teams.
Player you should avoid:
Going with the balance, it’s better to avoid Amy Jones while making your fantasy teams.
