Preview:
England Women will take on South Africa Women in the first match of the ODI series on Monday. South Africa were impressive in the ODI format in the previous WC having reached the semi finals. But they are going through a transition period as couple of the players have retired. On the other hand, England Women were the runners up in the recently concluded World Cup and will start as favorites in this fixture
Match Details:
England Women vs South Africa Women, Match 1
Venue: County Ground, Northampton
Date & Time: 11th July at 06:30 PM IST and 02:00 PM Local Time
Live Broadcast: Fancode
ENG-W vs SA-W, Match 1 Pitch Report:
The surface will be a balanced one and will help the pacers initially. The average score on this pitch is around 270 runs and both teams will prefer chasing.
Injury News:
(will be added when there is an update)
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ENG-W vs SA-W, Match 1 Probable Playing XIs:
England Women
Tammy Beaumont, Emma Lamb, Danni Wyatt, Heather Knight (c), Amy Jones (wk), Natalie Sciver, A Davidson, Kate Cross, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Bell, Issy Wong.
South Africa Women
Laura Wolvaardt, Andrie Steyn, A Bosch, Sune Luus (c), Chloe Tryon, Trisha Chetty (wk), Marizanne Kapp, Nadine de Klerk, Ayabonga Khaka, Shabnim Ismail, Tumi Sekhukhune.
Top Picks for ENG-W vs SA-W 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Laura Wolvaardt is a quality batter in this format and has scored 3039 runs in just 77 ODI matches at an average of 45.4.
Marizanne Kapp has scored 2220 runs and has taken 146 runs in 126 ODI matches which makes her a very good choice to have for this match.
Sophie Ecclestone is the top ranked bowler in this format having taken 76 wickets in just 46 ODI matches.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for ENG-W vs SA-W 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Tammy Beaumont, Amy Jones (vc), A Bosch, D Wyatt, Heather Knight, Laura Wolvaardt (c), M Kapp, N Sciver, S Ecclestone, Issy Wong, Tumi Sekhukhune
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for ENG-W vs SA-W 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Tammy Beaumont, A Bosch, E Lamb, Heather Knight, Laura Wolvaardt, M Kapp (vc), A Davidson, N Sciver (c), S Ecclestone, K Cross, Tumi Sekhukhune
Captain and Vice-Captain Options:
Captain Options: N Sciver, Laura Wolvaardt
Vice-Captain Options: M Kapp, Amy Jones
