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AUSW vs ENGW Match Prediction & Analysis

It has been a familiar narrative across this multi-format series with Australia Women winning all four of the games (3x WODIs and 1x T20Is) and England Women unable to turn some positive positions into unassailable ones.

In the last WT20I, Australia Women looked in command throughout, not losing their first wicket until 114 runs were on the board and then adding another 15 runs from the final over. And as soon as they had dismissed both England Women's openers for ducks, the writing was very much on the wall.

This will be a fresh game though and both teams begin in Canberra without any runs on the board and with no wickets down. The only problem for England Women is that they look at their opponents and see a winning machine but when they look in the mirror, they know they are an inferior squad to their hosts.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

AUSW

W L W W W

AUSW

198/7 in 20.0 9.9

AUS-W vs ENG-W

Australia beat England by 57 runs 20 Jan 2025

ENGW

141/10 in 16.0 8.81

AUSW

134/5 in 20.0 6.7

ICCWWC__T20

South Africa beat Australia by 8 wickets 17 Oct 2024

RSAW

135/2 in 17.2 7.79

IND-W

142/9 in 20.0 7.1

ICCWWC__T20

Australia beat India by 9 runs 13 Oct 2024

AUSW

151/8 in 20.0 7.55

AUSW

83/1 in 11.0 7.55

ICCWWC__T20

Australia beat Pakistan by 9 wickets 11 Oct 2024

PAKW

82/10 in 19.5 4.14

AUSW

148/8 in 20.0 7.4

ICCWWC__T20

Australia Women won by 60 runs 08 Oct 2024

NZW

88/10 in 19.2 4.55

ENGW

L W W W L

AUSW

198/7 in 20.0 9.9

AUS-W vs ENG-W

Australia beat England by 57 runs 20 Jan 2025

ENGW

141/10 in 16.0 8.81

RSAW

124/10 in 20.0 6.2

ENG-W vs SA-W 2024

England beat South Africa by 9 wickets 30 Nov 2024

ENGW

128/1 in 11.3 11.13

RSAW

168/6 in 20.0 8.4

ENG-W vs SA-W 2024

England beat South Africa by 36 runs 27 Nov 2024

ENGW

204/4 in 20.0 10.2

RSAW

142/5 in 20.0 7.1

ENG-W vs SA-W 2024

England beat South Africa by 4 wickets 24 Nov 2024

ENGW

143/6 in 19.2 7.4

ENGW

141/7 in 20.0 7.05

ICCWWC__T20

West Indies women won by 6 wickets 15 Oct 2024

WIW

142/4 in 18.0 7.89

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Australia Preview

After injuries ruled out captain Alyssa Healy and Ashleigh Gardner from the opening WT20I, Georgia Voll and Grace Harris proved themselves to be decent enough understudies and both made contributions to the win in Sydney.

There is no guarantee that either Healy or Gardner will be seen again across this multi-format series but Australia Women are never afraid to back replacements and in Voll and Harris they have two very accomplished players.

It was the experienced Beth Mooney who took the gloves in Sydney and also top scored with 75 runs from 51 balls on her way to the Player of the Match award and she is likely to go on the attack from ball one once again. With the ball, all six of Australia Women's bowlers picked up a wicket and we expect them all to chip in with tight bowling once again in this game.

Australia Predicted Playing XI:

Beth Mooney (wk), Georgia Voll, Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Annabel Sutherland, Tahlia McGrath (c), Grace Harris, Georgia Wareham, Alana King, Kim Garth, Megan Schutt

Australia Actual Playing XI:

Phoebe Litchfield, Georgia Voll, Grace Harris, Tahlia McGrath, Ellyse Perry, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham, Beth Mooney, Kim Garth, Alana King, Megan Schutt

England Women Preview

The knives have been out for this England Women's side after they gave up the opportunity of wrestling back the Women's Ashes by losing the last match. They do still have the opportunity to draw the series, if they can win each of the remaining WT20Is and the Women's Test.

But the problem for England Women is that the team they put out for the opening WT20I was their strongest available and even if there is a clamour for changes with one final throw of the dice, it will only weaken the side.

In reality, it is highly unlikely that both openers will make ducks again and that should give the squad plenty of confidence, not that Sophia Dunkley needs any more after she hit a brilliant 59 runs from 30 balls in Sydney! Furthermore, skipper Heather Knight hit 168 not out in a Women's Test here in 2022.

With the ball, Sophie Ecclestone was the pick in the last game and we expect the left-arm spinner to lead the way again in this match.

England Women Predicted Playing XI:

Maia Bochier, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Sophia Dunkley, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Heather Knight (c), Amy Jones (wk), Freya Kemp, Sophie Ecclestone, Charlie Dean, Sarah Glenn, Lauren Bell

England Women Actual Playing XI:

Maia Bouchier, Danielle Wyatt, Heather Knight, Sophia Dunkley, Freya Kemp, Natalie Sciver, Amy Jones, Lauren Bell, Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The game is likely to begin under floodlights with cloudy skies and a small chance of rain. The temperature will be at 24 degrees to kick things off but will drop to the high teens by the close.

AUSW vs ENGW Pitch Report

This is not the fastest wicket in Australia and the batters often have to manoeuvre and work the ball to score runs as opposed to thrashing it to the fence. A total of 165 is likely to be plenty in the first innings.

Toss: To Bowl

When the last WT20I took place here, in January 2024, South Africa Women shocked the cricketing world by beating Australia Women by six wickets. It proved to be a fore-runner of the Women's T20 World Cup semi-final and so we predict that both sides will want to bowl first ahead of this game.