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CLAIM NOWToss Winner - England Women won the toss and choose to bowl first
The old foes Australia and England find themselves in an unchartered territory. Who’ll come up trumps?
We are backing Australia Women as winners of this contest.
Tournament: | ICC Womens T20 World Cup Warm-up Matches, 2024 |
Format: | t20 |
Venue: | ICC Academy Dubai, دبي, United Arab Emirates |
Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
Weather: | 37.3°C|Sunny |
The ICC Women's T20 World Cup is almost here. And teams are gearing up for what should be an exciting tournament with their warm-up fixtures.
England will be looking to avenge their recent defeats against Australia in a crucial warm-up match. England holds a slight edge over Australia in their head-to-head record, winning 20 out of 42 matches. However, Australia has claimed victories in big matches and will be looking to keep that streak going.
The two cricketing powerhouses are set to test their squad depth and figure out potential combinations for the starting XI. It will be interesting to see how the two teams adapt to the conditions in the UAE and which players will step up to the challenge.
148/5 in 19.1 7.72
AUS-W vs NZ-W
Australia Women beat New Zealand Women by 5 wickets146/6 in 20.0 7.3
78/10 in 18.1 4.29
BD-W vs AUS-W 2024
Australia beat Bangladesh by 77 runs155/6 in 20.0 7.75
103/9 in 20.0 5.15
BD-W vs AUS-W 2024
Australia beat Bangladesh by 58 runs161/8 in 20.0 8.05
170/5 in 19.5 8.57
IRE-W vs ENG-W 2024
Ireland beat England by 5 wickets169/8 in 20.0 8.45
England Women beat Australia Women by 5 wickets (D/L method)
186/9 in 20.0
Womens Ashes 2023
England Women won by 3 runs
183/8 in 20.0
153/7 in 20.0
Womens Ashes 2023
Australia Women won by 4 wickets
154/6 in 19.5
Australia has dominated women's T20 cricket in recent years, winning the last three World Cups.
Led by the experienced Alyssa Healy, Australia boasts a formidable batting lineup, featuring Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, and Tahlia McGrath. The top order players have had an excellent last twelve months with the bat for the national side and their franchises in different tournaments.
The Australian bowling attack, led by Megan Schutt, Ash Gardner, and Georgia Wareham has been equally impressive in all conditions. And it looks as strong as ever with plenty of all-rounders in there.
Despite their recent success, Australia has faced some challenges. The form of Tahlia McGrath and Ash Gardner with the bat seems to have dipped, which is a concern they would like to address in the warm-up fixtures. Megan Schutt's bowling has also been slightly off-colour of late, but Georgia Wareham has made giant strides of late and grown into a mature cricketer.
Their bowling unit is known for making fine adjustments to different conditions and executing its plans with accuracy, and if they stick to their strengths and bowl with confidence in these overseas conditions, Australia will have no trouble defending their trophy.
Alyssa Healy (capt/wk), Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Ash Gardner, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Sophie Molineux, Megan Schutt, Tayla Vlaeminck
Alana King, Beth Mooney, Grace Harris, Phoebe Litchfield, Ashleigh Gardner, Alyssa Healy, Darcie Brown, Tahlia McGrath, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham, Sophie Molineux, Kim Garth, Tayla Vlaeminck, Ellyse Perry
England has consistently challenged Australia's dominance in recent years, reaching the final of the 2018 World Cup and the semi-finals of the 2020 and 2023 editions.
England's recent form has been mixed, with wins over strong opponents but also losses to Australia and South Africa. Heather Knight has been a stalwart for England, leading the team from the front. Her batting has been very consistent, with 484 runs in her last 21 matches at a strike rate of 125.
Danielle Wyatt has also been in impressive form, scoring 459 runs from 17 matches at a fairly good clip of 144.8. Maia Boucher’s stocks have risen, with her chalking up close to 400 runs from 16 games up top at a healthy 123 strike rate. In the same period, Alice Capsey and Nathan Sciver Brunt – each scoring above 335 runs- have gone about their job nonchalantly, delivering exactly what the team needs.
England's bowling attack has done incredibly well, with their spin trio Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, and Charlie Dean taking complete ownership of things.
Ecclestone has been England's leading wicket-taker, claiming almost 30 wickets in her last 16 matches. Glenn and Dean have also bamboozled batters with their spin, ing for 26 and 21 scalps respectively in the same period.
They’re going to lead England’s charge with the ball with spin in conducive conditions.
Danni Wyatt, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Heather Knight (capt), Amy Jones (wk), Freya Kemp, Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Lauren Bell
Alice Capsey, Maia Bouchier, Danielle Wyatt, Heather Knight, Sophia Dunkley, Danielle Gibson, Natalie Sciver, Freya Kemp, Amy Jones, Bess Heath, Lauren Bell, Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Linsey Smith
WT20I matches in UAE have generally been low-scoring with the exception of an odd match here and there where batters find their range quickly and go berserk. Spin takes centre-stage in these slow and dry wickets with low bounce, so we could see both teams unfurling their spinners early on. Weather-wise, things are looking all good.
The match will be hosted in the ICC Academy, Dubai. Australia and England have engaged in fierce battles all over the world, but they will go face to face for the first time in UAE.
Stats suggest there’s no definite advantage to batting first or bowling first at this venue. Teams chasing have won more in the UAE than teams setting a total, so we guess we’re going to see more of that in the matches to come. And this warm-up could very well mark a beginning of that trend.
There’s hardly anything to separate between Australia and England in of squad depth, experience and skill-set. But we think Australia just have the mental edge over England in ICC tournaments, and they’ll dominate England right from the word go.
We are backing Australia Women as winners of this contest.
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