Northamptonshire Women vs Worcestershire Women, WODC, Today Match Prediction

NORW vs WORW Match Prediction & Analysis

Northamptonshire Steelbacks square off against Worcestershire Rapid Womens in match 15 of the Metro Bank Womens One Day Cup Division II 2025 on Thursday, 15th May. The match is slated to be played at County Ground, Nottingham and the scheduled start time is 3:00 PM IST. 

Northamptonshire Steelbacks Women are coming off a four-wicket defeat against Middlesex Women in their last match at their home ground in Northampton. Worcestershire Rapids Women also suffered a 29-run loss against Sussex Sharks Women in their most recent outing in Worcester.

Current Standings - Northamptonshire Steelbacks Women currently sit in 5th place with 9 points from 3 matches, having secured 2 wins and endured 1 loss, in addition to picking up one bonus point. Worcestershire Rapids Women, meanwhile, occupy 4th place with 10 points from their 3 matches, also ing 2 wins and 1 loss, and have managed to gain 2 bonus points.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Northamptonshire Women Preview

After winning their opening two matches of the season, Northamptonshire Steelbacks Women suffered their first defeat in their most recent game against Middlesex Women on May 3rd in Northampton. Batting first, Northamptonshire Women were bowled out for 144 runs in 46.2 overs.

Mabel Reid (29 runs) was the top scorer for the Steelbacks Women in the match, while Ella Phillips (28 runs), Michaela Kirk (24 runs), and Amelia Kemp (22 runs) were the other batters to reach double figures. Defending their total, Northamptonshire put up a strong fight, with Ella Phillips leading the bowling attack by taking three wickets for 40 runs (3/40). Mabel Reid (1/28), Amelia Kemp (1/19), and Anisha Patel (1/20) were the other wicket-takers.

So far this season, Michaela Kirk has been the leading run-scorer with 229 runs in three matches, while no other batter has sured 50 runs. Ella Phillips is the leading wicket-taker for Northamptonshire Women this season with 7 wickets.

Northamptonshire Women Predicted Playing XI:

Amelia Kemp, May Drinkell, Michaela Kirk, Bethany Ascott, Gemma Marriott, Lenny Sims, Alicia Presland, Ella Phillips, Mabel Reid, Poppy Smart, Anisha Patel.

Worcestershire Women Preview

Worcestershire Rapids Women began their season with a commanding 114-run victory over Yorkshire Women, which they followed up with another 63-run win against Leicestershire Foxes Women. However, after two consecutive wins, they suffered a 29-run defeat in their most recent match against Sussex Sharks Women.

Electing to bowl first, Worcestershire Rapids Women restricted Sussex Sharks Women to 250 for 5 wickets (250/5). Phoebe Brunt, Emily Churms, and Flora Bertwistle each took a wicket. In pursuit of the target, Worcestershire Women made a decent start with their openers putting on a 40-run partnership for the first wicket. However, they then lost wickets at regular intervals and were eventually bowled out for 221 runs in 41.4 overs. Gwen Davies was their top scorer with 59 runs.

Clare Boycott is currently the leading run-scorer with 130 runs in 3 matches, and middle-order batter Bryony Gillgrass is the second-highest run-scorer with 102 runs. In the bowling department, Flora Bertwistle and Phoebe Brunt are t leading wicket-takers with 5 wickets each.

Worcestershire Women Predicted Playing XI:

Gwen Davies, Clare Boycott, Chloe Hill, Ruby Davis, Bryony Gillgrass, Sophie Beech, Amy Wheeler, Phoebe Brett, Jess Beach, Flora Bertwistle.

Weather Conditions

The weather at County Ground, Northampton on Thursday, 15th May is expected to be around 16°C and mostly cloudy with no chances of rain and the wind blowing at 21 km/hr. 

NORW vs WORW Pitch Report

The pitch at County Ground, Northampton favours the bowlers and is a low scoring venue. The average 1st innings score in the Women's 50 over matches played at Northampton this season is 155 runs. We predict another low scoring game between two good bowling lineups. 

Toss: To Bowl

Considering the conditions at County Ground Northampton this season, where the team bowling first has won the only match played, it suggests the surface offers assistance to the bowlers early on before becoming more conducive to batting as the game progresses. Therefore, we predict that the team winning the toss will likely opt to bowl first.