This article will talk about the probable XIs for both teams and continue with the Dream11 predictions and the winning fantasy team for the 3rd ODI between England Women and India Women that is scheduled to take place on the 3rd of July 2021.
The England Women team won both matches convincingly as they clinched the series by 2-0 and now it will be the last match for the Indian-W team to make a comeback and play for an hr. In the second ODI match, England-W again opted to field first and restricted India-W on a 221. Kate Cross picked five wickets and Sophie Ecclestone picked three wickets. In the run chase, after some early wickets, Sophia Dunkley scored an unbeaten 73 and won the match for her team.
Indian Women Team lost both the games due to collective failure of the batting unit. Both openers got the start in both the matches but failed to convert it into big knocks. Mithali Raj was the only stand-out performer for India Woman in both matches. In the bowling department, Jhulan Goswami and Poonam Yadav bowled well but they didn’t have much total to defend as England Woman won both the matches.
Match Details
Venue: New Road, Worcester
Pitch and Weather: The pitch will be played similar to the last two ODIs, batsmen will enjoy their batting after getting set and pacers will get assistance with the new ball. The weather will be cloudy throughout the match and there are chances of some showers in the evening. The temperature will be around 21°C throughout the match.
Date and Time: July 3, 2021, 3.30 PM IST.
Probable Playing XIs
The England Women Team will be pleased with their dominant performance in the first ODI against India Women. They will look to stick with the same playing XI in the second match. England Women Team’s bowlers bowled brilliantly in both the matches and their batsmen took the game away from the Indian bowling attack as are ahead in this series by 2-0.
Indian Women Team lost both the games due to collective failure of the batting unit. Both openers got the start in both the matches but failed to convert it into big knocks. Mithali Raj was the only stand-out performer for India Woman in both matches. In the bowling department, Jhulan Goswami and Poonam Yadav bowled well but they didn’t have much total to defend as England Woman won both the matches.
IND-W: Shefali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Punam Raut, Mithali Raj(c), Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Taniya Bhatia(wk), Jhulan Goswami, Shikha Pandey, Ekta Bisht.
ENG-W: Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Winfield Hill, Heather Knight(c), Natalie Sciver, Amy Jones(wk), Sophia Dunkley, Katherine Brunt, Sarah Glenn, Sophie Ecclestone, Anya Shrubsole, Kate Cross.
Match Prediction
The England Women Team showed complete dominance in both the matches as they chased targets with ease. By looking at their form and consistency of bowling unit, England Women will start as favorites in this third ODI against India-W.
Fantasy Picks
Batsmen: Smriti Mandhana and Shefali Verma both got the start in the powerplay overs. Shafali scored 44 runs and Smriti Mandhana scored 22 runs in the second ODI against Eng-W. Mithali Raj scored back to back fifties in both ODIs. Tammy Beaumont will open for Eng-W so she will be another must-pick option from the batting section.
All-Rounders: Natalie Sciver and Katharine Brunt both will be important picks from the Eng-W team. Brunt scored 33 runs and bowled complete overs and Sciver scored 19 runs and picked one wicket in the last match. Deepti Sharma will be a good pick from India-W Team.
Wicket-Keeper: Amy Jones scored 28 runs in the last match as she will be the only good pick from the wicket-keeping section.
Bowlers: Sophie Ecclestone took 3 and Kate Cross took 5 wickets in the last match for the England Women team. Jhulan Goswami scored 19 runs and picked one wicket so she will also be an important pick from the bowling section.
Captaincy Choices
Fantasy Team: Amy Jones, Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Mithali Raj, Tammy Beaumont, Natalie Sciver(c), Katherine Brunt, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone(VC), Kate Cross, Jhulan Goswami.
Captain – Natalie Sciver
Natali Sciver will give points with both bat and ball, so she will be the best pick for the Captain in this match.
Vice-Captain – Sophie Ecclestone
Sophie Ecclestone looked in a really good rhythm as she picked six wickets in two matches so, she will be the best pick for the Vice-Captain.
Dream11 Team
