England Women will kickstart their summer with the first of the three ODIs against Windies at Leicester on Thursday. The hosts are currently soaring high on the back of 10 consecutive wins and will be looking get going against Windies too.
Windies Women – who are are on England tour to play 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is – are coming after securing a 3-0 win against Ireland in T20Is. Windies Women will be without their key all-rounder Deandra Dottin due to a shoulder injury.
The clash will begin at 06:30 PM IST
England Women vs Windies Women, 1st ODI
Venue: Grace Road, Leicester
Time: June 06, 06:30 PM
Avg 1st inn score: 217
Avg 2nd inn score: 152
Highest Total: 377/7 (50 Ov) by ENGW vs PAKW
Lowest Total: 48/10 (25.2 Ov) by WIW vs RSAW
Highest Chased: 224/6 (44.4 Ov) by NZW vs ENGW
Lowest Defended: 221/7 (50 Ov) by SLW vs PAKW
The hosts have named a 15-member squad to be led by Heather Knight
Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Taylor and Jenny Gunn have been included in the squad
Freya Davies, Linsey Smith and Sophia Dunkley have been omitted from the squad
Georgia Elwiss is also missing out as she is yet to recover from a back stress
Windies are missing out their star all-rounder Deandra Dottin
Dottin will miss the entire tour due to a shoulder injury
EN-W –
Amy Jones, Laura Marsh, Nat Sciver, Heather Knight, Tammy Beaumont, Katherine Brunt, Fran Wilson, Lauren Winfield, Kate Cross, Sophie Ecclestone, Alex Hartley, Jenny Gunn, Anya Shrubsole, Sarah Taylor, Danni Wyatt
WI-W-
Stafanie Taylor (c), Kycia Knight (wk), Shemaine Campbelle, Natasha McLean, Shakera Selman, Britney Cooper, Afy Fletcher, Kyshona Knight, Chinelle Henry, Stacy-Ann King, Shamilia Connell, Hayley Matthews, Chedean Nation, Karishma Ramharack
Tammy Beaumont | Amy Ellen Jones | Anya Shrubsole
Amy Ellen Jones was the top scorer for the side in the Sri Lanka series. In three innings she slammed 209 runs at an average of 69.66, including three fifties
Tammy Beaumont was second in the list with 141 runs in three innings.
Anya Shrubsole, Kate Coss and Alex Hartley were the picks of the bowlers, returning with 5 wickets each
Hayley Matthews | Afy Fletcher | S Taylor
Hayley Matthews was the leading run-getter for the side in the recently concluded Ireland tour
She slammed an unbeaten century in the last game and will be a key in Windies batting lineup
Sarah Taylor and Chedan Nation were the other key contributors with the bat
Afy Fletcher and Stacy King finished as the leading wicket-taker in the series
In 3 innings, Fletcher bagged six wickets while Stacy King returned with three scalps