In the first semi-final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020, the unbeaten India Women will be locking horns England Women. The India Women remained unbeaten in the league stages after having registered convincing victories against Australia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and New Zealand. On the other hand, England Women just lost a single game against South Africa Women but then defeated West Indies, Thailand and Pakistan comprehensively. Both the teams will be high on confidence for this knock-out encounter and will be looking to perform with their highest of abilities in order to book a spot in the grand finale.
Let’s now look at the Today Match Prediction for this fixture
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup- Semi-Final 1
India Women vs England Women
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
March 5, Thursday at 09:30 AM IST
Head to Head: In their last five meetings, England Women have won four matches and India Women have won just a single game.
February 3, 2018: Australia (96/3 in 11.3 overs) defeated New Zealand (117/9 in 20 overs) by 7 wickets (DLS Method)
November 25, 2018: India (168/4 in 19.4 overs) defeated Australia (164/6 in 20 overs) by 6 wickets.
Injury Status: There is currently no update on any injury unavailability.
Team Combination
Playing XI:
Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Deepti Sharma, Veda Krishnamurthy, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad.
India Women Squad
Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Arundhati Reddy, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav, Pooja Vastrakar, Harleen Deol, Veda Krishnamurthy.
Injury Status: There is currently no update on any injury unavailability.
Team Combination
Playing XI:
Heather Knight (C), Amy Ellen Jones (wk), Danielle Wyatt, Natalie Sciver, Fran Wilson, Tammy Beaumont, Katherine Brunt, Mady Villiers, Anya Shrubsole, Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn.
England Women Squad
Heather Knight (C), Amy Ellen Jones (wk), Danielle Wyatt, Natalie Sciver, Fran Wilson, Tammy Beaumont, Katherine Brunt, Lauren Winfield, Anya Shrubsole, Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Georgia Elwiss, Mady Villiers, Freya Davies, Kate Cross.
We are backing India Women to win this match.
WK: Amy Ellen Jones
BT: Shafali Verma, Heather Knight, Jemimah Rodrigues
ALL: Natalie Sciver, Deepti Sharma
BW: Poonam Yadav, Sophie Ecclestone, Radha Yadav, Sarah Glenn, Shikha Pandey
Captain choices: Shafali Verma, Natalie Sciver, Heather Knight, Poonam Yadav.
Grand League Tip: It is expected to be a shortened game due to the rain forecast and therefore, make sure you pick your team accordingly.