Match Preview –

England Women will take on India Women in the 1st ODI match at the County Ground, Bristol on 27 June 2021. After an enthralling Test match that proved to be full of twists and stark turns for both teams, it would be fascinating to see how this ODI series will turn out to be.

Pitch and Weather Report –

The pitch will assist the batters and it will be best suited for pacers rather than spinners. Batting and bowling favorability for both innings will be balanced. Patchy rain is possible with a maximum temperature of 17°C and a minimum temperature of 12°C.

Venue Stats (One day international)

Total matches                                                                       26

Matches won batting first                                                     10

Matches won bowling first                                                    15

Average 1st Inns scores                                                       243

Average 2nd Inns scores                                                      216

Highest total recorded by ENG-W vs RSA-W                      373/5 (50 Ov)

Lowest total recorded by ZIM vs ENG                                  92/10 (24.5 Ov)

Highest score chased by ENG vs PAK                                 359/4 (44.5 Ov)

Lowest score defended by NZ vs ENG                                182/10 (50 Ov)

Top 2 Wicketkeeper picks

1) Amy Ellen Jones – Even though the right-handed wicketkeeper batter is perfectly capable behind the wickets, her batting is her strong suit. She has strong command, power and fluency to her current form.

Matches – 47

Runs – 1017

Average – 28.5

2) Taniya Bhatia – The right-handed batsmen performed well in her last test match against England and the same will be expected from her today.

Matches – 15

Runs – 121

Average – 20.16

Top 4 Batsman Picks

1) Shafali Verma – The 17-year-old right-handed cricketer, gave a stellar batting performance in her last Test match against England. This is her debut to this format, but she is not new to the game.

2) Heather Knight – This middle order right-handed batsmen will have big shoes to fill after the 95 hard hitting runs she scored in her last Test match against India.

Matches – 104

Runs – 2935

Average – 38.61

3) Smriti Mandhana – The right-handed opening batter is an experienced player with good stats record in this format. She will be expected to perform her best in this series too.

Matches – 56

Runs – 2172

Average – 42.58

4)  Tammy Beaumont – Tammy has shown a series of good performances including her last match against India. She will give good fantasy points as she is an experienced batsmen in this format.

Matches – 74

Runs – 2618

Average – 45.13

Top 4 Bowler Picks

1) Sophie Ecclestone – This slow left-arm spinner is renowned for her accuracy and economy and she was once ranked at 1st position for her bowling in T20 format by ICC.

Matches – 27

Wickets – 39

Economy – 3.8

2) Kate Cross – This right arm medium fast bowler has her strengths in the longer format matches and the upcoming match is just perfect for her skills to give good fantasy points.

Matches – 28

Wickets – 35

Economy – 4.26

3) Jhulan Goswami – She is one of the most experienced bowlers in the Indian squad and with her right arm medium bowling style, she has good control through the minute deviations of the pitch.

Matches – 186

Wickets – 233

Economy – 3.28

4) Katherine Brunt – The right arm medium fast bowler has improved through the years and with her aggressive bowling attack and her experience in this format, she will prove beneficial in the upcoming matches.

Matches – 25

Wickets – 233

Economy – 3.28

Top 4 All-rounder Picks

1) Sneh Rana – With her right arm off-break bowling style she took 4 important wickets in her last test match against England and the same performance will be expected out of her in the next match.

Matches – 7

Runs – 21

Average – 32.14

Wickets – 7

Economy – 4.24

2) Natalie Sciver – A skiddy, accurate and medium pacer from England squad, she has given impressive performances over the years and will give good fantasy points with her batting as well as bowling.

Matches – 70

Runs – 1981

Average – 39.61

Wickets – 49

Economy – 4.36

3) Deepti sharma – This southpaw with right arm off-break bowling style, gave phenomenal performance and took 3 wickets from England in the last Test match. The same will be expected out of her in the next match.

Matches – 58

Runs – 1488

Average – 28.72

Wickets – 65

Economy – 3.88

4) Harmanpreet Kaur – She is one of the best and most experienced allrounder in the Indian squad and has given good performances till now. She will prove to be a good skillful player for her team in the next match.

Match – 104

Runs – 2532

Average – 35.66

Wickets – 25

Economy – 5.14

Predicted Playing 11

England

Amy Jones (WK), Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight (C), Lauren Winfield, Natalie Sciver, Fran Wilson, Sophia Dunkley, Anya Shrubsole, Katherine Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone, Kate Cross

India

Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Mithali Raj (C), Punam Raut, Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Shikha Pandey, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Jhulan Goswami, Pooja Vastrakar

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