πππππ :ββ England Women vs West Indies Womenβ
ππππ : May 21,Wednesdayβ
ππππ : 23:00 AM ISTββ
πππππ :β The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
ππππππππππ :β 1st T20, 2025
England Women begin their home summer in Wednesday’s WT20I against West Indies Women.
- England Women have lost their last three WT20Is.
- West Indies Women have won their last three WT20Is.
- West Indies won the last head to head in this format in October 2024.
England Women vs West Indies Womenβ
TV channels: The fans can watch the match live on Hotstar
Live Streaming: Live streaming of the match will be available on the FAFA191 Cricket Exchange India and website.
ENGW vs WIW Match Prediction & Analysis
The start of an international summer is always an exciting moment for any side and this year England’s Women side have the honour of playing a match the day before England’s Men begin their season on Thursday!
It was October last year when the teams last met and West Indies Women ended a run of successive defeats against England Women with a famous six win victory with 12 balls remaining.
That game was in the Women’s T20 World Cup and saw West Indies Women dump England Women out of the competition and the hosts will be determined to make amends at the St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury.
This is also a key moment for England Women who begin a new era under the captaincy of Nat Sciver-Brunt and the coaching of Charlotte Edwards.
TEAMS PREVIEW
England Women Preview
After an awful tour of Australia during the Women’s Ashes earlier this year, England Women have been waiting for a chance to re-set and start again and this series at home against West Indies Women will give them the opportunity to do so.
Although England Women have a new captain and a new head coach, the make up of their side is much the same as was seen down-under in Australia in January and February.
It will be very interesting to see how Heather Knight gets on as she returns to the ranks after giving up the captaincy while it will also be key for the hosts that new captain Nat Sciver-Brunt does not lose her golden touch with the bat and ball!
Spinner Sophie Ecclestone has not been selected as she is only just back playing after injury and this should give Charlie Dean an opportunity to enjoy the limelight as the top slow bowler in the side.
West Indies Women Preview
West Indies Women beat England Women the last time they went head to head but this is likely to be a tough assignment across the series including in this game on Wednesday in Canterbury.
But Hayley Matthews, who is one of the most talented female cricketers in the world, will bring a team who are confident and will not take a backward step in this fixture.
Matthews, Qiana Joseph, vice-captain Shemaine Campbelle, Aaliyah Alleyne and Stafanie Taylor are likely to be key players for the ‘women in maroon’ across this game in Canterbury but as ever with West Indies Women, many of the other players may struggle with the level.
When they last met, Joseph took the Player of the Match with 52 runs from 38 balls as she and Matthews hit 102 runs at the top of the order for the first wicket.
Weather Conditions
There may be plenty of rain around earlier in the day in Canterbury with some showers remaining at the toss. The conditions may see a reduced-overs match with the temperature no higher than 14 degrees.
ENGW vs WIW Pitch Report
There is typically a good contest between bat and ball in Canterbury but with the overhead conditions it may well be better than normal for the bowlers! A par score is likely to be no higher than 140.
Toss: To Bowl
This will be the third WT20I in Canterbury and the first since July last year. The last game was won by the team fielding first so we predict that both captains will want to bowl first in this match.
