Essex Women

𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 :​ Essex Women vs Durham Women​​𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 : May 14,Wednesday​𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 : 15:00 PM IST​​𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐔𝐄 :​ County Ground, Chelmsford 𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 :​ Women’s One Day Cup, 2025 Essex Eye Redemption Against Durham Essex Women vs Durham Women 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. ESSW vs DUR-W Match Prediction & Analysis Essex Women square off against Durham Women in match 26 of the Metro Bank Womens One Day Cup 2025 on Wednesday, 14th May. The match is slated to be played at County Ground, Chelmsford and the scheduled start time is 3:00 PM IST.  Essex Women are reeling from a 17-run defeat against Hampshire Women in their most recent outing, marking their fifth loss of the season. Meanwhile, Durham Women are riding high after a morale-boosting 3-wicket victory over Warwickshire Women, snapping their four-match losing streak. Current Standings – Essex Women find themselves languishing at the bottom of the table (8th place) with a mere 4 points from 6 matches (1 win and 5 losses). Durham Women sit just above them in 7th place with 9 points from the same number of matches (2 wins and 4 losses). TEAMS PREVIEW Essex Women Preview It’s been another tough outing for Essex Women, as their poor form persists with a narrow defeat in a match they’ll feel they could have won. Ultimately, a disappointing batting performance hampered their chances. In their recent encounter against Hampshire Women, Essex Women won the toss and elected to bowl first. However, their bowlers struggled to contain the Hampshire Women’s batting lineup, who posted a formidable total of 273 for the loss of 5 wickets. Kate Coppack was the pick of the bowlers, finishing with figures of 2 for 44. Abtaha Maqsood proved to be the most economical, conceding just 27 runs in her 8 overs at an impressive economy rate of 3.37. Chasing the target, Essex Women got off to a solid start with their openers putting on a 47-run partnership for the first wicket. Their captain, Grace Scrivens, played a magnificent innings, scoring a brilliant century with 101 runs off 120 balls, including 13 boundaries. Jodi Grewcock contributed a valuable 33 runs, while Sophia Smale added 26. Unfortunately, the rest of the batting order failed to capitalize, and Essex Women eventually fell short, finishing their innings at 256 for 8. Durham Women Preview After a commanding 9-wicket victory over Essex Women in their season opener, Durham Women experienced a dip in form, losing their subsequent four matches – three while defending totals and one while chasing. However, they bounced back in their last game, securing a win over Warwickshire Women and putting an end to their four-match losing streak. Asked to bowl first, Durham Women put in a disciplined bowling performance to restrict Warwickshire Women to 243 for 9 in their 50 overs. Sophia Turner (3 for 58), Grace Thompson (2 for 17), Mady Villiers (2 for 35), and Katie Levick (2 for 40) all contributed with crucial wickets in a collective effort. In the chase, Durham Women suffered an early setback with the loss of Emma Marlow, leaving them at 24 for 1.  However, their captain, Hollie Armitage (46 runs), and Suzie Bates (72 runs) steadied the innings with a crucial 104-run partnership for the second wicket. Mady Villiers then played a vital innings of 65 runs, holding firm at one end. In the end, Grace Thompson’s quickfire 13 runs helped them seal the victory, adding a valuable 34 runs for the 8th wicket to see them over the line. Weather Conditions The weather forecast for the County Ground, Chelmsford today, Wednesday, May 14th, indicates a temperature of around 7°C. It is expected to be a sunny day with no chance of rain. The wind will be blowing at approximately 11 km/hr, and the humidity will be at 91%. ESSW vs DUR-W Pitch Report The pitch at County Ground, Chelmsford is known to be batter-friendly, often resulting in high-scoring encounters. So far this season, the average first innings score at this venue stands at a competitive 260 runs. It’s also anticipated that the pacers will find more assistance on this surface. Toss: To Bowl Looking at the two matches played at the County Ground, Chelmsford so far this season, there’s been an even split in results, with the team batting first winning one and the team chasing winning the other. However, as observed in the last match at this venue, the pitch seemed to favor batting as the game progressed.  Interestingly, Durham Women have won both of their matches this season while chasing, and Essex Women also secured their only victory while batting second. We predict that the captain winning the toss will likely opt to bowl first.