England Women vs South Africa Women, 3rd ODI Match Preview:
England Women (EN-W) are set to host South Africa Women (SA-W) in the 3rd ODI match at Grace Road in Leicester on Monday. England Women won the 2nd match by a big margin of 114 runs to seal this three-match series on Friday. Sophia Dunkley smashed a hundred and Tammy Beaumont, Emma Lamb, and Natalie Sciver contributed with the fifties to put 338 runs on the target. Then Charlotte Dean and Issy Wong impressed for England to bowl out the traveling side on just 223 runs. Star opener Laura Wolvaardt and all-rounder Marizanne Kapp scored the fifties for South Africa.
Venue: Grace Road, Leicester
Date & Time: 18th July at 06:30 PM IST and 02:00 PM Local Time
Pitch Report:
The pitch at Grace Road is excellent for the pace bowlers. Batters will struggle in the early overs but they can manage big runs once the ball gets old. The average first innings score here is around 220 runs but we can expect a big total if the hosts get to bat first on Monday.
England Women:
Tammy Beaumont, Emma Lamb, Sophia Dunkley, Natalie Sciver, Heather Knight (c), Amy Jones (wk), Alice Davidson-Richards, Kathrine Burnt, Issy Wong, Sophie Ecclestone, Charlotte Dean.
South Africa Women:
Laura Wolvaardt, Andrie Steyn, Sune Luus (c), Lara Goodall, Chloe Tryon, Marizanne Kapp, Nadine de Klerk, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Ayabonga Khaka, Tumi Sekhukhune, Masabata Klaas.
Top Fantasy Picks:
Natalie Sciver:
Wolrd’s no. 1 all-rounder is one of the best batters currently. She scored another fifty in the last match, her 4th consecutive 50-plus score, and has also contributed with 4 wickets in this series.
Charlotte Dean:
The 21-year-old right-arm pacer took 4 wickets while conceding 53 runs in the last match and is leading the most-wickets chart with 5 wickets in this series.
Laura Wolvaardt:
The star South African opener scored 55 runs off just 48 balls in the last match and played a crucial 43-run knock in the first match. She is leading the most-runs chart for her team with 98 runs so far.
Marizanne Kapp:
The experienced all-rounder scored the highest 73 runs off just 59 balls in the last match to continue her red-hot form in every format.
Top Captain and Vice-Captain Choice for your Small League team:
Captain – Natalie Sciver, Marizanne Kapp
Vice-Captain – Tammy Beaumont, Shabnim Ismail
