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The Hundred Women's 2022, LS-W vs OI-W: Mady Villiers guides Invincibles to second spot in the table

Tejas Rathi ∙ 28 Aug 2022

The Hundred Women's 2022, LS-W vs OI-W: Mady Villiers guides Invincibles to second spot in the table

Oval Invincibles wrapped up the chase in quick time and won by nine wickets against London Spirit in Match 19 of the Women's Hundred Competition.

The Hundred Women | Oval Invincibles Women trounce Southern Brave Women to become first champions

Mayank Kumar ∙ 21 Aug 2021

The Hundred Women | Oval Invincibles Women trounce Southern Brave Women to become first champions

On the back of a magnificent all-round performance from Marizanne Kapp and disastrous batting peroformances at the top of the order by the Southern Brave Women, the Oval Invincibles Women went on to become the first champions of The Hundred at the Oval. Chasing a tricky target of 122 from 100 balls, the Southern Brave Women were off to a horrific start with all the three top order batters Danny Wyatt, Gaby Lewis, and Sophia Dunkley scoring ducks against Kapp, who was whooping roud the corners in the first phase of the game. After their chase was derailed, all were lying on the shoulders of Stafanie Taylor if the Brave Women were to chase the target and ace the game on the night of the final. However, she too could not get going and was found short of the crease while getting despearte to hit the leg spin of Invincibles’ skipper Dane van Niekerk. The Brave capitulated inside 100 balls for a mere 73 and handed the Invincibles were proven invincible indeed by Kapp, who as deservingly adjuged Player of the Match. Earlier, the Brave skipper Anya Shrubsole sent the Invincibles in to bat first on a rainy day in London. The Invincibles too did not get off to a great start as Georgia Adam was sent back straightway by the skipper. However, the skipper van Niekerk and Fran Wilson got the women in green back on the track with a muted but substantial innings. Their hard-earned momentum was carried on by Kapp, who could do no wrong on the big night for the Invincibles along with Alice Capsey and Mady Villiers. During the innings break, the Brave Women could have backed themselves to get to the finding end and lift the trophy to become the first champion of the competition that is certain to ignite many debates and discussions around the evolution of the game over the next many years.

ENG W vs IND W | 1st T20I: With momentum by their side, Indian eves aim to level all-format series

Abhishek Singh ∙ 8 July 2021

ENG W vs IND W | 1st T20I: With momentum by their side, Indian eves aim to level all-format series

The Indian eves managed to snatch a narrow victory in the last ODI of the three-match series. With that, they also achieved two crucial points and got to four points, two behind hosts England who were at six points at the end of the ODIs. Part of an all-format series between the two sides, the three T20Is have six points up for grabs and if India Women manage to win the series 2-1, they will level with the English side at right points each and if they are able to clean sweep, they can even win the series comprising of a Test, three ODIs and three T20Is. The Test had four points up for grabs which were shared by the two teams while the white-ball formats had two points for each game. But for India to either level or win the series, they would have to play out of their skins. The main reason for this statement is the absence of Mithali Raj, India's skipper and the leading run-scorer for the Women in Blue during the ODI series. Apart from her, no other batter was able to get a hang of English bowling. The T20I skipper Harmanpreet Kaur on the other hand has had a horrible tour so far, unable to get in the mix either with the bat or ball in hand. However, vastly experienced Kaur knows that she is just an innings away from getting back into form. Acknowledging that she promised in a pre-match virtual press conference that a different approach from her would be on display during T20Is. The team would also look to utilise the form of Sneh Rana with both bat and ball. In fact, Harmanpreet indicated that Rana alongside young Richa Ghosh would work as finishers for the team late in the batting order. When it comes to England Women, they gave got in-form Danni Wyatt back in the squad alongside spinner Mady Villiers to go with horses for course approach as they removed Kate Cross and Lauren Winfield-Hill respectively. With all to play for, the two teams would look to use this opportunity to battle it out as well as to try and test their squad in similar conditions before the 2022 Commonwealth Games, where T20I has been included for the first time. England Women vs India Women: Match Details Match No.- 1st T20I Date and Time: July 09, 2021, 11:00 pm IST, 05:30 pm GMT and 06:30 pm Local Venue: County Ground, Northampton Broadcast and Livestream in India: Sony Sports Network and Sony LIV Pitch Report The pitch in Northampton usually favours the batters and is one of the high scoring grounds. However, in six T20Is, all the matches have been won by teams batting first, suggesting that there will be something for the spinners later in the second innings. Weather Forecast and Toss While there are 25-30% chances of rain, the ground would mostly be covered by clouds hovering above and making the temperature a bit chilly. Although it's a batting track, risking rain and hence the Duckworth Lewis system wouldn't be a wise choice. Hence field first might be the preferred option. Team News England Women The English Women would be forced to make at least two changes from the team that played the last ODI as both Cross and Winfield-Hill are not in the squad. Wyatt and Villiers thus would naturally fit into the squad. However with Sarah Glenn being there already, Villiers might have to make way for Tash Ferrant, or England could be brave enough and play three front line spinners. The one choice that skipper Heather Knight would be making involved experienced Anya Shrubsole and emerging quick Freya Davies. While Davies has been in good nick, Shrubsole hasn't looked her lethal best so far. Sophia Dunkley would once again fancy her chances to let loose as soon as possible. Probable XI Tammy Beaumont, Danielle Wyatt, Heather Knight(c), Natalie Sciver, Amy Ellen Jones(wk), Sophia Dunkley, Katherine Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Natasha Farrant/Mady Villiers, Freya Davies India For India, it would involve plenty of changes with Harleen Deol, Simran Dil Bahadur, Radha Yadav and Ghosh making it to the team and Mithali, Jhulan Goswami and Taniya Bhatia walking out. Indrani Roy might be ignored once again as the team is looking to play Ghosh as a wicketkeeper-batter. Probable XI Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues/ Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Richa Ghosh, Simran Bahadur Dream XI / Fantasy XI team Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana (c), Harmanpreet Kaur, Natalie Sciver (vc), Amy Ellen Jones(wk), Sophia Dunkley, Sneh Rana, Sophie Ecclestone, Poonam Yadav, Freya Davies

Danni Wyatt makes a comeback as England Women name 14 member squad for T20Is vs India

Abhishek Singh ∙ 6 July 2021

Danni Wyatt makes a comeback as England Women name 14 member squad for T20Is vs India

After missing the Test and the ODI series, Danni Wyatt, after knocking hard on the doors of the team, finally found a footing as she was named in the 14 member England Women squad to square off with India Women in the three-match T20I series. Along with Wyatt, spinner Mady Villiers, who was sent back twice in both the Test and the ODI series after being named in the initial squad, has finally made it to the squad as well. Kate Cross, who was Player of the Match in the 2nd ODI and opener Lauren Winfield-Hill are the two members of the ODI series win, who will not be a part of the T20I squad. The 30-year-old Wyatt, who has so far represented England Women in 116 T20Is, was not named in the ODI squad after her poor run in New Zealand. But post that tour, she hit three back to back fifties in the Rachael Hayhoe Flint 50 over Trophy. In her last two games, part of the Charlotte Edwards T20 trophy, the all rou5nder once again hit a 45 to make her case strong for selection. The T20is are important as far as the overall result of the long format series is concerned which is being led by England Women 6-4 currently. But If India Women manage to win the T20I series, each match of which is worth two points. England Head Coach Lisa Keightley is fully aware of that as well. "We've played some good cricket across both the Test and ODIs and we've named a strong squad for the IT20 series. It's 6-4 in the multi-format series and we're pushing hard to win,” she said post the announcement of the squad. "We probably weren't quite at our best in the third ODI so I'd like us to hit the ground running in the first IT20 and be ruthless,” she added. England Women Squad Heather Knight - Western Storm, Tammy Beaumont - Lightning. Katherine Brunt - Northern Diamonds, Freya Davies - South East Stars, Sophia Dunkley - South East Stars, Sophie Ecclestone - Thunder, Tash Farrant - South East Stars, Sarah Glenn - Central Sparks, Amy Jones - Central Sparks, Nat Sciver - Northern Diamonds, Anya Shrubsole - Western Storm, Mady Villiers - Sunrisers, Fran Wilson - Sunrisers, Danni Wyatt - Southern Vipers.