England vs Australia Women 2nd ODI: All You Need To Know

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England vs Australia Women: After a spectacular comeback by England, which defeated Australia in the first One-Day International in Bristol and will aim for a similar result in the second game at the Rose Bowl, the Women’s Ashes are finely matched at 6-6. England was struggling against Australia in the Women’s Ashes this summer after losing the lone Test match and the first T20. But Heather Knight’s team responded, going on to win the T20 series 2-1 and taking the lead in the ODI series by winning the first match in Bristol last time out. Therefore, England and Australia are now tied at 6-6 in the series, but there is still work to be done because the Women’s Ashes would be retained by Australia if they win either of the two remaining ODIs, the first of which is on Sunday in Hampshire.

The second ODI England vs Australia will take place on 16th July 2023 at the Rose Bowl Cricket Ground, Southhampton.

Match Details to Note

Match: England vs Australia 2nd ODI Women’s International

Date: July 16, 2023 (Wednesday)

Time: 3:30 PM IST

Venue: Rose Bowl Cricket Ground, Southhampton

England vs Australia

England Women (Match Odds- 2.30)

Preview

The first Women’s Ashes ODI saw England defeat Australia by a score of 267-8, marking their most successful run chase in the format and their first victory against the world champions since 2017. In the Women’s Ashes, England has surprised expectations by defeating Australia in each of their last three games, but up until this summer, Australia had won 41 of the previous 42 games in the format. England is now in a position to win the Ashes and they are not going to give it up easily.

Full Squad:

Heather Knight (c), Nat Sciver-Brunt (vc), Tammy Beaumont (wk), Lauren Bell, Alice Capsey, Kate Cross, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Danielle Gibson, Sarah Glenn, Amy Jones (wk), Issy Wong, Danni Wyatt

Players to watch out for:

Heather Knight

She is the current holder of the record for the highest individual score by an English woman in ODI cricket, with 168 runs scored against Australia in 2022. In the last match, she scored 75 runs in 86 balls and received the Player of the Match award. The English caption will be the player to watch out for.

Nat Sciver-Brunt

She is a technically gifted batter who is capable of scoring runs in all formats of the game. She is also a handy bowler who can provide valuable overs in the middle overs. In the last game, she scored 31 runs but her better performance came with the ball she balled 8 overs and took 2 wickets with an economy of less than 5.

Possible Playing XI:

Heather Knight (C), Lauren Bell, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Danielle Gibson, Sarah Glenn, Amy Jones, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danielle Wyatt.

Australia (Match Odds- 1.62)

Preview

Australia Women batted first in the first ODI, scoring 263 for 8 in 50 overs. At the top of the order, Phoebe Litchfield and Elysse Perry played well and amassed 34 and 41 runs, respectively. In 50 overs of action, Beth Mooney’s 81 significant runs in the middle order helped Australia Women’s total reach a respectable 263 runs. Heather Knight performed a true match-winning performance, scoring 75 not out and rescuing Australia from defeat in the 49th over with two wickets remaining.

Full Squad:

Alyssa Healy (C&WK), Tahlia McGrath (VC), Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Grace Harris, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Beth Mooney (WK), Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham

Players to watch out for:

Beth Mooney

The 2nd ranked ODI batter will be the player to look out for. She will be grinding to score high runs in the ODI games to win the series and also to climb back to the 1 position of the women’s ODI batters list. She scored 81 runs in the first ODI but lost the game to the Aussies but English side. The Australian number 4 batter will be the player to watch out.

Ashleigh Gardner

She is a right-handed batter and right-arm off-spinner. In the last game, she took 3 wickets and completed her overs with an economy of 4.20. Gardner is a rising star in the world of cricket and will be the player to watch out for.

Possible Playing XI:

Alyssa Healy (C/WK), Beth Mooney, Grace Harris, Annabel Sutherland, Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Jess Jonassen, Ellyse Perry, Tahlia McGrath, Kim Garth, Megan Shutt.

England vs Australia Women Head to Head

The head-to-head record between England and Australia is very one-sided but England turned the tables in the last match. Both teams played ODI against each other 84 times. Australia has won 56 times whereas England has only won 23 times. England will be looking to close the gap in the head-to-head stats in this series and they have successfully won the first game.

England vs Australia Women Toss Prediction

The stats on this ground is very equal. The batting first team won 14 games and the batting second team won 15 games so the toss does not matter very much. still the team who wins the toss might choose to bowl first.

England vs Australia Women Pitch Report

The Rose Bowl Cricket Stadium pitch favors bowlers more than batsmen, and it is here that batsmen, particularly opening batsmen, suffer. Because the new ball moves a lot, fast bowlers here have enormous swings, which makes things very difficult for top-order batsmen. Fast bowlers can benefit from additional bounce on this field. For spin bowlers, the surface is also very helpful since it gives them a good turn and bounce. Although historically it has been an excellent place for batting because it is England’s quickest track, bowlers now predominate in most games.

England vs Australia Women Match Prediction

England was outstanding in the first of three ODIs in the Women’s Ashes, attaining their target of 263 with 11 balls left thanks in large part to captain Knight, who hit an unbeaten 75. They began out strong, scoring 84-1 in Gloucestershire, and that was their highest-ever run chase in ODI cricket. However, given how close it was last time out and Australia’s prior record of 41 wins in 42 matches, the match result market is best avoided. Instead, Mooney is a good pick to lead Australia in runs scored at the Rose Bowl based on player markets. After scoring 32, 22, and 61 not out in the T20 series, Mooney hit 81 not out in the opening ODI in Bristol. Mooney, who had two innings of 33 and 85 in the Test match, may be crucial to getting Australia back on track.

Australia is predicted to win the game at the odds of 1.62.