England Women vs South Africa Women: ENG-W to win today’s match
England Women vs South Africa Women: England has already taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in their ongoing series against South Africa with a dominant all-around display. England has put up a dominant performance in the first two games, giving the visitors no chance. South Africa will look to end their tour with a win after losing all three ODIs and the first two T20Is
In South Africa’s first T20I, they managed only 111 runs by the time they were put out of their misery by Katherine Brunt. Laura Wolvaardt led the way with a stellar inning of 55 off her 49 balls. But it was England’s bowling powerhouse that ended up finishing off the game, as Sophia Dunkley and her colleagues completed an easy 15-over chase.
With a strong start, South Africa added 148 in their second innings. England chased it down in 19 overs, and in doing so registered an unbeaten victory. The South African side would want to finish undefeated across the board against its English counterpart.
ENG-W vs SA-W: The County Ground in Derby generally has a challenging pitch for batting. The average first innings total in the T20s is 133 and it is 106 in the second innings. Record highs at this ground are 166, by England Women against West Indies Women, winning a toss must elect to bat first being difficult on this ground, whereas chasing can be precarious on this surface
Top performers
Sophia Dunkley:
Dunkley is on a solid run with the bat across formats this series. She has the most runs, 82, at an explosive strike rate of 151.85 and a top score of 59. Dunkley has an average of 46 with a strike rate of 155.93 in T20Is this year. Her attacking nature in the powerplay on a challenging wicket might be just what England needs to secure their third win in the T20I series.
Best bowler:
Katherine Brunt:
Katherine Brunt is predicted to be the best bowler in the match. She has taken five wickets for England thus far, with an average of 7.80 and an economy rate of 4.87, as well as a strike rate of 9.6. If the bowling-friendly Derby wicket is in the same condition, Katherine is predicted to be able to take some top-priced wickets