India vs West Indies, Women's T20 World Cup 2023: Probable XIs, pitch report, weather forecast, and live streaming details
Match 9 of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 will see India Women square off against West Indies Women. Newlands in Cape Town will play host to this exciting Group B contest.
India Women got off to a winning start at the T20 World Cup 2023. They defeated their arch-rivals Pakistan Women by seven wickets in their opening game.
Radha Yadav picked up two wickets as they restricted Pakistan Women to 149/4. In reply, Jemimah Rodrigues remained unbeaten on 53 and a fantastic cameo from Richa Ghosh (31* off 20 balls) helped them chase down the total with one over to spare.
West Indies Women, on the other hand, suffered a heavy seven-wicket defeat against England Women in their opening fixture of the World Cup.
Batting first, skipper Hayley Matthews top-scored with 42 as they finished their innings on 135/7. Chinelle Henry picked up two wickets and they tried hard but couldn’t defend the total as the English side got across the line in 14.3 overs. The Caribbean side needs to fire in unison in their next game to grab their first win of the competition.
India Women vs West Indies Women Match Details:
Match: India Women vs West Indies Women, Match 9, Group B, ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023
Date and Time: February 15 2023, Wednesday, 6:30 pm IST
Venue: Newlands, Cape Town
India Women vs West Indies Women Pitch Report
The pitch at Newlands is slow in nature. The ball tends to hold a bit onto the surface and the batters will have to be on their toes while batting on this deck. The spinners enjoy bowling here and will play a major role.
India Women vs West Indies Women Weather Forecast
The temperature in Cape Town is expected to hover between 18 and 23 degrees Celsius.
India Women vs West Indies Women Probable XIs
India Women
The Indian side is expected to continue with the winning combination if Smriti Mandhana doesn’t get fit in time.
Probable XI
Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia/Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Thakur Singh
West Indies Women
The Caribbean side is likely to field the same XI despite suffering a loss in their opening game.
Probable XI
Hayley Matthews (c), Rashada Williams (wk), Shemaine Campbelle, Stafanie Taylor, Shabika Gajnabi, Chinelle Henry, Chedean Nation, Zaida James, Afy Fletcher, Shamilia Connell, Shakera Selman
India Women vs West Indies Women Match Prediction
West Indies Women are coming off a loss in their last game and will have to fire in unison to challenge the high-flying India Women. The latter are high on confidence at the moment and will be going all-out to secure their second win on the trot.
Prediction: India Women to win this encounter.
India Women vs West Indies Women Live Streaming details and channel list
TV: Star Sports Network
Live Streaming: Disney+ HotStar