BAN vs ENG Dream11 Prediction: 3 players you can pick as captain or vice-captain for today’s Women's T20 World Cup 2024 match – October 5, 2024
Bangladesh will take on England in the sixth ICC Women's T20I World Cup 2024 match at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Saturday, October 5.
Bangladesh put in a stellar bowling performance to record their first win in a T20 World Cup in a decade in the opening match against Scotland. In conditions that suit their team's bowling style, and coming on the back of a morale-boosting win, they'll look to spring another surprise against England.
Heather Knight's side made it to the semi-finals of the previous edition, and while a final clash against Australia seemed imminent, South Africa stunned them and their chances of making it to the final. Nevertheless, they remain the favorites to top Group B, but they'll need to get past a spirited Bangladesh side to kickstart their campaign.
Let's look at the top three Dream11 captaincy picks in this match.
#3 Rabeya Khan (BOWL - BAN)
Bowling all-rounder Rabeya Khan remains one of the best Dream11 assets to include in your side. The leg-spinner is the most reliable bowler and skipper Niger Sultana's go-to bowler when she needs a wicket.
The conditions should support Bangladesh in this match, and with the Sharjah wicket being conducive to spinners, if the England batters go after her bowling, there's a chance for wickets. She's also a handy batter, and with Bangladesh playing against a quality England bowling lineup, she's very likely to get called upon to bat, providing her with another source for points.
All in all, Rabeya Khan is one of the best Dream11 captaincy picks from Bangladesh.
#2 Sophie Ecclestone (BOWL - ENG)
Sophie Ecclestone is arguably the best bowler in women's cricket across formats, and she's ranked No.1 in the ICC Bowlers' Rankings in both ODI and T20I cricket. The left-arm spinner has picked up 126 wickets in just 85 T20Is and is the first name in most Fantasy teams.
Ecclestone's quality means that she can pick up wickets at any stage of the game, and in conditions that support spinners, she will be looking for a multi-wicket haul in this match. She was the highest wicket-taker in the previous edition of the Women's T20 World Cup and she'll no doubt be eyeing that record once more.
Given her prolific wicket-taking ability, Sophie Ecclestone is a natural choice for Dream11 captaincy.
#1 Nat Sciver-Brunt (ALL - ENG)
One of the best all-rounders in the world, England's Nat Sciver-Brunt will look to lead from the front. Like Sophie Ecclestone, Sciver-Brunt also had a terrific T20 World Cup 2023 where she finished the second-highest run-scorer, scoring 216 runs in five matches at an average of 72 and strike rate of 141.18.
She's also a capable seam bowler, and given the emphasis around spin, England might play just one front-line seamer, backing Nat Sciver-Brunt to bowl her full quota of overs.
She's one of the most complete all-rounders in the game and unarguably the best captaincy option from this one.