England vs Pakistan Women 1st T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips
England Women will take on Pakistan Women at Edgbaston in the opening WT20I of the series. This game gets underway at 14:30 local time on Saturday 11th May 2024.
ENG-W vs PAK-W 1st T20, Edgbaston, Birmingham Pitch Report
This is a good batting surface in Birmingham and whoever bats first will want to post a total of 160+. There will be spin from the pitch throughout this game.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for England vs Pakistan Women 1st T20 Match 2024
ENG Women Team News & Playing 11
ENG-W Team News
There was no spot for Sophia Dunkley or Tammy Beaumont in the England Women squad ahead of this series and Maia Bouchier will open the batting. Once again, Heather Knight will captain the side in both this and the WODI series which follows.
ENG-W Team Batting
England Women have a strong and deep batting line-up and we expect a top four of Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Heather Knight and Nat Sciver-Brunt to produce big scores. Down the order, there are plenty of handy batters who can play a long or short innings based on the situation.
ENG-W Team Bowling
On a pitch which will take some turn, we can once again expect to see Sophie Ecclestone as a major threat for Pakistan Women’s batters in this game. Lauren Filer and Lauren Bell also come into this game in good form and both will bowl with strong pace.
ENG-W Team Form
England Women have been playing excellent WT20I cricket with four wins from their last five matches.
ENG Women Predicted Playing 11
Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Heather Knight (c), Amy Jones (wk), Danielle Gibson, Sophie Ecclestone, Charlie Dean, Bess Heath, Lauren Filer, Lauren Bell
PAK Women Team News & Playing 11
PAK-W Team News
Nida Dar’s side have been busy over recent weeks and come into this series just over a week after the conclusion of their five-match home WT20I series against West Indies Women. There are no un-capped players in the Pakistan Women’s squad .
PAK-W Team Batting
Top-order left-hander Muneeba Ali hit a half-century against West Indies Women late last month and she will be key, along with skipper Nida Dar, to Pakistan Women’s batting hopes. Sidra Ameen also brings experience and good form on this trip.
PAK-W Team Bowling
Slow left-arm spinner Sadia Iqbal played to a high standard in her recent international appearances and she should enjoy the turning conditions at Edgbaston. Captain Dar’s off-spin could also be a useful tool for the visitors in this opening game of the series.
PAK-W Team Form
Pakistan Women ended a run of WT20I defeats with an 8 wicket win over West Indies Women earlier this month but they then lost their final match.
PAK Women Predicted Playing 11
Ayesha Zafar, Sidra Ameen, Muneeba Ali, Nida Dar (c), Gull Feroza, Fatima Sana, Natalia Pervaiz, Najiha Alvi (wk), Rameen Shamim, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal
🏆 ENG Women vs PAK Women Prediction
England Women have had comfortable victories over Pakistan Women in each of their last five head to heads and they triumphed by 114 runs in their last WT20I in February last year. Pakistan Women are improving as an international side but we expect England Women to have no problem in this series opener and to win at Edgbaston.
