Australia A Women vs India A Women, 2019: 1st One-Day: Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The 1st game of the 3-match One-Day series between Australia A Women and India A Women will be played at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane.

The match starts at 10:00 AM local time (12:00 AM GMT) (5:30 AM IST).

Preview:

India A Women’s tour of Australia starts on Thursday where they play the Australia A Women in the first of the 3-match One-Day series which will be followed by a 3-match T20 series. India A Women players are in solid form having won everything they played in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka tours earlier this year. Veda Krishnamurthy, who had decent returns in the West Indies T20Is, will be leading the team.

Priya Punia and Shafali Verma are notable inclusions at the top. The home team have announced a strong squad which contains contenders for World Cup squad. The likes of Tahlia McGrath and Heather Graham are coming off good performances in the WBBL. Erin Burns and Bridget Patterson are also part of this squad.

Weather Condition/Report:

Scattered thunderstorms and showers are expected at the Allan Border Field at regular intervals on Friday.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The Allan Border Field is a decent venue for batting when it comes to Women’s One-Day matches. During the recent Women’s ODI series between Australia and Sri Lanka, the hosts posted 280+ twice where they batted first. Sri Lanka batted first in the last game and got close to 200 with their skipper scoring a hundred.

Average 1st inning score: 253 (Women’s List A matches in 2019)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 1, Lost – 2

Team News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs:

Australia A Women:

Bridget Patterson, Tahlia McGrath, Georgia Redmayne, Annabel Sutherland, Tahlia Wilson, Erin Burns, Heather Graham, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Sammy-Jo Johnson, Molly Strano, Belinda Vakarewa.

Bench – Phoebe Litchfield, Maitlan Brown.

India A Women:

Priya Punia, Shafali Verma, Nuzhat Parween, Devika Vaidya, Veda Krishnamurthy (C), Tanusree Sarkar, Sushma Verma (WK), Anuja Patil, Mansi Joshi, Arundhati Reddy, T P Kanwar.

Bench – Renuka Singh, Manali Dakshini, D Hemalatha, Yastika Bhatia.

Top Picks:

Devika Vaidya has done a good job as an all-rounder with the ball and also a top-order batter. Tanushree Sarkar has been consistent in the recent ‘A’ team tours with her wicket-taking ability and can also contribute with the bat. Tahlia McGrath was in great form with both bat and ball during the recent WBBL. She will be hoping to continue those efforts. Bridget Patterson played a couple of big knocks during the first half of the WNCL played before the WBBL.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain – Tahlia McGrath, Devika Vaidya, Priya Punia, Bridget Patterson

Vice-Captain – Annabel Sutherland, Heather Graham, Tanushree Sarkar, Shafali Verma

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Georgia Redmayne

Batters – Bridget Patterson, Veda Krishnamurthy, Priya Punia (VC)

All-Rounders – Devika Vaidya, Tanushree Sarkar, Tahlia McGrath (C), Heather Graham

Bowlers – Mansi Joshi, Molly Strano, Belinda Vakarewa

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Georgia Redmayne

Batters – Bridget Patterson, Priya Punia, Shafali Verma

All-Rounders – Devika Vaidya (C), Tanushree Sarkar, Tahlia McGrath, Heather Graham

Bowlers – Mansi Joshi, Annabel Sutherland (VC), Amanda Wellington

Expert Advice:

We are not certain whether the team management shows preference to the senior players or the younger sensations. At the same time, there is a possibility of more than 11 players getting to feature in the match from a team.

Probable Winners:

Australia A Women are expected to take a 1-0 lead in this series.

*Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.