CWG 2022: ENG-W vs SL-W T20 Head to Head, Playing XI, Preview, Where to Watch on TV, Online, and Live Streaming Details

England will be locking horns with Sri Lanka in the fourth match of the Women’s Cricket Competition of the Commonwealth Games 2022 at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Saturday, July 30. England received a direct qualification in the quadrennial sporting event being the host nation, whereas Sri Lanka became the final team to make it by winning the Qualifiers in Malaysia in January.

England are one of the top contenders to clinch the gold and would definitely be a force to reckon with at home. Despite having home advantage, another thing that is expected to work in their favour is having proven match-winners in the team in the form of Katherine Brunt, Heather Knight, Sophie Ecclestone and others.

Sri Lanka, on the other hand, have only played 10 T20Is ever since their group stage exit in the 2020 edition of the WT20 in Australia. Even though they overcame all the challenges in the CWG 2022 qualifiers earlier this year, this is a different ball game altogether and the Lankans find themselves in the ‘Group of Death’ that includes formidable opponents like England, New Zealand, and South Africa.

Therefore, the island nation needs to showcase outstanding performances in Group B if they are to be medal contenders or even qualify for the semifinals. They would be led by Chamari Athapaththu who has a wealth of experience having featured in multiple T20 leagues across the globe including FairBreak Invitational Tournament, Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) and the Women’s T20 Challenge.

Pitch and conditions

The Edgbaston wicket is usually good for batting and all the batters need to do is to get set on the wicket. Even the bowlers are expected to get some swing on this pitch. Thus, the captain winning the toss will look forward to bowling first.

Playing Combinations for ENG-W vs SL-W

England Women

Nat Sciver has been a consistent performer for England-W for a very long time and she would be expected to put her best foot forward in the Commonwealth Games 2022. In the bowling department, the onus would be on Katherine Brunt who has the ability to provide breakthroughs at regular intervals and during crunch situations. Moreover, England come into this contest after blanking South Africa 3-0 in the recent T20I series.

Predicted Playing XI: Sophia Dunkley, Danielle Wyatt, Natalie Sciver (c), Amy Jones (wk), Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Bryony Smith, Katherine Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Freya Davies

Sri Lanka Women

Sri Lanka lost 1-2 at home against India and before that series, they were whitewashed 0-3 by Pakistan. Now, the likes of captain Chamari Athapaththu and the likes of Oshadi Ranasinghe, Nilakshi de Silva, etc. must rise to the occasion on the big stage.

Predicted Playing XI: Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Harshitha Madavi, Hasini Perera, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Oshadi Ranasinghe, Sugandika Kumari, Inoka Ranaweera, Udeshika Prabodhani

ENG-W vs SL-W Head to Head (Last three T20Is)

Played – 3 | England – 3 | Sri Lanka- 0 | No Result – 0 |

ENG-W vs SL-W Broadcast Details

Match Timings- 10:30 PM IST

Live Streaming – SONY TEN Network, Sony LIV app