ENG-W vs NZ-W Dream11 Prediction, 2nd T20I, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Injury Updates, Pitch Report for New Zealand Women tour of England 2026

England Women are set to face New Zealand Women in the 2nd T20I of the New Zealand Women tour of England 2026 at the St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury on Saturday, May 23

By Bhupender Sharma

Updated - 23 May 2026, 10:17 IST

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Table Of Contents

Preview

England Women will face New Zealand Women in the second T20I of the New Zealand Women tour of England 2026 at St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury. England Women won the first T20I comfortably by seven wickets and are high on confidence. They should enter this contest as favourites and aim to secure another win to clinch the series before heading into the third T20I.

In the 1st T20I, New Zealand Women batted first and posted a below-par total of 136 runs in 20 overs. Sophie Devine scored 45 runs off 22 balls, while Izzy Sharp contributed 26 runs off 20 balls. In reply, England Women chased down the target in 17.2 overs. Alice Capsey was the top scorer for England, scoring 74 runs off 51 balls. In the bowling department, Charlie Dean and Lauren Bell took two wickets each.

Match Information

England Women vs New Zealand Women, 2nd T20I

New Zealand Women tour of England, 23 May 2026, Sat, 7:00 PM IST ,St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury

Broadcast

Sony Sports Network

Live Stream

Sony LIV

Weather Report

St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury

Clouds

18.3°C

80% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

England Women

W
L
NR
W
L

New Zealand Women

L
W
NR
L
W

Players Stats in current Series

1

Maddy Green

NZ-W - bat

125 Runs

3 Matches

2

Alice Capsey

ENG-W - all

74 Runs

1 Match

3

Maia Bouchier

ENG-W - bat

59 Runs

2 Matches

4

Sophie Devine

NZ-W - all

45 Runs

1 Match

5

Amelia Kerr

NZ-W - all

56 Runs

3 Matches

6

Freya Kemp

ENG-W - bowl

31 Runs

1 Match

1

175.00

2 Matches

2

Sophie Devine

NZ-W - all

204.55

1 Match

3

Amy Jones

ENG-W - wk

111.11

3 Matches

4

Freya Kemp

ENG-W - bowl

155.00

1 Match

5

Alice Capsey

ENG-W - all

100.00

2 Matches

6

Alice Capsey

ENG-W - all

145.10

1 Match

1

Lauren Bell

ENG-W - bowl

5 Wkts

3 Matches

2

Bree Illing

NZ-W - bat

2 Wkts

1 Match

3

Rosemary Mair

NZ-W - bowl

5 Wkts

3 Matches

4

Lauren Bell

ENG-W - bowl

2 Wkts

1 Match

5

Bree Illing

NZ-W - bat

3 Wkts

3 Matches

6

Charlie Dean

ENG-W - bowl

2 Wkts

1 Match

1

Bree Illing

NZ-W - bat

3.67

3 Matches

2

Linsey Smith

ENG-W - bowl

2.50

1 Match

3

Charlie Dean

ENG-W - bowl

3.67

3 Matches

4

Bree Illing

NZ-W - bat

4.75

1 Match

5

Jess Kerr

NZ-W - bowl

4.24

3 Matches

6

Lauren Bell

ENG-W - bowl

5.75

1 Match

Probable Playing XI

England Women

AE Jones (wk), Alice Capsey, HC Knight, Freya Kemp, DR Gibson (C), CE Dean, S Ecclestone, LK Bell, Lauren Filer, LCN Smith, Charis Pavely

Bench : TC Coleman, Issy wong

New Zealand Women

IC Gaze (wk), Georgia Plimmer, AC Kerr (C), SFM Devine, BM Halliday, ML Green, Izzy Sharp, SW Bates, Bree Illing, RA Mair, Jess Kerr

Bench : PM Inglis, NH Patel, Flora Devonshire, LMM Tahuhu

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury has a well-balanced pitch that is known to provide a fair contest between bat and ball. In the early overs, fast bowlers are likely to find some support, as there is movement available off the surface. The average first-innings score at this venue is 145 runs.

60%

Pace Bowling

40%

Spin Bowling

55%

Batting Pitch

145

Average Score

45%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

8.5
C

Alice Capsey ENG-W | ALL

Alice Capsey is an excellent choice to be the captain of your fantasy team. She scored 74 runs at a strike rate of 145 in the first T20I

9
VC

Sophie Devine NZ-W | ALL

Sophie Devine scored 45 runs in the last match and will also contribute with her bowling. She will be a top pick for this match.

7.5

Charlie Dean ENG-W | BOWL

England captain Charlie Dean is a quality player and picked up two wickets in the first T20I and will be one of the best options for this match.

8

Freya Kemp ENG-W | BOWL

Freya Camp has scored 31 runs in the first T20I and will be an outstanding pick for this ENG-W vs NZ-W Dream11 Prediction.

7.5

Bree Illing NZ-W | BAT

Bree Illing is a decent budget pick for your fantasy team. She picked up two wickets at an economy rate of 4.8 in the last match

7

Lauren Bell ENG-W | BOWL

Lauren Bell will be a budget pick for this match and will be keen to do well in this match. She picked up two wickets in the previous match

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5.5

Tilly Corteen Coleman

ENG-W | BOWL

7.5

Charis Pavely

ENG-W | ALL

Teams will be updated after Toss

Last Updated On - May 23 2026 10:17 AM

Players
11/11

Team 1

ENG-W

5 : 6

NZ-W

Credits Left
10/100

Head To Head
IC Gaze

8

Heather Knight

8.5

Freya Kemp

8

Georgia Plimmer

8.5

Alice Capsey
C

8.5

Amelia Kerr

9

Sophie Devine
VC

9

Lauren Bell

7

Bree Illing

7.5

Jess Kerr

8.5

Charlie Dean

7.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

ENG-W

6 : 5

NZ-W

Credits Left
10.5/100

Mega League
Amy Jones

7.5

Heather Knight
VC

8.5

Freya Kemp

8

Georgia Plimmer

8.5

Alice Capsey

8.5

Amelia Kerr
C

9

Sophie Devine

9

Lauren Bell

7

Bree Illing

7.5

Jess Kerr

8.5

Charlie Dean

7.5

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