Women’s National Cricket League 2021, Match 23: WF-W vs VCT-W Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Pitch Report and Injury Update

Match Details

Match 23 of the Women’s National Cricket League 2020-21 will be between Western Australia Women and Victoria Women at the WACA in Perth.

The match is scheduled to start from 4:30 AM IST.

Preview:

Table toppers Victoria Women are taking on the Western Australia Women for the next fixture of WNCL 2021. Victoria won six out of six matches they played in their campaign so far. Meg Lanning, Ellyse Perry and some other key members will miss out the remainder of the season due to international duties.

However, the lady of the hour, Ellyse Villani will lead the side who is also the top run-scorer of the tournament so far. It is a younger unit Victoria players which is getting an opportunity to express themselves in absence of senior players and continue the winning streak.

On the other side, the story has been completely different for the Western Australia Women. They lost all the matches till date with six defeats in six matches. Nothing has gone their way in the season for them. As they are not expected to go through the next round, they have nothing to lose and should give their everything to register their first win of the summer against an inexperienced Victoria.

WF-W vs VCT-W Weather Report for Match 23:

The sky will remain sunny throughout the day with the temperature rising 31 degree celsius. There is no chance of precipitation either throughout the day.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The pitch at the WACA is generally very good for batting and it’s nothing different this time around. Batting first should be the priority for the team winning the toss as anything above 250 is hard to chase. 

Average first innings score:

263 (Considering matches played at this venue during this season)

Record of chasing teams:

Won – 0, Lost – 1, Tie – 0

Injury and Availability News:

Meg Lanning, Sophie Molineux, Ellyse Perry, Georgia Wareham, Molly Strano and Tayla Vlaeminck are in New Zealand for Australia’s white ball series against New Zealand and are unavailable for the remainder of the season.

Annabel Sutherland will also miss the rest of the WNCL season due to a stress reaction in her femur.

WF-W vs VCT-W Today’s Probable Playing XIs:

Western Australia Women

Chloe Piparo (c), Ashley Day, Nicole Bolton, Megan Banting (wk), Mathilda Carmichael, Amy Edgar, Piepa Cleary, Alana King, Taneale Peschel, Emma King, Molly Healy

Bench:

Georgia Wyllie, Zoe Britcliffe

Victoria Women

Elyse Villani (c), Makinley Blows, Lucy Cripps, Sophie Day, Bhavi Devchand, Elly Donald, Nicole Faltum (wk), Tess Flintoff, Kim Garth, Ella Hayward, Anna Lanning

Bench:

Courtney Neale, Amy Vine

WF-W vs VCT-W Top Picks for Today’s Dream11 Match

Ellyse Villani  continued her dream run in this season with another century under her name in the last game. She is currently the top run-scorer with 538 runs at an average of 134.5. She is an automatic pick for both the XIs.

Chloe Piparo on the other side is leading from the front as well. She is currently the highest run-scorer for her team with 246 at the rate of 41 with four half centuries in six games.

Nicole Bolton is leading the bowling attack for Western Australia with 8 wickets under her bag. She took the highest number of scalps with some contribution with the bat as well. She is a very good pick who has all-round abilities.

Kim Garth and Tess Flintoff will lead the attack in the absence of their leading wicket-takers, Wareham and Strano. However, Kim also got 9 wickets under her name with Tess Flintoff who got the potential to step up according to team needs.

Emma King is the second highest wicket-taker for Western Australia. She took 7 scalps and will play a key role with Nicole Bolton against a strong Victoria side.

Amy Edgar was the lone warrior while chasing for Western Australia. She played a good inning of 49 but could not cross the line for her team.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options – Ellyse Villani, Chloe Piparo

Vice-Captain Options – Nicole Bolton, Kim Garth

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for  WF-W vs VCT-W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Nicole Faltum, Megan Banting

Batters – Ellyse Villani (C), Kim Garth, Chloe Piparo, Amy Edgar, Mathilda Carmichael

All-Rounders – Nicole Bolton (VC)

Bowlers – Tess Flintoff, Taneale Peschel, Emma King

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for VCT vs QUN Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Nicole Faltum

Batters – Chloe Piparo (C), Ellyse Villani, Kim Garth (VC), Anna Lanning, Mathilda Carmichael

All-Rounders – Nicole Bolton

Bowlers – Tess Flintoff, Emma King, Ella Hayward, Alana King

Expert Advice:

Ellyse Villani continues to score runs for fun. She has 538 runs to her name with 704 fantasy points. It is advisable to pick her as captain in your XI.

Today’s WF-W vs VCT-W Probable Winners:

Victoria Women is expected to win this match.

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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.