India Women are currently ranked third in the ICC Women’s ODI team rankings while West Indies Women are placed three spots below in sixth.
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Get the IND-W vs WI-W Fantasy 11 prediction, cricket tips, playing XI, pitch reports & injury updates for the 1st ODI of the West Indies Women tour of India. The Indian women’s cricket team is all set to lock horns against the West Indies women’s team in the first ODI of the three-match series, slated to take place on December 22 at Vadodara International Cricket Stadium, Vadodara. The forthcoming series will be a part of the ICC Women’s Championship 2023-25. The Women in Blue head to the forthcoming game as the ICC’s third-best-ranked team, while the Windies are at the sixth spot.
Harmanpreet Kaur and her women last played an ODI series against Australia earlier this month. The side suffered a 0-3 clean sweep defeat to the Aussies and now aims to restore themselves to winning ways in this series. The Women in Blue head to this series with confidence after a 2-1 T20I series win over West Indies in a nail-biting game. On the other hand, Hayley Matthews and her women have not played an ODI series since June 2024 and suffered a 0-3 clean sweep against Sri Lanka.
Match Information- IND-W vs WI-W Fantasy 11 Prediction
India Women vs West Indies Women, 1st ODI (ICC Championship Match)
West Indies Women tour of India, 22 Dec 2024, Sun, 1:30 PM IST, Vadodara
Probable PlayingXI
India Women
S Mandhana, JI Rodrigues, TS Hasabnis, H Deol, H Kaur(C), DB Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Uma Chetry, Renuka Singh, Priya Mishra, Titas Sadhu
Bench: M Mani, Saima Thakor, Pratika Rawal, TP Kanwer
West Indies Women
DJS Dottin, NK Crafton, Hayley Matthews(C), Zaida James, Chinelle Henry, Shemaine Campbelle, Afy Fletcher, Aaliyah Alleyne, Shabika Gajnabi, Q Joseph, K Ramharack
Bench: Mandy Mangru, RS Williams, Ashmini Munisar, SS Connell
Injury News- Team India will miss the services of Yastika Bhatia, Shreyanka Patil and Priya Punia due to injuries. In addition, pacer Arundhati Reddy has been dropped from India’s ODI squad for the West Indies series. On the other hand, West Indies Women have received a massive boost with the return of Deandra Dottin in the ODI squad.
Weather Report- Clear Sky
Win Prediction- India Women
Pitch Condition- Bowling (Spin-friendly)
Avg 1st Inning Score- 230
Pitch Report
Captains- 9
Smriti Mandhana IND-W | bat
Team India’s vice captain can be your captaincy pick considering her form with the bat at the top-order of the game. The left-handed batter struck centuries against New Zealand, South Africa, Australia and she will be eager to create a same milestone against West Indies. She hammered 123 runs in the ODI series against the Aussies and aims to maintain her dominant form in the forthcoming ODI series.
The stylish right-handed batter was in great form in the recently concluded ODI series against Australia. The 24-year-old cricketer will be looking to continue her great form in the ODI series against West Indies. The star middle-order batter can be your captaincy pick considering her form in the ODIs and T20Is.
The West Indies skipper can be your captaincy pick considering her form with the bat and the ball. The star batter can give a great start to the team at the top-order. She can pose big threat to Team India with her performance with bat and ball. In addition, she aims to thwart India after losing the T20I series recently.
Avoid Player Message- 8.5
Mandy Mangru- WI-W | ALL- 8.5
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