WIW vs NZW 2nd T20 Match Prediction

WIW vs NZW Team Previews

West Indies Women

The hosts for the series West Indies won the first game of the series which was a humdinger on Wednesday as they managed to defend a smallish total of 115 runs by a slender margin of 1 run. This win would have given them huge confidence for this upcoming second game of the series. It is also likely to be a low-scoring affair. In the first match of the series, just four of the West Indies batters were successful in reaching double figures. During the West Indies women's innings only Aaliyah Alleyne, Hayley Matthews, Chinelle Henry, and Rashida Williams were among runs.

Out of the four batters that reached the double figures, Aaliyah Alleyne was the top run-getter in the match by scoring 49 runs from 37 balls. Even though Alleyne starred with the bat for West Indies she was also the only Caribbean bowler that went wicketless in the game against New Zealand on Wednesday against Antigua. All the other 5 bowlers playing in the match and that bowled in the New Zealand innings picked up at least a wicket. Chinelle Henry was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 3 for 26 from her quota of 4 overs.

The West Indies women's team will be looking to get a 3rd successive victory in this match in the T20I format of the game. They were defeated in just one of their last 7 matches in this format.

New Zealand Women

The first match of the series between West Indies and New Zealand was a closely fought affair and there was little margin for error in it. The Kiwi women’s side will be disappointed with the fact that their last wicket partnership was unable to take the side across the line. They were chasing a modest target of 166 runs and yet their batters failed to carry the side to a win. Actually, at one stage the New Zealand women's cricket team looked down and out with a score of 75 for 8. In the end, they could muster up 114 runs for 9 wickets.

The White Ferns displayed a pretty shoddy batting performance on Wednesday. Things could have been even worse however, they survived the blushes due to Hannah Rowe who scored 27 runs from 21 balls while batting in the number nine position in the kiwi batting order. The only couple of players that could hit a sixer in the game for New Zealand were Hannah Rowe and the skipper Sophie Devine. The standout bowlers for the New Zealand women were Amelia Kerr who picked up 3 wickets for 16 runs, Sophie Devine who took 2 wickets for 15 runs, and Fran Jones who picked up 2 wickets for 13 runs.

These figures for Kerr and Jonas are from their full quota of 4 overs. They made up for the rather expensive Lea Tahuhu which is something unusual for New Zealand women's cricket. She conceded 23 runs from the couple of overs she bowled during the match. A victory in this game will have a significant effect on turning the fortunes of the New Zealand women's cricket team, especially during the recent period. They have managed to win just a single game from their last four outings in the T20 internationals.