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Toss Winner - Essex Women won the toss and choose to bowl first
(D/L) method
Surrey Women look to continue their winning run
Surrey Women to win
| Tournament: | Women's Vitality Blast T20, 2025 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | The Oval, London, United Kingdom, United Kingdom |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bat |
| Weather: | 19.2°C|Moderate rain |
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Surrey Women will take on Essex Women at their home venue in London. However, the hosts are likely to miss many of their key players in this match. The big names from Surrey, such as Danielle Wyatt-Hodge and Sophia Dunkley, are part of the England Women’s T20I squad for the India series.
Essex Women must take this opportunity to settle scores with Surrey in this game. The last time these two teams went head-to-head in Chelmsford, Surrey had chased down 150 runs quite comfortably. There haven’t been many changes to the Essex XI except for their skipper, Grace Scrivens.
Eva Grey led the side in her absence in the last match, and Alice Macleod came in for the skipper to open the innings alongside Lauren Winfeld-Hill. Esmae MacGregor and Kate Coppack, along with skipper Grey, are the key bowlers expected to put the opposition on the back foot.
SUR-W
155/4 in 20.0 7.75
156/5 in 20.0 7.8
152/10 in 19.5 7.66
WVT20B
The Blaze Women beat Surrey Women by 17 runs
169/9 in 20.0 8.45
143/1 in 12.5 11.14
WVT20B
Surrey Women win by 9 wickets
141/5 in 20.0 7.05
ESS-W
55/2 in 6.0 9.17
47/7 in 8.0 5.88
154/8 in 19.5 7.76
150/3 in 20.0 7.5
153/8 in 20.0 7.65
WVT20B
Hampshire Women won by 42 runs
195/2 in 20.0 9.75
Surrey Women are placed second in the points table with 7 wins from 8 matches. However, their key batter and the top run-scorer of the tournament, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, who averages 62 in 8 innings, is part of England’s national team for the ongoing T20I series against India Women.
Sophia Dunkley, Page Scholfield, and Alice Capsey are other star players from this squad who are on national duty. With most of the key players missing from the lineup, the likes of Kira Chathli, Paige Scholfield, and Grace Harris will play a key role in the batting order.
These 3 are among the top 5 run-scorers for Surrey Women in the last year. They hold key positions in the middle order, while skipper Bryony Smith will continue to open the innings for the team. She has a strike rate of 147.24 and will be one to watch out for.
Surrey’s winning run has also been powered by their strong bowling attack. Tash Farrant has been a promising pacer and will be a key figure in this bowling department. Ryana MacDonald-Gay and Danielle Gregory are the top wicket-takers for Surrey in the last year with 15 and 11 wickets respectively.
Right-arm medium pacer Phoebe Franklin has bowled at an impressive economy and plays a major role in this bowling attack. She is also handy with the bat in the lower order.
Bryony Smith (c), Emma Jones, Kira Chathli (wk), Grace Haris, Alice Davidson-Richardson, Phoebe Franklin, Kalea Moore, Danielle Gregory, Ryana MacDonald, Tash Farrant, Priyanaz Chatterji
Kira Chathli, Alice Monaghan, Bryony Smith, Grace Harris, Phoebe Franklin, Priyanaz Chatterji, Danielle Gregory, Kalea Moore, Alice Richards, Rachel King, Emily Burke
Essex Women are back to struggling with the bat as the Women’s T20 Blast 2025 resumes. In a rain-affected 8-over-per-side game against Lancashire, the Eva Gray-led team finished with 47 for 7 while batting first. The opposition comfortably chased down the target with 8 wickets in hand and 2 overs to spare.
Openers Lauren Winfield-Hill and Alice Macleod need to find their rhythm at the top to deliver a strong start in this game. The opposition may be missing their key batters, but they still pack a strong bowling attack. As such, Essex Women must prepare for a strong bowling challenge from the hosts.
The scoring responsibility rests on Joanne Gardner, Madeline Penna, and Cordelia Griffith in the middle order. They hold key positions and will be expected to build partnerships that help Essex reach a competitive total.
Griffith and Gardner have both played at 3 and 5 in the batting order. Both have been quite inconsistent with their contributions in the middle order. Their last win against Durham was led by the bowling effort from their key players, like Esmae Macgregor and Kate Coppack.
Skipper Eva Gray is another key wicket-taker in this lineup. She will be one to watch out for as they take on a potentially new-look Surrey. Essex Women need some stronger performances with the bat to turn things around and get back to winning ways.
Lauren Winfield-Hill, Alice Macleod, Cordelia Griffith, Madeline Penna, Joanne Gardner, Eva Gray, Amara Carr, Sophia Smale, Kate Coppack, Esmae MacGregor, Abtaha Maqsood
Alice Macleod, Cordelia Griffith, Joanne Gardner, Amara Carr, Abtaha Maqsood, Esmae Macgregor, Kate Coppack, Sophia Smale, Eva Gray, Lauren Winfield, Maddie Penna
There will be light rain in London with a high of 23 degrees Celsius. The weather is likely to stay the same throughout the time of the match, and we could likely lose the game to rain.
Pitch Condition
BalancedBatting Conditions
Moderate ScoringPace Bowling
SwingSpin Bowling
Minimal Turn
It is a balanced wicket at the Kennington Oval in London with both batters and bowlers finding help from the surface. The average 1st innings score in the last 4 matches here is 173 runs. Considering the weather conditions, the best-case scenario would be a game with a reduced number of overs. In such a situation, the team batting first should aim to score at a rate of 9 r.p.o.
Teams batting first have won 3 of the last 4 Women’s T20 Blast matches played at this venue. The highest score chased successfully at this venue in this tournament is 143 runs. Considering the batting inconsistencies in the Essex lineup, we reckon chasing a target will not be a good idea. For the hosts, too, missing their star batters will nudge them into backing their bowlers to defend a total.
Though Surrey will be missing most of their star players, they still have a strong bowling attack with quality all-rounders who add depth to the batting lineup. The hosts are still the stronger overall squad in comparison. Surrey Women will start as favorites to win if the weather doesn’t play spoilsport.
Surrey Women to win
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