We have opted for a fantasy cricket team based on the recent performances, overall impact, and credit points.
Probable XIs
England: Sophia Dunkley, Danielle Wyatt, Alice Capsey, Nat Sciver Brunt, Heather Knight (c), Amy Jones (wk), Katherine Sciver Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone, Charlotte Dean, Sarah Glenn, Lauren Bell
Pakistan: Sidra Ameen, Muneeba Ali (wk), Bismah Maroof (c), Nida Dar, Aliya Riaz, Omaima Sohail, Fatima Sana, Aiman Anwer, Tuba Hassan, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal
Pitch Report
Venue: Newlands, Cape Town
(Based on the last three games)
1st innings average score: 164
2nd innings average score: 118
Wickets per innings: 6
Type: Good for batting
Wins
Batting 1st: 67%
Batting 2nd: 33%
Fantasy Tips of The Day
Nida Dar loves hunting down England batters. She has picked up two or more wickets in six of the last seven matches against them.
Amy Jones has scored 197 runs at 28 against Pakistan.
Sophie Ecclestone (11 wickets in seven matches) and Sarah Glenn (seven wickets in four matches) like to dominate Pakistan batters. They have never gone wicketless and have strike rates of 11.4 and 12 respectively.
Sophia Dunkley has scored 321 runs at 35.7 in the last 10 matches.
Nat Sciver Brunt has generated a 30-run bonus in three of the last four matches. However, she has gone wicketless in all four.
Nashra Sandhu hasn’t gone wicketless in her last ten matches, overall picking up 19.
Muneeba Ali has registered single-digit scores in only five of the 23 matches she has played since 2022, overall averaging 21. Plus, she provides useful points with the gloves.
In South Africa, Bismah Maroof has an impressive average of 38 in 11 games, scoring three fifties and a thirty.
Charlotte Dean has already scalped 13 wickets at a stunning strike rate of 11 in her eight-T20I career.
Sadia Iqbal starred in the Best11 in five consecutive outings.
At least one top-order batter has played a big innings in each of the last three matches at the venue.