BAN-W vs ENG-W Preview | Bangladesh Women to face England Women, both teams eye second successive win in Women’s WC 2025

Bangladesh Women have enjoyed a decent run of form in their last five ODIs, with three wins and only two defeats. Recently, they have been coming off a big seven-wicket win against Pakistan Women in their campaign opener in the ongoing Women’s World Cup 2025. They dominated Pakistan Women completely by bundling them out at 129 in the first innings, before chasing the target comfortably in 31.1 overs, scoring 131/3. Now, they will aim to continue their winning run in the tournament with a success against England Women.

On the other hand, England Women have also secured three wins in their last five Women’s ODIs, including their most recent win against South Africa by a massive margin of 10 wickets in their first game of the tournament’s current edition. Before that, they lost to India Women by 13 runs in the last game of the three-match ODI series in July. So, England will also be eyeing their second successive win in the Women’s WC 2025.

Form Guide

BAN-W:  W W L L W

ENG-W:  W L W L W

BAN-W vs ENG-W Head-to-Head in Women’s ODIs

Bangladesh Women and England Women have faced each other on one occasion in their head-to-head battle. In that game, England defeated the Bangladesh Women by a big margin of 100 runs. Bangladesh Women will aim to equal the scoreline with the Englishwomen, while the latter will target to continue their dominance in this head-to-head battle.

Pitch and Weather

The pitch might offer early seam movement under light moisture, expected to settle into a true surface for strokeplay.

The weather in Gwalior on Tuesday will be clear with 29 degrees Celsius and light humidity, meaning dew might aid batting later.

Team News

Both Bangladesh Women and England are coming off wins in their respective campaign openers in the ongoing Women’s World Cup 2025. So, they will aim to field their same playing XI, which they played with in the last game, considering the impact of the winning combination.

BAN-W Probable XI: Fargana Hoque, Rubya Haider, Sharmin Akthter, Nigar Sultana (C & WK), Sobhana Mostery, Shorna Akter, Fahima Khatun, Nahida Akter, Rabeya Khan, Marufa Akter, and Nishita Akter Nishi.

ENG-W Probable XI: Tammy Beaumont, Amy Jones (WK), Heather Knight, Nat Sciver-Brunt (C), Sophia Dunkley, Emma Lamb, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith, and Lauren Bell.        

Broadcasting Platforms

The eighth match of the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025, between Bangladesh Women and England Women, will be streamed live on the JioHotstar app and website. For TV viewers, it will be broadcasted live on the Star Sports Network.