Scotland vs Ireland Women’s World Cup T20: Live scores and updates from Manchester

14:55 IST:

Low scoring surface – Well, that’s what the stats say according to Charles Dagnall on air. But first, Natalie Germanos studies the conditions and terrain. Germanos reports that it’s cloudy and there’s a really strong wind, saying it’s expected to be cloudy throughout the game. In terms of Earth dimensions, Natalie says we’re almost at the center of the Earth, so the dimensions are more or less equidistant. He adds that the direct hit is 70 meters, while the distances on the sides are 61 and 60 meters. Now Dagnall comes in to assess the pitch. It starts with what is traditionally a very low-scoring surface in the women’s game. It goes on to say that from 2024 the average first innings score is 128, while in the women’s hundred it is 119. Charles reckons the new ball could get a nice bounce while the seamers could move a bit. He feels that you will have success with variations later on. CD observes that there is 8mm of grass on the surface which could only help the batsmen as the ball could hit the bat nicely. Charles Dagnall also mentions an important point – of the 13 matches at this venue, 13 have been won by side pursuit.