Essex Women vs Birmingham Bears Women, WVT20B, Today Match Prediction

ESS-W vs WRW-W Match Prediction & Analysis

Essex Womens square off against Birmingham Bears Women in the 9th Match of the Women's Vitality T20 Blast 2025 on Wednesday, 4th June. The match will be played at County Ground, Chelmsford and the scheduled start time is 8:30 PM IST. The match will be live streamed for free on the official Essex County Club Youtube channel. 

Essex Women are coming off a 65-run win over Somerset Women in their last match, after suffering a 25-run loss at the hands of Hampshire Women in their first match of the season. On the other hand, Birmingham Bears won their last match against Durham Women by 42 runs.

Current Standings: Essex Women currently stand at 3rd place with one win and one loss in two matches, accumulating five points, which includes a bonus point. Birmingham Bears are the table-toppers at the moment with seven points from two matches, having won one and tied one.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

ESS-W

W L L W L

ESS-W

149/7 in 20.0 7.45

WVT20B

Essex Women beat Somerset Women by 65 runs 01 Jun 2025

SOM-W

84/10 in 14.2 5.86

HAM-W

215/3 in 20.0 10.75

WVT20B

Hampshire Women beat Essex Women by 25 runs

30 May 2025

ESS-W

190/7 in 20.0 9.5

TBLZ-W

235/5 in 40.5 5.76

WODC

The Blaze Women beat Essex Women by 5 wickets

06 May 2025

ESS-W

231/9 in 50.0 4.62

ESS-W

231/5 in 47.2 4.88

WODC

Essex Women beat Lancashire Women by 5 wickets

04 May 2025

LAN-W

230/8 in 50.0 4.6

SOM-W

185/5 in 35.5 5.16

WODC

Somerset Women beat Essex Women by 5 wickets

01 May 2025

ESS-W

184/10 in 42.5 4.3

WRW-W

W L

WRW-W

193/6 in 20.0 9.65

WVT20B

Birmingham Bears Women beat Durham Women by 42 runs 31 May 2025

DUR-W

151/10 in 19.0 7.95

WRW-W

249/10 in 48.5 5.1

WODC

Somerset Women beat Warwickshire Women by 48 runs

07 May 2025

SOM-W

297/6 in 50.0 5.94

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Essex Women Preview

Essex Women are finally up and running in the Vitality Women's T20 Blast. After an abysmal bowling performance against Hampshire Women, where they conceded 215 runs (the most by any team in a single innings this season), Essex Women turned things around against Somerset Women by bundling them out for 84 runs.

Essex Women batted first against Durham Women and put up a commanding score of 149/7 on a slightly bigger ground and in tough batting conditions. Lauren Winfield-Hill led the charge, scoring 42 runs in 25 balls. Joanne Gardner (20 runs) and Sophia Smale (22 runs) closed out the innings, powering Essex close to the 150-run mark.

Then, with the ball, Esmae McGregor bowled a magnificent spell, finishing with figures of 4/8 in 3.2 overs. Abtaha Maqsood picked up two wickets, and Grace Scrivens and Eva Gray picked up one wicket each, all going at under 6 runs per over.

Essex's batting unit has performed well in the two matches, with Lauren Winfield-Hill being the mainstay batter with 111 runs in 2 matches; she is also the second-highest run-scorer this season. With the ball, McGregor tops the charts with 6 wickets in 2 matches.

Essex Women Predicted Playing XI:

Grace Scrivens (C), Lauren Winfield Hill (wk), Alice Macleod, Cordelia Griffith, Madeline Penna, Joanne Gardner, Sophia Smale, Eva Gray, Kate Coppack, Esmae McGregor, Abtaha Maqsood

Essex Women Actual Playing XI:

Alice Macleod, Cordelia Griffith, Joanne Gardner, Abtaha Maqsood, Esmae Macgregor, Kate Coppack, Sophia Smale, Eva Gray, Grace Scrivens, Lauren Winfield, Maddie Penna

Birmingham Bears Women Preview

Birmingham Bears are off to a superb start to their season. They dominated their last match against Durham Women after holding their nerve in the final over against The Blaze Women, managing to eke out a draw.

Against Durham Women, the Bears, batting first, posted a massive score of 193/6, courtesy of Devina Perrin's 87-run knock off 61 balls, during which she smashed 12 fours and 2 sixes. Abigail Freeborn scored 24 runs, and this duo added 70 runs for the first wicket. But the game-changer was Laura Harris, who was promoted to number three and made full use of the opportunity, scoring 55 runs off 21 balls; her knock powered the Bears past the 180-run mark.

With the ball, their skipper Georgia Davis was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 3/27. Issy Wong and Charis Pavely also chipped in with two wickets each. The Bears have had two complete bowling performances, and they look like the side to beat.

Devina Perrin has been phenomenal, scoring 99 runs in 2 matches, while all the other batters chipped in with handy cameos at crucial times. With the ball, Wong, Davies, and Pavely are the main bowlers, and they have three wickets each to their tally.

Birmingham Bears Women Predicted Playing XI:

Davina Perrin, Abigail Freeborn (wk), Charis Pavely, Georgia Davis, Hannah Baker, Issy Wong, Katie George, Millie Taylor, Sterre Kalis, Laura Harris, Amusuren Kumar

Birmingham Bears Women Actual Playing XI:

Amu Surenkumar, Davina Perrin, Abigail Freeborn, Charis Pavely, Georgia Davis, Hannah Baker, Issy Wong, Katie George, Millie Taylor, Laura May Harris, Sterre Kalis

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather at County Ground, Chelmsford on Wednesday, 4th June is expected to be around 16°C and it is going to be partly cloudy day with no chances of rain and the wind blowing at 19 km/hr and 58% humidity. 

ESS-W vs WRW-W Pitch Report

The pitch at County Ground, Chelmsford offers a balanced track that favours both the batters and bowlers. Scores of over 135 have been recorded in the last four Women's T20 matches and have been successfully defended. The surface assists fast bowlers especially with the new ball and spinners come into play in the later stages of the match. The average 1st innings score in the last the last four WT20 matches played at Chelmsford is 150 runs. 

Toss: To Bat

Teams batting first won the last four matches played at County Ground, Chelmsford, where chasing teams lost by a margin of more than 10 runs on all three occasions. We predict the team that wins the toss will look to post a good total on the board and defend it.