MOW vs WFW Match Prediction & Betting Tips - Jul 25, 2024
The Manchester Originals Women’s team will begin their Hundred campaign on Thursday as they host the Welsh Fire at the Old Trafford Stadium.
Manchester Originals W vs Welsh Fire W head-to-head record
There have been 2 completed matches between the two teams so far, with both winning 1 match each.
Manchester Originals vs Welsh Fire Live-streaming and Broadcast
This match will be live-streamed on the FanCode App. One can also watch it live on the Sony Sports Network.
Match Prediction and Cricket Betting Tips for MO Women v WF Women, the Hundred 2024.
MOW vs WFW Team Previews
Manchester Originals Women
The Manchester Originals haven’t been able to make much of an impact in the 3 seasons played so far, finishing in the bottom half in each of them. In the 2023 edition, Manchester managed to win only 2 of the 8 matches they played and finished 7th on the table.
Manchester will be heavily dependent on Beth Mooney and Laura Woolvardt to score runs for them, especially as they lack big international stars in the middle order. Mooney is known for her aggressive style of batting, while Woolvardt is more of a technical player.
There are some domestic stars in the batting line-up including Liberty Heap and Alice Monaghan but they might be unable to deliver under pressure situations. In the bowling department, Sophie Ecclestone is undoubtedly the key bowler for Manchester. However, she remains the only quality spinner on the squad.
There are plenty of options in the seam attack though, including Kathryn Bryce, Lauren Filer, and Phoebe Graham.
Manchester Originals Women Playing 11
Beth Mooney, Laura Wolvaardt, Emma Lamb, Kathryn Bryce, Fi Morris, Eve Jones, Sophie Ecclestone, Kim Garth, Eleanor Threlkeld, Alice Monaghan, Lauren Filer.
Welsh Fire Women
After a couple of disappointing seasons, the Welsh Fire came back strongly during the 2023 edition and made it to the Eliminator. As they begin a fresh journey, Welsh Fire will be looking to pick up from where they left off and make a winning start.
Tammy Beaumont and Sophia Dunkley will shoulder much of the responsibilities when it comes to scoring runs in this match. They were among the top run-scorers of the previous season and can change the course of the match quickly thanks to their clean striking.
Beaumont is likely to be joined by Hayley Matthews at the top of the order. While she hadn’t been in the best of forms with the bat last season, Matthews is among the most versatile all-rounders in the competition. Sarah Bryce retains her place in the sqaud as a wicketkeeper-batter.
Coming to the bowling, Shabnim Ismail was the leading wicket-taker for Welsh Fire last season as she picked up 11 wickets. She will be joined by Freya Davies and Alex Griffiths in the pace department. Jess Jonassen will lead the spin attack along with Claire Nicholas and Matthews.
Welsh Fire Women Playing 11
Tammy Beaumont, Sophia Dunkley, Hayley Matthews, Sarah Bryce, Jess Jonassen, Georgia Elwiss, Phoebe Franklin, Ella McCaughan, Freya Davies, Georgia Davis, Shabnim Ismail.
MOW vs WFW Toss Prediction
The team winning the toss will likely opt to bowl first.
Read our guide on toss predictions to learn how we analyze and come up with our tips.
Pitch and Conditions
The pitch at the Old Trafford Stadium provides plenty of assistance to the bowlers and is among the most difficult surfaces to bat on in this competition. The average first-inning score here last season was only 103. The quicker bowlers will get swing as well as seam movement, while the spinners come into action once the ball gets a bit old.
The batters will need to be careful while playing their shots.
The weather is likely to be overcast with temperatures of around 21 degrees.
MOW vs WFW Betting Tips
Both teams will be eager to make a winning start to their campaign and we are expecting a close encounter. Looking at the past performances, we feel that Welsh Fire has an advantage here thanks to its stronger batting line-up and a well-balanced bowling attack.
Bet on Welsh Fire W to win.
Bonus Cricket Bets
The Welsh Fire are likely to start their batting with Tammy Beaumont and Hayley Matthews. They are among the best opening batters in the shortest format and are known for their explosive brand of batting. Since Manchester lacks quality batters at the top of the order, the visitors have a good chance of putting up a higher opening partnership.
Shabnim Ismail was the leading wicket-taker for Welsh Fire last season with 11 wickets and had a brilliant bowling strike rate of 12.7 in that series. Since the pitch at Old Trafford helps the seamers, we are backing her to bowl another good spell here.
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