OS vs WB Match Preview
The Wellington Blaze women's batting line-up will be opened by Rebecca Burns and Jessica McFadyen. The one-down position for Wellington will be in the hands of Georgia Plimmer and she will anchor the innings. The middle order will be in the hands of Thamsyn Newton and Leigh Kasperek. The Wellington Blaze side will be led by Deanna Doughty and she is also a decent bowler for her team. The wicketkeeping responsibilities for Wellington will be in the hands of Jessica McFadyen. The spin bowling department for Wellington will be handled effectively by Leigh Kasperek and Deanna Doughty. The fast-bowling attack will be led by Maneka Singh.
The Otago Sparks opening will be in the hands of Saffron Wilson and Kate Ebrahim. Caitlin Blakely will handle the number 3 slot for her team. She is the backbone of the Sparks' batting order. In the Sparks middle order, you will find the likes of Polly Inglis and Leydon Davis to provide impetus to the innings. The Otago Sparks team will be led by Felicity Leydon Davies. She is an excellent batter and Sophie Gray will be the wicketkeeper for Otago women. The spin bowling department for the team will be in the hands of Sophie Oldershaw. The fast bowling will be handled by Eden Carson and Emma Black.
Weather Report
We are likely to get mostly sunny weather during the game. The temperatures during the match will reach the figure of 22 degrees. There is no probability of rain and thunderstorms during the game. You can expect thunderstorms in the region of 11 km/hr. There is a 22% chance of getting a cloud cover during the game. This will help the quicker bowlers.
Pitch Report
This game is being played at the University of Otago Oval in Dunedin. This is a consistent surface and there is little unpredictable bounce for the bowlers to take advantage of. An at-par score on this pitch will be 150 runs. Even this score is gettable on the venue due to the true nature of the pitch.
Notable stats
Wellington women have a better net run rate.
Wellington women have a much better net run rate of 1.762 at the moment. Otago Sparks have a net run rate of 0.319.
Wellington women have a terrific recent record.
Wellington women have won their last 5 games in the competition. While Otago Sparks women have won 2, lost 2, and one game ended in no result for the side.
Team News
There are no serious injury worries reported for this game from either side.
OS vs WB Probable 11
OS Playing 11
- Suzie Bates (C)
- Olivia Gain
- Polly Inglis (Wk)
- Kate Ebrahim
- Caitlin Blakely
- Felicity Leydon-Davis
- Bella James
- Hayley Jensen
- Eden Carson
- Sophie Oldershaw
- Molly Loe
WB Playing 11
- Sophie Devine
- Thamsyn Newton
- Rebecca Burns
- Amelia Kerr (C)
- Maddy Green
- Leigh Kasperek
- Jess Kerr
- Jessica McFadyen (Wk)
- Xara Jetly
- Nicole Baird
- Maneka Singh
Dream11 Prediction
There are two contrasting sets of performances from these teams going into the game. The Wellington Blaze have won 5 matches in a row while Otago Sparks women are struggling with a mixed performance in the competition so far. They haven’t done too badly but the Wellington Blaze has been phenomenal. So, you can bet on Wellington Blaze women to register a win this game and reassert their position in the points tally.
Top Picks
Suzie Bates: Suzie Bates is leading the batting charge for the Otago Sparks team at the moment. She is averaging 72.66 from 4 innings at the moment and is looking good for more.
Amelia Kerr: Amelia Kerr has been a consistent batter for Wellington Blaze this season. She might become the leading run-getter for the team again in this match.
Leight Kasperek: Leight Kasperek has been the most consistent bowler for her team. She has been the leading wicket-taker for Wellington Blaze in the competition.
Kate Ebrahim: Kate Ebrahim has become an all arounder of some repute in the competition. You can expect her to come good in the match.
OS vs WB Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: J. McFadyen , P. Inglis
Batters: S. Bates (VC), M. Green, R. Burns
All-rounders: S. Devine, A. Kerr, K. Ebrahim (C)
Bowlers: H. Jensen, J. Kerr, E. Black
