TRW vs SBW Match Preview
The Trent Rockets team will be going into this game under the leadership of Nat Sciver-Brunt. The team will be keen to improve their performance further this year in comparison with last year. In the 2023 season, they were knocked out in the eliminator. It appears that they have collected a good set of players this year. They will be fancying their chances in this match. The two leading batswomen for Trent Rockets this year will be Nat Sciver-Brunt and the Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur. Another crucial batter for Southern Brave women is the South African Lizelle Lee. She will look to attack the bowling right from the word go as usual.
The Trent Rockets team has several bowling alternatives to their credit. They can use the services of left-arm spinner Kirstie Gordon and Katherine Sciver-Brunt who is a British international cricketer. Harmanpreet Singh can also pose problems for the batswomen and so will the 18-year-old spinner Josie Groves. The Trent Rockets women succeeded in winning 2 out of their last 4 matches in the competition last year. Southern Brave women had a strong campaign last year but ended on the losing side in the finals.
After defeating the Trent Rockets team last year in the eliminator round, it was a heartbreak for the Southern Brave women in the finals. They were convincingly defeated in the finals by the team of Oval Invincibles by a margin of 5 wickets. The Southern Brave side will be led by the experienced Anya Shrubsole in this year's edition of Women's Hundred. The key batters for the Southern Brave team will be the Indian star Smriti Mandhana and the England international Danni Wyatt. This pair is expected to open the innings in this match.
The one-down position for Southern Brave women will be manned by Georgia Adams. She had a good outing in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy while playing for Southern Vipers. It is expected that Anya Shrubsole will open the bowling attack in this match together with Lauren Bell who picked up 11 wickets in the tournament last year. But the top wicket-taker for Southern Brave was Amanda Wellington. She will not participate in the team this year. She collected a haul of 17 wickets last year.
Weather Report
The weather forecast for this game to be played on Tuesday is that we will get thundery showers during the day. During the game, there might be some assistance for seamers if we get overcast conditions for this game especially when the ball is new. All batters will have to be careful, especially in the powerplay overs.
Pitch Report
This game between the Southern Brave women and Trent Rockets women is the opening game of the competition. It is going to be hosted at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, England. The wicket is likely to remain true throughout the match. So, both teams will prefer to chase a target on this track.
Notable stats
Lauren Bell had a great bowling average last year.
Lauren Bell picked up 11 wickets from 8 matches last year with an average of 16.
Nat Sciver-Brunt had a great average last year in the batting department.
Nat Sciver-Brunt scored 228 runs last year from 6 matches with an average of 76.
Team News
There are no injury updates available for this game so far. You can assume that the entire side will be available for selection.
TRW vs SBW Probable 11
TRW Playing 11
- Natalie Sciver (C)
- Bryony Smith
- Harmanpreet Singh
- Marie Kelly
- Jo Gardner
- Lizelle Lee (Wk)
- Katherine Brunt
- Alana King
- Gracie Potts
- Kirstie Gordon
- Georgia Davis
SBW Playing 11
- Smriti Mandhana
- Danielle Wyatt
- Chloe Tyron
- Freya Kemp
- Maia Bouchier
- Georgia Adams
- Lauren Bell
- Anya Shrubsole (C)
- Ellie Anderson (Wk)
- Nat Wraith
- Danielle Gregory
Dream11 Prediction
This is just the start of the season and it will take a few games before we can judge the strengths and weaknesses of a team. But after considering the performance of the teams last year and the conditions on offer at Trent Bridge, we expect the home team Trent Rockets to win this encounter and gather full points.
Top Picks
Nat Sciver-Brunt: Nat Sciver-Brunt did an excellent job with the bat for Trent Rockets. You can bet on her to continue all the good work.
Alana King: The left-arm bowler Alana King was the most economical bowler during the 2022 season with an overall economy rate of 5.40.
Lauren Bell: Lauren Bell was one of the most successful bowlers in the 2022 season picking up 11 scalps.
Danielle Wyatt: This British international is one of the more dependable batters for Southern Brave women.
Danielle Wyatt: This British international is one of the more dependable batters for Southern Brave women.
TRW vs SBW Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: N Wraith
Batters: D Wyatt, H Kaur, S Mandhana
All-rounders: N Sciver (C), K Brunt, C Tryon, G Adams (VC)
Bowlers: A Shrubsole, A King, L Bell
