WB vs OS Match Preview
The Wellington Blaze outfit ended the last season unbeaten. They won 11 matches in a row including a resounding win in the finals. One of the key members of the squad was Amelia Kerr who played an important role for Wellington Blaze providing an all-around effort. This year she has been adorned with the extra responsibilities from the team management of leading the side. Leigh Kasperek was the top wicket-taker for Wellington Blaze last year as she picked up 20 wickets during the season and make some crucial contributions with the bat. Other key members of the team are Jess Kerr and Maddy Green.
In the last year's finals of the same competition, the Otago Sparks were outplayed by the eventual champions, Wellington Blaze. They were beaten by a huge margin of 75 runs in the game. However, they did a fair job in the competition earlier with the experienced campaigner Suzie Bates making a remarkable run with the bat. She scored more than 500 runs in the competition while the top wicket-taker for the team was Eden Carson with 17 wickets. Another player to watch out for is Polly Inglis. She brings a lot of confidence to the side. Otago will be over the moon if they could beat the champs in their backyard to start their campaign this year.
Weather Report
We are likely to get a temperature in the region of 20 degrees for this game. We are going to have mostly cloudy conditions and things will be cool during the game. There is a probability of getting northwest winds of 13 km/hr during the match and there is a slight chance of rain interruption during the game.
Pitch Report
The Basin Reserve ground has a capacity of close to 12,000 people. The pitch for this match is likely to be in favor of the batters. This is the first game of the season so it will be interesting to see the conditions that will be on offer at the venue. But all-in-all you can expect batting-friendly conditions for this game. The quicker bowlers might get some assistance from the track in the earlier overs but that’s about it.
Notable stats
Wellington Blaze women lead the head-to-head between the two sides in recent games.
The Wellington Blaze women's outfit has won all the last 5 matches played between the two sides.
Wellington Blaze women's team is on a 5-match winning streak.
The Wellington Blaze outfit has won 5 out of their last 5 games played in the competition. They won all 11 games they participated in during the last year's competition.
Team News
There aren't any injury worries reported for this game so far. As it is the first match of the competition the full sides will be available for selection.
WB vs OS Probable 11
WB Playing 11
- Georgia Plimmer
- Rebecca Burns
- Maddy Green
- Amelia Kerr (C)
- Caitlin King
- Jess Kerr
- Leigh Kasperek
- Jessica McFadyen (Wk)
- Tamsyn Newton
- Xara Jetly
- Maneka Singh
OS Playing 11
- Suzie Bates (C)
- Polly Inglis (Wk)
- Kate Ebrahim
- Caitlin Blakely
- Olivia Gain
- Bella James
- Eden Carson
- Emma Black
- Sophie Oldershaw
- Gemma Adams
- Molly Loe
Dream11 Prediction
This is the first game of the competition for both these sides. So, it is tough to predict the outcome of this match at the moment. Both these teams did a fair job in the competition last year by reaching the finals. But Wellington defeated Otago Sparks in the final. So, they will be more confident going into this game and kick off their campaign on a positive note. We will bet with Wellington Blaze women to win this game.
Top Picks
Suzie Bates: Suzie Bates is the leading batter for Otago Sparks. She is one of the legends from the New Zealand national side. In her 12 appearances for the team last year, she hit 504 runs with a solid average of 56 and scored 5 half-centuries in the process.
Amelia Kerr: It is impossible to ignore Amelia Kerr in any game. She is a world-class performer with bat and ball. In the last edition of Women's Super Smash, she played 11 games and picked up 17 wickets. She bowled with an amazing economy rate of 4.57 and also contributed 346 runs with the bat at an average of 34.6.
Jess Kerr: Jess Kerr was the second-highest wicket-taker in the last season's edition of Super Smash for women. In her 9 appearances, she picked up 18 wickets. This effort also includes the best bowling analysis of 4 wickets for 13 runs. She also scored 92 runs from her 7 outings with the bat.
Polly Inglis: Polly Inglis is a wicketkeeper batter for her team. She is the top choice for her team. She scored 227 runs during the last season from 12 games with an average of 20.63 and her top score was 61 not out.
WB vs OS Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: P. Inglis
Batters: S. Bates, M. Green, R. Burns, G. Plimmer
All-rounders: S. Devine (VC), A. Kerr (C)
Bowlers: H. Jensen, J. Kerr, D. Doughty, E. Black
