WRSW vs FAL Match Preview
In their semi-final clash, the Warriors women were up against the Spirit women. This game saw the Warriors' side putting up a comprehensive all-around effort. They ended up winning this match convincingly and reached the final of the competition. The Warriors team management will be expecting another repeat performance from the side one more time. The Warriors bowlers bowled brilliantly in the semi-final clash by knocking over the Spirit side for just the score of 73 runs. Jess Kerr was the top bowler for them picking up 3 wickets.
The Warriors team did lose 6 wickets while chasing this small total but a cameo from
Kathryn Bryce ensured that the team got through to reach the finals in 13.1 overs. Kathryn Bryce also did an exceptional job with the ball for the Warriors. She picked up 2 wickets while bowling at an economical run rate of 2.00 from 3 overs. Amanda Jade Wellington was also successful in picking up 2 wickets for 16 runs from her 4 overs. Phoebe Litchfield was the only batter apart from Bryce that scored a substantial score. She scored 21 runs from 22 balls with 3 boundaries.
The Falcons team had to face a lot tougher opposition in their semi-final match against the Barmy Army women. They defeated the Barmy Army outfit by batting well in their inning. They played out of their skins to counter the spirited challenge put up by Barmy Army women. The Falcons team management will be expecting another such display in the final from their girls. In this game, Marizanne Kapp and Mariko Hill took 3 wickets each and restricted the Barmy Army charge to a score of 159 for 8 in their stipulated 20 overs.
While chasing this above-the-average score on this wicket, Chamari Athapaththu was in devastating form. She struck a superb 78 from 50 balls as the Falcons women chased this total in the penultimate over of their inning to register a victory by a margin of 6 wickets. This is the 3rd victory in a row for the Falcons women. Some batters from the Falcons' middle order that helped the total with small contributions were Suzie Bates, Theertha Satish, Marizanne Kapp, and Mariko Hill. These batters offered small but useful contributions in the middle order to make sure that they reached the target with plenty to spare.
Weather Report
The temperatures during this final match in Kowloon are expected to hover between 22 and 26 degrees. It is also going to get pretty humid during the match. There do seem to be too many chances of rain coming down during the match. all-in-all these appear to be good settings for a cricket match.
Pitch Report
The new ball bowlers are likely to get some purchases from this track. There will be some lateral movement available for the bowlers on this surface. This wicket will get easier to bat on as the match progresses. The batters from both sides will try to make the most of the short square boundaries on the venue.
Notable stats
Chamari Athapaththu has a terrific batting average at the moment.
Chamari Athapaththu has scored 252 runs so far in the competition from her last 6 innings with an average of 50.40.
Marizanne Kapp is bowling pretty economically in the tournament.
Marizanne Kapp is bowling quite economically in the competition at the moment with an economy rate of 4.16 and she has also picked up 9 scalps in the competition from 5 matches.
Team News
There are no injury updates from either of the teams thus far. You can expect the full teams to be available for selection tomorrow.
WRSW vs FAL Probable 11
WRSW Playing 11
- Hayley Matthews
- Phoebe Litchfield
- Ellie Johnston
- Sindhu Sriharsha (C)
- Kathryn Bryce
- Mignon du Preez
- Yasmeen Khan
- Amanda-Jade Wellington
- Esha Oza
- Jess Kerr
- Shamilia Connell
FAL Playing 11
- Chamari Athapaththu
- Danni Wyatt
- Theertha Satish
- Marizanne Kapp
- Suzie Bates (C)
- Mariko Hill
- Marina Lamplough
- Jahanara Alam
- Nannapat Koncharoenkai (Wk)
- Sornnarin Tippoch
- Anju Gurung
Dream11 Prediction
Both these teams have performed well in the competition so far has played outstanding cricket to reach this final. All the cricket fans can expect a cracking game of cricket in the final. Although both these teams are going into this game with a victory in their earlier games, the Falcons have now won 3 games on the trot. They are more likely to make it four in a row and lift the trophy in this game. We will bet with Falcons to win the final.
Top Picks
Chamari Athapaththu: Chamari Athapaththu has had the tournament of her life. She is leading both the batting and bowling charts for Falcons women.
Theertha Satish: Theertha Satish has scored 143 runs in the competition so far with an average of 35.75. Her top score in the competition has been 57.
Kathryn Bryce: Kathryn Bryce has been the most successful bowler for the Warriors outfit in this competition. She has picked up 10 wickets with an incredible average of 10.20.
Phoebe Litchfield: Phoebe Litchfield is the leading run-getter for Warriors women having scored 162 runs so far in the competition with an average of 27.00.
WRSW vs FAL Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: T Satish
Batters: D Wyatt, S Bates, P Litchfield, Y Khan
All-rounders: C Athapaththu (C), H Matthews (VC), K Bryce
Bowlers: S Tippoch, J Kerr, A Wellington
