WS vs NOD Match Preview

The Western Storm women did not get off to a good start against Sunrisers in their last match. They were quickly reduced to 18 for 4 in 7 overs. This was mainly due to the initial burst by Kate Coppack from Sunrisers. She picked up 3 crucial wickets and ended the game on figures of 6-1-26-3. She even bowled a maiden over in the game. Emma Corney however, held on to score 34 runs from 82 balls with 3 fours. But she received little to no support from the other end. The second-highest total in the Storm innings came from extras.

Nicole Harvey also scored 25 runs from 37 balls with 2 fours. This Western Storm collapse was triggered by the Sunrisers' spinners viz. Jodi Grewcock, Mady Villiers, and Grace Scrivens. They picked up 3,2, and 1 wicket respectively during the Storm innings. Although none of the top and middle-order batters from Sunrisers managed to score more than 30 runs, all of them contributed to the team's cause. As a result, the Sunrisers women managed to reach the target with plenty to spare in the end. Mollie Robbins was the pick of the bowlers for Storm picking up 2 wickets for 23 runs from her 6 overs.

Northern Diamonds played their last game against Southern Vipers and we got to see a terrific game of cricket. Batting first, Southern Vipers raised a decent total of 261 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. The Northern Diamonds team made a great effort to chase the score and got close to it. But they fell short in the end by a margin of 3 runs. They ended on a score of 258 runs for the loss of 5 wickets. Although Southern Vipers lost an early wicket, there was a great partnership between Ella McCaughan and Georgia Adams for the second wicket that realized more than 100 runs.

Lizzie Scott was the top bowler for Southern Vipers picking up 3 wickets for 33 runs from 9 overs. Grace Happ also picked up 4 wickets from her 10 overs although she gave away 46 runs in the process. The only other successful bowler for Northern Diamonds was Phoebe Turner. Unlike Vipers, the Northern Diamonds women made a good start to their innings with Lauren Winfield-Hill and Sterre Kalis putting together over 50 runs for the opening wicket. But the batter that took the Diamonds close to target was their skipper, Hollie Armitage.
 

Weather Report

We are likely to get some thundershowers in the mornings on the match day. That apart the conditions during the game will be humid and warm with several clouds collecting in the skies during the game. You can expect temperatures in the region of 26 degrees during the contest. There is also a good chance of getting wind gusts in the region of 30 km/hr.

Pitch Report

The Cooper Associates County Ground is situated in Taunton, England. This ground has been host to the Somerset County Cricket Club since 1882. It is one of the oldest venues in England and the surface is likely to provide an even contest between bat and ball. But the batters are more likely to enjoy the conditions here.

Notable stats

Lauren Winfield-Hill has a great average in recent games.

Lauren Winfield Hill has scored 490 runs in her last 11 innings for her team with an average of 49.00.

GE Hall has a great bowling average to strike rate combination for her team.

GE Hall has a strike rate of 18.00 and an average of 15.77 from her 5 games during this season.

Team News

There are no injury updates available for this game. You can expect the whole team to be up for selection for this game.

WS vs NOD Probable 11

WS Playing 11

  • Alex Griffiths
  • Emma Corney
  • Sophie Luff (C)
  • Fran Wilson
  • Niamh Holland
  • Natasha Wraith (Wk)
  • Sophia Smale
  • Nicole Harvey
  • Chloe Skelton
  • Mollie Robbins
  • Gemma Lane

NOD Playing 11

  • Lauren Winfield-Hill (Wk)
  • Sterre Kalis
  • Hollie Armitage (C)
  • Emma Marlow
  • Rebecca Duckworth
  • Leah Dobson
  • Phoebe Turner
  • Grace Hall
  • Lizzie Scott
  • Katie Levick
  • Jessica Woolston
This is not the official playing 11 for the match. This is a prediction of the expected playing 11 for each team based on the writers analysis.

Dream11 Prediction

Both these teams are lying close to the bottom of the points table at the moment. Northern Diamonds are in 6th position while the Western Storm team is in last place in the table. Northern Diamonds have performed marginally better in the tournament by being in 6th position with 4 victories from 11 games. Western Storm women have managed just 2 wins from their 11 games so far in the competition. We reckon Northern Diamonds to win this game and move up in the points table.

Top Picks

Lauren Winfield-Hill: Winfield-Hill has scored 490 runs from her last 11 games for Northern Diamonds with one hundred and three fifties.

Katie Levick: Levick has picked up 18 scalps from her last 11 games with an average of 18.00 and an excellent economy rate of 4.26.

FC Wilson: FC Wilson has scored 293 runs in her last 10 games with an average of 41.85 and with an excellent strike rate of 92.72.

C Skelton: Skelton has picked up 14 wickets from her 10 games with a strike rate of 27.1 and an average of 23.64.
 

WS vs NOD Dream11 Team 1

Keeper: Lauren Winfield-Hill , B Heath

Batters: C Tryon (C), F Wilson, S Kalis

All-rounders: H Knight, H Armitage (VC)

Bowlers: K Levick, L Filer, S Smale, J Woolston

WS vs NOD Dream11 Prediction - OCB Team Prediction