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CLAIM NOWToss Winner - Trent Rockets Women won the toss and choose to bat first
Trent Rockets Women beat Northern Superchargers Women by 20 runs
Northern Superchargers Women have won both their matches against Trent Rockets Women.
We are backing Northern Superchargers Women as the winners of this match.
Tournament: | The Hundred Women, 2024 |
Format: | 100-ball |
Venue: | Headingley, Leeds, Headingley, United Kingdom |
Toss Prediction: | To Bat |
Weather: | 19.2°C|Partly Cloudy |
The Women's Hundred is back, and the much-awaited competition is all set for an exciting season ahead. Oval Invincibles have made a strong start to the competition with a dominant 45-run victory against Birmingham Phoenix in the first game of the fourth year of the Hundred. In the fourth match, Northern Superchargers Women will face off against Trent Rockets Women at Headingley. The Superchargers have yet to lose a game against Trent Rockets and are likely to have the upper hand in this match.
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Northern Superchargers Women finished the league stage in second place in 2023, narrowly missing out on the top spot. Despite the rain-affected eliminator against Welsh Fire, they secured their place in the final. Unfortunately, they fell short in the title match against Southern Brave.
Phoebe Litchfield, the left-handed opener, will once again be the main batter to watch out for. She has had a relatively quiet period recently, both for Australia and Gujarat Titans in the Women's Premier League. However, she was the third-highest run-scorer in last year's Hundred, scoring 279 runs in 10 innings, with a highest score of 68 against Oval Invincibles.
Marie Kelly (176 runs in 9 innings at a strike rate of 124) will also be a key figure in the Superchargers’ batting unit.
Among the bowlers, Linsey Smith is definitely worth backing. After a five-year absence, the left-arm spinner is pushing for a T20 World Cup spot. Her impressive performances, including 13 wickets in the Charlotte Edwards Cup and nine in last year's Hundred, have solidified her claim for selection.
The Superchargers also have Georgia Wareham in their ranks, who was their leading wicket-taker last year with 11 scalps at 6.70.
Marie Kelly, Phoebe Litchfield, Davina Perrin, Hollie Armitage (c), Bess Heath (wk), Alice Davidson Richards, Georgia Wareham, Linsey Smith, Kate Cross, Lucy Higham, Grace Ballinger
Linsey Smith, Alice Richards, Phoebe Litchfield, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham, Kate Cross, Bess Heath, Hollie Armitage, Marie Kelly, Lucy Higham, Grace Ballinger
Last season, Trent Rockets Women ended up in fourth place. The team from the Midlands narrowly missed the playoffs by just four points following a rollercoaster season. Their journey started with a defeat against Brave and concluded with a loss to Invincibles.
Nat Sciver-Brunt and Bryony Smith amassed over 200 runs each for Trent Rockets last season and are expected to continue as the team's main batting pillars this year.
Unfortunately, if these two fail, the Rockets might struggle to put up a decent score as their batting looks a little thin.
Their bowling unit, however, appears pretty strong. For starters, Trent Rockets have a valuable asset in Ashleigh Gardner, an Australia all-rounder with 180 wickets in international cricket and over 1300 runs in T20Is at a strike rate of 130. She has the potential to be a true game-changer for the team.
Kirstie Gordon and Alana King will be the other two key bowlers for the team. Both can keep things tight and chip in with wickets.
Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Aylish Cranstone, Grace Scrivens, Ashleigh Gardner, Heather Graham, Alana King, Natasha Wraith, Alexa Stonehouse, Kirstie Gordon, Cassidy McCarthy, Grace Potts
Katie George, Grace Potts, Natalie Sciver, Bryony Smith, Grace Scrivens, Ashleigh Gardner, Alana King, Heather Graham, Kirstie Gordon, Josie Groves, Natasha Wraith
Headingley is renowned for its batting-friendly pitch, often resulting in high-scoring matches. Batters typically dominate, making it challenging for bowlers to find purchase. However, the pitch does offer some assistance to seamers, who will get some movement off the pitch and in the air.
The weather in Leeds during the match will be lightly cloudy and slightly breezy. There is no rain expected, so we should get a full game.
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The average first innings score in Headingley in the Women’s Hundred is 143. This will be the first match of the tournament to be played here so the pitch should be hard and full of runs. The team batting first will be looking to set a score of around 130-140 runs.
Headingley is usually a great venue for batting first. Last year, three of the four games played here in the Women’s Hundred were won by the team batting first. This is why we feel both captains will be looking to bat first here.
Northern Superchargers Women have emerged victorious in both of their matches against the Trent Rockets Women in The Hundred. With a more balanced squad, they clearly have the edge in this encounter. Ashleigh Gardner's inclusion has given Trent Rockets a boost, and if their stars fire, they can get past the Superchargers. However, we feel that Northern Superchargers have a better chance due to their all-round strength.
We are backing Northern Superchargers Women as the winners of this match.
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