Match Details:
The 4th game of the 5-match T20I series between Austria Women and Germany Women will be played at the Seebarn Cricket Ground in Harmannsdorf.
The match starts at 11:00 AM local time (2:30 PM IST) (9:00 AM GMT).
This game can be streamed live on YouTube channel of European Cricket Network.
Preview:
Germany Women continued the thrashing of Austria Women on Thursday where they won both matches by huge margins to seal the series with two games still to be played. In the 2nd T20I, Janet Ronalds scored an unbeaten 74-ball 105 as the visitors finished with 191/0. Emma Bargna took 5-wicket haul later to seal a 138-run victory for his team. While Bargna took rest in the evening match, Anne Bierwisch took a hat-trick as Austria’s last six players were dismissed for ducks before Germany sealed a 10-wicket win.
Weather Condition/Report:
There could be rain at the Seebarn Cricket Ground on Friday as forecast insists scattered thunderstorms during the match.
Pitch Condition/Report:
The Seebarn Cricket Ground in Harmannsdorf is hosting this Women’s T20I series on a matting track which is not a usual sight in International cricket but they might not show any slow nature and be flat most of the time.
Average first innings score: 140 (Women’s T20I matches)
Record of chasing teams: Won – 1, Lost – 2
Injury and Availability News:
(Will be added when there is an update)
Probable Playing XIs:
Germany Women:
Janet Ronalds, Christina Gough, Anuradha Doddaballapur (C), Anne Bierwisch, Emma Bargna, Verena Stolle, Milena Beresford, Suzanne McAnanama-Brereton, Antonia Meyenborg, Asmita Kohli, Sharanya Sadarangani (WK).
Bench – Claire Pfalzner-Gibbon, Kainat Qureshi, Lena Skatulla, Karthika Vijayaraghavan.
Austria Women:
Harjivan Bhullar, Büsra UCA, Rezarta Avdylaj, Andrea-Mae Zepeda (C), Anisha Nookala, Priya Sabu, Sylvia Kailath, Harjot Dhaliwal (WK), Valentina Avdylaj, Soujanya Chamundaiah, Jo-An Stiglitz.
Bench – Albulena Avdylaj, Tugce Kazanci, Derya Ortasulak, Ashmaan Saifee, Raphaela Tröbinger, Ayse Atis.
Top Picks:
Andrea-Mae Zepeda, the Austria skipper, scored 45 runs in three matches which are twice more than any of her teammates.
Anne Bierwisch claimed a hat-trick during the evening match on Thursday where she had given away only five runs in three overs.
Asmita Kohli took four wickets in two matches she played at the cost of 29 runs which came at an economy of 4.14 only.
Suzanne McAnanama-Brereton played two matches on Thursday where he bagged five wickets at an economy under four.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain options – Christina Gough, Anuradha Doddaballapur, Emma Bargna
Vice-Captain options – Asmita Kohli, Andrea-Mae Zepeda, Janet Ronalds
Suggested Playing XI for Head to Head/Small Leagues:
Keeper – Büsra UCA
Batters – Janet Ronalds, Priya Sabu, Sylvia Kailath, Harjivan Bhullar
All-Rounders – Anuradha Doddaballapur, Christina Gough (C), Andrea-Mae Zepeda
Bowlers – Emma Bargna (VC), Suzanne McAnanama-Brereton, Milena Beresford
12th Man – Milena Beresford
Suggested Playing XI for Grand Leagues/Mega Leagues:
Keeper – Sharanya Sadarangani
Batters – Janet Ronalds, Anne Bierwisch, Harjivan Bhullar
All-Rounders – Anuradha Doddaballapur (VC), Christina Gough, Andrea-Mae Zepeda
Bowlers – Emma Bargna, Jo-An Stiglitz, Rezarta Avdylaj, Asmita Kohli (VC)
12th Man – Priya Sabu
Expert Advice:
The Austria players except their skipper have hardly shown any fight in this series thus far. Hence, the selection of fantasy team for this series has become about picking the best possible players from Germany’s XI and picking two of them who can have maximum impact in the match.
Probable Winners:
Germany Women can be seen registering their 4th successive win of this 5-match T20I series.
