Match Details
The 29th match of the Women’s Super Smash will be played between Otago Sparks and Northern Spirit at University Oval, Dunedin on February 6th, Saturday.
The match is scheduled to start at 4:10 AM IST and will be streamed live on FanCode.
Preview
Otago Sparks and Northern Spirit are all set to play the 29th match of the 16th edition of the Women’s Super Smash on Saturday. Both sides are entering into this game after a loss, Otago Sparks lost their last match against Auckland Hearts by 27 runs, whereas Northern Spirit lost by 6 wickets to the same team. Both teams have had a disastrous season till now.
Otago Sparks are placed at the bottom on the points table having won only 2 out of 9 matches they have played so far whereas their opponents Northern Spirit are currently sitting at the 4th spot on the points table, having won three out of nine matches they have played so far. Both teams will be looking forward to winning this match and gain some valuable points.
OS-W vs NS-W Weather Report for Match 29:
It will be partly cloudy here in Dunedin on Saturday. The temperature will hover around the 17 degrees mark along with a 10% chance of precipitation.
Pitch Condition/Report
The track at University Oval, Dunedin is a bowling friendly track where the average first innings score has only been 115. The pacers have absolutely loved the venue and both captains would prefer to chase at this venue.
Average first innings score
115 (last two T20 matches in the tournament)
Record of chasing teams
Won – 2, Lost – 0, Tied – 0
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Injury and Availability News:
(Will be added when there is an update)
OS-W vs NS-W Today’s Probable Playing XIs:
Otago Sparks
Gemma Adams, Emma Black, Caitlin Blakely, Eden Carson, Millie Cowan, Olivia Gain, Polly Inglis, Bella James, Molly Loe, Katey Martin (c), Sophie Oldershaw
Bench:
Saffron Wilson, Marina Lamplough
Northern Spirit
Brooke Halliday (c), Felicity Leydon-Davis, Kate Anderson, Lucy Boucher, Annie Ewart, Caitlin Gurrey, Lauren Heaps, Nensi Patel, Eimear Richardson, Makayla Templeton, Charlotte Sarsfield
Bench:
Georgina Harris
OS-W vs NS-W Top Picks for Today’s Dream11 Match:
Brooke Halliday has been in brilliant form this season so far. She has amassed 153 runs for her team and has picked up 7 wickets as well.
Emma Black is the highest wicket-taker for Otago Sparks so far. She has picked up 10 wickets in 9 matches at an economy rate of 8.25 runs per over.
Nensi Patel has picked up 7 wickets at an economy of just 5.47 runs per over. She can also score some runs with the bat, and has scored 74 runs in 7 innings.
Katey Martin has been in decent form with the bat in this season so far. She has scored 180 runs at a strike-rate of 106 in her nine outings.
Caitlin Gurrey is the highest run-scorer for Northern Spirit. She has scored 229 runs at an average of 33 in nine matches she played for his team.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Brooke Halliday, Emma Black
Vice-Captain Options – Nensi Patel, Katey Martin
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Suggested Playing XI No.1 for OS-W vs NS-W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Katey Martin (vc)
Batters – Brooke Halliday (c), Kate Anderson, Caitlin Gurrey, Millie Cowan
All-Rounders – Nensi Patel, Eimear Richardson, Gemma Adams
Bowlers – Emma Black, Sophie Oldershaw, Felicity Leydon-Davis
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for OS-W vs NS-W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Polly Inglis
Batters – Brooke Halliday, Caitlin Gurrey, Millie Cowan, Caitlin Blakely
All-Rounders – Nensi Patel (vc), Eimear Richardson
Bowlers – Emma Black (c), Felicity Leydon-Davis, C Sarsfield, Lauren Heaps
Expert Advice:
Pick more bowlers in both of your Dream11 Fantasy teams as we have seen track is bowling-friendly and last few matches were low scoring at this venue.
Today’s OS-W vs NS-W Probable Winners:
Northern Spirit-Women are expected to win this match.
