Match Details
Central Sparks and Northern Diamonds will battle on the first day of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. The match will start at 3:30 PM IST and will be streamed live on YouTube.
The match will be played at Headingley in Leeds.
Preview
The Northern Diamonds experienced a scintillating run in the 2020 edition of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. They won 5 out of the 6 matches they played and reached the summit clash of the tournament last year, where they lost to the Southern Vipers.
The Central Sparks experienced a mixed bag last year and won 3 out of the 6 matches that they contested. The Diamonds hold the edge going into the encounter.
Probable Playing XIs for NOR vs CEN
Northern Diamonds
Lauren Winfield, Hollie Armitage, Sterre Kalis, Natalie Sciver, Alex MacDonald, Jenny Gunn, Bess Heath (wk), Linsey Smith, Beth Langston, Katie Levick, Katherine Brunt
Central Sparks
Evelyn Jones, Gwenan Davies (wk), Marie Kelly, Emily Arlott, Poppy Davies, Chloe Hill, Clare Boycott, Liz Russell, Issy Wong, Hannah Baker, Anisha Patel
Captaincy Picks for NOR vs CEN
Evelyn Jones
Evelyn Jones will be the key for the Central Sparks outfit. In the 2020 edition of the tournament, Jones amassed 334 runs at a whopping average of 66.80. She also scored a hundred and a couple of fifties as well.
Beth Langston
Beth Langston will surely cause some trouble to the Central Sparks players. The right-arm pacer experienced an excellent run with the ball last year. She scalped 12 wickets in the tournament and took them at an average of 19.41.
Fan2Play Fantasy Cricket Tips
2-Player Team
Evelyn Jones (C), Katherine Brunt
3-Player Team
Natalie Sciver (C), Lauren Winfield, Anisha Patel
4-Player Team
Beth Langston (C), Alex MacDonald, Chloe Hill, Clare Boycott
11-Player Team
Bess Heath, Lauren Winfield, Chloe Hill, Hollie Armitage, Stare Kalis (C), Natalie Sciver, Jenny Gunn, Clare Boycott, Katherine Brunt, Beth Langston (VC), Anisha Patel, Issy Wong
