Preview:
Welsh Fire Women will take on Southern Brave Women in the 8th match of the Hundred Women’s 2021 on Tuesday. Welsh Fire Women were completely outplayed by the Northern Superchargers Women in their opening game. They lost that 6 wickets with 15 balls left in the game. 130 runs wasn’t enough on the board for them to defend.
On the other hand, Southern Brave Women made a good start with an impressive win over Trent Rockets by 23 runs. Despite putting only 133 runs on the board they showed a lot of courage and bowled well to secure a victory by 23 runs. Stafanie Taylor and Anya Shrubsole were the major contributors in the win for Southern Brave.
Match Details:
Welsh Fire Women vs Southern Brave Women, Match 8
Venue: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Date & Time: July 27th at 7:30 PM IST and 3:00 PM local time
Live Streaming: Fancode
Pitch Report:
The wicket provides equal assistance for both batting and bowling. It’s a good sporting surface and we can expect equal contest between bat and ball. Anything over 140 makes it a good competitive score on this wicket.
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Probable Playing XIs WEF-W vs SOB-W:
Welsh Fire Women
Bryony Smith, Hayley Matthews, Alice Macleod, Georgia Redmayne, Sarah Taylor (wk), Sophie Luff (c), Georgia Hennessy, Piepa Cleary, Alex Griffiths, Katie George, Nicole Harvey
Southern Brave Women
Danni Wyatt, Smriti Mandhana, Sophia Dunkley, Stafanie Taylor, Maia Bouchier, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Anya Shrubsole (c), Fi Morris, Carla Rudd (wk), Tara Norris, Lauren Bell
Top Picks for WEF-W vs SOB-W Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Welsh Fire Women
Hayley Matthews performed well with both bat and ball in the opening game against Supercharger. She scored 30 runs at the top of the order and picked up a wicket as well later on in the match.
Bryony Smith is a dependable player for Welsh Fire Women. She managed to score 19 runs from 11 balls against Supercharger and scalped a wicket as well.
Top Picks – Southern Brave Women
Smriti Mandhana didn’t have a good game against Trent Rockets as she was dismissed for a duck. It is known by all that she is a talented player and takes some stopping when she is in her groove. Mandhana is expected to come back strongly in this match.
West Indies Women’s skipper Stafanie Taylor played a handy knock of 45* runs from 31 balls when the team was struggling to put up a decent score against Trent Rockets. She also picked up the important wicket of Katherine Brunt with the ball.
WEF-W vs SOB-W Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (This Tournament) | Dream11 Points |
| Hayley Matthews | 30 runs and one wicket | 71 |
| Bryony Smith | 19 runs and one wicket | 52 |
| Smriti Mandhana | 0 | 10 |
| Stafanie Taylor | 45 runs and one wicket | 93 |
| Danni Wyatt | 7 runs | 20 |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for WEF-W vs SOB-W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Sarah Taylor, Danni Wyatt, Smriti Mandhana, Alice Macleod, Maia Bouchier, Stafanie Taylor (c), Hayley Matthews (vc), Anya Shrubsole, Piepa Cleary, Alex Griffiths, Lauren Bell
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for WEF-W vs SOB-W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Sarah Taylor (vc), Smriti Mandhana (c), Georgia Redmayne, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Luff, Stafanie Taylor, Hayley Matthews, Anya Shrubsole, Piepa Cleary, Lauren Bell, Alex Griffiths
WEF-W vs SOB-W Risky Captaincy Choices:
Danni Wyatt is a dangerous player at the top of the order and she is even effective with the ball as well. It’s worth a risk to pick her as your fantasy team skipper.
Anya Shrubsole scored 40* runs and picked up 4 wickets in the last game against Trent Rockets. She will be a risky pick as your fantasy team skipper.
Player you should avoid:
Carla Rudd bats lower down the order and there won’t be many chances of her scoring a good amount points in this match. Hence ,it’s better to avoid her while making your fantasy teams.
