Preview:
Spirit and South Coast Sapphires will play the 8th match of Fairbreak Invitational Women’s T20 2022 on Sunday. Spirit have won 1 out of 2 matches and are currently placed in the 5th position in the points tally. They defeated Falcons in the last game by 27 runs after scoring 147 runs in 20 overs and would be hoping for a similar performance in this game.
South Coast Sapphires have also won 1 out of 2 matches and are placed in the 4th position in the points table. Much like Spirit, SCS lost their opening game to Tornadoes while batting second and won their second game. They defeated the Warriors in the previous match by 10 wickets after chasing a target of 130 runs in just 17.5 overs.
Match Details:
Spirit Women vs South Coast Sapphires Women, Match 8
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium
Date & Time: 8th May, at 5:30 PM IST and 4:00 PM Local Time
Live Streaming: Fancode
SPI-W vs SCS-W, Match 8 Pitch Report:
The surface has been very kind to the batters and the bowlers alike. They both have performed decently in the tournament and have managed to win matches for their respective teams. Pitch might again remain balanced in this game too.
Injury News:
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SPI-W vs SCS-W, Match 8 Probable Playing XIs:
Spirit Women
Sarah Bryce (wk), Bismah Maroof, Sophia Dunkley, Nattakan Chantam, Nicola Carey (c), Shizuka Miyaji, Sophie Ecclestone, Ayabonga Khaka, Anuradha Doddaballapur, Chaya Mughal, Divya GK
South Coast Sapphires Women
Babette de Leede (wk), Shebani Bhaskar, Elyse Villani (c), Gaby Lewis, Maryam Omar, Kim Garth, Grace Harris, Kary Chan, Shabnim Ismail, Tash Farrant, Geetika Kodali
Top Picks for SPI-W vs SCS-W Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Spirit Women
Sophie Ecclestone has picked 4 wickets in 2 matches at an average of 9, an economy of 5.14, and a strike rate of 10.5. She picked 3 wickets in the first game against Barmy Army and picked one in the last game against the Falcons.
Shizuka Miyaji was the top performer for the Spirit in the last game with the ball. She picked 4 wickets for 18 runs in 4 overs and won the player of the match award for this performance.
Top Picks – South Coast Sapphires Women
Gaby Lewis opened the innings for the Sapphires in the last game against the Warriors and went on to score 62 runs off 57 deliveries. She won the player of the match award for this performance.
Geetika Kodali has picked 2 wickets each in the 2 matches. She has bowled at an average of 7.50, an economy of 5, and a strike rate of 9.
SPI-W vs SCS-W Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (This Tournament) | Dream11 Points |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 4 wickets | 169 points |
| Geetika Kodali | 4 wickets | 133 points |
| Shabnim Ismail | 3 wickets | 130 points |
| Nicola Carey | 21 runs and 138 wickets | 126 points |
| Sophia Dunkley | 59 runs and 1 wicket | 128 points |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for SPI-W vs SCS-W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Sarah Bryce, Elyse Villani, Nattakan Chantam, Gaby Lewis, Sophia Dunkley (c), Grace Harris, Nicola Carey (vc), Shizuka Miyaji, Sophie Ecclestone, Chaya Mughal, Geetika Kodali
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for SPI-W vs SCS-W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Sarah Bryce, Elyse Villani, Gaby Lewis, Sophia Dunkley, Grace Harris (c), Kim Garth, Nicola Carey, Sophie Ecclestone (vc), Ayabonga Khaka, Shabnim Ismail, Geetika Kodali
Today’s SPI-W vs SCS-W Probable Winners:
South Coast Sapphires Women are expected to win this match.
