Women’s Hundred 2024, Welsh Fire vs Northern Superchargers: Fantasy 11 Prediction, teams, captain, vice-captain
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Table-toppers Welsh Fire have a great chance to consolidate their position at the top if they manage to beat Northern Superchargers at Cardiff on Thursday. Fire have won four matches out of five while the second-placed Superchargers emerged victorious on three occasions with one match ending in a tie.
LAST 5 MATCHES
WELSH FIRE: W L W W W
NORTHERN SUPERCHARGERS: L T W W W
THE LIKELY PLAYING XIs FOR WELSH FIRE AND NORTHERN SUPERCHARGERS
WELSH FIRE likely XI
Batters: Sophia Dunkley, Ella McCaughan
Allrounders: Hayley Matthews, Jess Jonassen, Georgia Elwiss, Phoebe Franklin
Wicketkeeper: Tammy Beaumont, Sarah Bryce
Bowlers: Beth Langston, Freya Davies, Georgia Davis
NORTHERN SUPERCHARGERS likely XI
Batters: Davina Perrin, Hollie Armitage, Phoebe Litchfield
Allrounders: Annabel Sutherland, Alice Davidson-Richards, Georgia Wareham
Wicketkeeper: Bess Heath
Bowlers: Linsey Smith, Lucy Higham, Grace Ballinger, Kate Cross
Statistical Performance (Welsh Fire)
- Sarah Bryce
In 20 innings, Sarah Bryce has scored 385 runs in The Hundred at an average of 35.00. Her strike rate stands at 109.68, including one fifty. She is a key batter in the Fire lineup.
SARAH BRYCE IN THE HUNDRED
INNINGS - 20
RUNS - 385
AVERAGE – 35.00
STRIKE RATE – 109.68
50s/100s – 1/0
2. Freya Davies
In 25 innings, Freya Davies has taken 23 wickets in the tournament. She maintains a strike rate of 18.69, with an economy rate of 7.54 and an average of 23.52.
FREYA DAVIES IN THE HUNDRED
INNINGS - 25
WICKETS - 23
STRIKE RATE – 18.69
ECONOMY RATE – 7.54
AVERAGE – 23.52
Players Who Can Make a Difference (Welsh Fire)
1. Hayley Matthews
Hayley Matthews has been in good form in this Hundred edition so far, by scoring more than hundred runs and chipping in with wickets too.
2. Sophia Dunkley
An experienced batter in the Fire top-order, also having had success in the tournament history as one of the leading run-scorers. In this edition, she has score 125 runs off five matches including a fifty.
Statistical Performance (Northern Superchargers)
1. Phoebe Litchfield
In 14 innings, Phoebe Litchfield has amassed 404 runs in the women’s Hundred, with an average of 31.07 and a strike rate of 131.16.
PHOEBE LITCHFIELD IN THE HUNDRED
INNINGS - 14
RUNS - 404
AVERAGE – 31.07
STRIKE RATE - 131.16
50s/100s – 1/0
2. Linsey Smith
In 25 innings, Linsey Smith has claimed 31 wickets in The Hundred. Her strike rate is an impressive 15.19, with an economy rate of 6.59 and an average of 16.70.
LINSEY SMITH IN THE HUNDRED
INNINGS - 25
WICKETS - 31
STRIKE RATE – 15.19
ECONOMY RATE – 6.59
AVERAGE – 16.70
Players Who Can Make a Difference (Northern Superchargers)
1. Annabel Sutherland
Annabel Sutherland has been brilliant for the Superchargers this season contributing in both the departments. She has scored more than 160 runs and picked 10 wickets.
2. Kate Cross
The top-three wicket-takers this season of the tournament are from the Superchargers. Kate Cross is one of them, having picked eight wickets in five innings at an average of 12.12.
Team Head to Head
Both teams have played three matches against each other in The Hundred, with Northern Superchargers having won two matches and Welsh Fire one.
FIRE V SUPERCHARGERS - HEAD TO HEAD RECORD
MATCHES: 3
FIRE WON: 1
SUPERCHARGERS WON: 2
NO RESULT: 0
Venue and Pitch
Sophia Gardens in Cardiff has hosted 12 matches in the Women’s Hundred, of which nine times teams winning the toss have opted to bowl. The average first innings score at this venue is 126 and in second innings is 118. The highest score in Women’s Hundred at Cardiff is 181 and the lowest score is 84.
MATCH PREDICTION
There is not much to separate both teams on current form this season, however, Welsh Fire will have a slight edge with 70% chance to win the match.
Fantasy XI
Wicketkeeper: Sarah Bryce
Batters: Sophia Dunkley, Phoebe Litchfield, Ella McCaughan, Davina Perrin
Allrounders: Hayley Matthews (VC), Jess Jonassen, Annabel Sutherland (C)
Bowlers: Linsey Smith, Freya Davies, Georgia Davis
BACKUP PLAYERS:
BATTER – Hollie Armitage
BOWLER – Lucy Higham
ALL-ROUNDER – Alice Davidson-Richards
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