A typical bowling pitch where the pacers get a lot of assistance particularly in the 2nd innings. Teams winning the toss usually opt to bat first and defend the target.
Weather Report:
Light rain showers are expected, as has been the case since the last few games with the temperature around the 19 degrees mark. Application of D/L might just come into play again if the game undergoes rain interruption.
The 21st match of the Women’s Super Smash will be played between Auckland Hearts & Central Hinds at the Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland on January 23rd, Saturday.
Auckland Women Team Updates:
Lauren Down and Bella Armstrong will probably open the inning for the Auckland Women team. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
Tariel Lamb, Holly Huddleston and Fran Jonas will handle the middle order of the team
Arlene Kelly and Regina Lilii will look to finish the innings in the lower middle order
Lauren Down will lead the Auckland Women team as a Captain. She is also good Batsman.
Tariel Lamb will do the wicket keeping for Auckland Women team.
Fran Jonas and Jesse Prasad will lead the pace attack of the team.
Central Districts Women Team Updates:
Jess Watkin and Georgia Atkinson will probably open the inning for the CH-W team. Both are well known inning openers.
Natalie Dodd, Hannah Rowe and Emily Cunningham will handle the middle order of the team
Kerry-Anne Tomlinson and Kate Gaging will look to finish the innings in the lower middle order
Jess Watkin will lead the CH-W team as a Captain. She is also a good Alrounder.
Natalie Dodd will do the Wicket Keeping duty for her CH-W team.
Monique Rees and Georgia Atkinson will take care of the pace attack for her team. Both are well known bowlers as they took many wickets in last few matches.
Last 5 Head to Head:
Auckland Women: 2 Won Central Districts Women: 3 Won
Top Picks
Arlene Kelly picked up 4 vital wickets the last time these 2 teams met at the Pukekura Park, Plymouth. In her previous game as well, she picked up 1 wicket with an economy of 3.5 and effected 2 run-outs against the Northern Spirit. This time as well, expect an agile performance from the Auckland bowler at her home turf.
Lauren Down was in a complete attacking mode the previous time against Central Hinds where she scored 63 off 64 balls helping the team reach a formidable total of 158 when the side seemed to be rattling down. At Auckland’s home ground, the Captain would love to lead from the front and help her side top the charts.
Katie Perkins averages 32 runs with a strike rate of 115 on this ground and in her previous game against the Northern Spirits, she smashed a quickfire half-century to help her team accomplish a convincing victory by 6 wickets. Against this opponent, she scored a brisk 20 off just 12 balls and missed out on a good knock, so this time around, she would like to take her game one-step further.
Natalie Dodd has averaged 27 on this ground with a strike rate of 86. Pick her before you choose Deventer as Nat has been missing out on a big knock in this tournament so far and she can cut loose at any moment while Deventer recently had an outing to remember against Otago. Expect a big knock from Dodd this time around.
Jess Watkin has this knack of picking up wickets in her stride and she would like to repeat that in this crunch game as well. On an average, she has picked 1 or 2 wickets in every game and has been the backbone of the Hinds’ bowling attack. Her economy has been effective as well and she has kept major attacking batsmen quiet in this tournament giving away just 4 runs per over.
Holly Huddleston has been one player for Auckland Hearts who has been unstoppable in this tournament picking up 2 wickets at least on an average per game and giving that finishing touch of a batsman later in the innings. In the previous clash between these 2 teams also, she picked 2 vital wickets even though she was a touch expensive.
Fantasy Tips
In wicket keeping, Natalie Dodd will be best choice.
