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England U19s take on Ireland U19s in the Super Six Group 2 fixture. England are one of the 4 unbeaten sides so far in the tournament, while Ireland struggled throughout the 1st stage of the tournament, managing just the 1 win from their 3 games
Top Picks
Ryana Macdonald-Gay (ENG), All-Rounder- RHB/RAM
- She registered figures of 2-1-1-2 in the previous game
- She was the 2nd highest scorer in the game vs PAKU19s, with an unbeaten knock of 35* runs
- She was instrumental in Oval Invincibles winning last season’s Hundred competition:
Inns- 4 | Wkts- 5 | Avg- 14 | SR- 8
Liberty Heap (ENG), All-Rounder- RHB/OS
- She was the POTM in the previous game, having scored the fastest half-century of the tournament
- She is England’s 2nd highest run-getter with 93 runs at an average of 31
- She had a good outing in the warm-up fixture vs WIU19s, where she top scored with 31 runs
Georgina Dempsey (IRE), All-Rounder- RHB/RAM
- She was the POTM in the previous game for a terrific all-round performance:
50 runs & figures of 3-2-5-1
- She is the only bowler to have picked a wicket vs NZU19s
- She is the only player in this Irish squad to have made international debut, with her career best T20I figures of 4-0-35-2 coming against Australia last year
Zara Craig (IRE), All-Rounder- RHB/RAM
- She top scored in the previous game with an unbeaten knock of 52* runs
- She has the best bowling figures by an Irish bowler in the tournament: 2-0-4-2
- She was amongst the wickets in both the warm-up games
Differential Picks
Aimee Maguire (IRE), Bowler- LAO
- She registered figures of 3-0-16-1 in the game vs WIU19s
- Finished with figures of 4-0-25-1 in the previous game
- England struggled against left arm spin in the game vs PAKU19s, going by that Maguire could come in handy with her left arm spin
Ellie McGee (IRE), Bowler- RAM
- She’ll operate mainly throughout the death overs
- She registered figures of 4-0-15-1 in the previous game
- She made her T20 debut in last season’s Super 20 cup, and was constantly amongst the wickets troubling some of the best Irish batters
Alexa Stonehouse (ENG), Bowler- LAM
- She registered figures of 2-0-9-2 in the previous game
- The tall left arm angle she creates is certain to test the Irish batters in this fixture
- She’s already played 11 T20 games back home, representing the South East Stars
Hannah Baker (ENG), Bowler- RALB
- She registered figures of 4-1-9-2 in the previous game
- She was brilliant vs PAKU19s, registering figures of 3-0-13-1
- She had the best figures in the warm-up outing against WIU19s: 3-0-9-2
Safe Captaincy Pick
Grace Scrivens (ENG), All-Rounder- LHB/OS
- She is England’s highest wicket-taker so far:
Inns- 2 | Wkts- 5 | Avg- 2 | SR- 8
- She also has the most runs by an England batter so far: Inns- 3 | Runs- 120 | Avg- 40
- Her figures of 4-2-2-4 vs ZIMU19s are the best bowling figures in the tournament so far
- She has picked 15 wickets, and has scored close to 300 runs across 20 T20s
Differential Captaincy Pick
Sophia Smale (ENG), Bowler- LAO
- She finished with figures of 3-0-10-2 vs PAKU19s
- So far, she’s picked 4 wickets at a staggering average of 3.75
- She was simply outstanding with the ball in both the warm-up fixtures, with her figures being:
2-2-0-1 & 3-1-3-1
- She picked the most wickets by a left arm spinner in last season’s Hundred competition
Player to Avoid
Freya Sargent (IRE), Bowler- OS
- She has gone wicketless in both the previous games
- She was wicketless in both the warm-up games as well
Base Team
WK: Seren Smale
BAT: Liberty Heap, Niamh Holland, Annabelle Squires
AR: Grace Scrivens, Ryana Macdonald-Gay, Georgina Dempsey, Aimee Maguire
BOWL: Sophia Smale, Hannah Baker, Zara Craig
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