Preview
Central Hinds will be in action for the 1st time this season as they take on Wellington Blaze in Game No. 4, to be played at the Fitzherbert Park in Palmerston North
Blaze won their opening game of the season quite comfortably, and are currently on a 12 take winning streak in the competition
Hinds had a season to forget last time around, as they registered just the 2 wins from their 10 games, and will be hoping to start this season on a high
H2H Record
Blaze enjoy complete dominance over Hinds in H2H games, with them taking a 17:2 lead on the H2H count
When it comes to H2H record at venue, Blaze are yet to lose here, with them having won all the previous 4 games
Top Performers H2H
Natalie Dodd (CH), Batter- RHB
Inns- 7 | Runs- 161 | Avg- 27
Leigh Kasperek (WB), All Rounder- RHB/OS
Inns- 6 | Wkts- 8 | Avg- 13 | Runs- 77 | Avg- 38
Amelia Kerr (WB), All Rounder- RHB/RALB
Inns- 10 | Runs- 279 | Avg- 47 | Wkts- 16 | Avg- 13
Jess Kerr (WB), Bowler- RAM
Inns- 9 | Wkts- 19 | Avg- 7 | SR- 10
Top Performers at Venue
Jess Watkin (CH), All Rounder- RHB/OS
Inns- 3 | Wkts- 3 | Avg- 17 | SR- 24
Maneka Singh (WB), Bowler- LAM
Inns- 6 | Wkts- 7 | Avg- 20 | SR- 19
Rosemary Mair (CH), Bowler- RAM
Inns- 3 | Wkts- 3 | Avg- 17 | SR- 17
Natalie Dodd (CH), Batter- RHB
Inns- 3 | Runs- 125 | Avg- 42
Top Picks
Natalie Dodd (CH), Batter- RHB
– She’s one of Hinds’ most consistent batters
– She’s got a good H2H record: Inns- 7 | Runs- 161 | Avg- 27
– She has scored 85 runs across the last 2 H2H games, including a knock of 61*
Jess Watkin (CM), All Rounder- RHB/OS
– The Hinds skipper will come in at the No. 3 slot, and will also bowl her full quota of overs
– She scored 70 runs in the previous H2H game
Leigh Kasperek (WB), All Rounder- RHB/OS
– She had the best bowling figures in her side’s previous game: 4-1-16-3
– She’s got good all-round record in H2H games: Inns- 6 | Wkts- 8 | Avg- 13 | Runs- 77 | Avg- 38
– She has never gone wicketless against the Hinds
Maddy Green (WB), Batter- RHB
– She continued her marvellous T20 form this year, with a score of 45* in the previous game
– She scored 28 runs in the previous H2H game
Differential Picks
Maneka Singh (WB), Bowler- LAM
– She’s the 2nd highest wicket-taker at the venue: Inns- 6 | Wkts- 7 | Avg- 20 | SR- 19
– She has picked 4 wickets at an average of 19 in H2H games
– She registered figures of 4-0-13-3 in the 1st of the 2 H2H games last season
Thamsyn Newton (WB), All Rounder- RHB/RAM
– Newton opened the batting in the previous game, and is likely to do the same throughout the season
– She also has 5 wickets in H2H games, averaging 19.2
Rosemary Mair (CH), Bowler- RAM
– Mair has picked 5 wickets at an average of 22.4 in H2H games
– She’s also a very handy batter down the order, and was amongst the runs throughout last season
– She registered figures of 4-1-16-2 in the previous H2H game
Ocean Bartlett (CH), Bowler- RALB
– Bartlett chopped in with 2-3 overs constantly last season, and will present good challenge to the Blaze batters with her leg breaks
-She’s coming into this competition having been in action recently with the NZ Development side
Safe Captaincy Pick
Amelia Kerr (WB), All Rounder- RHB/RALB
– She was the POTM in the previous game on the back of a brilliant all-round display: 46 runs & 4-0-28-1
– She’s the 2nd highest run-getter in H2H games: Inns- 10 | Runs- 279 | Avg- 47
– She’s also the 2nd highest wicket-taker in H2H games: Inns- 13 | Wkts- 16 | Avg- 13 | SR- 17
Differential Captaincy Pick
Jess Kerr (WB), Bowler- RAM
– She’s the leading wicket-taker in H2H games
– Her H2H record is quite incredible: Inns- 9 | Wkts- 19 | Avg- 7 | SR- 10
– She has picked 12 wickets across the last 5 H2H outings
– She registered figures of 4-1-18-4 in the previous H2H game
Player to Avoid
Claudia Green (CH), Bowler- RAM
– She has gone wicketless in 3 out of the last 4 H2H games
– She has picked just the 2 wickets at an average of 66.5 from 6 H2H games
Base Team
WK: Natalie Dodd
BAT: Maddy Green, Mikaela Greig, Thamsyn Newton
AR: Amelia Kerr, Leigh Kasperek, Hannah Rowe, Jess Watkin
BOWL: Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Maneka Singh
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