Scorchers Vs Dragons Match Preview & Prediction
Scorchers take on Dragons in the 5th game of the Ireland Women’s Super T20 Series 2023. This will be the 6th H2H meeting between the 2 teams, with Scorchers emerging victorious thrice, Dragons emerging victorious once, and one game ending in no result. This will be the 3rd H2H meeting between these 2 teams this season alone, with Scorchers registering victories in both the previous games. Dragons are heading into this game in search of their 1st points of the season, having suffered 3 losses on the trot.
Scorchers Vs Dragons Match Details:
Match: Scorchers Vs Dragons (SCO Vs DRA) Match 5, Ireland Women’s Super T20 Series, 2023
Venue: Anglesea Road, Dublin
Date & Time: Sunday, May 14, 2023, 07:30 PM IST
Scorchers Vs Dragons Weather Forecast:
The Weather is likely to stay clear throughout the game
Scorchers Vs Dragons Top Performers H2H:
Gaby Lewis (SCO), Batter- RHB:
Inns- 3 | Runs- 126 | Avg- 63
Ellie McGee (SCO), Bowler- RAM:
Inns- 3 | Wkts- 7 | Avg- 4 | SR- 6
Leah Paul (DRA), All Rounder- LHB/LAO:
Inns- 4 | Runs- 134 | Avg- 67 | Wkts- 3 | Avg- 29
Alana Dalzell (DRA), All Rounder- RHB/RAM:
Inns- 2 | Wkts- 3 | Avg- 5 | SR- 10
Scorchers Vs Dragons Top Picks:
Leah Paul (DRA), All Rounder- LHB/LAO:
- She’s the leading run-getter in H2H outings: Inns- 4 | Runs- 134 | Avg- 67
- She registered impressive figures of 3.1-0-20-1 in the previous H2H game
- She had an excellent all-round tournament last season: Inns- 4 | Runs- 148 | Avg- 49 | Wkts- 7 | Avg- 13
Alana Dalzell (DRA), All Rounder- RHB/RAM:
- She’s the only Dragons’ bowler to have been amongst the wickets in both the H2H games this season
- She got rid of the best batter in the competition, Gaby Lewis in both the H2H games
- She’s picked the joint most number of wickets by a Dragons bowler in H2H games: Inns- 2 | Wkts- 3 | Avg- 5 | SR- 10
Mary-Anne Musonda (SCO), Batter- RHB:
- The Zimbabwean captain will be opening the batting for Scorchers
- She top scored for Scorchers in the previous H2H game with 38 runs
- She’s Scorchers’ leading run-getter this season: Inns- 2 | Runs- 74 | Avg- 74
Gaby Lewis (SCO), Batter- RHB:
- She’s the 2nd highest run-getter in H2H games: Inns- 3 | Runs- 126 | Avg- 63
- She has a brilliant record in the competition: Inns- 13 | Runs- 394 | Avg- 39
- She’s the only player to score a century in this competition
Scorchers Vs Dragons Differential Picks:
Jaimie Lee Strang (DRA), Batter- RHB:
- She’s one of the 2 overseas recruits for Dragons this season
- She hails from Australia and is one of the prominent scorers for her club side
- She top scored for Dragons in her last outing with 28 runs
Bella Armstrong (DRA), All Rounder- RHB/RAM:
- She batted at 3 in the previous game, and is likely to continue batting there throughout this tournament
- She didn’t bowl in the previous weekend, but might be seen rolling her arm over in this fixture
- She’s had good returns in her T20 career so far: Inns- 48 | Runs- 573 | Avg- 15 | Wkts- 35 | Avg- 29
Polly Inglis (SCO), Batter- RHB:
- The Kiwi keeper batter is one of the 2 overseas recruits for Scorchers this season
- She’s known for her aggressive batting back home in NZ, and often scores most of her runs via ramps and scoops
- She’s scored 146 runs at an average of 73 across her last 4 T20 outings
Ellie McGee (SCO), Bowler- RAM:
- She’s the leading wicket-taker in H2H games: Inns- 3 | Wkts- 7 | Avg- 4 | SR- 6
- Her career best figures of 3-0-14-4 came against the same opposition
- She registered excellent figures of 3-0-9-2 in the previous H2H game
Scorchers Vs Dragons Safe Captaincy Picks:
Gaby Lewis (SCO), Batter- RHB
Leah Paul (DRA), All Rounder- LHB/LAO
Amy Hunter (DRA), Batter- RHB
Scorchers Vs Dragons Differential Captaincy Picks:
Ellie McGee (SCO), Bowler- RAM
Alana Dalzell (DRA), All Rounder- RHB/RAM
Scorchers Vs Dragons Base Team:
WK: Amy Hunter
BAT: Gaby Lewis, Mary-Anne Musonda
AR: Leah Paul, Lara Maritz, Ellie McGee
BOWL: Cara Murray, Hannah Little
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