Scorchers Vs Dragons Match Preview & Prediction
Scorchers take on Dragons in the 1st game of the Ireland Women’s Super T20 Series 2023. This will be the 4th H2H meeting between the 2 teams, with both teams emerging victorious once, and one game ending in a no result. Dragons will once again be led by Leah Paul, while, Gaby Lewis will be leading the Scorchers. Dragons will be without one of their key players Orla Prendergast, who’s currently playing in England
Scorchers Vs Dragons Match Details:
Match: Scorchers Vs Dragons (SCO Vs DRA) Match 1, Ireland Women’s Super T20 Series, 2023
Venue: The Village, Malahide
Date & Time: Monday, May 01, 2023, 06:30 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:
Inn- 1 | Runs- 104 | Avg- yet to be dismissed
Ellie McGee (SCO), Bowler- RAM:
Inns- 2 | Wkts- 5 | Avg- 4 | SR- 5
Leah Paul (DRA), All Rounder- LHB/LAO:
Inns- 2 | Runs- 105 | Avg- 105 | Wkts- 2 | Avg- 25
Arlene Kelly (DRA), All Rounder- RHB/RAM:
Inns- 2 | Wkts- 2 | Avg- 13 | SR- 18
Scorchers Vs Dragons Top Picks:
Cara Murray (DRA), Bowler- RALB:
- She registered figures of 4-0-31-2 in her last outing in the competition
- She has a good overall record in the competition: Inns- 8 | Wkts- 7 | Avg- 30 | SR- 24
- She’s picked 20 wickets at a strike rate of 23 in her T20I career
Arlene Kelly (DRA), All Rounder- RHB/RAM:
- She had good returns last season: Inns- 4 | Wkts- 4 | Avg- 19 | SR- 19
- She registered outstanding figures of 4-2-9-2 in the previous H2H game
- No other Irish bowler has picked more T20I wickets than her since the start of last year: Inns- 20 | Wkts- 25 | Avg- 17 | SR- 16
Jane Maguire (SCO), Bowler- RAM:
- She’ll take the new ball for Scorchers, and is considered one of the best swing bowlers in Ireland
- She was amongst the wickets in the previous H2H game
- She’s picked 10 wickets at a strike rate of 25 in her T20I career
Sophie MacMahon (SCO), All Rounder- RHB/RAM:
- She scored 29 runs in her last H2H outing
- She has a good bowling record in the competition: Inns- 9 | Wkts- 7 | Avg- 14 | SR- 18
- She scored 66 runs at an average of 33 last season
Scorchers Vs Dragons Differential Picks:
Jess Mayes (DRA), Bowler- OS:
- She provides good variety to the Dragons spin attack with her right arm offies
- She registered brilliant figures of 2-0-16-2 in the previous H2H game
- She’s picked 3 wickets at an average of 20 in her short career so far
Kate McEvoy (DRA), Bowler- RAM:
- She’ll take the new ball for Dragons
- She earned her maiden national team call-up last year
- She has bowled just once in her T20 career so far but has a good record in List A cricket
Ellie McGee (SCO), Bowler- RAM:
- She’s the joint highest wicket-taker in H2H games: Inns- 2 | Wkts- 5 | Avg- 4 | SR- 5
- Her career best figures of 3-0-14-4 came against the same opposition
- She’s picked 8 wickets at an impressive average of 10.9 in her short T20 career so far
Hannah Little (SCO), Bowler- RAM:
- She is a very good swing bowler and is someone who uses the bouncer effectively
- She has had good returns in her T20 career so far: Inns- 9 | Wkts- 6 | Avg- 18 | SR- 24
Scorchers Vs Dragons Safe Captaincy Picks:
Leah Paul (DRA), All Rounder- LHB/LAO:
- She’s been phenomenal in H2H outings: Inns- 2 | Runs- 105 | Avg- 105 | Wkts- 2 | Avg- 25
- She had an excellent all-round tournament last season: Inns- 4 | Runs- 148 | Avg- 49 | Wkts- 7 | Avg- 13
- She top scored with 40 runs and returned with figures of 4-0-29-1 in the previous H2H game
Gaby Lewis (SCO), Batter- RHB:
- She scored an unbeaten century in her only previous H2H outing
- She has a brilliant record in the competition: Inns- 11 | Runs- 372 | Avg- 47
- She’s Ireland’s leading run-getter since the start of last year: Inns- 20 | Runs- 562 | Avg- 33
Scorchers Vs Dragons Differential Captaincy Picks:
Amy Hunter (DRA), Batter- RHB:
- She was the 2nd highest scorer with 34 runs in the previous H2H game
- She was the leading run-getter last season: Inns- 4 | Runs- 243 | Avg- 61
- She scored 69 runs in her last outing in the competition
Lara Maritz (SCO), All Rounder- RHB/RAM:
- She has good overall record in the competition: Inns- 12 | Wkts- 11 | Avg- 12 | Runs- 130 | Avg- 16
- She registered impressive figures of 3-0-7-1 in the previous H2H game
- She has a good overall bowling record in T20s: Inns- 35 | Wkts- 28 | Avg- 19 | SR- 20
Scorchers Vs Dragons Base Team:
WK: Amy Hunter
BAT: Gaby Lewis
AR: Leah Paul, Lara Maritz, Sophie MacMahon, Ellie McGee
BOWL: Jane Maguire, Arlene Kelly, Cara Murray
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