South Coast Sapphires Vs Falcons Match Preview & Prediction
South Coast Sapphires take on Falcons in Game No. 12 of the FairBreak Global Invitational Tournament 2023. This will be the 2nd H2H game between the 2 teams, with Sapphires emerging victorious by 30 runs on the previous occasion. Both teams are lying in the bottom half of the points table, and hence this game becomes a must win for both if they are to advance to the semi finals. Falcons take the 4th spot with 5 points from 3 games, while Sapphires take the 5th spot with 4.5 points from their 3 games
South Coast Sapphires Vs Falcons Match Details:
Match: South Coast Sapphires Vs Falcons (SCS Vs FAL) Match 12, FairBreak Global Invitational Tournament 20223
Venue: Kowloon Cricket Club, Hong Kong
Date & Time: Tuesday, April 11, 2023, 7:30 AM IST
South Coast Sapphires Vs Falcons Pitch Report:
The Pitch at Kowloon Cricket Club, Hong Kong is bowling friendly and has been assisting spinners & seamers equally well. Average first innings total here in the last 5 T20s has been 139 runs
South Coast Sapphires Vs Falcons Weather Forecast:
The Weather is expected to stay clear for this game
Top Performers H2H:
Babette de Leede (SCS), Batter- RHB:
45(48)
Chamari Atapattu (FAL), All Rounder- LHB/OS:
30(34) & 2-0-23-1
Sana Mir (SCS), Bowler- OS:
4-1-15-1
Suze Bates (FAL), All Rounder- RHB/OS:
25(22)
Top Picks:
Suzie Bates (FAL), All Rounder- RHB/OS:
- She was the 2nd highest scorer for Falcons in the previous H2H game with 25 runs
- She was the 2nd highest scorer in the previous game with 44 runs
- She has a good overall record in the competition: Inns- 8 | Runs- 200 | Avg- 29
Danielle Wyatt (FAL), Batter- RHB:
- She’s missed out in 2/3 games this season, and will be eager to get going in this must win fixture
- She was the 5th highest run-getter last season: Inns- 6 | Runs- 216 | Avg- 43
- She’s scored the 2nd most number of runs for Falcons in the competition’s history: Inns- 9 | Runs- 257 | Avg- 29
Sana Mir (SCS), Bowler- OS:
- She had the best bowling figures in the previous H2H game: 4-1-15-4
- She registered figures of 3-0-25-2 the last time she bowled this season
- She’s Sapphires’ joint leading wicket-taker across both the seasons: Inns- 8 | Wkts- 7 | Avg- 21 | SR- 24
Shabnim Ismail (SCS), Bowler- RAF:
- She returned with impressive figures of 3-0-14-1 in the previous H2H game
- She has been really unlucky to have picked just the 1 wicket this season
- She’s Sapphires’ joint leading wicket-taker across both the seasons: Inns- 5 | Wkts- 7 | Avg- 14 | SR- 11
Differential Picks:
Geetika Kodali (SCS), Bowler- RAM:
- She’s picked the 2nd most number of wickets by a SCS bowler: Inns- 6 | Wkts- 6 | Avg- 17 | SR- 19
- She registered impressive figures of 3-0-23-2 in her previous outing
Babette de Leede (SCS), Batter- RHB:
- She was the POTM in the previous H2H game for her knock of 45 and terrific display behind the stumps
- She created a world record in the same game, with her affecting 5 stumpings
- She was Sapphires’ top scorer in the opening game of this season
Mariko Hill (FAL), All Rounder- RHB/RAM:
- She’s Falcons’ joint 2nd highest wicket-taker this season: Inns- 2 | Wkts- 3 | Avg- 8 | SR- 9
- She bowled an outstanding spell of 2.4-0-11-3 in the previous game
- She played a very good knock of 38 runs in the opening game of the season
Christina Gough (FAL), All Rounder- LHB/LAM:
- She played a very good cameo of 21* off 15 balls including 2 Sixes, in the previous game
- She struck with the ball in the only over she’s bowled this season
- She already has a T20I century to her name
Safe Captaincy Picks:
Chamari Atapattu (FAL)- All Rounder- LHB/OS:
- She’s Falcons’ leading wicket-taker this season: Inns- 3 | Wkts- 6 | Avg- 8 | SR- 10
- She’s Falcons’ all-time leading run-getter: Inns- 10 | Runs- 377 | Avg- 42
- She had a decent all-round outing in the previous H2H game: 30 runs & 1 wicket
Katherine Brunt (SCS), All Rounder- RHB/RAM:
- She’s Sapphires’ leading wicket-taker this season: Inns- 3 | Wkts- 5 | Avg- 8 | SR- 8
- She’s also their highest run-getter this season: Inns- 3 | Runs- 102 | Avg- 51
- She’s scored 82 runs & picked 4 wickets across the last 2 games
Differential Captaincy Picks:
Tash Farrant (SCS), All Rounder- LHB/LAM:
- She’s coming into this game having put on a terrific all-round display in the previous game, which also saw her bag the POTM award
- She scored 36* off just the 18 balls, and then returned with exceptional bowling figures of 2-0-11-3
- She has a good overall bowling record in the competition: Inns- 6 | Wkts- 6 | Avg- 22 | SR- 17
Marizanne Kapp (FAL), All Rounder- RHB/RAM:
- She’s picked 3 wickets at an average of 14 this season
- With her failing to get going at No. 6, expect her to bat higher up the order in this must win game
- Despite having batted only 5 times in the competition since its inception, she already has a half-century to her name
South Coast Sapphires Vs Falcons Base Team:
WK: Babette de Leede
BAT: Chamari Atapattu, Erin Burns, Danielle Wyatt
AR: Katherine Brunt, Marizanne Kapp, Suzie Bates
BOWL: Shabnim Ismail, Tash Farrant
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