South Coast Sapphires Vs Tornadoes Match Preview & Prediction
South Coast Sapphires take on Tornadoes in Game No. 10 of the FairBreak Global Invitational Tournament 2023. This will be the 2nd H2H encounter between the 2 teams, with Tornadoes emerging victorious on the previous occasion. Sapphires are currently placed at the bottom of the points tally having suffered defeats in both the games they’ve played so far. Tornadoes too are yet to taste a win this season having lost 2 and with one of the games being abandoned
South Coast Sapphires Vs Tornadoes Match Details:
Match: South Coast Sapphires Vs Tornadoes (SCS Vs TOR) Match 10, FairBreak Global Invitational Tournament 20223
Venue: Kowloon Cricket Club, Hong Kong
Date & Time: Sunday, April 9 2023, 7:30 AM IST
South Coast Sapphires Vs Tornadoes Pitch Report:
The Pitch at Kowloon Cricket Club, Hong Kong has a lot in it for the bowlers and has been assisting both spinners & pacers equally well. The average first innings total here in the last 5 T20s has been in the mid-130s.
South Coast Sapphires Vs Tornadoes Weather Forecast:
The weather is likely to stay clear throughout the game
South Coast Sapphires Vs Tornadoes Top Performers H2H:
Sterre Kalis
(TOR), Batter- RHB: 32(29)
Shabnim Ismail
(SCS), Bowler- RAF: 4-0-20-3
Geetika Kodali
(SCS), Bowler- RAM: 4-0-20-2
Diana Baig
(TOR), Bowler- RAM: 4-0-15-2
South Coast Sapphires Vs Tornadoes Top Picks:
Babette de Leede
(SCS), Batter- RHB:
- She top-scored for SCS in the previous H2H game with 24 runs
- She was the top scorer for SCS in the 1st game of this season with 24 runs
- She affected the most number of dismissals last season: 7 stumpings & 1 catch
Katie Mack
(SCS), Batter- RHB:
- She was the 2nd highest scorer for SCS in the opening game of the season with 21 runs
- She sets very high standards for herself with the bat, and with her having scored just 30 runs so far, expect her to go big in this game
- She was the 7th highest run-getter in last season’s WBBL with 350 runs
Diana Baig
(TOR), Bowler- RAM:
- She registered the best bowling figures by a TOR bowler in the previous H2H game: 4-0-15-2
- She picked 5 wickets at a strike rate of 27.6 last season
- She went wicketless in the previous game, but was amongst the wickets in both the games before that
Winifred Duraisingam
(TOR), Bowler- RAM:
- She was in excellent form with the ball in the previous H2H game: 4-0-20-2
- She was the 5th highest wicket-taker last season: Inns- 7 | Wkts- 7 | Avg- 24 | SR- 21
- She’ll mostly bowl at the death
South Coast Sapphires Vs Tornadoes Differential Picks:
Chanida Sutthiruang
(TOR), Bowler- RAM:
- Having been rested from the previous game she’ll be back for this fixture
- She’s picked 2 wickets at an average of 20.5 so far this season
- She had a fairly successful season last time: Inns- 5 | Wkts- 5 | Avg- 20 | SR- 17
Geetika Kodali
(SCS), Bowler- RAM:
- She returned with impressive figures of 4-0-20-2 in the previous H2H game
- She was brilliant with the ball last season: Inns- 4 | Wkts- 4 | Avg- 19 | SR- 18
- She bowled exceptionally well in the previous game, finishing with figures 3-0-23-2
Tash Farrant
(SCS), Bowler- LAM:
- She’s been unlucky not to have picked any wickets this season
- She picked 3 wickets at a strike rate of 22 across 3 outings last season
- She has terrific T20 record: Inns- 63 | Wkts- 75 | Avg- 18 | SR- 17
Sterre Kalis
(TOR), Batter- RHB:
- She was the POTM in the previous H2H game for her knock of 32 runs
- She was Tornadoes’ highest run-getter last season: Inns- 7 | Runs- 225 | Avg- 32
- She was unlucky to be dismissed via a run out in the previous game early on in the innings
South Coast Sapphires Vs Tornadoes Safe Captaincy Pick:
Sune Luus
(TOR), All Rounder- RHB/RALB:
- She top scored for Tornadoes in the opening game of the season with 48 runs
- She top scored for her team in the previous game as well with 65* runs
- Her overall record in the competition makes for a great reading: Inns- 9 | Runs- 276 | Avg- 55
Katherine Brunt
(SCS), All-Rounder- RHB/RAM:
- She’s picked the most number of wickets for her team so far: Inns- 2 | Wkts- 3 | Avg- 11 | SR- 12
- She’s also scored the most number of runs for SCS this season: Inns- 2 | Runs- 67 | Avg- 34
- She had an exceptional all-round outing in the previous game: 47 runs with the bat & bowling figures of 4-0-20-2
South Coast Sapphires Vs Tornadoes Differential Captaincy Pick:
Erin Burns
(SCS), All-Rounder- RHB/OS:
- She bowled a very good spell of 3-0-16-2 in the previous game
- Having missed out with the bat 2 games in a row, she’ll be eager to come back strong in this game
- She had a breakout season in last year’s WBBL, where her excellent finishing prowess helped Sixers make it to the finals
Shabnim Ismail
(SCS), Bowler- RAF:
- She bowled a hostile spell of 4-1-11-1 in the previous game
- She registered the best bowling figures in the previous H2H game: 4-0-20-3
- She had a terrific season last year: Inns- 5 | Wkts- 6 | Avg- 15 | SR- 19
South Coast Sapphires Vs Tornadoes Player to Avoid:
Sana Mir
(SCS), Bowler- OS:
- She went wicketless in the previous H2H game
- She’s listed in the AR section but will be batting at No. 10
- There are much better all-round options available for this game
South Coast Sapphires Vs Tornadoes Base Team:
WK: Babette de Leede
BAT: Erin Burns, Katie Mack
AR: Dane van Niekerk, Sune Luus, Katherine Brunt
BOWL: Winifred Duraisingam, Diana Baig, Shabnim Ismail
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