Thunder Vs South East Stars Fantasy Prediction, Pitch Report, Weather Forecast, Playing XI for Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023

Thunder Vs South East Stars Match Preview & Prediction

Thunder take on South East Stars in the 2^nd game of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023. This will be the 3^rd H2H meeting between these 2 teams, with both teams having secured one win each. Thunder were the busy of the 2 sides in the off-season, with them adding 3 experienced players to their roster and also touring UAE & India last month to prepare themselves well for this season. South East Stars finished 3^rd on the points tally last season while Thunder took the 2^nd last spot

Thunder Vs South East Stars Match Details:

Match: Thunder Vs South East Stars (THU Vs SES) Match 2, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023

Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester

Date & Time: Saturday, April 22, 2023, 03:00 PM IST

Thunder Vs South East Stars Weather Forecast:

Showers are predicted throughout the course of this fixture

Thunder Vs South East Stars Top Performers H2H:

Alex Hartley (THU), Bowler- LAO:

Inns- 2 | Wkts- 8 | Avg- 5 | SR- 15

Tara Norris (THU), Bowler- LAM:

Inns- 5 | Wkts- 9 | Avg- 17 | SR- 24

Paige Scholfield (SES), All Rounder- RHB/RAM:

Inns- 2 | Wkts- 5 | Avg- 9 | Runs- 33 | Avg- 17

Bethan Miles (SES), Bowler- LAO;

Inn- 1 | Wkts- 3 | Avg- 5 | SR- 12

Thunder Vs South East Stars Top Picks:

Alex Hartley (THU), Bowler- LAO:

• She’s the leading wicket-taker in H2H games: Inns- 2 | Wkts- 8 | Avg- 5 | SR- 15

• She registered her career best figures in the previous H2H game: 10-5-24-6

• She was Thunder’s leading wicket-taker  last season: Inns- 4 | Wkts- 10 | Avg- 14 | SR- 23

Kate Cross (THU), All Rounder- RHB/RAM:

• She has a terrific overall all-round record in the competition: Inns- 7 | Runs- 200 | Avg- 33 | Wkts- 12 | Avg- 22

• She returned with brilliant figures of 8.4-1-23-2 in her last outing in the competition

• She picked the most number of wickets by an England pacer in ODIs last year: Inns- 19 | Wkts- 24 | Avg- 29 | SR- 37

Phoebe Franklin (SES), All Rounder- RHB/RAM:

• She has a terrific overall record with the ball in the competition: Inns- 10 | Wkts- 12 | Avg- 21 | SR- 29

• She’s performed brilliantly with the ball in H2H outings: Inns- 2 | Wkts- 3 | Avg- 19 | SR- 30

• She picked 8 wickets at an average of 21.25 last season

Freya Davies (SES), Bowler- RAM:

• She picked 4 wickets at an average of 13.75 across her last 2 outings in the competition

• She has a good overall List A bowling record: Inns- 28 | Wkts- 26 | Avg- 38 | SR- 49

• She’s been amongst the wickets in each of her last 5 List A outings

Thunder Vs South East Stars Differential Picks:

Bethan Miles (SES), Bowler- LAO:

• She had the best bowling figures by a SES bowler in the previous H2H game: 6-1-15-3

• Being the only left arm spinner in the Thailand team she provides a great variety to their spin attack

• She’s been constantly amongst the wickets in the practice games in lead up to this season

Paige Scholfield (SES), All Rounder- RHB/RAM:

• She made the switch from Vipers to the South East Stars ahead of this season, and will play a pivotal role in both the departments

• She has a terrific record with the ball in H2H games: Inns- 2 | Wkts- 5 | Avg- 9 | SR- 17

• She has a great overall record in the competition: Inns- 18 | Wkts- 26 | Avg- 20 | Runs- 355 | Avg- 24

Tara Norris (THU), Bowler- LAM:

• She’s been excellent in H2H games: Inns- 5 | Wkts- 9 | Avg- 17 | SR- 24

• She returned with outstanding figures of 10-2-29-3 the last time she took on South East Stars

• She has a great overall bowling record in the competition: Inns- 23 | Wkts- 35 | Avg- 22 | SR- 29

Liberty Heap (THU), All Rounder- RHB/OS:

• She’s been brilliant with the ball in the competition: Inns- 5 | Wkts- 7 | Avg- 22 | SR- 24

• She scored 36* off just the 18 balls and also picked a wicket in her last outing in the competition

• She has been constantly amongst the runs for Thunder in all the pre season games

Thunder Vs South East Stars Safe Captaincy Pick:

Bryony Smith (SES), All Rounder- RHB/OS:

• She topped the runs chart for her side last season: Inns- 4 | Runs- 226 | Avg- 57

• She has a brilliant overall all-round record in this competition: Inns- 13 | Runs- 495 | Avg- 38 | Wkts- 21 | Avg- 20

• She scored her maiden century in her 2^nd last outing last season

Emma Lamb (THU), All Rounder- RHB/OS:

• She’s gone past the 50 run mark in each of her last 3 outings in this competition

• She has an outstanding overall record in this competition: Inns- 10 | Runs- 459 | Avg- 46 | Wkts- 7 | Avg- 43

• She put on an incredible all-round display in her only outing at this venue: 68(69) with the bat & 7-1-26-3 with the ball

Thunder Vs South East Stars Differential Captaincy Pick:

Alice Davidson-Richards (SES), All Rounder- RHB/RAM:

• She scored half-centuries in each of her last 2 outings in the competition

• She had an outstanding all-round season last year: Inns- 3 | Runs- 142 | Avg- 47 | Wkts- 9 | Avg- 18

• She has a terrific overall all-round record in the competition: Inns- 13 | Runs- 382 | Avg- 29 | Wkts- 14 | Avg- 30

Deandra Dottin (THU), All Rounder- RHB/RAM:

• She scored 46 runs and also returned with a wicket in her previous outing at this venue

• She registered impressive figures of 9.5-0-49-3 in her only H2H outing

• She averaged only 20 with the bat last season but was constantly amongst the wickets, having picked 6 wickets at a strike rate of 39.8

Thunder Vs South East Stars Fantasy XI:

WK: Ellie Threlkeld

BAT: Liberty Heap, Phoebe Franklin

AR: Alice Davidson-Richards, Emma Lamb, Bryony Smith

BOWL: Kate Cross, Bethan Miles, Alex Hartley

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