Thunder (THU) Vs South East Stars (SES) Match Preview & Prediction
- Thunder take on South East Stars in the 23rd game of the Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023
- The game will be played at Stanley Park in Blackpool at 7:00 PM
- This will be the very 1st H2H meeting between these 2 teams
- Both teams have had similar fortunes so far this season, with both having won just the 2 games out of the 5 games played
Thunder Vs South East Stars Weather Forecast:
The Weather is likely to stay clear throughout the game
Thunder Vs South East Stars Pitch Report
- This will only be the 5th WT20 to be played at this venue
- The average 1st innings total here across the previous 4 games has been 140 runs
- The team batting 1st has gone on to win all the previous 4 games at this venue
- Spinners have accounted for 25 out of the 46 wickets to have fallen here across these 4 games
Squads:
Thunder: Ellie Threlkeld (c),Emma Lamb, Fi Morris, Naomi Dattani, Mahika Gaur, Tara Norris, Danielle Collins, Deandra Dottin, Liberty Heap, Seren Smale, Olivia Bell, Steph Butler, Daisy Mullan, Laura Jackson
South East Stars: Bryony Smith (c), Alice Capsey, Claudie Cooper, Tash Farrant, Aylish Cranstone, Freya Davies, Phoebe Franklin, Ryana MacDonald-Gay, Alice Davidson-Richards, Paige Scholfield, Kira Chathli, Kalea Moore, Danielle Gregory, Sophia Dunkley
THU vs SES Top Picks & Differential Picks:
WK:
Kira Chathli (SES), RHB:
- She played a very good knock of 48 when these 2 teams met during the RHFT earlier this season
- She had a good outing behind the stumps in her previous outing: 2 stumpings & a catch
BAT:
Emma Lamb (THU), RHB/OS:
- She’s Thunder’s all time leading wicket-taker in the competition: Inns- 12 | Wkts- 15 | Avg- 13 | SR- 14
- She’s Thunder’s leading run-getter this season: Inns- 4 | Runs- 133 | Avg- 33
- She’s the all time 2nd highest run-getter in the competition: Inns- 14 | Runs- 542 | Avg- 42
Sophia Dunkley (SES), RHB:
- She’s scored 85 runs at an average of 28.33 across 3 outings this season
- She’s had good returns across all T20s this year: Inns- 16 | Runs- 403 | Avg- 27 | SR- 159
- She’s England’s leading run-getter in T20Is since the start of last year: Inns- 22 | Runs- 503 | Avg- 25
AR:
Fi Morris (THU), RHB/OS:
- Her selection percentage for this game is quite low but her recent performances make her a top pick
- She’ll continue batting at No. 3, and will be bowling her full quota of overs
- She returned with impressive figures of 4-0-24-1 in the previous game
- She’s picked 5 wickets at an average of 14.2 across her last 4 outings
Paige Scholfield (SES), RHB/RAM:
- She opened the batting in the previous game, but is likely to bat in the middle order in this game
- She top scored with an unbeaten century when these 2 teams met during the RHFT earlier this season: 111(90)*
- She’s Stars’ leading wicket-taker this season: Inns- 5 | Wkts- 6 | Avg- 20 | SR- 18
Bryony Smith (SES), RHB/OS:
- She picked 2 wickets in the only over she bowled in her last outing at this venue
- She’s the all time 2nd highest wicket-taker in the competition: Inns- 18 | Wkts- 26 | Avg- 14 | SR- 14
- She’s Stars’ all time leading run-getter in the competition: Inns- 19 | Runs- 469 | Avg- 25 | SR- 139
- She’s Stars’ leading run-getter this season: Inns- 5 | Runs- 158 | Avg- 32
Alice Capsey (SES), RHB/OS:
- She top scored for SES with 71 runs in her 2nd last outing
- She has the best batting average by a Stars batter this season: Inns- 3 | Runs- 107 | Avg- 36
- She has a good all round record in the competition: Inns- 16 | Runs- 357 | Avg- 24 | Wkts- 10 | Avg- 21
Differential:
Alice Davidson-Richards (SES), RHB/RAM:
- She had a good all-round outing when these 2 teams met during the RHFT earlier this season: 73(58) & 5-0-30-1
- She was the top scorer in the previous game with 43 runs
- She has a decent all-round record in the competition: Inns- 17 | Runs- 265 | Avg- 19 | Wkts- 11 | SR- 21
BOWL:
Tara Norris (THU), LAM:
- She’s been amongst the wickets in 4 out of the 5 games this season
- She’s Thunder’s joint leading wicket-taker this season: Inns- 5 | Wkts- 5 | Avg- 24 | SR- 17
- She has the experience of playing against SES when she was a part of the Vipers: Inns- 2 | Wkts- 3 | Avg- 21 | SR- 14
Freya Davies (SES), RAM:
- She had the best bowling figures in the previous game: 3.5-0-14-2
- She’s picked 4 wickets at a strike rate of 23.75 this season
- She had the best bowling figures when these 2 teams met during the RHFT earlier this season: 8-2-27-3
Differential:
Danielle Gregory (SES), RALB:
- She returned with impressive figures of 3-0-23-2 in the previous game
- She was brilliant with the ball when these 2 teams met during the RHFT earlier this season: 7-0-36-2
- She’s picked 13 wickets at a strike rate of 23.5 in the competition
THU vs SES Safe Captaincy Picks:
Emma Lamb (THU), Batter- RHB/OS
Bryony Smith (SES), All Rounder- RHB/OS
THU vs SES Differential Captaincy Picks:
Alice Capsey (SES), All Rounder- RHB/OS
Paige Scholfield (SES), All Rounder- RHB/RAM
THU vs SES Base Team:
WK: Kira Chathli
BAT: Emma Lamb, Sophia Dunkley
AR: Fi Morris, Paige Scholfield, Bryony Smith, Alice Capsey
BOWL: Freya Davies, Tara Norris
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