Warriors W Vs South Coast Sapphires W Match Preview & Prediction
Warriors take on South Coast Sapphires in Game No. 2 of the FairBreak Global Invitational Tournament 2023. This will be the 2nd H2H meeting between the 2 teams, with Sapphires securing a comprehensive 10-wicket victory in the previous game. The teams are once again led by the same captains who were at the helm last season, with Sana Mir leading the South Coast Sapphires and Sindhu Sriharsha leading the Warriors. Warriors finished at the bottom of the table last season with just 1 win from 5 games, while the Sapphires took the 2nd last place with 2 wins from 5 games
Warriors W Vs South Coast Sapphires W Match Details:
Match: Warriors Vs South Coast Sapphires (WAR Vs SCS) Match 2, FairBreak Global Invitational Tournament 20223
Venue: Kowloon Cricket Club, Hong Kong
Date & Time: Tuesday, April 4, 2023, 7:30 AM IST
Warriors W Vs South Coast Sapphires W Weather Forecast:
We’re in for one of those stop-start affairs, with the rain expected to make its presence felt throughout the game
Warriors W Vs South Coast Sapphires W Top Performers H2H:
Mignon du Preez (WAR), Batter- RHB:
Inn- 1 | Runs- 31 | Avg- 31
Gaby Lewis (SCS), Batter- RHB:
Inn- 1 | Runs- 62 | Avg- Yet to be dismissed
Tash Farrant (SCS), Bowler- LAM:
Inn- 1 | Wkts- 2 | Avg- 15 | SR- 12
Geetika Kodali (SCS), Bowler- RAM:
Inn- 1 | Wkts- 2 | Avg- 4 | SR- 6
Warriors W Vs South Coast Sapphires W Top Picks
Shabnim Ismail (SCS), Bowler- RAF:
- She was Sapphires’ leading wicket-taker last season: Inns- 5 | Wkts- 6 | Avg- 15 | SR- 19
- She went wicketless just once across the 5 outings last season
- She had a brilliant T20 WC: Inns- 6 | Wkts- 8 | Avg- 16 | SR- 16
Katherine Sciver-Brunt (SCS), All Rounder- RHB/RAM:
- This will be her maiden season in the competition
- She brings with her a wealth of experience having played 112 T20Is
- She is expected to bat as high as No. 4 or 5 in this batting lineup
Mignon du Preez (WAR), Batter- RHB:
- She scored 31 runs in the previous H2H game
- She had a good tournament last season: Inns- 5 | Runs- 120 | Avg- 40
- She scored 75* runs in her last match in the competition
Phoebe Litchfield (WAR), Batter- LHB:
- This will be Phoebe’s maiden season in this competition
- She’s scored 154 runs at an average of 154 in ODIs having made her debut earlier this year
- She was Thunder’s leading run-getter in last season’s WBBL with 280 runs
Warriors W Vs South Coast Sapphires W Differential Picks
Gaby Lewis (SCS), Batter- RHB:
- She is the leading run-getter in H2H games, having finished unbeaten on 62* last season
- She had a fairly decent tournament last season: Inns- 4 | Runs- 113 | Avg- 36
- She batted with good intent during the T20 WC: Inns- 4 | Runs- 116 | Avg- 39
Esha Oza Rohit (WAR), All Rounder- RHB/OS:
- She might be forced to bat out of position in the middle order, but is expected to play a major role with the ball
- She was Warriors’ 2nd highest wicket-taker last season with 3 wickets
Geetika Kodali (SCS), Bowler- RAM:
- She had the best bowling figures in the previous H2H game: 2-0-10-2
- She had a successful tournament last season: Inns- 4 | Wkts- 4 | Avg- 19 | SR- 18
Tanya Ruma (WAR), Batter- RHB:
- This will be her 1st outing in the tournament
- She’s been in terrific form with the bat since the start of last year: Inns- 14 | Runs- 547 | Avg- 50
- She topped the runs tally in last year’s ICC T20 WC Qualifiers: Inns- 5 | Runs- 198 | Avg- 50
Warriors W Vs South Coast Sapphires W Safe Captaincy Pick:
Hayley Matthews (WAR), All Rounder- RHB/OS:
- She’s in sensational all-round form having been crowned the MVP in the recently concluded WPL:
– Inns- 10 | Runs- 271 | Avg- 30 | Wkts- 16 | Avg- 12
- She was Warriors’ 2nd highest run-getter last season: Inns- 5 | Runs- 153 | Avg- 31
- She was also the highest wicket-taker for Warriors’ last season: Inns- 5 | Wkts- 5 | Avg- 24 | SR- 23
Warriors W Vs South Coast Sapphires W Differential Captaincy Pick:
Natalie Sciver-Brunt (WAR), All Rounder- RHB/RAM:
- This will be her maiden appearance in the competition
- She’s in red hot form with the bat, having finished the WPL with the 2nd most runs: Inns- 10 | Runs- 332 | Avg- 66
- She was the 2nd highest run-getter in the T20 WC as well: Inns- 5 | Runs- 216 | Avg- 72
- Her swing bowling is going to come in handy on this surface that has a lot of assistance for seamers
Fantasy XI Warriors W Vs South Coast Sapphires W
WK: Mignon du Preez
BAT: Phoebe Litchfield, Erin Burns
AR: Natalie Sciver-Brunt, Hayley Matthews, Katherine Sciver-Brunt
BOWL: Shabnim Ismail, Tash Farrant
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