Match Preview
Game No. 15 of the season will be played out at the Eden Park Outer Oval, with Auckland Hearts playing hosts to Canterbury Magicians
Canterbury will be in action after a week-long gap, and despite having suffered a loss in their previous fixture they continue to hold the 2nd position on the points tally with 3 wins
Auckland secured their 2nd win of the season in their previous game, and are currently placed 4th with 2 wins and as many losses
H2H Record
It’s neck and neck between the 2 sides, with Canterbury being ahead by just the 1 extra win that came earlier in the season, which takes the H2H count to 11:10
When it comes to the H2H record at the venue, nothing separates these sides yet again, with both having won 1 game each across the 2 games played
Top Performers H2H
Saachi Shahri (AH), Batter- RHB
Inns- 6 | Runs- 167 | Avg- 33
Holly Huddleston (AH), All-Rounder- RHB/RAM
Inns- 13 | Runs- 229 | Avg- 25 | Wkts- 11 | Avg- 25
Amy Satterthwaite (CM), All-Rounder- LHB/OS
Inns- 18 | Runs- 491 | Avg- 31 | Wkts- 12 | Avg- 25
Lea Tahuhu (CM), All-Rounder- RHB/RAF
Inns- 15 | Wkts- 15 | Avg- 19 | SR- 22
Top Performers at Venue
Holly Huddleston (AH), All-Rounder- RHB/RAM
Inns- 14 | Runs- 235 | Avg- 26 | Wkts- 18 | Avg- 16
Katie Perkins (AH), Batter- RHB
Inns- 17 | Runs- 462 | Avg- 33
Gabby Sullivan (CM), Bowler- RAM
Inns- 2 | Wkts- 2 | Avg- 24 | SR- 21
Top Picks
Saachi Shahri (AH), Batter- RHB
– Top scored in the previous H2H game with 68 runs
– Good H2H record:
Inns- 6 | Runs- 167 | Avg- 33
– Hearts’ highest run-getter this season:
Inns- 4 | Runs- 130 | Avg- 33
Kate Anderson (CM), All-Rounder- RHB/OS
– Registered her career best score of 83* in the previous game
– Canterbury’s highest run-getter this season:
Inns- 4 | Runs- 157 | Avg- 52
Bella Armstrong (AH), All-Rounder- RHB/RAM
– Scored unbeaten 33* runs in the previous H2H game
– Coming into this game on the back of a POTM performance in the previous game, having scored 71 runs
– In the absence of Jonas & Browning, she’ll now be bowling 3 to 4 overs in every game
Lea Tahuhu (CM), All-Rounder- RHB/RAF
– 2nd highest wicket-taker in H2H games:
Inns- 15 | Wkts- 15 | Avg- 19 | SR- 22
– 5 wickets at an average of 18 this season
– Figures of 4-0-24-1 in the previous H2H game
Differential Picks
Amie Hucker (AH), Bowler- RAM
– Figures of 3-0-20-2 in the previous game
– Has picked 4 wickets at a SR of 21 this season
– Figures of 4-0-27-1 in the previous H2H game
Molly Penfold (AH), Bowler- RAF
– Figures of 4-0-24-1 in the previous H2H game
Impressive H2H record:
Inns- 3 | Wkts- 4 | Avg- 17 | SR- 15
Melissa Banks (CM), Bowler- RAM
– Joint leading wicket-taker this season:
Inns- 4 | Wkts- 8 | Avg- 12 | SR- 11
– Figures of 4-0-21-3 in the previous game
Safe Captaincy Pick
Amy Satterthwaite (CM), All-Rounder- LHB/OS
– Has been dismissed just once this season, having scored 134 runs across 3 outings
– Scored unbeaten 50* runs in the previous H2H game
– Has scored 2 half-centuries across the last 3 H2H games
– She’s got very good all-round aggregates in H2H games:
Inns- 18 | Runs- 491 | Avg- 31 | Wkts- 12 | Avg- 25
Differential Captaincy Pick
Holly Huddleston (AH), All-Rounder- RHB/RAM
– Impressive all-round record in H2H games:
Inns- 14 | Runs- 235 | Avg- 26 | Wkts- 18 | Avg- 16
– Her 18 wickets are the most by anyone at this venue
– Scored 42 runs and picked a wicket in her previous H2H outing
– 2nd highest run-getter at the venue:
Inns- 14 | Runs- 235 | Avg- 26
Player to Avoid
Makayla Templeton (AH), Bowler- RALB
– She went wicketless in the previous game
– With Huddleston expected to be back in the XI, Templeton will hardly get to bowl in this fixture
Base Team
WK: Laura Hughes
BAT: Saachi Shahri, Lauren Down, Kate Anderson
AR: Amy Satterthwaite, Bella Armstrong, Holly Huddleston
BOWL: Arlene Kelly, Molly Penfold, Lea Tahuhu, Gabby Sullivan
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