Match Preview
Game No. 3 of the season will be played at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch, with Canterbury Magicians playing hosts to Auckland Hearts
Canterbury secured a 14 run win in their opening game of the season, and will look to carry on that winning momentum heading into this fixture
Auckland, who’ll be in action for the 1st time this season, have got a comparatively much younger squad, and will be vying to give it their all throughout the competition
H2H Record
It’s neck and neck between the 2 sides, with both sides having won equal number of H2H games, which sees the H2H count tied at 10:10
When it comes to H2H record at venue, nothing separates both sides yet again, with having won 2 games each out of the 4 games played
Top Performers H2H
Lauren Down (AH), Batter- RHB
Inns- 11 | Runs- 257 | Avg- 26
Jacinta Savage (CM), All Rounder- RHB/RAM
Inns- 8 | Wkts- 14 | Avg- 12 | SR- 12
Amy Satterthwaite (CM), All Rounder- LHB/OS
Inns- 17 | Runs- 441 | Avg- 28 | Wkts- 12 | Avg- 24
Molly Penfold (AH), Bowler- RAF
Inns- 2 | Wkts- 3 | Avg- 14 | SR- 12
Top Performers at Venue
Amy Satterthwaite (CM), All Rounder- LHB/OS
Inns- 20 | Runs- 668 | Avg- 39 | Wkts- 14 | Avg- 24
Melissa Banks (CM), Bowler- RAM
Inns- 12 | Wkts- 13 | Avg- 15 | SR- 13
Fran Jonas (AH), Bowler- LAO
Inns- 3 | Wkts- 4 | Avg- 14 | SR- 16
Lea Tahuhu (CM), All Rounder- RHB/RAF
Inns- 16 | Wkts- 18 | Avg- 17 | SR- 19
Top Picks
Lauren Down (AH), Batter- RHB
– Her batting average of 25.7 is the highest by a Hearts batter in H2H games
– She is Hearts’ 2nd highest run-getter in H2H games, with 257 runs
Kate Anderson (CM), All Rounder- RHB/OS
– With her knock of 34, she provided a solid start at the top of the order for Magicians in their previous game
– She’s also very effective with the ball, and could be seen bowling 2-3 overs
Molly Penfold (AH), Bowler- RAF
– She’s one of the fastest bowlers featuring in this competition, and will lead the Hearts’ pace attack
– She picked wickets in both the 2 H2H games last season
Melissa Banks (CM), Bowler- RAM
– She was the best bowler in the previous game, finishing with figures of 4-0-20-3
– She’s done exceedingly well at the venue: Inns- 12 | Wkts- 13 | Avg- 15 | SR- 13
Differential Picks
Fran Jonas (AH), Bowler- LAO
– She had figures of 4-0-29-1 in the previous H2H game
– She has performed well in the limited games she’s played at the venue: Inns- 3 | Wkts- 4 | Avg- 14 | SR- 16
– She was her side’s 2nd highest wicket-taker last season, with 7 wickets
Arlene Kelly (AH), All Rounder- RHB/RAM
– She was Hearts’ highest wicket-taker last season: Inns- 11 | Wkts- 10 | Avg- 20 | SR- 24
– She picked wickets in both the H2H games last season
– 4-0-13-2 & 3-1-17-1 were her bowling figures in the last 2 games she played at this venue
Jacinta Savage (CM), All Rounder- RHB/RAM
– She has an excellent H2H record: Inns- 8 | Wkts- 14 | Avg- 12 | SR- 12
– She’s the 3rd highest wicket-taker at the venue: Inns- 16 | Wkts- 17 | Avg- 22 | SR- 17
– She scored 20 runs & had figures of 3-0-28-2 in the previous H2H game
Saachi Shahri (AH), Batter- RHB
– She’s Hearts’ one of the most in-form batters this season
– She scored a 15 ball 26 in the previous H2H game
– She has scored 99 runs at an average of 24.75 from 5 H2H outings
Safe Captaincy Pick
Amy Satterthwaite (CM), All Rounder- LHB/OS
– She put on a scintillating all-round performance in the season opener: 73* with the bat, followed by bowling figures of 4-0-25-2
– She scored 71 runs in one of the 2 H2H games last season
– She had figures of 3-0-18-2 in the previous H2H game
– She’s got very good all-round aggregates in H2H games: Inns- 17 | Runs- 441 | Avg- 28 | Wkts- 12 | Avg- 24
– She is the leading run-getter at the venue, having scored 668 runs at an average of 39.29
Differential Captaincy Pick
Lea Tahuhu (CM), All Rounder- RHB/RAF
– She’s got a good H2H record: Inns- 14 | Wkts- 14 | Avg- 19 | SR- 22
– She’s the 2nd highest wicket-taker at the venue: Inns- 16 | Wkts- 18 | Avg- 17 | SR- 19
– She was impressive in both the H2H games last season, registering figures of: 4-1-19-1 & 4-0-13-2
Player to Avoid
Natalie Cox (CM), Batter- RHB
– She’s got a very poor H2H record: Inns- 8 | Runs- 78 | Avg- 13
– She struggled throughout her 10 ball stay in the previous game, scoring just the 5 runs
– She averages just the 14.31 having scored only 501 runs from 44 outings in the competition
Base Team
WK: Laura Hughes
BAT: Katie Perkins, Lauren Down, Kate Anderson
AR: Amy Satterthwaite, Jacinta Savage
BOWL: Arlene Kelly, Fran Jonas, Molly Penfold, Lea Tahuhu, Melissa Banks
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