Match Preview
Wellington Blaze host Northern Brave in Game No. 11 at the Basin Reserve. Blaze sit atop the points tally having racked up 3 wins from as many games
Brave haven’t had the best of starts this season, but they registered their first win in the previous game having lost their 1st 2 games
H2H Record
Blaze have a 16:5 lead on the H2H count, and are yet to lose at this venue in H2H outings having won all the previous 4 games
Top Performers H2H
Sophie Devine (WB), All-Rounder- RHB/RAM
Inns- 14 | Runs- 684 | Avg- 98 | Wkts- 17 | Avg- 16
Leigh Kasperek (WB), All-Rounder- RHB/OS
Inns- 6 | Wkts- 12 | Avg- 8 | Runs- 103 | Avg- 34
Bernadine Bezuidenhout (NB), Batter- RHB
Inns- 6 | Runs- 158 | Avg- 32
Eimear Richardson (NB), All-Rounder- RHB/OS
Inns- 6 | Runs- 128 | Avg- 26 | Wkts- 7 | Avg- 18
Top Performers at Venue
Sophie Devine (WB), All-Rounder- RHB/RAM
Inns- 17 | Runs- 789 | Avg- 61 | Wkts- 18 | Avg- 18
Eimear Richardson (NB), All-Rounder- RHB/OS
Inns- 4 | Wkts- 6 | Avg- 14 | SR- 14
Amelia Kerr (WB), All-Rounder- RHB/RALB
Inns- 22 | Wkts- 32 | Avg- 14 | Runs- 475 | Avg- 32
Leigh Kasperek (WB), All-Rounder- RHB/OS
Inns- 19 | Wkts- 35 | Avg- 10 | Runs- 209 | Avg- 30
Top Picks
Nensi Patel (NB), All-Rounder- RHB/OS
- Was her team’s highest wicket-taker last season
- Picked 2 wickets in the previous H2H game
- Impressive H2H record: Inns- 5 | Wkts- 7 | Avg- 12 | SR- 12
Bernadine Bezuidenhout (NB), Batter- RHB
- Good H2H record: Inns- 6 | Runs- 158 | Avg- 32
- Has been timing the ball nicely this season, and ended up top scoring for her side in the 2nd game
Jess Kerr (WB), Bowler- RAM
- 9 wickets at an average of 21.44 in H2H games
- Has the most wickets by a pace bowler at this venue: Inns- 20 | Wkts- 22 | Avg- 18 | SR- 18
- Her 6 wickets at an average of 12.83 are the highest by a Blaze bowler this season
Leigh Kasperek (WB), All-Rounder- RHB/OS
- Leading wicket-taker at the venue: Inns- 19 | Wkts- 35 | Avg- 10 | SR- 11
- Good all-round record in H2H games: Inns- 6 | Wkts- 12 | Avg- 8 | Runs- 103 | Avg- 34
- Had a brilliant all-round outing in the previous H2H game: 29 runs, followed by bowling figures of 3.2-0-6-2
Differential Picks
Maneka Singh (WB), Bowler- LAM
- 11 wickets at an average of 17 at the venue
- Figures of 3-0-18-2 in the previous game
Thamsyn Newton (WB), All-Rounder- RHB/RAM
- Has performed well in H2H games: Inns- 8 | Runs- 128 | Avg- 32
- Top scored in the previous H2H game with her knock of 38 runs
- Has been performing a new role in the side this season, that of an opener
Eimear Richardson (NB), All-Rounder- RHB/OS
- Figures of 4-0-27-3 in the previous H2H game
- Good H2H record: Inns- 6 | Runs- 128 | Avg- 26 | Wkts- 7 | Avg- 18
- Has done well at the venue: Inns- 4 | Wkts- 6 | Avg- 14 | SR- 14
Emma Baker (NB), Bowler- RAM
- Expected to come into the XI with Brave missing 3 of their bowlers from the previous game
- 3 wickets at an average of 16.33 from 2 H2H outings
- Being the tallest bowler in the competition she’ll look to make most of the conditions on a seam friendly deck
Safe Captaincy Pick
Sophie Devine (WB), All-Rounder- RHB/RAM
- Highest run-getter in H2H games: Inns- 14 | Runs- 684 | Avg- 98
- Also has 17 wickets at an average of 16.12 to her name, in H2H outings
- Leading run-getter at the venue: Inns- 17 | Runs- 789 | Avg- 61
- Missed out with the bat in the previous game, but returned with bowling figures of 4-0-24-2
- Has picked 18 wickets at a SR of 16 at this venue
Differential Captaincy Pick
Amelia Kerr (WB), All-Rounder- RHB/RALB
- Her 111 runs are the most by a Blaze batter this season
- Leading wicket-taker in H2H outings: Inns- 13 | Wkts- 19 | Avg- 12 | SR- 16
- 2nd highest wicket-taker at the venue: Inns- 22 | Wkts- 32 | Avg- 14 | SR- 15
- Picked a total of 5 wickets from the H2H outings last season
Player to Avoid
Rebecca Burns (WB), Batter- RHB
- Averages only 19 across 8 H2H innings, having scored 152 runs
- Scored only 1 run in the previous H2H game
Base Team
WK: Jessica McFayden
BAT: Bernadine Bezuidenhout, Sam Barriball, Maddy Green
AR: Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine, Eimear Richardson, Leigh Kasperek
BOWL: Jess Kerr, Maneka Singh, Phoebe Graham
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