Match Preview
UAEU19s take on AUSU19s in Group 1 Super Six fixture, to be played at the Senwes Park in Potchefstroom. Australia U19s head into their last Super Six game, having won the previous game by a huge margin after bowling India out for a paltry total of 87. For UAE, this will be their 1st outing in the Super Six stage of the tournament, and with hardly any chance left for them to make it through to the semis due to their poor showing in the group stage, all they’ll be playing for is pride
Top Picks
Mahika Gaur (UAE), All-Rounder- RHB/LAM
- She is UAE’s highest run-getter with 59 runs at an average of 29.5
- She’ll open the bowling and then will come back for a couple of overs right at the death
- Having featured in last season’s Hundred competition, and the domestic regional competitions in England, she’s taken her game to the next level as evident throughout this tournament
Claire Moore (AUS), Batter- RHB
- She is Australia’s highest run-getter: Inns- 4 | Runs- 105 | Avg- 53
- She looked in great touch on a tricky surface in the previous game, guiding Australia home finishing unbeaten on 25*
- She’s the only player across both sides to have scored a half-century in the tournament
Indhuja Nandakumar (UAE), Bowler- RAM
- She is UAE’s highest wicket-taker with 5 wickets at an average of 18
- She registered figures of 4-0-23-2 in the previous game
- She’s already played plenty of T20Is and has picked 14 wickets at an average of 19
Maggie Clark (AUS), Bowler- RAM
- She has returned with 2 wickets in each of the 3 games that she’s played so far
- She returned with figures of 3-0-18-2 in the previous game
- She is Australia’s highest wicket-taker: Inns- 3 | Wkts- 6 | Avg- 6 | SR- 10
Differential Picks
Theertha Satish (UAE), Batter- LHB
- She has a wealth of T20I experience under her belt, having featured in 33 T20Is
- The UAE skipper is yet to get going in the tournament, and there couldn’t be a better opportunity than this Super Six encounter to show the world how good a player she is
- She was one of the leading run-getters in T20Is last year: Inns- 26 | Runs- 658 | Avg- 35
Milly Illingworth (AUS), Bowler- RAF
- She was the POTM in the previous game for her figures of 2-0-12-2
- She is by far the fastest bowler in the tournament and has troubled the best of opposition batters with her extra pace
- She was amongst the wickets during the U19 National Championships:
– Inns- 5 | Wkts- 9 | Avg- 9 | SR- 15
Vaishnave Mahesh (UAE), Bowler- RALB
- She had a terrific outing in the previous game vs SAU19s, where she finished with figures of 4-0-21-2
- She 4 wickets at an average of 20 during the group stage games
- She has played the most number of T20Is in this UAE squad, and possesses a very good T20I record:
– Inns- 29 | Wkts- 30 | Avg- 14 | SR- 16
Safe Captaincy Pick
Ella Hayward (AUS), All-Rounder- RHB/OS
- She returned with figures of 4-0-13-1 in the previous game
- She has been in top all-round form in the tournament:
– Inns- 3 | Runs- 78 | Avg- 26 | Wkts- 3 | Avg- 16 | SR- 23 - She hasn’t gone wicketless 3 games in a row
- She was the leading run-getter during the U19 National Championships:
– Inns- 8 | Runs- 385 | Avg- 77
Differential Captaincy Pick
Sianna Ginger (AUS), All-Rounder- RHB/RAM
- She’ll open the batting, and will also chip in with 3-4 overs
- She has picked 4 wickets at a very impressive average of 3.75
- She had the best bowling figures in the previous game: 4-0-13-3
- She was the 3rd highest run-getter during the U19 National Championships:
– Inns- 8 | Runs- 237 | Avg- 47
Player to Avoid
Siya Gokhale (UAE), All-Rounder- RHB/OS
- The Australian batters haven’t had any major troubles against off-spin so far, going by that Kenny might not possess much of a threat in this fixture
- With the bat, she’s only scored 42 runs at an average of 14, and her SR of 47.7 hasn’t been helping her side either
Base Team
WK: Kate Pelle, Theertha Satish
BAT: Claire Moore, Rhys McKenna, Sianna Ginger
AR: Amy Smith, Ella Hayward, Lucy Hamilton, Mahika Gaur
BOWL: Maggie Clark, Milly Illingworth
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