AH-W vs NS-W Prediction, Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips: Playing XI, Pitch Report and Injury Update – Women’s Super Smash T20 2020-21, Match 18

Match Details

The 18th match of the Women’s Super Smash will be played between Auckland Hearts & Northern Spirit at the Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland on January 17th, Sunday.

The match is scheduled to start at 4:10 AM IST and will be streamed live on FanCode.

Preview

Another neck to neck encounter between the teams at number 3 and 4 in the points table is expected to go down to the wire. Northern Spirits had to face defeat in their previous game thanks to a clinical performance by the Magicians whereas the Auckland Hearts dominated the same opponent a few days ago.

The Spirits are looking to come back in this tournament after back to back defeats while the Hearts will look for their 3rd consecutive win.

AH-W vs NS-W Weather Report for Match 18:

Patchy rains are expected at Eden Park with the temperatures hovering around the 25 degrees mark. Humidity will somewhere range close to 71% with the wind giving us typical Kiwi conditions to play under.

Pitch Condition/Report

A bowling pitch where the average score is only 98 tells you about the kind of assistance it will give to the pacers in particular especially in the 2nd innings. Teams winning the toss would like to have a bat first.

Average first innings score

101 (last 5 T20 matches in this tournament)

Record of chasing teams

Won-3, Lost-2, Tied-0

Injury and Availability News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

AH-W vs NS-W Today’s Probable Playing XIs:

Auckland Hearts

Lauren Down, Bella Armstrong, Sarah Carnachan, Holly Huddleston, Fran Jones, Arlene Kelly, Regina Lilii, Katie Perkins, Anna Peterson, Jesse Prasad, Saachi Shahri

Bench

Tariel Lamb, Roz McNeill, Molly Penfold, Jane Barnett

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Northern Spirits

Brooke Halliday (c), Kate Anderson, Caitlin Gurrey, Eimear Richardson, Felicity Leydon-Davis, Nensi Patel, Charlotte Sarsfield, Makayla Templeton, Lauren Heaps, Annie Hewart, Lucy Boucher

Bench

Naomi Matthews, Meddy Hyde

AH-W vs NS-W Top Picks for Today’s Dream11 Match:

Bella Armstrong has played her role of being a finisher quite effectively in the previous 2 games scoring quickfire knocks putting her team in the front seat of the game. Her 39 off 29 and 29* off 22 saw her take the Hearts to a competitive total in her last 2 outings against the Magicians and Hinds respectively.

Holly Huddlestone has picked 5 wickets in her last 2 games in the tournament with an economy of 2.4 in just the previous game. She has looked lethal so far and the opposition would be wary of her wicket-taking abilities.

Arlene Kelly picked 4 wickets against the Hinds and 1 wicket in her previous game against the Magicians. So far she has taken 8 wickets in the tournament, making her a must-have in your fantasy team.

Kate Anderson has had a few good games at the top of the order for her team but it has been frustrating for her to end up on the losing side in her last two games even after giving strong starts to her team. 38 and 17 in her last 2 games where she looked really good would mean she would like to break free and build her innings this time around.

Eimear Richardson had an unfortunate run-out in her last game without facing a single ball but she has been in good form in the tournament scoring 38 against the mighty Wellington Blaze the last time she faced a few balls in the middle. If she delivers well with the ball as she did in her first game where she took 3 wickets, it might give her an edge in adding to her fantasy points tally.

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Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options – Kate Anderson, Eimear Richardson

Vice-Captain Options – Holly Huddleston, Arlene Kelly

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for AH-W vs NS-W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Sarah Carnachan

Batters – Kate Anderson, Brooke Halliday, Lucy Boucher

All-Rounders – Bella Armstrong, Eimear Richardson (VC), Anna Peterson (C)

Bowlers – Felicity Layden-Davis, Holly Huddleston, Arlene Kelly, Laura Heaps

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for AH-W vs NS-W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Sarah Carnachan

Batters – Kate Anderson, Brooke Halliday, Lauren Down

All-Rounders – Bella Armstrong, Eimear Richardson (C)

Bowlers – Felicity Layden-Davis, Holly Huddleston, Arlene Kelly (VC), Laura Heaps, Jesse Prasad

Expert Advice:

Pick more pacers in your team as compared to the batsmen since it is going to be a bowling wicket where they will get a chance to score more fantasy points.

Today’s AH-W vs NS-W Probable Winners:

Auckland Hearts- Women are expected to win this match.

Note: Updated Fantasy teams and Playing XIs of every match will be provided in our Telegram channel if the information is available.

Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.