NB-W vs AH-W Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates For Match 1

Northern Brave Women (NB-W) endured a dismal campaign during the tournament’s last edition in 2023. They finished at the fourth spot in the table, winning only three matches out of their 10 games.

By CricTracker Staff

Updated - 15 Nov 2024, 19:22 IST

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Preview

Northern Brave Women (NB-W) and Auckland Hearts Women (AH-W) will face each other in the tournament opener of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2024-25. The game will be played at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on November 16, at 3:00 AM (IST). Both teams will be eyeing winning this match and getting a winning start to their campaign in the tournament.

Northern Brave Women (NB-W) endured a dismal campaign during the tournament’s last edition in 2023. They finished at the fourth spot in the table, winning only three matches while losing six, alongside a ‘no-result’ game in their 10 matches. They will aim to better their numbers this year with a winning start to their campaign.

Speaking of Auckland Hearts Women (AH-W), they had a decent run of form last year but couldn’t make it to the final of the tournament. Maddy Green and Co. finished at the third spot in the table, winning five matches while losing four, alongside a ‘no-result’ fixture in their nine matches. 

Match Information

Northern Brave Women vs Auckland Hearts, Match 1

Hallyburton Johnstone Shield, 15 Nov 2024, Fri, 3:00 AM IST ,Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui

Live Stream

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Weather Report

Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui

Clear

11.7°C

76% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Northern Brave Women

L
L
L
L
L

Auckland Hearts

L
L
W
W
L

Players Stats in current Series

1

Maddy Green

AH-W - bat

183 Runs

2 Matches

2

Saachi Shahri

AH-W - bat

77 Runs

2 Matches

3

Jess Watkin

NS-W - all

77 Runs

2 Matches

4

Tash Wakelin

NS-W - bat

55 Runs

2 Matches

5

Eve Wolland

NS-W - bowl

51 Runs

2 Matches

6

Marama Downes

NS-W - bowl

49 Runs

2 Matches

1

Jess Watkin

NS-W - all

104.05

2 Matches

2

Holly Topp

NS-W - wk

95.00

1 Match

3

Tash Wakelin

NS-W - bat

93.22

2 Matches

4

Maddy Green

AH-W - bat

92.89

2 Matches

5

Jesse Prasad

NS-W - all

76.79

2 Matches

6

Saachi Shahri

AH-W - bat

76.24

2 Matches

1

Molly Penfold

AH-W - bowl

5 Wkts

2 Matches

2

Fran Jonas

AH-W - bowl

4 Wkts

2 Matches

3

Amie Hucker

AH-W - bowl

4 Wkts

2 Matches

4

Marama Downes

NS-W - bowl

3 Wkts

2 Matches

5

Shriya Naidu

NS-W - bowl

3 Wkts

1 Match

6

Bree Illing

AH-W - bat

2 Wkts

2 Matches

1

Fran Jonas

AH-W - bowl

3.70

2 Matches

2

Bree Illing

AH-W - bat

3.90

2 Matches

3

Marama Downes

NS-W - bowl

3.96

2 Matches

4

Shriya Naidu

NS-W - bowl

4.00

1 Match

5

Nensi Patel

NS-W - all

4.00

2 Matches

6

Amie Hucker

AH-W - bowl

4.05

2 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Northern Brave Women

CA Gurrey, B Bezuidenhout (wk), Eve Wolland, Tash Wakelin, NH Patel, JM Watkin (C), JEI Prasad, Kayley Knight, Marama Downes, SR Naidu, Carol Agafili

Bench : Holly Topp, MBA Lamplough, SE Bowden

Auckland Hearts

Elizabeth Buchanan (wk), BG Armstrong, ML Green (C), Prue Catton, S Shahri, A Todd, BM Halliday, Molly Penfold, Bree Illing, Kate Irwin, S Court

Bench : IC Gaze, Cate Pedersen, Josie Penfold, F Jonas, A Hucker, Olivia Anderson, R Jaswal

Injury and availability news

Will be added when there is an update.

Pitch Report

Mount Maunganui’s Bay Oval has a lot to offer for the batters, especially in the first innings of the game. The average first-innings score here has been 311 runs while the average second-innings score is 281 runs. In the last nine 50-over games, the team batting-first has won five games while the team batting second has ended up victorious on four occasions. So, the toss-winning skipper will look ahead to bat first to take advantage of the first half’s batting-friendly conditions.

70%

Pace Bowling

30%

Spin Bowling

72%

Batting Pitch

296

Average Score

28%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

8
C

Caitlin Gurrey NS-W | WK

NB-W batter Caitlin Gurrey scored 299 runs in nine innings in the last edition. She had an average of 33.22, hitting a half-century. Gurrey was also the leading run-scorer for her side in the tournament’s 2023 edition.

9
C

Maddy Green AH-W | BAT

Auckland Hearts Women (AH-W) skipper Maddy Green aggregated 274 runs in seven innings, including three unbeaten appearances in the 2023 edition. She had an amazing batting average of 68.50, hitting three half-centuries.

6.5

Kayley Knight NS-W | BOWL

NB-W’s Kayley Knight scalped 18 wickets in eight innings, with an amazing economy rate of 5.16 in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2023. She also had a five-wicket haul to her credit [7 wickets at just 35 runs in a match] in the tournament.

7.5

Bree Illing AH-W | BAT

AH-W’s Bree Illing was the leading wicket-taker for her side last year in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2023. She scalped 11 wickets in eight innings, including the best performance of ‘3 wickets at 35 runs in a match.’

7.5

Bree Illing
AH-W | BAT

7.5

Bella Armstrong
AH-W | BOWL

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7

Amie Hucker

AH-W | BOWL

AH-W’s Amie Hucker could scalp only 4 wickets in seven innings with a dismal bowling average of 53.00.

7.5

Holly Topp

NS-W | WK

NB-W’s wicketkeeper-batter Holly Topp could score only 88 runs in seven innings with a dismal batting average of 14.66. He can also be avoided while picking this game’s dream11 team.

Last Updated On - Nov 15 2024 7:22 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

NS-W

6 : 5

AH-W

Credits Left
14.5/100

Head To Head
Caitlin Gurrey
C

8

Bernadine Bezuidenhout

9

Maddy Green

9

Saachi Shahri

7.5

Bree Illing

7.5

Nensi Patel

8

Jess Watkin

8.5

Carol Agafili

8.5

Bella Armstrong

7.5

Anika Todd

5.5

Kayley Knight
VC

6.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

NS-W

7 : 4

AH-W

Credits Left
14.5/100

Mega League
Caitlin Gurrey

8

Bernadine Bezuidenhout

9

Maddy Green
C

9

Tash Wakelin

8

Bree Illing
VC

7.5

Jess Watkin

8.5

Jesse Prasad

9

Carol Agafili

8.5

Josie Penfold

6

Anika Todd

5.5

Kayley Knight

6.5

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