Published on: May 31, 2021 10:00 am IST|Updated on: May 31, 2021 2:45 am IST
LIG vs NOD Dream 11 Prediction: In the fifth match of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, the Lightning will be taking on the Northern Diamonds at the Kibworth Cricket Club Ground on May 31. Both the teams are low on confidence as they are coming into this match after witnessing disappointing defeats in their last outings. Lightning suffered a 4-wicket defeat at the hands of the defending champions Southern Vipers in their first match of the competition. On the other hand, Northern Diamonds lost their last match to Central Sparks by 2 wickets. Therefore, both these teams will now be aiming to make a winning comeback in this important upcoming game.
Fixture Name: Match 5, Lightning vs Northern Diamonds
Competition: England Women’s ODD
Date: 31 May
Time: 3 PM IST
Ground: Kibworth Cricket Club Ground
Pitch Report: The wicket at the Kibworth Cricket Club will have enough assistance both for the batters and bowlers. The average first innings score on this surface is 277. However, the captain winning the toss should opt to bowl first.
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LIG vs NOD Playing 11
LIG Team News
Injury Update, Unavailability
Expected Team Changes
LIG Playing 11 (likely) Sarah Bryce Tammy Beaumont Kathryn Bryce Michaela Kirk Lucy Higham Abigail Freeborn Teresa Graves Kirstie Gordon Yvonne Graves Sophie Munro Sonia Odedra
NOD Team News
NOD Playing 11 (likely) Hollie Armitage Lauren Winfield Alex MacDonald Natalie Sciver Sterre Kalis Jenny Gunn Ami Campbell Linsey Smith Beth Langston Katie Levick Katherine Brunt
Who will win today match
The Lightning will depend a lot on the likes of Kathryn Bryce, Sarah Bryce, Lucy Higham and Tammy Beaumont to deliver in the batting department. Kirstie Gordon, Sophie Munro and Kathryn Bryce will be their key bowlers. On the other hand, Northern Diamonds will want that Lauren Winfield, Alex MacDonald, Natalie Sciver and Jenny Gunn come good with the bat while Katherine Brunt, Katie Levick and Linsey Smith will be their main bowlers. Northern Diamonds will start as the favourites due to the better balance of their side. In our Dream 11 Today Match Prediction we back Northern Diamonds to win this match.
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Fantasy Cricket Tips, Captain & Differential Pick
Captain Options:
Lauren Winfield: Northern Diamonds opener Lauren Winfield is coming into this match in a smashing form. Winfield smashed a beautiful innings of 110 runs off 126 balls that included 11 fours and 3 sixes in the last match against Central Sparks.
Tammy Beaumont: For Lightning, Tammy Beaumont played an impressive knock of 57 runs in the first match against Southern Vipers. Overall, she has scored 2618 runs in 74 ODIs.
Differential Pick:
Natalie Sciver: Although, Natalie Sciver failed to contribute much in the last game for Northern Diamonds but she has a brilliant overall ODI record. In 70 ODIs, Sciver has scored 1981 runs at an average of 39.61 and also picked up 49 wickets at an economy of 4.36.
WICKET-KEEPERS: S Kalis BATSMEN: L Winfield, T Beaumont, T Graves ALL-ROUNDERS: L Higham, H Armitage, N Sciver BOWLERS: K Brunt, K Gordon, B Langston, L Smith
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