Published on: Feb 19, 2021 2:44 pm IST|Updated on: Feb 20, 2021 11:54 am IST
NS-W vs OS-W Dream 11 Prediction: It is a clash between the two teams in the bottom half of the table. Northern Spirit Women started the tournament with a bang as they won 2 out of their first 2 matches but then lost their way. They lost the other 4 matches that were played before the tournament stopped. The batting has been concerning for the Northern District Women. While for Otago Sparks Women they are yet to register a win in the tournament. They are at bottom of the table after 6 matches. Both the teams are yet to face each other in the tournament and will look to resume the competition with a win.
NS-W vs OS-W Prediction Match Details Fixture Name: Northern Spirit Women vs Otago Sparks Women Competition: New Zealand Women’s ODD Date: 20th February 2021 Time: 2:30 AM IST Venue: Seddon Park, Hamilton
NS-W (recent last): L L L L W OS-W (recent last): L L L L L
Northern Spirit Women: 9 points in 6 matches (4th Place) Otago Sparks Women: 0 points in 6 matches (6th place)
Last Fixtures(ODD):
Northern Spirit Women (272/9) beat Otago Sparks Women (271/7) by 1 wicket
Northern Spirit Women (121/1) beat Otago Sparks Women (120) by 9 wickets
Pitch Report: Seddon Park is usually a good batting track with grass covers on the pitch. Teams are comfortable chasing on this ground as 24/37 ODI’s played have been won by the team batting second. An average first innings ODI score is 237 on this ground.
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There are no injury concerns in the NS-W camp.
Katie Gurrey is expected to open the batting while Bernadine Bezuidenhout can keep the wickets in place of Olivia Lobb. Carolyn Esterhuizen is expected to start after her good T20 performance.
Bernadine Bezuidenhout (wk) Katie Gurrey Brooke Halliday Eimear Richardson Shirya Naidu Kate Anderson Felicity Leydon-Davis (C) Lily Mulivai Lauren Heaps Carolyn Esterhuizen Charlotte Sarsfield
There are no injury concerns in the OS-W camp.
There are no changes expected in the playing XI of OS-W in comparison to their last ODD match.
Katey Martin(wk) Millie Cowan Caitilin Balkely Bella James(C) Hayley Jensen Polly Inglis Martina Lamplough Sophie Oldershaw Gemma Adams Emma Black Bhagya Herath
Northern Spirit Women are 4th in the table and also had better performance then Otago Sparks women in the recently concluded T20 competition. Further Northern Spirit Women have been able to win the last 2 head-to-head ODD matches against Otago Sparks Women. Although the last T20 match between them was won comprehensively by Otago Sparks Women and both the teams have lost last few matches of the ODD competition. Given the squads of both the teams and their ODD performance, NS-W will have a slight edge in NS-W vs OS-W Dream11 Today Match Prediction match.
Following players can be picked as captains in NS-W vs OS-W Dream11 Team
Katey Martin: is an experienced player and had a good performance in the recent NZ-XI vs England Women one day match. She also scored 85* against the same opposition in the recently concluded T20 match. And her being the wicketkeeper will add an advantage. She has played 80 ODI’s for white ferns and scored 1424 runs at an average of 22.60. While in List A cricket she has scored 3898 runs at an average of 31.95 which includes 19 half-centuries and 5 centuries.
Carolyn Esterhuizen: has played 10 matches in 2019-20 for NS-W and was the leading wicket-taker for them across all the formats. She has taken 11 wickets at an average of 33.91 and economy of 4.1 in List A cricket.
Kate Anderson: is the differential pick or VC for this NS-W vs OS-W match. She has been a good performer with both bat and bowl for NS-W. She has scored around 500 runs at a batting average of 18.52 in List A. While she has taken 30 wickets at an average of 30.9 in List A cricket
WicketKeeper: Katey Martin Batsmen: Katie Gurrey, Kate Anderson, Millie Cowan, Caitilin Blakely All Rounders: Eimear Richardson, Brooke Halliday, Felicity Leydon-Davis Bowlers: Carolyn Esterhuizen, Charlotte Sarsfield, Emma Black