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Women’s Hundred, Southern Brave vs London Spirit: Fantasy XI Prediction, teams, captain, vice-captain, toss and venue
Southern Brave were third time lucky to win the Women’s Hundred last year after reaching the finals in the first two seasons. They will be without the services of Smriti Mandhana before she joins them after finishing her assignment with the Indian team at the Women’s Asia Cup. Similarly, India’s Deepti Sharma will join the London Spirit squad after the Asia Cup.
LAST 5 MATCHES
SOUTHERN BRAVE: WWWWW
LONDON SPIRIT: LWLLW
THE LIKELY PLAYING XIs FOR SOUTHERN BRAVE AND LONDON SPIRIT
SOUTHERN BRAVE likely XI
Batters: Danni Wyatt, Maia Bouchier, Sophie Luff
Allrounders: Georgia Adams, Freya Kemp, Chloe Tryon
Wicketkeeper: Rhianna Southby
Bowlers: Kalea Moore, Lauren Bell, Lauren Cheatle, Tilly Corteen Coleman
LONDON SPIRIT likely XI
Batters: Heather Knight, Meg Lanning, Cordelia Griffith
Allrounders: Danielle Gibson, Charlie Dean, Erin Burns, Eva Gray
Wicketkeeper: Georgia Redmayne
Bowlers: Sarah Glenn, Sophie Munro, Tara Norris
Statistical Performance (Southern Brave)
1. Danni Wyatt
Dani Wyatt is the second leading run-scorer in the Women’s Hundred with 680 runs at a strike rate of 136. A top-order batter for Southern Brave, Wyatt has scored six fifties in the tournament.
DANNI WYATT IN THE HUNDRED
INNINGS – 26
RUNS – 680
AVERAGE – 28.33
STRIKE RATE – 136.00
50s/100s – 6/0
2. Lauren Bell
Lauren Bell has picked nine wickets in seven innings at an average of 20.00. She would be crucial for Brave’s bowling attack. In her last 8 matches, she has picked 10 wickets at a strike rate of 15.9.
LAUREN BELL IN THE HUNDRED
INNINGS – 7
WICKETS – 9
STRIKE RATE – 15.44
ECONOMY RATE – 7.76
AVERAGE – 20.00
Players Who Can Make a Difference (Southern Brave)
1. Maia Bouchier
Maia Bouchier will be key to Southern Brave’s top-order and in three seasons she has scored 448 runs at a strike rate of 130.61.
2. Georgia Adams
Georgia Adams brings lot to the table because of her all-round ability. In The Hundred, she has scored 369 runs off 27 matches, and with 16 wickets she is the highest wicket-taker in the tournament.
Statistical Performance (London Spirit)
1. Heather Knight
Heather Knight has played 13 innings in The Hundred, scoring 326 runs. She boasts an average of 27.16 and a strike rate of 124.42.
HEATHER KNIGHT IN THE HUNDRED
INNINGS – 13
RUNS – 326
AVERAGE – 27.16
STRIKE RATE – 124.42
50s/100s – 0/0
2. Sarah Glenn
Sarah Glenn has bowled in six innings in The Hundred, taking 11 wickets with an impressive strike rate of 10.90. Her economy rate stands at 5.95, with a bowling average of 10.81.
SARAH GLENN IN THE HUNDRED
INNINGS – 6
WICKETS – 11
STRIKE RATE – 10.90
ECONOMY RATE – 5.95
AVERAGE – 10.81
Players Who Can Make a Difference (London Spirit)
1. Danielle Gibson
Danielle Gibson has been a key player for London Spirit in the three seasons of The Hundred so far by scoring 300 runs in 20 matches and when needed getting through a few overs when her team needed.
2. Meg Lanning
The former Australia cricketer Meg Lanning will be playing in The Hundred for the first time and her presence in the London Spirit lineup will be a big boost.
Team Head-to-Head
Southern Brave dominate the head-to-head record over London Spirit. Out of three matches, Southern Brave have won on all three occasions.
SOUTHERN BRAVE V LONDON SPIRIT – HEAD TO HEAD RECORD
Matches: 3
Brave Won: 3
Spirit Won: 0
No Result: 0
Venue and Pitch
The surface at The Rose Bowl is slow with grip on offer for the spinners. The average score in three seasons of Women’s Hundred in Southampton is 125. The batters really need to apply themselves on this surface before trying the big shots. The highest score at this venue in Women’s Hundred is 166 and the lowest score is 85.
MATCH PREDICTION
Southern Brave are stacked with star players and also their head-head-head dominance over London Spirit make them the favourites. The Brave have 85% chance to win the match.
Fantasy XI
Wicketkeeper: Rhianna Southby
Batters: Danni Wyatt (C), Maia Bouchier, Heather Knight, Meg Lanning
Allrounders: Georgia Adams (VC), Danielle Gibson, Charlie Dean
Bowlers: Lauren Bell, Sarah Glenn, Kalea Moore
BACKUP PLAYERS:
BATTER – Cordelia Griffith
BOWLER – Sophie Munro
ALL-ROUNDER – Freya Kemp