Auckland Hearts vs Wellington Blaze Super Smash Women T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips

AH-W vs WB-W T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips, Super Smash Women 2023

Auckland Hearts will take on Wellington Blaze at the Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland. Match 19 of the 2022-23 Women’s Super Smash gets underway at 12:30 local time on Friday 20th January.

Auckland Hearts

With three wins and three defeats from their six games in the tournament so far, Auckland Hearts come into this match in third place, 14 points behind their opponents, top of the table Wellington Blaze. This is the first time they have met in this campaign although Blaze have won the last three clashes.

AH-W Team Batting

It was an excellent batting display from Auckland Hearts in their last game, Match 17 against Central Hinds in Auckland. Opener Prue Catton hit nine fours as she top scored with 57 runs from 49 balls after making only five runs from her previous three innings.

AH-W Team Bowling

Auckland Hearts’ bowlers kept the run-rate down against Central Hinds but could only take four wickets across their innings. 20 year old medium pacer Amie Hucker took her second two-wicket haul in her last three appearances and she will be looking forward to having a bowl on the same pitch in this match.

AH-W Team Form

Auckland Hearts have won two of their last three and three of their last five matches but have not won back to back games all season.

Wellington Blaze

No team has been able to stop Wellington Blaze in the 2022-23 Women’s Super Smash so far with six wins from six games. Their smallest margin of victory has been by 11 runs and they travel to Auckland after beating Otago Sparks by eight wickets on Sunday.

WB-W Team Batting

Captain Amelia Kerr continued her fine form in the tournament with 73 not out from 54 balls against the Sparks. Her innings was very impressive as she maintained a strike-rate of 135.18, hitting 10 fours. Opener Rebecca Burns also comes into this game in strong form after hitting 124 runs from her last four innings.

WB-W Team Bowling

The Wellington Blaze bowlers, led by Jess Kerr (2-16) and Nicole Baird (3-23), kept Otago down to 127-9 in their last game. As most bowling attacks around the world do, they struggled to dismiss Suzie Bates who eventually fell to Leigh Kasperek at the end of the 19th over. Blaze have plenty of wicket taking threats ahead of this clash.

WB-W Team Form

Wellington Blaze are looking for their seventh successive victory in the 2022-23 Women’s Super Smash.

AH-W vs WB-W Pitch Report

The match will be played at the Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland. Scoring runs on this pitch will not be too easy and we expect any score over 130 will be enough to win the game.

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