Who will win Loughborough Lightning vs Yorkshire Diamonds, WCSL 2019?
Yorkshire Diamonds travel to Haslegrave Road to face Loughborough Lightning, in the 2019 Women’s Cricket Super League. The hosts need a win to stay in play-off contention. The match takes place on August 18 and the live action starts at 14:30 local time.
The Lightning beat Yorkshire earlier in the campaign and recorded their second win of the season last time out, against Surrey Starts, to ensure they remain in contention for the play-offs. Hayley Matthews hit an unbeaten half-century when these teams last met and the West Indian all-rounder will be a key figure again.
Matthews’ form earned the Lightning a nine-wicket win in that game, and Yorkshire lost their last game by the same margin. Struggling for wickets, they look up against it already – their only win so far having come against winless Lancashire Thunder.
LBL vs YD, WCSL 2019: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Sky Sports
Live streaming: Now TV
LBL vs YD Toss Prediction
Loughborough have twice won the toss at Haslegrave Road this season and twice elected to bat. They lost both games. The law of averages suggests Yorkshire will win the toss this time and they would be well advised to field first.
LBL vs YD Weather Report
Apart from a few clouds overhead, conditions should be good in Loughborough on Sunday. Temperatures will be around the 19-degree mark, and the chance of rain is low.
LBL vs YD Pitch Condition
Haslegrave Road has been a slow wicket in the two previous matches played in Loughborough so far, with scores lower – 130 could be the par score based on previous evidence.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Loughborough Lightning vs Yorkshire Diamonds, Women Super League 2019...
Loughborough Lightning Team News & Playing 11
LBL Team News
Jenny Gunn took the captaincy last time out with Georgia Elwiss missing the match against Surrey Stars. Lucy Higham replaced Elwiss but, for the third time this season, did not bat or bowl and Elwiss is likely to return if fit.
LBL Key Players
Mignon du Preez: Led Loughborough to victory last time out, hitting an unbeaten 70 that showed she is getting back to her best batting form.
Hayley Matthews: Her half-century came when these sides last met, while she has contributed four wickets with the ball too – including 2-12 last time out.
Georgia Adams: Excellent in the field this season, with three blinding catches, and she hit an unbeaten 34 to prove her batting worth last time out too.
LBL Team Form
Loughborough Lightning thrashed Yorkshire when they last met – Hayley Matthews hitting an unbeaten half-century in a nine-wicket win after restricting the Diamonds to 121/6. Since then, the Lightning were bowled out for 118 in a 40-run defeat to Western Storm but bounced back last time out.Chasing 121 to win, Mignon du Preez hit 70 not out from 41 balls, including 13 fours, as the Lightning overcame an early wobble to win by seven wickets.
Loughborough Lightning Predicted Playing 11
Hayley Matthews, Amy Jones (wk), Chamari Atapattu, Mignon du Preez, Georgia Adams, Georgia Elwiss (c), Jenny Gunn, Kathryn Bryce, Sarah Glenn, Tara Norris, Kirstie Gordon
Yorkshire Diamonds Team News & Playing 11
YD Team News
Yorkshire Diamonds were unchanged last time out but could not repeat their win against Lancashire Thunder as they were beaten heavily by Western Storm. Bess Heath has played the last two games in place of Cordelia Griffith but has similarly struggled for runs so far. Wicket-taking has been their biggest downfall, with their last two defeats by nine wickets – Katherine Brunt’s injury has hampered them in that department.
YD Key Players
Alyssa Healy: Unable to impose herself with the bat so far, but it would be crazy to write off the Australian wicket-keeper-batsman just yet – her quality with the bat in all formats remains undoubted.
Jemimah Rodrigues: Another overseas star yet to show her best batting form, but another start – scoring 28 against Western Storm – could be the platform to start to show the form that brought five WT20i half-centuries in 21 innings.
Alice Davidson-Richards: Took two key wickets in the win against Lancashire Thunder and the right-arm quick was the only wicket-taker in the defeat against Western Storm too.
YD Team Form
Yorkshire Diamonds have lost three of their four matches so far, with their only win coming against bottom-of-the-league Lancashire Thunder. Either side of that nine-run win, they have lost heavily to Loughborough Lightning and Western Storm. They suffered nine-wicket defeats against both, after posting 121/6 against the Lightning and 151/9 against the Storm.
Yorkshire Diamonds Predicted Playing 11
Alyssa Healy (wk), Lauren Winfield (c), Hollie Armitage, Jemimah Rodrigues, Alice Davidson-Richards, Bess Heath, Katie George, Leigh Kasparek, Linsey Smith, Helen Fenby, Katie Levick
Loughborough Lightning vs Yorkshire Diamonds Head to Head
Loughborough Lightning’s win against Yorkshire Diamonds earlier this month was their third in their five previous games against each other. Hayley Matthews took a wicket as they restricted the Diamonds to 121/6 and then hit an unbeaten half-century to seal a comfortable nine-wicket win. They each won one game apiece last season, with Yorkshire’s win coming in their final game of the campaign.
LBL vs YD Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
LBL Won |
YD Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
🏆 Loughborough Lightning vs Yorkshire Diamonds Prediction
Yorkshire Diamonds have struggled so far and Loughborough can back up their second win of the campaign with a third, to stay firmly in play-off contention.
Aug 18, 2019
19:00 IST / 13:30 GMT
Haslegrave Ground - Loughborough, England
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