Auckland Hearts are favorites to win
Northern Brave Women will take on Auckland Hearts at the Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui. Match 21 of the 2022-23 Women’s Super Smash gets underway at 17:30 local time on Sunday 20th January.
With six points from their opening six games, Northern Brave Women are in fifth place in the table with one victory so far. In their last match, Northern Brave Women were beaten by six wickets by second in the league Canterbury Magicians.
You have to go back four games to find the last time that a Northern Brave Women’s batter hit a half-century. Samantha Curtis did it against Central Hinds but that was back on New Year’s Eve. Bernadine Bezuidenhout top scored with 30 runs from 23 balls in the last match.
20 year old medium pacer Nensi Patel has been the standout bowler for Northern Brave Women and has picked up seven wickets from her last three innings with the ball. International all-rounder Brooke Halliday has been in good form in other formats and will be a bowling threat in this game.
Northern Brave Women have lost two of their last three games and have won only one of their six matches this season.
After registering three wins from seven games, Auckland Aces are in third place, level on points with Otago Sparks in fourth. The Hearts were beaten by 26 runs by top of the table Wellington Blaze on Friday but will expect to come away from this game with a win.
Indian born opener Saachi Shahri top scored with 39 runs from 36 balls in their defeat against Wellington Firebirds, hitting six fours across her innings. Captain Lauren Down hit 44 not out earlier in the competition but has struggled for consistent runs across the tournament.
20 year old Amie Hucker has been the leader of the bowling attack in this campaign and will enjoy the cloudy conditions in Mount Maunganui in this game. She has taken seven wickets across the tournament with Holly Huddleston, Arlene Kelly and Fran Jonas all picking up five wickets.
Auckland Hearts have been inconsistent all season and have not had successive wins or defeats.
The match will be played at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui. There is always assistance for the quick and medium pace bowlers at this ground and we expect a par score of 135.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, match odds, and prediction for Northern Brave vs Auckland Hearts, Super Smash Women 2023
Bernadine Bezuidenhout(wk), Eimear Richardson(c), Sam Barriball, Brooke Halliday, Nensi Patel, Marina Lamplough, Marama Downes, Carol Agafili, Lucy Boucher, Phoebe Graham, Shriya Naidu
Saachi Shahri, Prue Catton, Lauren Down(c), Bella Armstrong, Arlene Kelly, Katie Perkins, Holly Huddleston, Makayla Templeton, Amie Hucker, Molly Penfold, Sarah Carnachan(wk)
Although the pitch is good for batting, we expect the overhead conditions to assist the bowlers in this match. Auckland Hearts have far more depth in their bowling attack compared to Northern Brave Women’s and we think that will be the difference in this clash. Our prediction is for a win for Auckland Hearts.
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