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AH-W vs NS-W Dream11 Match Prediction: Auckland Hearts will be taking on the Northern Spirits as a win for the Hearts could ensure a spot in quarter-finals of the Women’s Super Smash League. The Auckland Hearts currently sit at the second spot right behind Wellington Blaze. Meanwhile, Northern Spirits have had an underwhelming season so far and will not be able to make it to the knockout stages irrespective of how the results turn out to be. However, the Spirits will have nothing to lose and could act as a major obstacle during the game for the Hearts.
Match Details
Date- Friday, January 10
Time- 5:10 AM (IST)
Venue- Eden Park Auckland
Auckland Hearts
Roz McNeil is expected to be on the sidelines yet again, while Lauren Down should come in place of I Gaze in the playing eleven. Keeping that aside, the Hearts should go with a similar side.
Squad
Anna Peterson (c), Natasha van Tilburg, Jesse Prasad, Lauren Down, Holly Huddleston, Bella Armstrong, Fran Jonas, Arlene Kelly, Saachi Shahri, Regina Lilii, Roz McNeill, Katie Perkins
Northern Spirits
There are no injury concerns for the Spirts. Katie Gurrey and Bezuidemhout should be opening the innings with the bat. The lineup should be followed by Kate Anderson, F Leydon-Davis and B Halliday. Emma Baker, L Heaps and Esterhuizen will have the onus of picking up wickets with the ball.
Squad
Felicity Leydon-Davis (c), Kate Anderson, Bernadine Bezuidenhout, Carolyn Esterhuizen, Katie Gurrey, Emma Baker, Brooke Halliday, Lauren Heaps, Olivia Lobb, Lily Mulivai, Lucy Boucher, Eimear Richardson, Charlotte Sarsfield
AH-W (Expected Playing 11)- Ana Peterson, Lauren Down, Katie Perkins, Fran Jonas, S Shahri, Holly Huddleston, B Armstrong, N van Tilburg, Arlene Kelly, Regina Lilii, Amie Hucker.
NS-W (Expected Playing 11)- Katie Gurrey, B Bezuidenhout, F Leydon-Davis, Kate Anderson, Eimear Richardson, Brooke Halliday, L Boucher, O Lobb, C Esterhuizen, L Heaps, E Baker.
Auckland Hearts, Katie Perkins has scored 351 runs from eight innings and has a strike rate of 128.57.
For the Northern Spirits, Katie Gurrey has been one of the top performers with the bat and has scored 392 runs from the last eight innings with a strike rate of 146.81
Ana Peterson has been one of the picks in the bowling department and has scalped 12 wickets from eight matches so far while also scoring 179 runs in the process.
C Esterehuizen has been one of the main bowlers for Northern Spirits. Esterhuizen has taken 10 wickets from her last eight games.
Team 1
Wicket-Keeper- B Bezuiddenhout
Batsmen- K Gurrey, K Perkins, L Down
All-Rounders- K Anderson, A Peterson (C), FL Davis (C), A Kelly
Bowlers- E Richardson, L Heaps, H Huddleston
Team 2
Wicket-Keeper- B Bezeuidenhout
Batsmen- K Gurrey, K Perkins (C), L Down
All-Rounders- K Anderson (VC), A Peterson, FL Davis, A Kelly
Bowlers- E Richardson, L Heaps, H Huddleston
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