The action will continue in The Hundred 2023 Women’s competition as Oval Invincibles and Welsh Fire will take on each other on Sunday, August 06 at Kennington Oval, London. Invincibles’ opening game against London Spirit was washed out. They’re captained by Dane van Niekerk this season and will be desperate to complete a hat-trick of title victories in the ongoing edition.
On the other hand, Fire are coming into the game having won their previous fixture against Southern Brave by four runs. They’re ranked on the top of the points table with one win from two matches having three points to their name. The Tammy Beaumont-led side will look to continue their winning momentum by beating the defending champions.
Match Details:
Tournament: The Hundred 2023 Women’s
Match: Oval Invincibles Women vs Welsh Fire Women, Match 9
Venue: Kennington Oval, London
Date & Time: Sunday, August 6, 07:00 pm (IST)
Where to Watch Live: Sony Sports Network, SonyLiv and FanCode
Kennington Oval Pitch Report
In the three matches played at the venue in the last season of the Women’s tournament, teams chasing won twice. The average score batting first was 134 while the highest target chased was 144. The pitch is expected to be a belter for batters this season as well and the captain winning the toss will look to bowl first as has been the trend this season.
Also Check: Live Cricket Score of Oval Invincibles (Women) vs Welsh Fire (Women), 9th Match
Probable Playing XI:
Oval Invincibles (OVI-W)
Lauren Winfield-Hill (wk), Suzie Bates, Alice Capsey, Dane van Niekerk (c), Marizanne Kapp, Mady Villiers, Kira Chathli, Eva Gray, Ryana MacDonald-Gay, Sophia Smale, Claudie Cooper
Welsh Fire (WEF-W)
Tammy Beaumont (c), Hayley Matthews, Sarah Bryce (wk), Georgia Elwiss, Laura Harris, Emily Windsor, Freya Davies, Alex Griffiths, Shabnim Ismail, Alex Hartley, Claire Nicholas
OVI-W vs WEF-W Head-to-Head
Overall
Played – 1, Oval Invincibles– 0, Welsh Fire – 01
Probable Best Batter of the Match
Hayley Matthews – Welsh Fire
The opening batter played a magnificent knock of 65 off 38 balls with the help of 13 fours in the last fixture and propelled her team to the total of 165/3. She will be eager to emulate her feat in the second game as well and get her team off to a blistering start.
Probable Best Bowler of the Match
Marizanne Kapp – Oval Invincibles
The right-arm seamer was the third-highest wicket taker of the recent Fairbreak Invitational Tournament 2023 where she picked nine wickets from five innings at an average of 8.33 and an economy of 4.17. The South African all-rounder will look to continue her good form and help her side register their first win of the season.