Birmingham Phoenix Women vs Northern Superchargers Women Prediction: Ellyse Perry was great in last game

Birmingham Phoenix Women and Northern Superchargers Women lock horns in Match 19 of The Hundred Women at Edgbaston, Birmingham, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom on 6th August 2024. Ellyse Perry was in great time in the last game. Which of these two cogs will secure this magnificent contest of cricket?

The Birmingham Phoenix Women have turned their fortunes after facing a torrent of big defeats in their first two encounters. Opening batswomen Sophie Devine and Sterre Kalis have proven to be a very good duo, scoring 144 runs in their first four matches at a strike rate of 110. However, the batswomen have found it hard to convert their starts into something big. Last season, Kalis had a strike rate of 145.5, the highest for Birmingham Phoenix Women. Star player Ellyse Perry will bat at number three and is currently sitting at number three among the leading run-getters in the tournament, with an aggregate of 145 runs in 4 games at a strike rate of 140.77, including two half-centuries. Perry also did well with the ball and took four wickets with an average of 17.75. Starling's previous encounters ended in victories against Trent Rockets Women and Southern Brave Women. They set a target of 137, scoring 137 runs for the loss of 7 wickets, with Amy Jones making an essential half-century against Southern Brave. Annabel, Perry, and Charis Pavely took three wickets to ensure it was a 16-run lead on the opposition to winning the game. That win pushed Birmingham Phoenix Women into fifth place with 4 points, in three games. Success that they aim to build on at home, with two matches in a row now.

Sophie Devine, Sterre Kalis, Ellyse Perry, Amy Jones, Richa Ghosh, Seren Smale, Fran Wilson, Emily Arlott, Charis Pavely, Hannah Baker, Katie Levick

After the dismal performance in the opening fixture of the event, they have come back impressively and won two matches in succession in the last two fixtures against Manchester Originals Women and Oval Invincibles Women by 46 and 82 runs, respectively. This winning precedence shows that the Superchargers Women are peaking at the right time within the tournament.

The Northern Superchargers Women, owing to their batting first as the batting side in the game against Oval Invincibles Women, managed to ensure their feet were at a competitive score of 146 runs at nearly a ball of 1.5. They simply did it very nicely defending the total, with Annabel Sutherland taking 4 wickets for 11 runs in the 16 balls she bowled. Fast bowlers Kate Cross and Linsey Smith also chipped in with two wickets apiece.

Superchargers Women rattled 138 runs on the board, batting first, before they restricted their opponents to a paltry 92 runs in the chase against Manchester Originals Women. Annabel Sutherland, once more having a good day with both bat and ball, was the player of the match, having scored 44 with the bat and picked up one wicket.

So, they will be hoping that the game is not haunted by the consequences of a tied match against the Northern Brave Women and instead that they come out with a victory over the Birmingham Phoenix Women.

Hollie Armitage (c), Davina Sarah T Perrin, Phoebe Litchfield, Annabel Sutherland, Bess Heath (wk), Georgia Wareham, Alice Davidson Richards, Kate Cross, Linsey Smith, Lucy Higham, Grace Ballinger

The Northern Superchargers Women have lost 1 of their 4 matches with two wins and a tied game to their name. In contrast, the Birmingham Phoenix Women have won two and lost two. Not much separates the two teams, but the huge margins of victory for one of them—Northern Superchargers Women—hint at the fact that they are getting into the groove and rolling really well as a cohesive bowling unit. So, the marginally better-placed team would be the Northern Superchargers Women over the Birmingham Phoenix Women in this all-important game, and they might come out victorious.