Welsh Fire Women vs London Spirit Women Prediction: Both teams are playing their inaugural final

Welsh Fire Women and London Spirit Women are going to face each other in the Finals of The Hundred Women at Lord's Cricket Ground, United Kingdom on 18th August 2024. Both teams are playing their inaugural final in the competition. Who will win this game of cricket?

The season has gone well for the Welsh Fire Women's team, who finished at the top of the table during the group stage, winning five out of eight matches with an NRR of 0.334. Hayley Matthews has turned out to be a phenomenal performer for the side this season and leads the batting charts with 176 runs in 7 innings at a strike rate of 111.39. She has contributed admirably with the ball as well, returning figures of 11 wickets at an average of 7.39. The others to watch out for would be Sophia Dunkley - 150 runs in 7 innings at 127 - and Tammy Beaumont - 143 runs in 7 innings at 115. If these big guns come good, the Welsh Fire will be well-placed in the game. Where bowling is concerned, Jess Jonassen has been superb with 12 wickets from 7 innings at an average of 6.89, Freya Davies and Georgia Davis providing further support in taking wickets consistently, adding depth to the team's bowling.

Sophia Dunkley, Tammy Beaumont (c), Hayley Matthews, Sarah Bryce (wk), Jess Jonassen, Georgia Elwiss, Phoebe Franklin, Ella McCaughan, Freya Davies, Georgia Davis, Shabnim Ismail

The result has confirmed the booking for the London Spirit Women in the finals for the very first time, owing to their comprehensive 8-wicket win over the defending two-time champions, Oval Invincibles Women. In the group stage, they ended up third, having won four out of their eight games. Their performance in the Eliminator match was faultless; they were considered complete underdogs for the game but played with great panache to make it to the final. The chase was completed with nine balls to spare, thanks to Georgia Redmayne's unbeaten 53 off 47 balls and captain Heather Knight's unbeaten 36 off 23. Knight has been the mainstay of the team this season, making 247 runs in 9 innings at an average of 49.40 with a strike rate of 138. Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma has been brilliant with the bat. She has scored 196 runs in just 5 innings with a strike rate of 136. Deepti has been dismissed only once this season and contributed with the ball also, taking 7 wickets at an economy rate of 6.84. Her commendable all-round performance might just be the trick that tips this game in Spirit's favour. In the bowling department, the most impressive bowler for Spirit has been Sarah Glenn, who has 11 wickets in 9 innings at an average of 6.99. Danielle Gibson has promised a lot with her opening bowling act and might make the difference in the final by taking a few wickets.

Meg Lanning, Georgia Redmayne wk, Heather Knight c, Danielle Gibson, Deepti Sharma, Cordelia Griffith, Abigail Freeborn, Charlotte Dean, Eva Gray, Sarah Glenn, Tara Norris

Welsh Fire has had a successful season and is looking to win their first championship. They had an all-round team and had also beaten London Spirit once in the season in a match. London Spirit is also making their first ever final appearance and has had some good teamwork lately, but Welsh Fire does look the better team on paper. Further, it seems to have better balance. We reckon them to be the winning team in the final. Our support is behind Welsh Fire for the championship win.