Manchester Originals Women vs Birmingham Phoenix Women, The Hundred Women, Today Match Prediction

manow vs birphw Match Prediction & Analysis

Manchester Originals Women and Birmingham Phoenix lock horns in the sixth match of the inaugural The Hundred Womens competition at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester on Sunday.

In their opening fixture, Manchester Originals Women lost to Oval Invincibles Women by five wickets. With this result, Manchester Originals Women are languishing at the bottom of the league table. Captain Kate Cross will be hoping that the side can learn from their mistakes and put on a decent show in their home fixture.

On the other hand, Birmingham Phoenix women suffered three-wicket defeat at the hands of London Spirit women. Captain Amy Ellen Jones will be hoping that the side can put in an improved batting performance in this contest.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Manchester Originals Women Preview

Manchester Originals captain Kate Cross won the toss against Oval Invincibles and opted to bat first. The side managed to post a modest total of 135 runs off 100 balls.

For Manchester, opener Lizelle Lee was the star of the show with the bat and finished the innings with the top-score of 42 runs off 39 balls with the help of six fours. Besides Lizelle Lee, Harmanpreet Kaur played well and chipped in with 29 runs off 16 balls with the help of six boundaries.

In the bowling department, the onus will on the likes of Kate Cross, Sophie Ecclestone and Alex Hartley to make crucial breakthroughs in this contest.

Captain Kate Cross had a strong outing with the ball in hand and claimed three wickets off 18 balls.

Manchester Originals Women Predicted Playing XI:

Lizelle Lee, Emma Lamb, Georgie Boyce, Harmanpreet Kaur, Mignon du Preez, Sophie Ecclestone, Kate Cross (c), Cordelia Griffith, Eleanor Threlkeld (wk), Laura Jackson, Alex Hartley

Birmingham Phoenix Women Preview

Despite losing their opening fixture Birmingham Phoenix will go in with same combination that featured against London Spirits on Friday.

In the batting department, the side will be relying on the opener Shafali Verma, middle-order batsman Evelyn Jones and captain Amy Ellen Jones to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the previous game, Evelyn Jones played well and finished the innings with the top-score of 47 runs off 41 balls with the help of nine fours. He put on a 64-run partnership with Amy Ellen Jones to led the fightback for Birmingham Phoenix women.

She was well supported by captain Amy Ellen Jones, who chipped in with a quickfire 33 off 17 balls with the help of five fours and one six.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Erin Burns, Kristie Gordon and Emily Arlott to deliver crucial breakthroughs.

Medium-pacer Emily Arlott and off-spinner Erin Burns bowled well and claimed two wickets apiece. Isabelle Wong and Kristie Gordon put in a decent performance and claimed one wicket each.

Birmingham Phoenix Women Predicted Playing XI:

Shafali Verma, Katie Mack, Emily Arlott, Evelyn Jones, Amy Ellen Jones (c & wk), Erin Burns, Georgia Elwiss, Gwenan Davies, Isabelle Wong, Kirstie Gordon, Abtaha Maqsood

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The wicket prepared at Old Trafford Cricket Ground is going to be decent for batting. The bowlers will extract nice pace and bounce from the surface.

The Sunday’s game is going to be fair without any chance of rain.

Venue Details

Emirates Old Trafford is going host its first game of the inaugural Hundred Women Competition between Manchester Originals women and Birmingham Phoenix women.

Toss: To Bowl

The side that wins the toss, would be keen to bowl first and restrict the opposition to less than 150 runs. Average first innings at Emirates Old Trafford is around 150 runs.