WNCL 2019-20: Match 4, Tasmania Women vs Western Australia Women – Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The 4th match of the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) 2019/20 will be played between Tasmania Women and Western Australia Women at the Souths District Cricket Club in Brisbane, Queensland.

The match starts at 9:30 AM local time (5:00 AM IST) (11:30 PM GMT – Prev Day)

Preview:

The Western Australia Women started their WNCL 2019-20 campaign with a convincing win over the last year runners-up Queensland Women. Taneale Peschel and Sophie Devine’s opening burst reduced the hosts to 28/4 by end of 7th over. Both picked up three wickets each but Queensland finished on 189 from 104/8 as Jemma Barsby scored a 70-ball 63 while batting at No.9.

Skipper Cloe Piparo (76) and Nicole Bolton (77) shared a 156-run partnership for the 3rd wicket after a couple of early wickets. Later, they lost three wickets in space of 12 deliveries but the target was achieved with 41 balls to spare. The winning side will now take on the Tasmania Women at the same venue on Sunday. The Tasmania Women has got a good bowling attack but their batting is a concern.

Weather Condition/Report:

Souths District Cricket Club didn’t face any threat from the weather on Saturday and the same is expected on Sunday as well.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The first-ever match hosted by the Souths District Cricket Club aggregated 370 runs. The batters were troubled in the first 10-15 overs during the first innings and the same was seen when the ball was new in the 2nd innings. The spinners could be seen taking more wickets on Sunday as same pitch could be used.

Average first innings score: 189 (WNCL Matches)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 1, Lost – 0

Injury and Availability News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs:

Tasmania Women:

Stef Daffara, Corinne Hall, Erin Fazackerley, Sasha Moloney, Emma Manix-Geeves (WK), Emma Thompson, Samantha Bates, Meg Phillips, Brooke Hepburn (C), Maisy Gibson, Belinda Vakarewa.

Bench: Emily Smith, Katelyn Fryett, Courtney Webb.

Western Australia Women:

Nicole Bolton, Sophie Devine, Chloe Piparo (C), Emma Inglis, Amy Edgar, Molly Healy, Megan Banting (WK), Kathleen Hempenstall, Emma King, Taneale Peschel, Piepa Cleary.

Bench: Meg Thompson, Ashley Day, Sheldyn Cooper.

Top Picks:

Nicole Bolton and Sophie Devine were among the top performers as expected. Emma King, who finished with 12 wickets in the 2018/19 edition, picked up a couple on Saturday. Corinne Hall’s batting average of 60.25 in 2018/19 WNCL was the 3rd best for any player. She scored 241 runs across six innings with help of three fifties. Sasha Moloney picked up ten wickets in the previous season at a strike rate of 26.4.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain – Nicole Bolton, Sophie Devine, Corinne Hall, Sasha Moloney

Vice-Captain – Meg Phillips, Stef Daffara, Chloe Piparo, Emma King

Nicole Bolton started the season with a big knock and could be seen bowling few overs of off-spin on a used surface.

Suggested Playing XI for Head to Head/Small Leagues:

Keeper – Megan Banting

Batters – Corinne Hall, Chloe Piparo, Nicole Bolton (C)

All-Rounders – Sophie Devine, Erin Fazackerley, Sasha Moloney (VC)

Bowlers – Taneale Peschel, Emma King, Meg Phillips, Maisy Gibson

Suggested Playing XI for Grand Leagues/Mega Leagues:

Keeper – Megan Banting, Emma Manix-Geeves

Batters – Stef Daffara, Corinne Hall (VC), Nicole Bolton

All-Rounders – Sasha Moloney, Sophie Devine (C)

Bowlers – Samantha Bates, Emma King, Meg Phillips, Piepa Cleary

Expert Advice:

Picking up the top performers of Queensland Fire from the first game won’t be a bad idea. Most of them were expected to play a key role for the Queensland team which they fulfilled.

Probable Winners:

Queensland Women are expected to register their 2nd win in as many days.

*Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.