Greece will take the field against the Isle of Man in the first match of the Women’s Continental Cup 2023. The match is scheduled to be held at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County, Romania, on 4th August 2023, at 11:30 am Indian Standard Time (IST).
They have never contested against each other and therefore it will be intriguing to know who will conquer whom.
Squads:
Greece – Adamantia Makri, Maria Polymeri, Crysoula Kanta, Sofia Nefeling Georgota, Sofia Varzakakou, Angeliki Argiropoulou, Theodora Parisi, Angeliki Savvani, Dafni Sofia Vlachopoulou, Eleni Grammenou, Maria Syrioti, Maria Vervitsioti
Isle of Man – Alanya Thorpe, Lucy Barnett, Kim Carney, Ellan Cleator, Caitlin Henery, Jo Hicks, Andrea Littlejohns, Finnola Martin, Emma Miller, Danielle Murphy, Bliss Murtagh, Catherine Perry, Jasmin Pullen, Bekkie Webster
Players to watch out:
Angeliki Argiropoulou
A 16-year-old right-handed batter impressed everyone with her 41* which included 5 boundaries, against Romania. As of now, Greece has featured in just 3 T20Is and she is their leading run scorer in the short history with a total of 88 runs.
Maria Vervitsioti
In her brief career of 3 matches against Serbia and Romania, this right-arm speedster has picked 6 scalps at an astonishing average of just 5.5. Her best figure of 3 for 8 helped to terminate Romania’s innings at just 77.
Lucy Barnett
Out of the players who have played all the 7 T20Is for the Isle of Man, Lucy has been the most consistent batter with 214 runs at a strike rate of 113. To further solidify her case, she is also their best bowler with 9 wickets courtesy of her decent off-spin bowling. Even in the recent tour to Austria (3-match T20I series), she accumulated 108 runs at a strike rate of 121 and 5 wickets.
Catherine Perry
The 18-year-old right-arm pacer has picked 7 wickets from as many matches at an average of 17. Her personal best performance came in her debut match against Norway where she picked 3 for 13. In the recent Austria tour, she picked 4 wickets.
Pitch:
The wicket at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground is a bowler’s friendly pitch and will assist pacers. The average score is 82. So anything above that will be a challenging total.
Weather:
It is set to be a hot day with the average temperature to be around 39 degree Celsius. The precipitation is expected to be 0%, humidity to be around 37% and the wind speed being 23 km/h.
Fantasy Playing XI:
Angeliki Argiropoulou, Bekkie Webster, Kim Carney, Crysoula Kanta, Dafni Sofia Vlachopoulou, Lucy Barnett, Alanya Thorpe, Jo Hicks, Catherine Perry, Maria Polymeri, Maria Vervitsioti
Match Details:
Date – August 4, 2023
Time -11:30 AM IST
Venue – Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County, Romania
Broadcast – All games of the tournament will be live-streamed on FanCode and European Cricket Network’s YouTube channel.
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