Match no. 7 of the ongoing 02 edition of the FairBreak will see Falcons play the Warriors at the Kowloon Cricket Club at 11:30 AM Indian Standard Time (IST). The two when played each other in the inaugural edition curtain raiser, last summer, Falcons with 8 wickets in hand chased down Warriors’ 177, and the tournament was underway in some fashion.
It is the battle of table toppers and both the Warriors and Falcons with a win in each of their couple of games thus far have registered 6 and 5 points respectively.
Squads:
Falcons:
Suzie Bates (C), Jahanara Alam, Kaia Arua, Chamari Athapaththu, Mas Elysa, Christina Gough, Anju Gurung, Mariko Hill, Marizanne Kapp, Nannapat Koncharoenkai, Marina Lamplough, Theertha Satish, Gunjan Shukla, Sornnarin Tippoch, Danni Wyatt
Warriors:
Sindhu Sriharsha (C), Kathryn Bryce, Shamilia Connell, Mignon du Preez, Ellie Johnston, Jess Kerr, Yasmeen Khan, Phoebe Litchfield, Mariana Martinez, Hayley Matthews, Esha Oza, Tanya Ruma, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Shanzeen Shahzad, Alison Sui
Players to watch out:
Chamari Athapaththu
The 33-year-old Sri Lankan skipper in 108 Twenty20 International (T20I) innings has got to 2299 runs which include the highest of 113 and as a part-time spinner has bagged 34 wickets in 56 innings. Chamari is on track to having a memorable season as she’s got a 44 against her name and figures of 1/11 and 4/17 in the tournament thus far.
Gunjan Shukla
The 36-year-old, left-arm pacer from Sweden has bagged 16 international wickets in just 10 innings and is handy with the bat as well with 52 runs to her name off 6 innings. Gunjan got her underway with a 1/16 against Barmy Army and only late last year had she registered her best international figures of 5/7.
Sindhu Sriharsha
The United States of America’s 34-year-old batter, Sindhu Sriharsha not only has captained the Warriors but has chipped in with runs (10* and 17*) in both outings thus far. Internationally, at a strike rate of 84.45, an average of 24.26, Sindhu has scored 364 runs in 19 innings and has got the highest of 74*.
Jess Kerr
The 25-year-old pacer from New Zealand has internationally picked up 14 wickets in 22 innings and with the bat in 7 innings has got to 54 runs. In her lone outing with the ball v Sapphires, she registered figures of 1/15 off 3.
Pitch:
It’s a lively yet well-balanced 22-yards at the Kowloon Cricket Club that’s like ever got a lot in it for pacers and a little for spinners as well. Importantly, the tracks have got runs in them this summer which have brought to us a few good games.
Weather:
With the temperature forecasted at around 22 °C and little chance of rain, we are highly likely to be treated with a complete game of cricket. A cloudy overhead and windy conditions could mean, pace for win.
Fantasy playing XI:
Mignon du Preez, Theertha Satish, Nannapat Koncharoenkai, Chamari Athapaththu, Phoebe Litchfield, Marizanne Kapp, Hayley Matthews, Suzie Bates, Kaia Arua, Kathryn Bryce, Sornnarin Tippoch
Match details:
Date: 7th April 2023
Time: 11:30 AM IST
Venue: Kowloon Cricket Club
Broadcast: In India, the tournament will be telecasted on Sony Sports and will be live-streamed on the FanCode app and website.