Match 21: Fantasy XI Picks for Welsh Fire Women vs Southern Brave Women | WFW vs SBW

In what is sure to be an exciting match, Welsh Fire Women will take on Southern Brave Women in the much-anticipated Match 21 of The Women’s Hundred on August 20, 2025, at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. This game, Welsh Fire, who have talented players like Tammy Beaumont and Hayley Matthews, will try to take advantage of home field and stage a turnaround. Meanwhile, the Southern Brave will want to continue their unbeaten run, eyeing their 6th straight win.

Fantasy Picks: Welsh Fire Women vs Southern Brave Women –

Wicketkeeper –

Sarah Bryce

Sarah Bryce is a keeper-batter for Welsh Fire in The Hundred. At an average of 24.62, she has amassed 394 runs in 26 innings. Notably, she scored 51 runs off 39 balls in 2024 to help Welsh Fire upset Trent Rockets by six wickets and register her maiden half-century in the competition. Both behind the wickets and with the bat, she has been a vital member of Welsh Fire. In one season, she recorded the most dismissals of any wicketkeeper in the women’s league, with 11. She will play a crucial role in the Welsh Fire.

Batters –

Sophia Dunkley

A vital batter for Welsh Fire Women in The Hundred is Sophia Dunkley. She participated in eight games during the 2024 season and had a respectable batting average. Her crucial innings of 69* runs off 47 balls, which enabled Welsh Fire defeat Manchester Originals by seven wickets, is one of her most notable performances. She has a batting average of 31.53 and has scored 946 runs in 35 innings in the competition so far, including six half-centuries. Power hitting and measured risks define Dunkley’s batting style, which greatly aids her team’s performance.

Tammy Beaumont

Tammy Beaumont is the captain of Welsh Fire in The Hundred and a top-tier right-handed opening batter. Her superb stroke play, tactical awareness, and ability to remain composed under pressure have earned her much respect. She has been a top scorer ever since the competition started, amassing 783 runs with a good strike rate of 125.27 and a batting average of 27. She achieved the best individual score in The Hundred to date in 2023 with an amazing 118 runs off 61 balls, one of her most memorable performances. She is a major contributor to the competition and a mainstay.

Danni Wyatt-Hodge

Danni Wyatt-Hodge is well known for being a powerful right-handed batter and occasionally a right-arm off-break bowler. She is regarded as an all-round player who blends aggressive batting with practical off-spin bowling. The Southern Brave opener, she has been a major component in The Hundred women’s competition. With a strike rate of 133.87 and the highest score of an unbeaten 69, she has amassed 1071 runs in 39 games, including nine half-centuries. As the Southern Braves advance in the competition, she is a crucial batter.

Laura Wolvaardt

Laura Wolvaardt is a South African cricket player who bats in the top four. Since making her national debut for South Africa in 2016 and other franchise teams throughout the world, she has displayed her graceful and consistent batting. Wolvaardt has played for the Northern Superchargers, Manchester Originals, and Southern Brave in The Hundred. In 31 innings, she has amassed 969 runs, including four half-centuries and recorded the highest of 90.

All-Rounders –

Hayley Matthews

The Welsh Fire all-rounder has a batting average of 27.96 and recorded the highest of 78* in the competition. Matthews has amassed 727 runs in 29 innings over her Hundred career. Her best bowling numbers are 4 for 14, and she has also claimed 32 wickets in 25 innings. She collected 11 wickets and scored 198 runs in eight games during the 2024 season. She is an invaluable member of any squad she features for, because of her capacity to lead from the front with the bat and the ball.

Jess Jonassen

Jess Jonassen is a well-known left-handed hitter and left-arm orthodox spinner who excels at tactical bowling and under pressure. She combines attacking and control skills to impact games with both bat and ball. In The Hundred women’s competition, Jess Jonassen has participated in 12 games thus far, taking 14 wickets and scoring 230 runs. Her dual role provides vital runs further down the order and greatly bolsters Welsh Fire’s bowling attack.

Sophie Devine

One of the best all-rounders in cricket, Sophie Devine hails from New Zealand and is renowned for her strong right-handed batting and right-arm medium-fast bowling. Sophie Devine has been an important all-round player in the Women’s Hundred competition, putting up impressive performances with the bat and the ball. She has scored 513 runs in 24 innings, including the highest of 53. She is an important and seasoned player for the team and has also been a useful bowler when given the chance to use the ball.

Bowlers –

Freya Davies

English cricketer Freya Davies is renowned for her right-arm fast-medium bowling and right-handed batting. She has participated in 33 games in The Hundred as of 2025, taking 33 wickets at an economy rate of 7.22 and an average of 20.39, with her best bowling statistics being 3 for 24. Davies is a great bowling asset for her team in The Hundred because of her reputation for taking wickets and bowling economically. Her efficiency in the competition’s shorter format is demonstrated by her economy and ability to take wickets.

Lauren Bell

Tall right-arm medium-fast bowler Lauren Bell, who plays for the Southern Brave in The Hundred, is renowned for producing more bounce and a powerful swing with the new ball. Since 2021, featuring for the Southern Brave, she has made a substantial contribution with her steady wicket-taking skills and controlled bowling. She has taken 53 wickets in 37 innings with an economy rate of 7.04 and top bowling figures of 4 for 10. She is an important new-ball bowler for the team because of her ability to strike early and keep up a strong economy rate.

Tilly Corteen-Coleman

Since making her debut with the Southern Brave in 2024, Tilly Corteen-Coleman, a youthful and talented left-arm orthodox spinner, has been making an impression in The Hundred. With an economy rate of 6.86 and a bowling average of 17.93, she claimed 15 wickets in her 13 outings in The Hundred. Tilly is seen as a promising bowling talent in The Hundred overall, having shown promise as a spinner at an early age.

This Fantasy XI is formed with a sharp focus on form, career stats, and the unique challenge posed by Sophia Gardens in Cardiff, England. Make sure to lock in your teams before 4:00 PM IST and stay tuned for another blockbuster encounter between two of women’s cricket’s exciting clubs locking horns against each other.