Date- August 23, 2019, Friday.
Match 24– Loughborough Lightning v/s Surrey Stars
Time- 4:00 PM local time (8:30 PM IST).
Venue – Loughborough.
Loughborough Lightning will take on the Surrey Stars at Loughborough. This could be the match which decides which team goes through to semi-finale. While Surrey Stars started the tournament with two wins from two games have lost their way by losing four out of their last five games, while one match ended in a no result.
Loughborough Lightning has won four out of their seven games and sits pretty high on the points table with 19 points. A win in today’s game would almost cement their place in semi-finale. Surrey Stars may have to win all their games by a huge margin and hope for other results to go their way.
Head to Head–
In the previous five encounters, Loughborough Lightning has beaten Surrey Stars thrice while losing two games. In the previous match in this edition of KIA Super League, Loughborough Lightning chased down the target of 121 runs set by Surrey Stars in 14.5 over thus earning a bonus point.
Played-5, LBL-3, SS-2.
Loughborough Lightning Squad
Tara Norris, Kirstie Gordon, Alice Monaghan, Abigail Freeborn, Joanne Gardner, Georgia Adams, Lucy Higham, Sarah Glenn, Chamari Athapaththu, Hayley Mathews, Georgia Elwiss (c), Kathryn Bryce, Jenny Gunn, Amy Ellen Jones, Mignon du Preez.
Surrey Stars
Natalie Sciver(c), Bryony Smith, Laura Marsh, Dane Van Niekerk, Amy Gordon, Marizanne Kapp, Mady Villiers, Lizelle Lee, Sarah Taylor, Aylish Cranstone, Gwenan Davies, Grace Gibbs, Eva Gray, Hannah Jones, Rhianna Southby.
Fantasy Players –
Laura Marsh, Dane Van Niekerk, Marizanne Kapp, Mady Villiers, Lizelle Lee, Sarah Taylor, Amy Ellen Jones, Mignon du Preez, Hayley Mathews.