Closing Out 2024: The Final Matches
Betting on cricket has quickly become a wonderful pastime for fans. Aside from being an exciting event to watch, cricket can also be very profitable, if you bet on the right team. That’s especially true for many female cricket events. More and more such events have started taking place, and there are plenty of international female cricket teams that continue to be on the rise. What cricket events should you bet on during the next few weeks? Let’s find out!
Tasmania Women vs New South Wales Breakers Women
The match is taking place on Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 23:00 and it’s match 14 in the Women’s National Cricket League. According to previous encounters, Tasmania’s team has the win with a 5-0 record and bookmakers like Ladbrokes have them as favorites too. In this tournament Tasmania is placed 3rd, but the New South Wales Breakers are on the 5th place, so not that far behind. Both teams come from 2 losses and 3 wins.
India Women vs West Indies Women
The event is on Monday, December 16, 2024 at 13:30. It takes place at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy venue and it pits two of the most popular cricket teams in the region. India had a great track record in recent months, and the West Indies are not that far behind, either. When it comes to direct matches, they stand equal with a 4 to 4, but West Indies is a team that comes after a string of 3 losses and 3 recent wins. During the past few months, India also had a similar track record, since they lost to Australia and New Zealand, but they won against Sri Lanka, Pakistan and even West Indies this past September.
Victoria Women vs South Australia Women
Match 16 in the Women’s National Cricket League for Australia will pit Victoria’s women team against South Australia. Based on their last 5 matches, we come to a draw, because each team had 2 wins, and there was a draw in 2022. The match takes place on Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 23:00.
Australia Women tour of New Zealand
Australia Women tour of New Zealand will feature 3 different matches against New Zealand and Australia’s women’s team. These will take place on December 18th, 20th and 22nd, respectively. The teams met 4 times until now, and Australia beat New Zealand 3 times, with NZ taking the win just one time. However, things might change during this new tour, as New Zealand’s female team has been on a roll, since they defeated India, South Africa, West Indies and Pakistan over the past 2-3 months.
Ireland Women’s tour of India
In January, we’ll have India playing against Ireland during the popular “Ireland Women’s tour of India”. During their last head to head matches, Ireland won just 1 match out of 5, with India taking the win, overall. They had 213 max runs and 152.8 average runs, when compared to 152 max runs and 120.2 average runs for Ireland. Despite that, we could see Ireland making a comeback.
There are 3 matches a part of this tour, one on January 10th, with the other ones being on January 12th and the last one on January 15th.
Queensland Fire Women vs Tasmania Women
The match is set for Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 23:30. It’s one of the introductory matches for the Australian Women’s National Cricket League. When it comes to direct matches, the teams played 6 games against each other since 2019. Here the Tasmanian Roar team holds the record, with 5 wins, 224.5 average runs and 294 max runs. Queensland Fire is not very far behind, but it had only 1 win, 203.3 average runs and 250 runs.
Women’s Ashes
Women’s Ashes is a cricket event taking place in England and Australia. This event will take place in Australia, and it will feature 7 matches between Australia and England’s female cricket teams. These will take place on January 12th, 13th, 16th, 20th, 23rd, 25th and 30th. The first 3 matches, on the 12th, 13th and 16th will be a part of the ODI series. The next 3, from the 20th to the 25th will be within the T20I series. And the last match will be a test match.
How did these teams fare against each other in recent times? Their last 5 matches were quite divisive. Each team won 2 times, and there was a draw. The last match took place during the Women’s World Cup where Australia ended up losing to England, 1-3.
Hallyburton Johnstone Shield
While the current run of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield for female cricket teams finishes on December 14th with Auckland Hearts vs Wellington Blaze, there’s a new set of matches running from February 7th to February 8th. These matches will include:
- Central Hinds vs Northern Brave
- Auckland Hearts vs Otago Sparks
- Wellington Blaze vs Canterbury Magicians
The first set of matches on the 7th will be for the ODI series, and the next day there will be the same teams, in the T20I series. These are some exciting matches to bet on, with odds coming at a later date, near the time these events will take place.
Sri Lanka Women tour of New Zealand
If you’re interested in a very exciting set of cricket matches featuring Sri Lanka and New Zealand’s female cricket teams, then this tour will be right up your alley. It’s set to take place between March 4th-17th. There will be 3 ODI matches between March 4th-8th, and then 3 T20I matches between March 14th and the 17th. These teams had over 11 encounters the past 5 years. Out of those, New Zealand’s team won 8, with Sri Lanka winning only 3 of those matches.
There are plenty of female cricket events to watch out in the near future. It’s a good idea to check the track record of each team before placing any bet, and you should also assess any results from direct confrontations. That information can give you a very good idea of what results you can expect, thus performing a much better assessment of your odds. Also, check the odds offered by bookmakers closer to the event’s date, as it will also make it easier to choose who to bet on. And lastly, it’s important to take advantage of any introductory offers from bookmakers as well!
Loves all things female cricket