Essex Women and Surrey Women are set to face off in a competitive contest in the fifth Twenty20 match of the Abu Dhabi Women’s T20 Counties Super Cup on the 29th of March 2025, at 4:00 PM Indian Standard Time (IST), at Tolerance Oval in Abu Dhabi.
Surrey have a well-rounded team with strength in both bowling and batting, while Essex bring a blend of seasoned players and young guns. Each team will aim to surpass the other and obtain an advantage in their campaign, making the match an exciting encounter with competitive lineups on both sides.
Squads:
Essex Women
Ariana Dowse, Amara Carr, Alice Macleod, Cordelia Griffith, Madeleine Blinkhorn-Jones, Florence Miller, Joanne Gardner, Sophia Smale, Riva Pindoria, Kelly Castle, Esmae Macgregor, Grace Melhuish, Kate Coppack
Surrey Women
Eva Gray, Sophie Munro, Abtaha Maqsood, Kira Chathli, Jemima Spence, Genevieve Jeer, Aylish Cranstone, Alice Davidson-Richards, Sophia Dunkley, Priyanaz Chatterji, Alice Monaghan, Phoebe Franklin, Tash Farrant, Kalea Moore, Danielle Gregory, Emily Burke, Tilly Corteen Coleman, Bethan Miles, Isobel Sidhu, Charlotte Lambert
Players to watch out:
Sophia Dunkley
The 26-year-old, a member of the Surrey Women is an English batter, is a significant asset in any match situation since she can hold an innings or accelerate when necessary. She also provides useful spin alternatives with a knack for taking wickets. With an outstanding strike rate of 120, she has scored 986 runs in 64 Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.
Alice Davidson-Richards
The 30-year-old is a seasoned all-rounder who can contribute with important overs and bats steadily in the middle order, changing the game in both areas. In her most recent T20 competition, the 2024 Charlotte Edwards Cup, she accumulated 86 runs at a strike rate of 145.76 and also bagged a wicket from her couple of bowling innings.
Amara Carr
Amara Carr is a dependable all-around player who gives the team diversity with her consistent hitting and wicketkeeping abilities. She can form partnerships, accelerate when necessary, and stabilise the innings owing to her middle order expertise. She is a dual danger in the game because of her fast reflexes behind the stumps.
Alice MacLeod
The dynamic all-round player Alice MacLeod balances the squad with her bowling and batting. She is a powerful middle-order batter with the ability to identify boundaries when necessary and rotate strike well. She makes breakthroughs with the ball, which makes her an important player.
Pitch:
Abu Dhabi’s Tolerance Oval pitch has typically been well-balanced, providing enough for bowlers and batters both. Chasing teams have averaged 97 runs in the first innings, whereas the average score here is almost 119. With a fair amount of carry and bounce, the surface usually helps pacers in the beginning of the game, and spinners are used as the game goes on.
Weather:
The weather in Abu Dhabi is forecasted to be ideal for cricket with a high of about 26°C. With a reasonably high humidity of 69%, bowlers may find things a little challenging in the second innings. Rain is not a possibility, though, so the game will go on uninterrupted.
Fantasy Playing XI:
Sophia Dunkley, Aylish Cranstone, Alice Davidson-Richards, Cordelia Griffith, Amara Carr, Alice Macleod, Tash Farrant, Kelly Castle, Abtaha Maqsood, Sophie Munro, Kate Coppack
Match details:
Date – March 29, 2025
Time – 4:00 PM IST
Venue – Tolerance Oval, Abu Dhabi
Broadcast – In India, the game will be live streamed on FanCode.
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