ADH vs WB 19th Match Prediction

ADH vs WB Team Previews

Auckland Hearts Women

The Auckland Hearts women played their last game against Central Districts women. Batting first Central Districts women put together 113 runs on the board for the loss of just 4 wickets. The Auckland Hearts team chased down the total relatively easily with 7 wickets to spare and with 15 balls remaining. During the Central Districts innings, the top bowler for Auckland Aces was Amie Hucker who picked up 2 wickets for 20 runs from his 4 overs. She was well-supported by Holly Huddleston and Arlene Kelly who picked up a wicket apiece.

The Auckland innings were anchored by Prue Catton in this match. She hit 57 runs from 49 balls with 9 fours. She was well supported by the skipper Lauren Down who scored 24 runs from 32 balls to take the Auckland side close to a win. Hannah Rowe bowled beautifully for Central Districts picking up 2 wickets for 6 runs from her 4 overs. In the game before this, however, the Auckland Aces had to face a defeat as they went down to Canterbury women by 27 runs. Batting first Canterbury scored 137 runs while Auckland women could muster just 110 runs for the loss of 9 wickets from their quota of 20 overs.

Wellington Blaze Women

The Wellington Blaze women have won all 6 games in the competition so far and have 24 points as a result. They have a net run rate of 1.597 which is also the highest run rate in the competition. Wellington women played their last game against Otago women only to win it by a handsome margin of 8 wickets. Batting first Otago women scored 127 for 9 from their quota of 20 overs. The Wellington team chased down this total easily in 18.1 overs and ended up with a score of 131 for 2.

The entire Otago women's innings was held together by the skipper Suzie Bates. She scored more than half the runs scored by the team. She ended up on 75 not out from 56 balls with 8 fours and one six. The Wellington Blaze women hunted in a pack with Jess Kerr, Leigh Kasperek, and Xara Jetly picking up 2 wickets each. The most successful bowler for Wellington Blaze women was Nicole Baird who ended up with figures of 4-0-23-3. She also bowled with a decent economy rate of 5.75. Jess Kerr was the most economical bowler in the innings as she conceded just 16 runs from her 4 overs and also picked up 2 wickets.

The Central Districts women batted first in their game against Wellington Blaze women scoring 148 runs for the loss of 2 wickets. The game was interrupted by rain when the Wellington Blaze women were 62 for 1 from 6.5 overs. They were declared winners by the Duckworth-Lewis method. Central Districts women put together a great partnership up front with Natalie Dodd and Georgia Atkinson scoring half-centuries. Natalie Dodd was specifically in great touch hitting 78 runs from 63 balls.