NOD vs SES 18th Match Prediction

NOD vs SES Team Previews

Northern Diamonds Women

The Northern Diamonds team is currently lying in 4th position in the points table. They have played four matches in the competition so far and have won two and lost two. They have collected 9 points from these four games and have a net run rate of +0.131. The Northern Diamonds team lost their last game in the competition to The Blaze. They lost this game comprehensively by a margin of 4 wickets. The Blaze won the toss and put Northern Diamonds in to bat on the ground of Chester-le-Street in the 15th game of the competition.

The Blaze bowlers routed the Northern Diamonds by bowling them out for 62 runs. But the Northern Diamonds bowlers put up a fighting show by picking up vital wickets in this small chase. But the reality was that the ND just did not have enough runs on the board to defend. Blaze eventually crossed the line in 18.5 overs despite the loss of 6 wickets in the process. None of the Northern Diamonds batters could cross into double figures during the game. Nadine de Klerk routed the Northern Diamonds picking up 7 wickets from her 9.1 overs.

The Northern Diamonds team made a spirited reply though. Picking up wickets during the chase. Chloe Tryon picked up 4 wickets for 16 runs from her 7.5 overs. She was ably supported in her efforts by Katie Levik who picked up 2 wickets for 10 runs from her 6 overs. However, the Northern Diamonds opening bowlers Lizzie Scott and Jessica Woolston went wicketless and could not make any inroads into The Blaze batting early in their inning. But all these efforts appeared to be futile as there were just not enough runs on the board. 

South East Stars

The South East Stars are going into this match with two back-to-back wins to their credit in their last couple of fixtures in the competition. These two victories came against Sunrisers and Storm in the 12th and 13th games of the tournament. In their last game against Sunrisers, they were asked to bat first and they succeeded in putting together 151 runs for the loss of 9 wickets from their 29 overs. The South East Stars bowling attack was right on the money in the match and bundled out the Sunrisers' inning for 64 runs in 17 overs.

The South East Stars made a decent start to their inning by reaching 48 for 1 in 8.4 overs. Kira Chathli and Bryony Smith made useful contributions with the bat for their sides. However, the top score for South East Stars was 28 runs from Kira Chathli. None of the batters could go on and put up a big score on the board. Four of their batters lost their wickets in their 20s. The pick of the bowlers for Sunrisers was Abtaha Maqsood who picked up 4 scalps for 23 runs from her 6 overs in South East Stars' inning.

While defending a small total, the South East Stars bowling attack was in action immediately. Both Sunrisers openers were back into the pavilion for 5 runs from the first two overs. Cordella Griffith did offer some resistance to the South East Stars bowling attack by putting together 27 runs from 29 balls with 4 fours. The pick of the bowlers was Danielle Gregory with 4 victims from 5 overs while giving away just 12 runs in the process. She was well-supported in her efforts by Phoebe Franklin who picked up 3 wickets for 18 runs in her 4 overs.