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In the five seasons till now, the Northern Superchargers and Welsh Fire have played only four matches with each other, in which the Northern Superchargers have had a slight edge. The
Leeds based side have emerged victorious on two occasions while their Welsh rivals have only won one game against them. One match ended in a no result due to rain, while, their fixture in 2024 at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff was also abandoned due to rain.
As is apparent in the table above, the Northern Superchargers have had the edge over the Welsh Fire.
Based on the head to head result between the two sides here’s a breakdown of the winning percentage between Northern Superchargers women and the Welsh Fire women.
The Northern Superchargers women hold a healthy winning percentage of 62.50% against the Welsh Fire who have only a 37.50% winning percentage against their Yorkshire rivals. The Welsh Fire heading into their 2025 fixture will be looking to improve their percentage and try and even the head to head.
Both the teams have emerged victorious in batting first but the Northern Superchargers women have also won while chasing but the Welsh Fire women haven’t won a match against the Superchargers while batting second.
In the two matches that have been played at the Superchargers home stadium, the Northern Superchargers have won both the matches. In one match they defended a total of 145 while in the second match they chased down a target of 131.
The Welsh Fire have managed to have the upper hand over the Northern Superchargers at their home stadium, Sofia Garden as they have won the one match that was played at the stadium. While the second match at their home stadium in 2024 was abandoned due to rain between the two sides.
The Welsh Fire and the Northern Superchargers locked horns with each other in one match at a neutral venue and that was at the Kennington Oval back in 2023. However, after one innings the match was interrupted due to rain and ended in a no result.
In the last five matches between the Northern Superchargers Women and the Welsh Fire Women, the Northern Superchargers have emerged victorious on two occasions while the Welsh Fire have emerged victorious only once. One match between the two sides in 2023 ended in a no-result due to rain, while another match in 2024 was abandoned without even a ball being bowled due to rain.
2021 - Jemimah Rodriguez 92* - The very first matchup between the Northern Superchargers women and the Welsh Fire women was one dominated by Indian Cricketer Jemimah Rodriguez. The Welsh Fire set a target of 131 runs for the Northern Superchargers to chase and Jemimah Rodriguez played a brilliant knock of 92* to lead Northern Superchargers to an amazing run chase and victory by six runs.
2022 - Nicola Carey’s spell - In 2022, yet another memorable encounter unfolded between the Welsh Fire and the Northern Superchargers. The Northern Superchargers were chasing a total of just 124 runs and were cruising along at one stage of the match, when Australian all-rounder
Indian batter Jemimah Rodriguez is the top run scorer in the fixture between Northern Superchargers Women vs Welsh Fire women. Jemimah Rodriguez in the four matches she’s featured in scored 106 runs playing for the Superchargers against the Welsh Fire. Most of these runs were scored in the first match itself with her knock of 92*.
Sophie Dunkley Brown is the highest run scorer in the fixture against Northern Superchargers for the Welsh Fire. With 67 runs in four innings it suggests that the rivalry is still relatively new as the Hundred is a young league and these stats are bound to grow.
Alice Davidson-Richards of the Northern Superchargers with four wickets is the highest wicket taker in this young fixture between the Northern Superchargers and the Welsh Fire.
Nicola Carey the Australian all-rounder is the leading wicket taker for the Welsh Fire in the fixture against the Northern Superchargers. She has picked up three wickets in the four matches till now.
The Northern Superchargers captained by the English all-rounder Hollie Armitage and coached by Lisa Keightley enter into the 2025 edition of the women’s Hundred as one of the leading contenders to win the title. Northern Superchargers women team started off slow in the Hundred as they missed out on playoffs in the first two seasons. But since then, they have been a consistent presence in the playoffs and reached the finals in 2023 season.
Entering into 2025 season, they have a balanced squad with the likes of Phoebe Litchfield, Hollie Armitage, Annabel Sutherland, Alice Davidson-Richards, Bess Heath and Sophia Turner all forming the core of the side.
The team has been on an upward trend since the last two seasons having made the finals and eliminators. Representing the Yorkshire County, Cricket Club and playing their matches at the Headingley Stadium in Leeds, the Northern Superchargers women would be looking to build on the momentum and finally lift the cup.
Northern Superchargers women squad:
The Welsh Fire women enter into the 2025 season high on confidence having finished as runners up in the 2024 edition where they lost out to London Spirit in the final. Led by Tammy Beaumont, Welsh Fire will be looking to move over the final heartbreak and head into their opening encounter against the Northern Superchargers as the favourites to win the women’s Hundred 2025.
The Welsh Fire have a well-rounded squad with the likes of Hayley Matthews, Tammy Beaumont, Jess Jonassen, Shabnim Ismail, Sarah Bryce, Emily Winsdor, Sophia Dunkley and Georgia Davies. These players will be forming the core of the Welsh Fire team as they head into the 2025 season with lofty expectations.
Welsh Fire women squad:
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