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Southern Brave Women won their first match against Manchester Originals by 6 wickets. Bowling was their biggest strength where Lauren Bell took 3 wickets giving away just 3 runs and Mady Villiers also bowled a tight spell. Manchester’s batting top order collapsed and only Seren Smale showed some resistance. In the chase Danielle Wyatt-Hodge scored quick 32 runs and Laura Wolvaardt finished the innings by scoring 42* runs. The balance of the team is visible in both bowling and batting and in their very first match they created their image of a title contender.
Birmingham Phoenix Women won their first match against Trent Rockets by 11 runs. Emma Lamb set the match by scoring 55 runs on top and in the end Marie Kelly and Ailsa Lister added quick runs to take the total to 148. In bowling, Ellyse Perry bowled a tight spell, Hannah Baker created pressure by taking 2 wickets in the middle overs. Despite Nat Sciver-Brunt's explosive 64-run innings, Phoenix kept the match in control and won. The team's batting depth and bowling variations both look strong.
The Rose Bowl in Southampton, also called the Ageas Bowl, has given a good contest between bat and ball in The Hundred. Fast bowlers enjoy bowling here, especially early on, as the new ball moves and bounces well. Batting is a bit tough in the first few overs but gets better as the game goes on. Many times the pitch becomes easier in the second innings which helps the chasing team.
In the 2024 season of The Hundred, both matches at this ground were won by the team batting second. The average first innings score was 127 and the second innings average was 128. The dew factor can also play a role in evening games, making the surface better for batting later. Overall, bowlers start strong here but batters can enjoy once set.
The head-to-head record of Southern Brave Women and Birmingham Phoenix Women has been quite interesting so far. Both the teams have clashed 3 times in which Southern Brave has won 2 matches and Birmingham Phoenix has shown its strength 1 time. There has been no match with any tie or no result. Last season when these teams met in Edgbaston, Birmingham Phoenix broke the winning streak of Brave by winning the match by 16 runs.
In that match, Amy Jones played a powerful innings of 51 runs for Phoenix and in the end Emily Arlott added quick 22 runs to make a competitive total of 137. In bowling, Ellyse Perry and Charis Pavely shook the batting line-up of Brave by taking 3 wickets each. Danielle Wyatt scored 43 runs from Southern Brave's side but apart from him no other big innings came. This time when these teams meet, Brave will want to maintain its strong record and Phoenix will want to carry the momentum of its previous win.
Danielle Wyatt-Hodge, Maia Bouchier, Laura Wolvaardt, Sophie Devine, Freya Kemp, Chloe Tryon, Georgia Adams (c), Mady Villiers, Rhianna Southby (wk), Lauren Bell, Tilly Corteen-Coleman
Injury Update: None
Georgia Voll, Emma Lamb, Marie Kelly, Ellyse Perry (c), Amy Jones (wk), Sterre Kalis, Ailsa Lister, Em Arlott, Megan Schutt, Millie Taylor, Hannah Baker
Injury Updates: None
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