SDG FairBreak Invitational T20 2022 – Match 17- Tornadoes vs Barmy Army- 2nd Semi Final 14 May 2022
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The 17th match and the second Semi Final of the SDG FairBreak Invitational T20 2022 will take place on the 14th of May 2022 between Tornadoes and Barmy Army at the Dubai International Stadium, UAE.
Live Scores and Stats – Tornadoes vs Barmy Army- 2nd Semi Final
Current Form Barmy Army:
Barmy Army have lost their last fixture against Warriors by a huge margin of 54 runs.
Barmy Army won the toss and elected to field first.
Warriors got off to a terrible start and were 2 down for 18. Just when they looked in sheer trouble, Mignon du Preez came to the crease and struck 75 off just 54 balls. Hayley Matthews gave her a good company and also scored an important 52 off 35 balls. On the back of these brilliant knocks, Warriors got to a total of 156 for 6 in 20 overs.
During the chase, it was uncovered that Deandra Dottin won’t come out to bat in the second innings. It was a major setback for the Barmy Army. They got off to a terrible start and lost 3 wickets for just 31 runs including the important wickets of Laura Wolvaardt and Heather Knight. Barmy Army could never recover from that phase. They were eventually restricted to 102 for 8 in 20 overs, as Barmy Army lost the match by 54 runs.
Hayley Matthews bowled beautifully and picked up 2 wickets for 5 runs in her spell of 3 overs.
Current Form Tornadoes:
Tornadoes won their last match against Falcons by 8 wickets.
Falcons won the toss and elected to have a bat first. Chamari Athapaththu and Dani Wyatt started off well and collected 29 runs for the first wicket before Chamari Athapaththu was dismissed for 20. Wyatt continued to find the gaps and scored quick runs but perished at an important time to Winifred Duraisingam.
Suzie Bates in the middle order scored 41 off 31 balls to ensure that Falcons crossed the 130 run mark and reached a total of 138 for 4 in 20 overs.
During the chase, Sophie Devine was simply unstoppable. She smashed 52 off just 29 balls to get her team off to a flyer. She was well supported by her opening partner Sterre Kallis who went on to make 50 off 47 balls. On the back of these brilliant batting performances, Tornadoes chased the total comfortably in the 20th over with 8 wickets in hand.
For Falcons, Gunjan Shukla picked up 2 wickets for 32 runs.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Barmy Army:
Selina Solman (Vanuatu), Deandra Dottin, Henriette Ishimwe (Rwanda), Kavisha Kumari (UAE), Shemaine Campbelle, Iqra Sahar (Hong Kong), Fatima Sana, Rumana Ahmed, Laura Cardoso (Brazi), Roberta Avery (Brazil), Rubina Cchetri (Nepal) and Ruchi Venkatesh (Hong Kong)
Tornadoes:
Stephanie Taylor (Captain), Andrea-Mae Zepeda (Austria), Sita Rana Magar (Nepal), Sophie Devine, Sune Luus, Katey Martin, Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, Chanida Suthhiruang (Thailand), Mary-Anne Musonda, Natasha Miles (Hong Kong), Sterre Kalis (Netherlands), Winifred Duraisingam (Malaysia), Divya Saxena (Canada) and Maryam Bibi (Hong Kong)
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* – PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Tornadoes
Who will win?- Tornadoes
Top Batsman (Runs Scored) – Sophie Devine (Tornadoes), Heather Knight (Barmy Army)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Winifred Duraisingam (Tornadoes), Henriette Ishimwe (Barmy Army)
Most Sixes – Sophie Devine (Tornadoes), Heather Knight (Barmy Army)
Player of the Match- Sophie Devine (Tornadoes)
Team Scores Batting first – Barmy Army 110+, Tornadoes 135+
Match Handicap: Tornadoes
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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