Auckland Hearts Women vs Otago Sparks Women match prediction 15 Jan 2022

AH-W vs OS-W Match 23 Predictions

Auckland Hearts will take on Otago Sparks in the 23rd match of the Women’s Super Smash competition at the Eden Park Outer Oval, in Auckland, on January 15, 2022.

Auckland Hearts, in their own backyard, will have the perfect setting to grab all points and consolidate their position in the top three and even climb up the ladder later on. So far they have collected 12 points from six matches, which includes three wins. On the other hand, Otago Sparks are eying to dismantle Wellington Women from the top spot and make it their own. With a lot at stake, there’s no way we should miss out on the upcoming match, as well as the lucrative bets which are coming along the way.

Player Bets

Suzie Bates to score over 26.5 runs @ 1.87 (Parimatch)

You cannot turn your attention away from this cricketer, can you? In the past four matches, her scores were - 1, 89, 24, 47, with a total of 161 runs, at a rate of 40.25 runs per innings. On the other hand, she is now the top run-scorer in the competition, with a total of 331 runs, averaging a whopping 55.16 runs per innings, which is as impressive as it looks. In the last four matches against Auckland Hearts, Bates has scored a total of 217 runs (89, 5, 47, 76), averaging 54.25 runs per match. Overall, in the 16 matches played against the Aces, the prolific scorer has put on a total of 504 runs, at a rate of 33.60 runs per innings. In her illustrious career, which spans 335 matches, the all-rounder has amassed a remarkable 9270 runs, maintaining an average of 31.64 runs per match. The bet is safe as a house, and parimatch has been too generous to offer odds of almost double the investment for this deal. I have already placed my bet, I hope you are going to follow the same!

Katie Perkins to score over 17.5 runs @ 1.87 (Parimatch)

Not among the top run scorers in the tournament, but she is definitely someone who can change the complexion of the game with a brisk cameo in the game. In the past five matches, her scores read - 1, 29, 33, 0, 29, racking up 92 runs, at a rate of 18.4 runs per innings, with three scores of at least 18 or more. If that’s not inspiring, have a look at her scores in the past six matches against Otago Sparks - 29, 23, 25, 0, 28, 69 n.o, registering 174 runs, at a healthy average of 34.8 runs per innings. In 21 matches played against the Sparks, her runs tally stands tall at 463, accompanied with an average of 38.58 runs per game, which speaks for itself. Perkins has played quite a lot of matches at the Eden Park Outer Oval as well, with an accumulation of 447 runs at an average of 37.25 runs, which makes our case even stronger. In 97 matches for Auckland Hearts, the batsman has scored a total of 1965 runs, maintaining an average of 31.69 runs per innings. With parimatch offering exciting odds, there’s no way we should ignore this bet.

Team Bets

Auckland Hearts total before first dismissal over 16.5 runs @ 1.87

A rather aggressive bet, but going by the past records, Auckland Hearts’ opening batsmen have come up with staggering opening stands, which just gives us the push to invest in this proposition. In the past five matches between these two sides, the opening stands were - 1, 12, 39, 94, 32, summing up to 178 runs, with almost 36 runs on an average before the fall of the first wicket. There’s something always brewing when the team plays Otago Sparks at the Eden Park Outer Oval, with scores of 12, 94, 64, being the scores at which they’ve lost their opening batsman. Despite tweaking with the opening pair, Lauren Down has been a constant rock solid batter at the top, with her averaging 27.20 runs per innings, which is decent as per the number of runs the matches have produced before the fall of the first wicket. Even in the last four matches Otago Sparks featured in, their bowlers have been inconsistent in terms of leaking runs before the fall of the first wicket, with them coming up with a breakthrough at scores of 11, 1, 42, 23, which clearly shows that the opening bowlers have been exposed quite often. With Auckland Hearts playing in their own den, there’s every possibility of them scoring at least 17 runs before the fall of the first wicket.

My Picks

Suzie Bates to score over 26.5 runs @ 1.87 (Parimatch)

Katie Perkins to score over 17.5 runs @ 1.87 (Parimatch)

Auckland Hearts total before first dismissal over 16.5 runs @ 1.87 (Parimatch)