Wellington Blaze Women vs Otago Sparks Women match prediction 18th match

WB-W vs OS-W Match 18 Predictions

Wellington Blaze will take on Otago Sparks in the 18th match of the Women’s Super Smash competition at the Basin Reserve in Wellington on January 6, 2022.

Otago Sparks are currently at the top of the table while Wellington Blaze have found themselves at the second position. The way these two sides have dominated the ongoing edition of the Women’s Super Smash has left to understand that their battle is going to be one to watch out for. However, Wellington can also take solace in the fact that they have won all the last five head-to-head encounters between both sides and will hope to add one on top of it.

WB-W vs OS-W Match 18 Player Bets

Bates to score over 24.5 runs

Bates is the highest run-scorer in the ongoing Women’s Super Smash competition, with 330 runs at an average of 66.00. In the process, she has three fifty-plus scores already and is the biggest influence behind Otago Sparks taking giant strides in the tournament. Her last seven innings read - 89*, 24, 47, 14, 16, 76* and 64. These are some really catchy numbers but Bates backs that up with a level of consistency that is unheard of in Kiwi women’s cricket set-up. In her T20 career, she has accumulated runs at an average of 31.74 with 58 fifty-plus scores. With 135 thirty-plus scores in the shortest version of the game, there is everything in the record to suggest that Bates is the best Kiwi batter out there and that is saying something. Her impact can be further understood by the fact that she averages 33.10 in Women's Domestic T20 and 29.59 in the Women's International T20 and the minuscule difference points to the fact that she can be the perfect option for our Thursday bet. Go to Parimatch and bet on her for splendid returns.

Kerr to score over 24.5 runs

Here is another straightforward market to watch out for. Tell me one thing, if a batter has crossed the 50-run mark four out of five times, would you not back her to score only 25. That’s exactly why we have picked Kerr as our star performer for the day. Again, this is not an assumption backed purely on recent form. She has, time and again, proved to be an asset for whichever side she has played for - both with bat and ball. Despite primarily being an all-rounder, Kerr has averaged 28.09 at a strike rate of 115.97 in domestic T20s. In wins, her average is a spectacular 37.97 and that tells you everything you need to know about Kerr the batter. Another significant aspect about Kerr is she is equally effective when she bats first or second, having scored at an average of 24.81 and 24.64 respectively. Hence there is no doubt why you should directly bet on Kerr on Parimatch to drive home a lot of money.

Martin to score over 17.5 runs

Katie Martin is averaging 25.14 this season but the most important factor to notice about her is the fact that she is the third-highest run-scorer this season, with 176 runs already at a strike rate of 101.14. In the last three innings, she has scored two scores of 40 and another 38 to prove that she still has it as one of the finest batters to have ever come out of New Zealand. Martin averages 23.61 in the T20s and if you remove the internationals, the number rises to 26.79. Martin averages 29.18 in wins and against Wellington Blaze, the number rises to 29.72. These are some really impactful numbers and if Otago aims to break the Wellington duck, in which they have failed to beat them in the last five head-to-head encounters. Doesn’t that entail the fact that we have a star performance in waiting? We can’t wait for that and you can be benefitted from the same as well by betting on Parimatch.

My Picks:

Bates to score over 24.5 runs @ 1.87 (Parimatch)

Kerr to score over 24.5 runs @ 1.87 (Parimatch)

Martin to score over 17.5 runs @ 1.87 (Parimatch)