Dream11: NB-W vs CH-W Dream11 Prediction: Fantasy Cricket Tips, Today's Playing 11 and Pitch Report for Women's Super Smash 2024-25, Match 8

The 8th match of the Women's Super Smash 2024-25 will see Northern Brave Women (NB-W) squaring off against Central Hinds Women (CH-W) at the Saxton Oval in Nelson on Monday, January 6. Ahead of this exciting match, here's all you need to know about the NB-W vs CH-W Dream11 Prediction, today's playing 11s, fantasy cricket tips, best player picks and the pitch report.

Northern Brave Women have been winless in two matches. They lost their last match to Wellington Blaze Women by 4 runs. Meanwhile, Central Hinds Women, also are yet to open their account after the completion of two games.

These two teams have played a total of 22 head-to-head matches. Both the teams have won 10 matches each. Two matches were abandoned due to rain.

NB-W vs CH-W Match Details

The 8th match of the Women's Super Smash 2024-25 will be played on January 6 at the Saxton Oval in Nelson. The game is set to take place at 5:10 AM IST. The live score & commentary of the game can be followed in the Sportskeeda Live Score section.

NB-W vs CH-W, 8th match

Date and Time: 6th January 2025, 5:10 AM IST

Venue: Saxton Oval, Nelson

Pitch Report

The pitch at Saxton Oval in Nelson is good for bowlers. The wicket tends to get slower in the second innings, so the team winning the toss should look to bat first. Spinners are likely to be useful in the second innings. The last match played here was between Central Hinds Women and Wellington Blaze Women, where a total of 203 runs were scored at a loss of 18 wickets.

NB-W vs CH-W Form Guide

NB-W - L N/R

CH-W - L L

NB-W vs CH-W Probable Playing XI

NB-W Playing XI

No injury updates

Chamari Athapaththu, Jess Watkin ©, Yasmeen Kareem, Caitlin Gurrey, Nensi Patel, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Eve Wolland, Holly Topp (wk), Carol Agafili, Marama Downes, Shriya Naidu

CH-W Playing XI

No injury updates

Hollie Armitage, Emma McLeod, Thamsyn Newton, Hannah Rowe, Mikaela Greig ©, Flora Devonshire, Kerry-Anne Tomlinson, Rosemary Mair, Claudia Green, Kate Gaging (wk), Ocean Bartlett

NB-W vs CH-W Dream11 Match Top Picks

Wicket-keeper

K Gaging

K Gaging is no doubt the best wicket-keeper pick for today's match. She will bat in the middle order and also don the gloves for her team. H Topp is another good wicket-keeper for today's nail-biting match.

Batters

H Armitage

H Armitage and G Atkinson are the two best batsmen picks for today's Dream11 team. Armitage will bat in the top order and is in top-notch form. She smashed a lot of runs in recent domestic matches. She smashed 32 runs in the match against Otago Sparks Women. C Gurrey is another good batter pick for today's match.

All-rounders

C Athapaththu

J Watkin and C Athapaththu are the best all-rounder picks for the Dream11 team. Both will play a crucial role for their teams in today's match. Athapaththu will bat in the top order and bowl a good number of overs in today's match. She smashed 26 runs and took 1 wicket in the last match. H Rowe is another good all-rounder for today's nail-biting match.

Bowlers

R Mair

The top bowler picks for today's Dream11 team are C Green and R Mair. Both the players can take a lot of wickets at today's pitch. Mair will complete her quota of overs and can take a lot of wickets. She has smashed 28 runs and taken 4 wickets in the last two matches. O Bartlett is another good bowler for today's match.

NB-W vs CH-W match captain and vice-captain choices

C Athapaththu

C Athapaththu is in top notch form and performing well in every match. She will bat in the top order and bowl a good number of overs, which makes him the top captaincy or vice-captaincy option for today's match. She smashed 26 runs and took 1 wicket in the last match.

H Rowe

H Rowe is the most crucial pick from the Central Hinds Women's squad as she will bat in the top order and complete her quota of overs. She can be very useful in death overs. She has taken 4 wickets and smashed 33 runs in the last two matches.

5 Must-Picks for NB-W vs CH-W, 8th match

H Rowe

J Watkin

C Athapaththu

O Bartlett

R Mair

Northern Brave Women vs Central Hinds Women Match Expert Tips

As the pitch is expected to be well balanced, it is advisable to make a team keeping that in mind. Making all-rounders or bowlers the captain or vice-captain is the best way to gain maximum points and win grand leagues in today's match.