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Birmingham Phoenix host Northern Superchargers in the latest game of the women's Hundred competition.
The match is scheduled to commence at 3.30pm BST on Friday, August 19.
This is the first portion of a doubleheader at Edgbaston, with the men's fixture between the same two sides following this match.
Well, the competition's still in the early stages but Birmingham Phoenix have started the campaign in fine fashion, winning their opening two matches in convincing style. Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry and Amy Jones have already recorded large totals, whilst Emily Arlott's three wickets helped propel Phoenix to victory over Trent Rockets on Monday afternoon.
Northern Superchargers saunter into this matchup on the back of a narrow five-run win over London Spirit on a scorching Sunday in Durham that was helped by a fine performance with the ball from Alice Davidson-Richards. Bess Heath recorded a swift 57 on the same day, whilst Jemimah Rodrigues' score of 51 wasn't enough in their opener as Oval Invincibles claimed a nine-wicket win.
Alyssa Healy will be key for Northern Superchargers (Ashley Allen/Getty Images)
Both sides arrive into Friday fresh from a healthy break after their respective triumphs. They are likely to be unchanged with no new injury concerns reported.
Any side that houses Ellyse Perry is going to be a threat: 97 runs from the Australian's first two innings sparks fear into the Northern Superchargers' minds, who will be hoping for a better bowling performance than in their first game as Oval Invincibles cruised to the required total of 144 with 16 balls remaining for the loss of just one wicket.
With Sophie Devine, Amy Jones and Perry, Dani Hazell's bowling attack will have to be at their best if they are to restrict an adept Phoenix battling lineup. But in Jemimah Rodrigues, Alyssa Healy and Bess Heath the Superchargers have their own superstars. On paper this looks set to be a high-scoring affair with a wealth of quality batters.
There are limited tickets available for this match.
Sunny intervals should greet the fans flocking to Birmingham, with highs of 21 degrees expected.
Ellyse Perry has been in fine touch for Birmingham Phoenix (David Rogers/Getty Images)
Birmingham Phoenix: Sophie Molineux, Sterre Kalis, Emily Arlott, Gwen Davies, Sophie Devine, Georgia Elwiss, Ria Fackrell, Phoebe Franklin, Kirstie Gordon, Amy Jones, Eve Jones, Ellyse Perry, Abtaha Maqsood, Issy Wong, Deepti Sharma, Davina Perrin
Northern Superchargers: Hollie Armitage, Alice Davidson-Richards, Alyssa Healy, Bess Heath, Beth Langston, Katie Levick, Kalea Moore, Jemimah Rodrigues, Liz Russell, Linsey Smith, Laura Wolvaardt, Jenny Gunn, Lucy Higham, Heather Graham, Bethany Harmer, Rachel Slater
Birmingham Phoenix: Sophie Devine, Evelyn Jones, Amy Jones, Ellyse Perry, Sophie Molineux, Georgia Elwiss, Gwen Davies, Issy Wong, Emily Arlott, Kirstie Gordon, Abtaha Maqsood
Northern Superchargers: Alyssa Healy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Bess Heath, Hollie Armitage, Laura Wolvaardt, Alice Davidson-Richards, Jenny Gunn, Linsey Smith, Beth Langston, Lucy Higham, Katie Levick
The latest Oddschecker summary of The Hundred can be found by clicking here.
Sky Sports has live coverage of the match on their dedicated cricket channel (Sky 404, Virgin 504).
Now TV offer daily access to Sky Sports for £11.99 or monthly access for £33.99.
On radio, Test Match Special will have ball-by-ball commentary on 5Live Sports Extra
The Cricketer will have post-match analysis and reaction.
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