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SB-W Vs WF-W Match 32 Preview [Source: @womencricket, @thehundred/x]
Southern Brave Women (SB-W) and Welsh Fire Women (WF-W) franchises will collide in match number 32, i.e., the final league fixture, of The Hundred Women 2025 season. The match will be hosted by the Rose Bowl in Southampton and the action will commence from 7:30 PM IST onwards on Thursday, August 28.
Southern Brave Women’s team continues to remain the only unbeaten side this competition. With seven wins in seven games and with a formidable NRR of 1.130, the Georgia Adams-led group has already sealed a spot in The Hundred final, regardless of the impending outcome at home.
Welsh Fire Women, on the other hand, is placed at the bottom of The Hundred Women 2025 points table with just a solitary win to their name from seven matches. Having suffered six crushing defeats in their campaign so far, Welsh Fire’s NRR reads a dismal -0.745. A win over table-toppers Southern Brave Women at this stage of the tournament might help Welsh Fire to avoid a wooden-spoon finish.
SB-W vs WF-W Head To Head Overview
Southern Brave Women and Welsh Fire Women franchises have faced each other eight times in The Hundred since its inaugural edition back in 2021. Southern Brave leads the race in terms of head-to-head battles with five wins in comparison to just three for Fire. However, in their last five games, the Welsh Fire Women’s team has won three matches and lost just two.
Southern Brave Women and Welsh Fire Women Probable Playing XIs
Southern Brave Women
Maia Bouchier, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge, Laura Wolvaardt, Sophie Devine, Freya Kemp, Chloe Tryon, Georgia Adams (c), Mady Villiers, Rhianna Southby (wk), Lauren Bell and Tilly Corteen-Coleman
Welsh Fire Women
Sophia Dunkley, Tammy Beaumont (c), Hayley Matthews, Jess Jonassen, Georgia Elwiss, Sarah Bryce (wk), Alex Griffiths, Georgia Davis, Shabnim Ismail, Freya Davies and Katie Levick
Top Run-Scorers in SB-W vs WF-W
We are considering only the players present in the current squad.
Danni Wyatt-Hodge – 182 runs
Among all Southern Brave Women players, opening batter Danni Wyatt-Hodge has scored the highest number of runs against the Welsh Fire Women franchise in The Hundred with 182 runs in eight innings at an average of 22.75. Wyatt also holds a blistering strike rate of 142.18 against them.
Sophia Dunkley – 176 runs
Sophia Dunkley has represented both, the Southern Brave Women and Welsh Fire Women franchises. In matches involving both teams in The Hundred, active Welsh Fire player Dunkley has tallied 176 runs in seven innings at an average of 29.33.
Hayley Matthews – 172 runs
Welsh Fire Women zealot and senior all-rounder Hayley Matthews has aggregated 172 runs in The Hundred against Southern Brave Women franchise. The West Indies captain has done so with an average of 28.66 and a strike rate of 122.85 in seven innings.
Top Wicket-Takers In SB-W vs WF-W
We are considering only the players present in the current squad.
Hayley Matthews – 13 wickets
Welsh Fire spinner Hayley Matthews has collected 13 wickets in just seven innings against Southern Brave Women in The Hundred. The senior West Indies cricketer maintains an impressive average of just 11.53 against them, and strikes once every 10.7 balls.
Jess Jonassen – 9 wickets
Australia-based Welsh Fire left-arm spinner Jess Jonassen has racked up nine wickets in just three Hundred innings against Southern Brave Women at an average of 5. Even in the ongoing Hundred 2025 season. Jonassen wrecked Brave’s batting line-up with sensational figures of 4-10 in Cardiff last week.
Lauren Bell – 7 wickets
Southern Brave Women in-form fast bowler Lauren Bell has clipped seven wickets in seven innings in The Hundred against Welsh Fire. Bell averages 22.14 against the Fire Women, and holds a strike rate of 17.8.
SB-W vs WF-W Key Stats
Southern Brave Women Key Records
- Laura Wolvaardt has emerged as the most successful Southern Brave Women batter this Hundred 2025 season. The senior South African cricketer has already minted 199 runs in seven innings of the tournament at a prolific average of 49.75.
- Southern Brave Women fast bowler Lauren Bell has not only ably helmed her team’s bowling attack this Hundred Women 2025 season, but she is also leading the wicket-taking pack overall with 15 wickets in seven innings at an impressive average of 9.06.
- Vintage New Zealand all-rounder Sophie Devine is one of the few cricketers this Hundred 2025 Women season to have aggregated over 100 runs and has taken more than 10 wickets. Playing for Southern Brave Women, Devine has bludgeoned 139 runs in seven innings at an average of 34.75, and has snared 11 wickets with a strike rate of just 12.2.
- Southern Brave’s attacking top-order batter Laura Wolvaardt holds a formidable record against Welsh Fire’s Hayley Matthews. With a batting average of 51 in all T20 matches, Wolvaardt can put Hayley out of the equation early in the game.
Welsh Fire Women Key Records
- Sophia Dunkley, with 205 runs, is the lone Welsh Fire Women batter this Hundred 2025 season to have aggregated over 150 runs, let alone 200. The top-order star has been averaging 29.28 in the tournament, and has already listed a couple of half-centuries.
- Hayley Matthews has claimed the highest number of wickets among all Welsh Fire Women bowlers this Hundred 2025 season. The senior West Indies spinner has taken 12 wickets in just seven innings and is ranked second among the leading wicket-takers of the season overall.
- Australia import Jess Jonassen has made her presence felt in both departments of the game for the Welsh Fire Women franchise this Hundred Women 2025 season, having cracked 121 runs with the bat at a strike rate of 140.69, all while picking up 10 wickets in seven innings at an average of 15.70.
- Welsh Fire star Sophia Dunkley averages a staggering 57 against Southern Brave’s in-form fast bowler and season’s leading wicket-taker Lauren Bell in T20s. Moreover, Dunkley also strikes at 146.2, and holds an ability of disrupting Bell’s rhythm.
Records Which Could Be Broken In SB-W vs WF-W Match 32 Of The Hundred Women 2025
- Southern Brave Women captain Georgia Adams needs just 46 more runs to complete 500 runs in her Hundred career.
- Welsh Fire Women captain Tammy Beaumont needs just three runs to become only the fifth cricketer in Women’s Hundred history to complete 800 runs.
- Welsh Fire all-rounder Hayley Matthews also needs just 21 runs to complete 800 runs in her Hundred Women’s profile.
