The Hundred Women’s 2025: Predicting Welsh Fire XI for match 21

Welsh Fire Women will face Southern Brave Women in the 21st match of The Hundred Women’s 2025 on Wednesday, August 20, at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. The team has lost all four games so far and is in last position. They took on the Oval Invincibles Women in the last match, and the Invincibles won the toss and elected to bat. They made 150 runs for the loss of five wickets. Shabnim Ismail and Hayley Matthews took two wickets each. The Fire were bundled out for 111 runs and lost the match by 39 runs.

Let’s look at the probable playing XI of the Welsh Fire Women for Match 21 against the Southern Brave Women – 

Top Order: Hayley Matthews, Sophia Dunkley, and Tammy Beaumont (c)

Hayley Matthews, Sophia Dunkley, and Tammy Beaumont will likely be a part of the top order in the playing 11. No batter has scored more than 100 runs for the team so far. Matthews and Dunkley are the leading run-scorers for the team. Matthews has been in the best of form with the ball and has taken seven wickets in four matches at an average of 10.14.

Middle Order: Georgia Elwiss, Jess Jonassen, and Sarah Bryce (wk)

Georgia Elwiss, Jess Jonassen, and Sarah Bryce could be there in the middle order. Jonassen is the second-highest run-scorer for the team and has made 54 runs in four matches at a strike rate of 110.20.

Lower Middle Order: Katie George and Georgia Davis

Katie George and Georgia Davis are likely to be a part of the lower middle order. George has made 25 runs in four matches at a strike rate of 100.

Bowlers: Freya Davies, Shabnim Ismail, and Katie Levick

Freya Davies, Shabnim Ismail, and Katie Levick will likely be the three bowlers for the team. Davies is the second-highest wicket-taker for the team and has taken five wickets in four matches. Levick has picked up four wickets, while Ismail has taken three wickets.