SYTW vs MLSW 32nd Match Prediction

SYTW vs MLSW Team Previews

Sydney Thunder Women

At this point, Sydney is looking great even in second place, and Chamari Athapaththu is certainly largely responsible for this success. Since the all-rounder player from Sri Lanka only scored 133 runs during her previous season with the Renegades, her current season's total of 304 runs is even more remarkable. She was recently voted as the WBBL's current best player by cricket.com.au.

Wilson has scored 233 runs and has really come into her own at the perfect moment. Wilson's batting has improved significantly, as seen by her 83* in the most recent game.  Athapaththu and Wilson are potentially the greatest opening duo in the WBBL. While Litchfield (190 runs) and Knight (123 runs) are significant contributors to the team's total, Kapp (29) and Learoyd (48) in the middle order could still be doing more to ensure success in the later overs.

Darlington has performed incredibly well as a bowler thus far to reach 9/198 overall. She is often dependable for at least two wickets per game. She is unquestionably the Thunder's top bowler, while Kapp (5/152) is behind her as the second-best. Johnson is improving with 4/90, but Bates has bowled 22 overs and has a very low effort of 1/170, so we're unsure why the team trusts her to bowl so much.

Melbourne Stars Women

The Stars have looked a bit iffy lately after three straight losses, although the most-recent loss to the Sixers was interrupted by rain and had to be decided with the DLS method. The Stars only needed 56 runs in 7 overs after the revised target, but they could only get 51 runs.

Not too much has changed since the last game, as barely any runs were scored. Lanning leads the team in scoring with 171, although her performances vary greatly and she is unpredictable; in her previous three games, she has scored 0, 17, and 75. Although we think she may be the top batter in every game, we hoped she would be more reliable. Sutherland's 155 has been useful, although she has not yet reached the half-century mark despite getting extremely close twice.

Dunkley (84) and Capsey (164) are batting well enough, but the squad needs much more from opener Reid (26 runs in 3 games) and Bouchier (just 29 runs in her last four games).

While Day (14/200) and Sutherland (12/208) have shown flashes of good bowling in this team's performances, there isn't nearly enough support for this duo. Garth's 4/191 is far short of her potential, while Moloney continues to bowl so many overs in each game despite being out of rhythm with a 1/219 (9.52 ER).