ADSW vs MLSW Match Preview

The Adelaide team led by Georgia Adams is the defending champion in the Women's Big Bash League. They will be looking to make a good beginning to their campaign this time around as well. Adams will be looking to get the best out of her wards in this match to set the tone for the remainder of the competition. Although they have a poor record against the Stars, they can improve it with a victory here. Katie Mack and Ella Wilson will be keen to provide a good start to their innings as they are up against a garbed bowling attack.

Laura Wolvaardt is a good player in the number 3 slot for Melbourne and will be keen to score runs together with other middle-order batters such as Bridget Patterson and Tahlia McGrath. Adelaide has some good finishers in their ranks and you can expect some decent contributions lower down the order from players such as Amanda Wellington and Madeline Penna. The Adelaide bowling attack will need a good showing from bowlers such as Megan Schutt and Darcie Brown, especially with the new ball. Other bowlers such as Jemma Barsby and McGrath will have bowl good lines to maintain pressure on the opposing batters.

The Melbourne Stars team is being led by Meg Lanning. They made an excellent start to their campaign with a closely fought 2-run win over Sydney Sixers. The Melbourne women held their nerve under pressure during the last stages of the game to get this win. Melbourne women enjoy a good record against Adelaide Strikers. Lanning who led from the front in the last game will be keen to deliver in this contest as well. The last game played by Melbourne saw Lanning play a captain’s inning. She will again be expecting a great start together with Sophia Dunkley.

Melbourne has a formidable middle order and the teams will be expecting runs from the likes of Maia Bouchier, Nicole Faltum, Kim Gareth, Rhys McKenna, and Alice Capsey. All these batters add depth to the Melbourne batting order. Kim Garth and Sophie Day bowled well in their last matches and the team management will be expecting great spells from these two bowlers again with the new ball. Some other bowlers such as Rhys McKenna and Milly Illingworth were expensive in the last match and will need to bowl better line and length.
 

Weather Report

We are expecting clear skies over the city of Adelaide in this game with a flat surface. The ball will come onto the bat nicely and the batswomen will enjoy playing their shots openly. 

Pitch Report

The venue for this game is Karen Rolton Oval in Adelaide. It is a smallish ground and has a flat pitch with short square boundaries. Most batters will enjoy the conditions on offer here. We might see some help for the quicks early on from the track but it is an unforgiving surface for spinners. The short boundaries make things tough for them.

Notable stats

Megan Schutt has a great strike rate in her last 9 games for Adelaide Strikers.

Schutt has picked up 20 scalps for Adelaide women from her last 9 games with a strike rate of 9.45.

Alice Capsey has a good strike rate with the ball.

Alice Capsey has scored 226 runs from her last 10 appearances for Melbourne Star with a strike rate of 135.32.

Team News

There are no injury worries at the moment as these are early days in the competition.

ADSW vs MLSW Probable 11

ADSW Playing 11

  • Georgia Adams (C)
  • Laura Wolvaardt
  • Katie Mack
  • Tahlia McGrath
  • Ella Wilson (Wk)
  • Bridget Patterson
  • Madeline Penna
  • Darcie Brown
  • Jemma Barsby
  • Amanda Wellington
  • Megan Schutt

MLSW Playing 11

  • Meg Lanning (C)
  • Sophia Dunkley
  • Alice Capsey
  • Annabel Sutherland
  • Maia Bouchier
  • Nicole Faltum (Wk)
  • Kim Garth
  • Sasha Moloney
  • Rhys McKenna
  • Sophie Day
  • Milly Illingworth
This is not the official playing 11 for the match. This is a prediction of the expected playing 11 for each team based on the writers analysis.

Dream11 Prediction

The Adelaide side appears to be the same as what it was last season. Although they are missing Dottin, they have made some good additions to their team. Melbourne Stars will need to work hard in this game to get rid of Adelaide batters such as Wolvaardt and Mack. The Adeliade bowlers on the other hand will need to get Lanning and Sutherland out early. It will be an easy win for them after this. We will bet with the Adelaide Strikers to win this encounter.

Top Picks

Laura Wolvaardt: Wolvaardt has scored 282 runs from her last 10 games with an average of 31.33. You can bet on her to score more runs here.

Megan Schutt: Schutt has been one of the more consistent bowlers for Adelaide in recent games with 20 scalps from 9 games.

Alice Capsey: Capsey has scored 226 runs from her last 10 appearances with a strike rate of 135.32 and an average of 32.29.

Annabel Sutherland: Sutherland has scored 212 runs in her last 10 games with a strike rate of 119.77.
 

ADSW vs MLSW Dream11 Team 1

Keeper: B Patterson

Batters: M Lanning, L Wolvaardt, S Dunkley, M Bouchier

All-rounders: T McGrath (VC), A Sutherland (C), A Capsey

Bowlers: M Schutt, A Wellington, S Moloney

ADSW vs MLSW Dream11 Prediction - OCB Team Prediction