MLRW vs SYDW Match Preview
The Melbourne Renegades team is being led by Hayley Matthews in this year's Big Bash League for women. They have not been in the best of form. They ended up losing twice from 3 outings and they ended up losing 8 wickets in their last games against Sydney Sixers women. Their key players are not in good form and that has been a bit of a problem. But they do have a good record against Sydney Sixers. Hayley Matthews and her wards will be looking to take inspiration from this record to register a win here.
Both skipper Matthews and Tammy Beaumont are capable batters and will be keen to provide a good start to the inning. The Melbourne middle order is a good one and it will be looking to get big runs from this match. Some of them include Harmanpreet Kaur, Josephine Dooley, Erica Kershaw, Sarah Coyte, and Courtney Webb. The Melbourne Renegades bowling fortunes rest with Ella Hayward and Matthews. Sarah Coyte and Georgia Wareham were impressive in their last matches and will be looking to perform a similar showing in this match as well.
The Sydney Sixers team is being led by Ellyse Perry in the competition. But the 3 consecutive losses have placed the team in a bit of a bother. They lost 3 wickets against Brisbane Heat women. Another loss will make things impossible for the team to move on to the next level. The team will need to show determination as this is a fight for survival for them. The freak injury to their established wicketkeeper batter Alyssa Healy has upset the balance of the team. The skipper Perry did a good job though and will need to lead from the front.
The Sydney middle order has not done too well and the experienced batters such as Ashleigh Gardner, Erin Burns, and Chole Tryon will need to deliver in this game. Some quick runs are also expected from the lower middle order. These places will be held by Jess Kerr, Kate Pelle, and Maitlan Brown. Some early breakthroughs are expected from bowlers such as Lauren Cheatle and Jass Kerr. Gardner has also done a fair job and she will have to control the opposition's scoring rate with support from Kate Peterson, Maitlan Brown, and Chole Tryon.
Weather Report
It is expected that we will get clear skies over Melbourne on 28th October.
Pitch Report
The Junction Oval ground in Melbourne is the venue for this game. It is a good batting wicket and the batters can confidently hit through the line. The Junction Oval outfield is also quick and you can expect a lot of boundaries as a result. On the bowling front, the fast bowlers have done a reasonable job here and there is plenty of help to them from the track, especially with the new ball. Spinners traditionally have not done too well here due to the shorter dimensions of the ground. The team batting first on this track will be keen to score a total of over 160 runs on this surface to feel confident about their defense.
Notable stats
The Melbourne Renegades skipper Hayley Matthews has done a good job with both bat and ball in recent games.
Hayley Matthews has scored 178 runs from her last 10 games and has also picked up 10 wickets in the same period.
Ashleigh Gardner has a good average-to-strike rate combination.
In her last 10 appearances for Sydney Sixers, Ashleigh Garnder has scored runs with an average of 34 and a strike rate of 152.8.
Team News
You can expect the entire team to be available for selection barring Alyssa Healy for the Sydney Sixers. They are missing her services badly. But that apart there are no other injury updates available for this game.
MLRW vs SYDW Probable 11
MLRW Playing 11
- Hayley Matthews (C)
- Tammy Beaumont
- Sarah Coyte
- Josephine Dooley (Wk)
- Harmanpreet Kaur
- Jess Duffin
- Ella Hayward
- Erica Kershaw
- Georgia Prestwidge
- Georgia Wareham
- Courtney Webb
SYDW Playing 11
- Ellyse Perry (C)
- Suzie Bates
- Ashleigh Gardner
- Erin Burns
- Chloe Tryon
- Maitlan Brown
- Kate Pelle (Wk)
- Jess Kerr
- Kate Peterson
- Lauren Cheatle
- Jade Allen
Dream11 Prediction
The Sidney women have their backs to the wall. They lack proper balance in their team and yet they will need a good performance from their players to try and keep their hopes of reaching the next round alive. Melbourne Renegades have a terrific record at home and so the Melbourne Renegades will have an edge going into this game. We will bet with Melbourne to win this match.
Top Picks
Ashleigh Gardner: In her last 10 appearances for Sydney Sixers, Gardner has scored 272 runs with an average of 34 and a strike rate of 152.8. She has also picked up 15 wickets in this period.
Ellyse Perry: Perry has scored 272 runs in her last 10 games with an average of 39 and a strike rate of 134.48. She will be looked upon to score more runs for Sydney as she is the batter in form.
Hayley Matthews: Matthews has scored 178 runs in her last 10 games with a strike rate of 109.87 and she has also picked up 10 wickets in this period.
Lauren Cheatle: Cheatle has picked up 11 victims from his last 10 games for Sydney with a strike rate of 19.09.
MLRW vs SYDW Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: J Dooley (VC)
Batters: E Perry, T Beaumont, C Tryon, H Kaur
All-rounders: H Matthews (C), M Brown, A Gardner
Bowlers: S Koyte, G Wareham, L Cheatle
