MLRW vs SYTW Match Preview
One of the leading run-getters for Melbourne has been Courtney Webb. She has scored 226 runs from her last 10 appearances for Melbourne Renegades with an average of 28.5. Another batter that is providing substantial contributions to the Melbourne team is the mercurial all-rounder, Hayley Matthews. She has scored 219 runs in her last 12 matches with a batting average of 19.90. Another batter who is doing a great job for the Renegades is Josephine Dooley. She has scored 168 runs from 11 innings. The Melbourne Renegades outfit will be looking at these three to do the bulk of scoring.
Apart from her heroics with the bat, Hayley Matthews has also picked up 14 scalps from 11 innings with an average of 18.35. The next bowler on that list is Sarah Coyte. This right-arm medium pacer has picked up 10 wickets from 9 innings with an average of 18.30. Another useful bowler for the Melbourne outfit has been Ella Hayward. She has collected a haul of 9 victims from 11 games with an average of 29.44. The Melbourne side will be looking at these bowlers to pick up the crucial breakthroughs.
The left-handed batter Phoebe Litchfield has been the leading batter for Sydney Thunder. She has put together 251 runs from her last 10 games with an average of 31.37. The Sri Lankan import Chamari Atapattu has also scored 145 runs from her 3 appearances for Sydney with an average of 48.33. Another batter who is doing a good job for Sydney is Rachael Haynes. She has scored 134 runs from 7 games with an average of 26.80. The Sydney team will be looking at these batters to score most of the runs for them.
The leading bowler for the Sydney Thunder women's team has been Samantha Bates. She has picked up 9 victims from her last 10 appearances with an average of 27.55. Hannah Darlington has picked up 8 victims from her last 10 matches with an average of 36.62. Belinda Vakare is another bowler who is bowling well at the moment. She has picked up 5 wickets from her last 6 innings with an average of 29.60. These are the top three bowlers for Sydney Chargers in this competition and will be relied upon to pick up wickets.
Weather Report
We are likely to get sunny weather for this game but there will also be cloud cover at some stage of the match. The temperature during the game will hover close to 17 degrees. There is no probability of getting showers and thunderstorms during the match. We may get strong winds in the region of 15 km/hr.
Pitch Report
This game will be played at the Junction Oval venue in Melbourne. The pitch has consistently been helpful to the batters. This surface allows a predictable bounce and pace and also has a quick outfield. Yet fast bowlers and even spinners might get some purchase out of the track. It is a well-balanced surface and the team batting first will look to amass a score of 180 runs to feel safe while defending.
Notable stats
Hayley Matthews has a good record with the bat and ball.
Hayley Matthews has scored 188 runs from her last 10 games for Melbourne Renegades and has also picked up 12 wickets in the same period.
Phoebe Litchfield has a good strike rate in recent games with the bat.
Phoebe Litchfield has scored 232 runs from her last 10 games with a strike rate of 142.33.
Team News
There are no injury updates available for this game. So, the entire teams are likely to be available for selection come Wednesday.
MLRW vs SYTW Probable 11
MLRW Playing 11
- Tammy Beaumont
- Hayley Matthews (C)
- Josephine Dooley (Wk)
- Harmanpreet Kaur
- Courtney Webb
- Georgia Wareham
- Jess Duffin
- Erica Kershaw
- Georgia Prestwidge
- Sarah Coyte
- Ella Hayward
SYTW Playing 11
- Chamari Athapathu (C)
- Phoebe Litchfield
- Tahila Wilson
- Heather Knight
- Marizane Kapp
- Sammy Jo-Johnson
- Paris Boulder (Wk)
- Lauren Bell
- Hannah Darlington
- Samantha Bates
- Lauren Smith
Dream11 Prediction
Sydney Thunder will have a good opportunity to bounce back into the competition quickly after their loss in their last game against Hobart Hurricanes. The English cricketers Tammy Beaumont and Heather Knight will be playing against each other in this game. In their last game of the competition, the Melbourne top-order batting misfired except Beaumont. But they do have the home-turf advantage in their favor. There are some question marks surrounding the bowling depth of the Sydney Thunder outfit. We will bet with the hosts Melbourne Renegades to win this game.
Top Picks
Hayley Matthews: Matthews has not only scored 188 runs from her 10 games; she has also picked up 12 wickets. She is the leading all-rounder for Melbourne Renegades.
Phoebe Litchfield: Phoebe Litchfield has scored 232 runs from her last 10 matches with a strike rate of 142.33 and an average of 33.14.
Chamari Athapaththu: Athapaththu is a leading all-rounder from Sri Lanka. She has scored 154 runs in her last 5 matches with an average of 30.8 and a strike rate of 122.22.
Sarah Coyte: Sarah Coyte has picked up 9 wickets from her last 9 games with a good economy rate of 5.79 and a strike rate of 15.77.
MLRW vs SYTW Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: T Wilson
Batters: H Knight, T Beaumont, H Kaur, P Litchfield
All-rounders: A Atapattu (VC), H Matthews (C), M Kapp, E Hayward
Bowlers: S Coyte, G Wareham
