MLSW vs ADSW Match Preview
The Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur made a decisive 43 not out in the last game played by the defending champions Adelaide Strikers to win the game for Melbourne Renegades. Adelaide was dismissed for 86 runs in this match. Renegades set a target of 167 runs for the Adelaide women. But their bowlers were right on the money and the Adelaide women were dismissed for 86. Adelaide made a good beginning in this game when Georgia Adams removed Matthews early for 12. But the Melbourne batters recovered after early setbacks to set a competitive total on the board.
The chase for Adelaide never really got going with Hayward picking up crucial wickets of Katie Mack and Laura Wolvaardt. The line and length used by Hayward were magnificent. Wolvaardt was stumped when she tried to launch Hayward over long off and was betrayed in flight. Mack was also deceived in flight. When McGrath holed out to the bowling of Matthews, this Adelaide chase fell apart. Adelaide ended up losing their last 7 wickets for 21 runs. McGrath received a reprieve when Coyte dropped her in the deep but she could not make the bowlers pay for this drop. Batters such as Wolvaardt and Mack will need to do well here in this game.
Melbourne Stars played their last game against the same opposition. Batting first Adelaide scored 177 runs for the loss of 3 wickets from their quota of 20 overs. Then the Strikers’ bowling attack was on target as they bundled out Melbourne Stars for a paltry total of 29 runs. Katie Mack was adjudged the player of the match for her contribution of 86 runs from 50 balls. She was well-supported by batters such as Laura Wolvaardt and Tahila McGrath who scored 47 and 34 runs respectively. Sophie Day was the only successful bowler for Melbourne Stars with 3 wickets from 4 overs for just 24 runs.
The Stars innings ran into a rut immediately in their innings and none of their batters managed to reach double figures and they were bowled out in 9.3 overs. All the top 4 bowlers used by Adelaide were among the wickets and hammered the Stars. Sophia Dunkley was the top scorer for the Stars with 9 runs. She also hit the only boundary scored during the game. Megan Schutt and Amanda Jade Wellington picked up 3 wickets each while Anesu Mushangwe and Tahila McGrath picked up 2 wickets each.
Weather Report
We are expecting warm and sunny weather conditions for this game. The relative humidity level during the game will be between 25% and 40%. There is the possibility of getting a cloud cover. This will encourage the fast bowlers to get some swing from the surface. There is no possibility of any showers coming down during the game.
Pitch Report
The venue for this game is Junction Oval in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia. It is a historical ground and was earlier known as Sr Kilda Cricket Ground due to sponsorship reasons. You can expect a wicket full of runs although the faster bowlers might get some assistance from the track.
Notable stats
Tahila McGrath has a good strike rate and average combination in her recent games.
Tahila McGrath has an average of 40.33 and a strike rate of 138.28 in her last 9 games.
Megan Schutt has had a great strike rate in her recent contests.
Megan Schutt has picked up 20 wickets from her last 9 matches with a strike rate of 9.15.
Team News
There do not seem to be any injury updates available for this game.
MLSW vs ADSW Probable 11
MLSW Playing 11
- Sophia Dunkley
- Meg Lanning (C)
- Alice Capsey
- Annabel Sutherland
- Maia Bouchier
- Rhys McKenna
- Nicole Faltum (Wk)
- Kim Garth
- Sasha Moloney
- Sophie Day
- Milly Illingworth
ADSW Playing 11
- Katie Mack
- Laura Wolvaardt
- Tahlia McGrath (C)
- Bridget Patterson (Wk)
- Madeline Penna
- Danielle Gibson
- Georgia Adams
- Amanda-Jade Wellington
- Jemma Barsby
- Megan Schutt
- Anesu Mushangwe
Dream11 Prediction
Although the Melbourne Stars team has the services of some good players in their ranks, the Adelaide Strikers have more. It is unlikely that Strikers will beat Stars by a hefty margin again like they did the last time around in the same competition, they are still going to have an edge going into this game. We will bet with Adelaide Strikers to win this game.
Top Picks
Tahlia McGrath: McGrath has scored 242 runs in her last 9 games with a strike rate of 138.28 and an average of 40.33.
Sasha Moloney: Sasha Moloney has picked up 17 wickets from her last ten games with a strike rate of 12.05.
Megan Schutt: Schutt has picked up a haul of 20 wickets from her last 9 matches with a strike rate of 9.15.
Laura Wolvaardt: Wolvaardt has scored 309 runs from her last 10 appearances for Adelaide with an average of 34.33 and a strike rate of 114.86.
MLSW vs ADSW Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: B Patterson
Batters: M Lanning, L Wolvaardt, K Mack, S Dunkley
All-rounders: T McGrath (VC), A Sutherland (C), K Garth, A Capsey
Bowlers: M Schutt, A Wellington
