MLSW vs SYTW Match Preview

The Melbourne Stars women's team lost their last game in the competition by a margin of 6 wickets. They batted first in this game and set a target of 143 runs for the opposition. The batting charge for Melbourne Stars was led by their skipper Meg Lanning. She smashed 75 runs from 50 balls. However, she was not well-supported by other batters in her endeavor as the batting order crumbled under pressure. The team ended up reaching a mediocre total in the end. The next highest run-getter for Melbourne was Sophia Dunkley who scored 17 runs. You can expect Dunkley and Lanning to be among the runs again in this game.

The Melbourne Stars bowlers made a valiant attempt at defending this score. But this was too small a target to do a restriction job. The top wicket-taker for Stars was Annabel Sutherland. She picked up 2 wickets for Melbourne Stars women. One thing is certain for Melbourne, their batters will have to perform better in the upcoming games to have any hopes of staging a comeback in this game for their team. The key players for Melbourne Stars in this match are Annabel Sutherland and Meg Lanning.

The Sydney Thunder women have had much better fortunes in this competition so far. They won their last game by a margin of 37 runs after having had to endure a rare loss in their earlier game. Batting first, Sydney Thunder succeeded in posting a big total on the board. they scored 190 runs in their first inning. The Sydney skipper Heather Knight was the leading run-getter for her side with a score of 52 runs. Three of the Sydney batters managed to cross the 30-run mark and this combined effort paved the way for a big score.

The Sydney bowling was also right on the money and they defended their score easily in the end. The bowler of the inning for Sydney was Hannah Darlington. She picked up a haul of 4 wickets and pretty much destroyed the opposition batting order. She was declared player of the match for her efforts of 4 for 33 in this game. This effort ensured that their opposition Melbourne Renegades women could only succeed in reaching a score of 153 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. The key players for Sydney in this game are Heather Knight and Hannah Darlington. 
 

Weather Report

It is expected that the temperatures during the game will be in the region of 22 degrees. There is hardly any opportunity of getting rain during the contest which will affect the equation. The relative humidity during the match will be close to 60 %.

Pitch Report

The surface on offer at the venue of Casey Fields No 4 in the city of Melbourne is a well-balanced one. In their last 6 meetings, the average first innings total achieved at this ground is close to 120 runs. Any side winning the toss will be looking to bowl first here. Most of the games played earlier at the venue have been won by the team batting second.

Notable stats

Phoebe Litchfield has a good batting strike rate in recent games for Sydney Thunder women.

Phoebe Litchfield has scored 248 runs from her last 10 outings for Sydney Thunder with a strike rate of 147.61.

Annabel Sutherland has a great bowling strike rate in her recent games for Melbourne Stars.

Sutherland has picked up 17 wickets from her last 10 games with a strike rate of 12.23.

Team News

There do not appear to be any injury updates available for this game. So, we can assume that full teams will be available for selection for this game.

MLSW vs SYTW Probable 11

MLSW Playing 11

  • Meg Lanning (C)
  • Sophia Dunkley
  • Alice Capsey
  • Annabel Sutherland
  • Maia Bouchier
  • Nicole Faltum (Wk)
  • Kim Garth
  • Sophie Reid
  • Sasha Moloney
  • Rhys McKenna
  • Sophie Day

SYTW Playing 11

  • Tahlia Wilson (Wk)
  • Chamari Athapaththu
  • Phoebe Litchfield
  • Heather Knight (C)
  • Marizanne Kapp
  • Anika Learoyd
  • Olivia Porter
  • Claire Moore
  • Hannah Darlington
  • Samantha Bates
  • Ebony Hoskin
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 Sydney Thunder team has enjoyed a much better run in the competition so far. These two teams have had different fortunes in the competition. Sydney Thunder has won 3 out of their last 4 games and appears to be in terrific form at the moment with both bat and ball. We expect the Sydney Thunder team to be in a better position to win this game. 

Top Picks

Annabel Sutherland: Annabel Sutherland has picked up 17 wickets from her last 10 games for Melbourne Stars women with a strike rate of 12.23. She has also scored 166 runs with the bat in the same period.

Phoebe Litchfield: This Sydney Thunder batter has been consistent throughout the competition. She has scored 248 runs in her last 10 games for her team with a strike rate of 147.61 and with an average of 35.43.

Chamari Athapaththu: Chamari Athapaththu has scored 186 runs from her last 6 games with an average of 31 and a strike rate of 122.36.

Sophie Day: Sophie Day has picked up 12 wickets from her last 10 games with a strike rate of 17 and also bowled economically.
 

MLSW vs SYTW Dream11 Team 1

Keeper: T Wilson

Batters: M Lanning, H Knight, S Dunkley, P Litchfield

All-rounders: C Athapaththu (VC), M Kapp, A Sutherland (C), A Capsey

Bowlers: H Darlington, S Day

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