SYDW vs MLRW Match Preview

A couple of matches ago it appeared that Sydney Sixers were beginning to look good finally and turning their fortunes around after a bad start to the campaign. However, they have gone on and lost the next couple of games. To make matters worse, they have a poor net run rate relegating them to the bottom of the points table. The Sydney team is struggling to find the right replacement for their inform wicket-keeper-batswoman Alyssa Healy. It is expected that she will miss the remainder of WBBL.

The Sydney Sixers women will rely on Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, and Suzie Bates to score most of the runs for the side. The key bowler for the women’s team of Sydney Sixers in this game has been the left-arm paceman Lauren Cheattle. She has picked up wickets in all the games she has participated in so far in the competition. She picked up a 5-wicket haul against Afghanistan women as well. The off-spinner has impressed everybody with her off-spin. Sydney Sixers will be keen to dismiss the negative record and get back to winning ways again.

The Melbourne Renegades team led by Hayley Matthews fell to yet another defeat in their last contest against Perth Scorchers. They did put together a decent score on the board with 171 runs from 6 games. But they were defeated by a big margin of 6 wickets and with 16 balls to spare. This was a must-win encounter for the Melbourne outfit. However, there were some positives for the Renegades from the game despite the loss. Harmanpreet Kaur hit a 52 not out. There was also an encouraging contribution from the skipper scoring 31 runs from 24 balls.

Georgia Wareham also batted well. The team will once again be expecting these batters to do well in this game. The inability to defend a good score of 172 runs would have raised some concerns about the Melbourne bowling attack. Some of the bowlers who were among the wickets were Sarah Coyte, Georgia Prestwidge, and the skipper Hayley Matthews. But these were not match-winning efforts. Melbourne will look at these bowlers to get the work done again in this game.
 

Weather Report

We are expecting a bright and sunny morning during this game in Perth. The temperatures during the game will be close to 20 degrees and the relative humidity will be close to 60%. There are no chances of getting a cloud cover and showers during the match.

Pitch Report

We have observed that in the last couple of games played at the WACA ground in Perth, the wicket displayed good balance with some help from both batters and bowlers. The bowlers were more effective in the first innings. The average first innings total at this venue is 150 runs in T20 format.

Notable stats

Georgia Wareham has a great average-to-strike rate combination.

Georgia Wareham has been scoring runs with an average of 45.5 and a strike rate of 170.09 in her last 6 games.

Ashleigh Gardner has a great strike rate with the ball for the Sydney Sixers.

Gardner has picked up 15 wickets from her last 10 games with a strike rate of 15.2.

Team News

There do not appear to be any major injury worries apart from the omission of Healy. Full teams will be available for selection tomorrow.

SYDW vs MLRW Probable 11

SYDW Playing 11

  • Suzie Bates
  • Ellyse Perry (C)
  • Ashleigh Gardner
  • Erin Burns
  • Chloe Tryon
  • Maitlan Brown
  • Mathilda Carmichael
  • Kate Pelle (Wk)
  • Kate Peterson
  • Linsey Smith
  • Lauren Cheatle

MLRW Playing 11

  • Hayley Matthews (C)
  • Tammy Beaumont
  • Courtney Webb
  • Harmanpreet Kaur
  • Georgia Wareham
  • Josephine Dooley (Wk)
  • Georgia Prestwidge
  • Sarah Coyte
  • Emma de Broughe
  • Ella Hayward
  • Sara Kennedy
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

Even though this game is being played between the last two teams in the points table, both sides will be keen to get a victory under their belt and try to climb up the points table. We reckon Melbourne Renegades have an edge in this game as they have more firepower in their batting line-up.

Top Picks

Ellyse Perry: Perry has scored 337 runs from her last 9 games for Sydney with an average of 42.13 and a strike rate of 133.73.

Ashleigh Gardner: Gardner has been the go-to all-rounder for Sydney scoring 292 runs from her 10 games and also picking up 15 wickets in the same period.

Georgia Wareham: Wareham has scored 182 runs in her last 6 games with a strike rate of 170.09 and an average of 45.5.

Sarah Coyte: Sarah Coyte has picked up 12 wickets from her last 9 matches with a strike rate of 14.5.
 

SYDW vs MLRW Dream11 Team 1

Keeper: J Dooley

Batters: E Perry, T Beaumont, S Bates, H Kaur

All-rounders: H Matthews (VC), C Tryon, G Wareham, A Gardner (C)

Bowlers: S Coyte, L Cheatle

SYDW vs MLRW Dream11 Prediction - OCB Team Prediction