SYTW vs HBHW Match Preview
The Sydney Thunder Women played their last game in WBBL against Brisbane Heat Women yesterday. Batting first, Sydney Thunder Women put up a big total on the board scoring 204 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. The Brisbane batters made a game effort to chase down this score but fell short by 8 runs to hand over another win to Sydney Thunder Women. Tahlia Wilson was adjudged player of the match for her scintillating 83 not out from 54 balls for Sydney Thunder Women. The Sydney outfit made a statement of sorts in this game hitting the highest ever score for the team.
The big Sydney score was achieved by the hard-hitting opening batswomen Chamari Athpaththu and Tahlia Wilson. Athapaththu hit 58 runs from just 31 balls and flayed the ball all over the field. The Sydney skipper Heather Knight also hit some boundaries towards the end to take the score past the 200-run mark. The Sydney Thunder management will be expecting these batters to deliver the goods again for them. Hannah Darlington was the pick of the bowlers for Sydney picking up 2 wickets for 53 runs. Together with Marizanne Kapp and Chamari Athapaththu, she will lead the Sydney charge with the ball in this game.
Hobart Hurricanes on the other hand played their last match against Brisbane Heat Women. Batting first, the Hobart outfit scored 120 runs for the loss of 8 wickets from their quota of 20 overs. The Brisbane Heat women chased down this score in 17.2 overs to reach the target comfortably in the end. The Hobart skipper Elyse Villani batted well to score 58 runs from 54 balls with 4 fours and 1 six for Hobart. The only other batter that made a significant contribution was Ruth Johnston with 26 runs from 23 balls. These two with Bryoni Smith and Heather Graham will be expected to make good contributions to the score against Sydney.
During the Brisbane innings only the Hobart opening bowler Shabnim Ismail was able to bowl well. She bowled her 4 overs for 16 runs and picked up 1 wicket in the process. Some other bowlers from Hobart who also made a good contribution were Molly Strano, Heather Graham, and Hayley Silver-Holmes. But none of these bowlers made too much of an impression on Brisbane batters. The Hobart Hurricanes will once again have to depend on these bowlers to get them vital breakthroughs.
Weather Report
This game will be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday. The weather during the afternoon in Sydney will be bright and sunny. The temperature during this contest will be 23 degrees and the relative humidity will be close to 70%. There are no chances of getting showers during this match.
Pitch Report
The surface on offer at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney will be helpful for the batters. There might be some assistance available to the bowlers and the fast bowlers can expect additional bounce and pace from this track. Spinners might get some help as well in the second innings.
Notable stats
Hannah Darlington has had a great strike rate with the ball in recent games.
Darlington has picked up 13 wickets from her last 10 matches with a strike rate of 15.69.
Chamari Athapaththu has had a good average-to-strike rate ratio in recent games.
In her last 7 appearances for Sydney Thunder, Chamari Athapaththu has scored 304 runs with an average of 43.43 and a strike rate of 141.39.
Team News
There do not appear to be any injury worries thus far for either of the teams. So, an entire squad will be available for selection tomorrow.
SYTW vs HBHW Probable 11
SYTW Playing 11
- Tahlia Wilson (Wk)
- Chamari Athapaththu
- Phoebe Litchfield
- Heather Knight (C)
- Marizanne Kapp
- Anika Learoyd
- Olivia Porter
- Claire Moore
- Sammy-Jo Johnson
- Hannah Darlington
- Samantha Bates
HBHW Playing 11
- Lizelle Lee (Wk)
- Elyse Villani (C)
- Bryony Smith
- Heather Graham
- Nicola Carey
- Naomi Stalenberg
- Ruth Johnston
- Molly Strano
- Amy Smith
- Shabnim Ismail
- Maisy Gibson
Dream11 Prediction
The Sydney Thunder team is playing a far better brand of cricket in this competition. They are winning matches at the moment unlike their counterparts Hobart Hurricanes. They also won their last games convincingly. You can bet on them to record a victory in this game.
Top Picks
Chamari Athapaththu: Chamari Athapaththu has scored 304 runs from her last 7 matches with a strike rate of 141.39 and with an average of 43.43.
Hannah Darlington: Darlington has been a go-to bowler for Sydney in this competition with 13 wickets from 10 games with a strike rate of 15.69.
Tahlia Wilson: Wilson has scored 253 runs from her last 8 games with an average of 50.6 and a strike rate of 121.05.
Lizelle Lee: Lee has scored 244 runs from her last 10 matches with a strike rate of 128.42.
SYTW vs HBHW Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: L Lee , T Wilson
Batters: E Villani, H Knight, P Litchfield
All-rounders: C Athapaththu (C), M Kapp (VC), H Graham
Bowlers: M Strano, S Ismail, H Darlington
