SYTW vs MLRW Match Preview
The Sydney Thunders ended with a wooden spoon in the last season but have made a positive start to their latest campaign. The team defeated arch rivals, the Sydney Sixers on Sunday.
The team’s success was powered by an all-round performance of Chamari Athapaththu. She scored a brisk half-century and also picked up 3 wickets in her first match for the franchise. She was well-supported by Tahlia Wilson as the duo put up 98 runs in just 11 overs.
The middle order has some quality batters like Phoebe Litchfield and Heather Knight. Litchfield scored a half-century in the last match and looks in fine form. The batting lower down the order is a bit shaky as Sammy-Jo Johnson and Anika Learoyd aren’t too consistent with the bat. Heather Knight played an excellent supporting role to Athapaththu as the duo picked up 3 wickets each.
They will once again lead the spin department. Lauren Bell, Sammy-Jo Johnson, and Hannah Darlington are likely to be the 3 seamers on the team.
The Melbourne Renegades started their journey with a loss against Brisbane Heat. However, they came back strongly in their next match to defeat the defending champions, the Adelaide Strikers. The Renegades have one of the strongest top orders in the league and will bank on them to deliver the goods.
Hayley Matthews and Tammy Beaumont will open the batting for them and look to give a strong start. Harmanpreet Kaur and Courtney Webb were excellent in the last match as they put an unbeaten partnership of 93 runs to take the Renegades to a match-winning total. Matthews has been clinical with her bowling, picking up 5 wickets in 2 matches.
She will have the support of Harmanpreet and Georgia Wareham in the spin department. Sarah Coyte and Ella Hayward will start with the new ball. The duo has picked up 5 wickets between them.
Weather Report
The weather will remain overcast throughout the day in Sydney and there is a forecast of some showers during the day. However, we can expect a full match as things clear out in the evening. The temperature will remain around the 15-degree mark.
Pitch Report
The pitch at the SCG seems to favor the chasing team as they have won 4 of the 6 matches played in the WBBL. The average first-inning score on this ground is around 135. But the team batting first will look to get at least 160 on the board. The quicker bowlers will get some assistance early on as the pitch offers a good grass covering.
The outfield is pretty quick too and we can expect plenty of boundaries.
Notable stats
Kaur: Power to Spare
Harmanpreet Kaur is a consistent performer in the WBBL. She has scored 1119 runs at an average of 41.44 and has also picked up 27 wickets.
Team News
There are no updates regarding injuries from either side.
SYTW vs MLRW Probable 11
SYTW Playing 11
- Chamari Athapaththu
- Tahlia Wilson (Wk)
- Phoebe Litchfield
- Heather Knight (C)
- Anika Learoyd
- Olivia Porter
- Claire Moore
- Sammy-Jo Johnson
- Hannah Darlington
- Lauren Bell
- Samantha Bates
MLRW Playing 11
- Hayley Matthews (C)
- Tammy Beaumont
- Harmanpreet Kaur
- Sarah Coyte
- Josephine Dooley (Wk)
- Jess Duffin
- Ella Hayward
- Erica Kershaw
- Georgia Prestwidge
- Georgia Wareham
- Courtney Webb
Dream11 Prediction
Both teams are coming into this contest on the back of a win and should be feeling quite confident. However, we feel that the Melbourne Renegades W have an edge in this contest. They have a strong batting line-up and some quality all-rounders who can give them an edge in this game. Also, the Renegades have an excellent record against the Thunder, winning 6 of the last 7 matches against them.
Top Picks
Hayley Matthews: An excellent all-round performer, Matthews has scored 196 runs in her last 10 matches and also picked up 11 wickets.
Courtney Webb: Webb played an impressive knock of 49 runs in the last match and was the top-scorer for the Renegades.
Chamari Athapaththu: Chamari Athapaththu played an important role in helping the Thunders defeat the Sixers in the last match. She scored 52 runs and also picked up 3 wickets.
SYTW vs MLRW Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: T Wilson, J Dooley
Batters: H Knight, H Kaur, T Beaumont, P Litchfield, C Webb
All-rounders: C Atapattu (VC), H Matthews (C)
Bowlers: S Coyte, G Wareham
