STW vs BHW – 16th WBBL Match Prediction

Betting Tips

STW vs BHW Match Prediction

Brisbane Heat W to win 1.826

Brisbane Heat will look to get back to winning ways as it faces Sydney Thunder in the ongoing WBBL season. The two teams will clash at the WACA Stadium in Perth on Thursday.

Sydney Thunder W vs Brisbane Heat W Head-to-Head Record

The two teams have faced each other in 22 matches to date. Brisbane is the dominant side with 13 wins while Sydney Thunder has managed to win 9.

Sydney Thunder W vs Brisbane Heat W Live-streaming and Broadcast

This match will be live-streamed on the Disney+ Hotstar App. One can also watch this match live on the Star Sports Network.

STW vs BHW Team Previews

Sydney Thunder Women

After losing its opening fixture against Hobart, Sydney has bounced back, winning two games on the trot and is right now at the top of the points table, thanks to an excellent NRR.

While Chamari Athapaththu hasn’t been in the best of forms yet, her opening partner Georgia Voll has played well so far and is the leading run-scorer for her team with 115 runs. Captain Phoebe Litchfield has also played a couple of good knocks and is an important part of the middle order.

With players like Tahlia Wilson, Heather Knight, Sammy Jo-Johnson, and Anika Learoyd coming lower down, there is plenty of depth in Thunder’s batting. Coming to the bowling, Samantha Bates has bowled brilliantly to pick up 8 wickets, while the other spinner, Athapaththu, has picked up 4.

The two seamers, Shabnim Ismail and Hannah Darlington have picked up 4 wickets each.

Sydney Thunder Women Expected Playing 11

Brisbane Heat Women

Brisbane Heat is coming into this contest on the back of consecutive losses and has dropped down to the 4th place on the table.

Barring Grace Harris, none of the batters have been able to make much of an impact on the opposition bowlers. Harris has scored an aggregate of 124 runs in her 4 innings so far. The likes of Jemimah Rodrigues, Jess Jonassen, and Georgia Redmayne have got some good starts but have been unable to convert them into big knocks.

One of the biggest strengths for Brisbane is the long list of all-rounders in the team but they will need a couple of them to stand up and play well during the death if they want to turn things around.

The bowling has been inconsistent as well. Shikha Pandey and Nicola Hancock have picked up 5 wickets each while Grace Parsons, who leads the spin attack, has picked up 4.

Brisbane Heat Women Expected Playing 11

STW vs BHW Toss Prediction

The team winning the toss will likely opt to bat first.

Pitch and Conditions

The pitch at Perth traditionally favors the quicker bowlers and there is plenty of swing and bounce on offer. While the batters will be able to score runs during the first half, the surface slows down as the match progresses, making life difficult for them. A score of around 140 is a par score on this ground.

The weather is likely to be clear with temperatures of around 20 degrees.

STW vs BHW Betting Tips

While Brisbane Heat hasn’t been in the best of forms in its last two outings, we expect them to bounce back here. The team has a strong batting line-up and a well-balanced bowling attack that gives them an edge. However, we also expect Sydney to give them a good fight.

Bet on Brisbane Heat W to win.