Match Details:
The 2nd Semi-Final of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) 2020 will be played between the Brisbane Heat Women and the Sydney Thunder Women at the North Sydney Oval.
The match is scheduled to start at 07:10 PM Local Time (01:40 PM IST) (08:10 AM GMT) and it will be streamed live on Sony Six and Sony Six HD.
Preview:
Having fought their way to be one of the top 4 sides in the points table, at the end of the league stages, the Brisbane Heat Women are all set to face the Sydney Thunder Women in the second semi-final. This match would take the winner into the finals, where they will have a shot at winning the tournament. Both these teams did well in the league stage, with one inching ahead of the other by a small margin.
The Brisbane Heat Women were at the second spot, while the Sydney Thunder Women were at the third position in the table. This difference came through because of the one extra win that the Brisbane Heat Women had under their belt when compared to their opponents.
This would give the Brisbane Heat Women a small higher ground over their opponents. But, since these teams won their matches coming into this match by considerable margins, the advantage would be reduced to a really small margin. So, it would be interesting to see which team emerges out on top in this match, as it promises to be a closely contested game of cricket.
BH-W vs ST-W Weather Report for Semi-final 2:
The weather in Sydney looks good for an uninterrupted cricket match to be played out. The skies are expected to be mostly sunny, with no chance of rainfall and temperature around the 23 degree Celsius mark.
Pitch Report:
The pitch at this venue is all set to be a batter friendly pitch, where chasing down totals in the second innings would be an easier task to execute as compared to scoring runs in the first innings. The pacers will be the ones among the bowlers who will be enjoying the most amount of help.
Average first innings score:
153 (Five games of the tournament played here)
Record of chasing teams:
Won – 2, Lost – 3, Tied – 0 (Five games of the tournament played here)
Injury and Availability News:
(Will be added when there’s an update)
Also Read- There is no big three to me, they’re just members of the ICC: Greg Barclay
India, Australia to pay homage to Phil Hughes ahead of 1st ODI
BH-W vs ST-W Today’s Probable Playing XIs:
Brisbane Heat Women:
Grace Harris, Georgia Redmayne (wk), Jess Jonassen (c), Georgia Voll, Amelia Kerr, Charli Knott, Laura Kimmince, Nadine de Klerk, Delissa Kimmince, Georgia Prestwidge, Courtney Grace Sippel
Bench:
Maddy Green, Laura Harris, Nicola Hancock, Mikayla Hinkley, Lilly Mills
Sydney Thunder Women:
Tammy Beaumont, Rachel Trenaman, Heather Knight, Rachael Haynes (c), Phoebe Litchfield, Sammy-Jo Johnson, Tahlia Wilson (wk), Hannah Darlington, Lauren Smith, Shabnim Ismail, Samantha Bates
Bench:
Saskia Horley, Anika Learoyd, Kate Peterson, Samantha Arnold
BH-W vs ST-W Top Picks for Today’s Dream11 Match:
Heather Knight performed well as an all-rounder for your team in this tournament and is placed in some of the highest positions in both the run scorer’s and wicket taker’s leader board. She has taken 9 wickets and has also scored 403 runs in the 14 matches that she has played in.
Grace Harris has also stood up to the occasion whenever needed for her team as an all-rounder for her team. She has scored 240 runs and has managed to pick up 13 wickets at an economy rate of 5.61 runs per over in the 13 matches that she has played in.
Jess Jonassen is another player who has been a great all-round contributor for her team during her team’s campaign in this tournament. Having taken 16 wickets and scored 212 runs in 13 matches, she has come to be one of the most valuable players for your team.
Georgia Redmayne has been in exceptional form with the bat throughout this tournament. She has scored 332 runs in 13 matches for her team at a strike rate of 117.73, all of which came in situations when it was most needed for her team.
Sammy-Jo Johnson is placed at the third position in the wicket taker’s list at the moment, with as many as 18 wickets to her name in 14 matches at a bowling average of 16.72. She will want to guide her team through this match by bowling tight lines and making sure at no time, runs flow easily for the batters.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Heather Knight, Grace Harris
Vice-Captain Options – Jess Jonassen, Sammy-Jo Johnson
Also Read- Sourav Ganguly names two current best wicketkeeper-batsmen of India
Rohit Sharma, Ishant Sharma were never going to fly to Australia: BCCI
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for BH-W vs ST-W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Georgia Redmayne
Batters – Phoebe Litchfield, Raechel Ternaman, Raechel Haynes
All-Rounders – Jess Jonassen (VC), Grace Harris, Sammy-Jo Johnson, Heather Knight (C)
Bowlers – Courtney Grace Sippel, Hannah Darlington, Samantha Bates
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for BH-W vs ST-W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Georgia Redmayne
Batters – Laura Kimmince, Raechel Ternaman, Raechel Haynes
All-Rounders – Jess Jonassen, Grace Harris (C), Sammy-Jo Johnson (VC), Heather Knight
Bowlers – Courtney Grace Sippel, G Prestwidge, Samantha Bates
Expert Advice:
The all-rounders of these two teams have been in phenomenal form with both the bat and the ball throughout the tournament. So, it would be wise to include the 4 top performing players from that section in your team, even making them the multipliers for your team.
Today’s BH-W vs ST-W Probable Winners:
Brisbane Heat Women are expected to win this game.
