Match Details:
The 25th match of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) 2020 will be played between Hobart Hurricanes Women and the Sydney Thunder Women at the Hurstville Oval in Sydney.
This match is scheduled to start at 09:30 AM Local Time (04:00 AM IST) and it will be streamed live on Sony Six and Sony Six HD.
Preview:
Things can change very quickly in a T20 competition, hence it is of utmost importance to bounce back from a defeat as quickly as possible. This is what Sydney Thunder will need to do on Sunday, after a shocking defeat against Melbourne Renegades today. They had won 3 consecutive games prior to this while, while Renegades didn’t win a single game before today.
While they still have been very profilic prior to this match, the ongoing edition of Women’s Big Bash League hasn’t been a fruitful one for Hobart Hurricanes so far. They saw their first 3 games getting abandoned, and were handed a thrashing by Melbourne Stars. Though to managed to beat the other Melbourne team in Renegades, Sydney Sixers got the better of them today.
HOH vs SYT Weather Report for Match 26:
We can expect full 40 overs of action, as there is only a 10% chance of rainfall. The temperature is expected to hover around the 15 degree Celsius mark.
Pitch Report:
The pitch at the Hurstville Oval will be fairly balanced, with perhaps a bit more help for bowlers. Though the bowlers have ruled the roost in the previous two games, we can expect the batsman to show a bit more fight tomorrow as the conditions will not be as harsh as it was a week ago.
Average first innings score:
98 (Two completed matches of the tournament played at this venue)
Record of chasing teams:
Won – 1, Lost – 1, Tied – 0 (Two completed matches of the tournament played at this venue)
Injury and Availability News:
(Will be added when there’s an update)
HOH vs SYT Today’s Probable Playing XIs:
Hobart Hurricanes Women:
Rachel Priest (WK), Naomi Stalenberg, Hayley Mathews, Nicola Carey, Corinne Hall (C), Chloe Tryon, Sasha Moloney, Erica Kershaw, Amy Smith, Brooke Hepburn, Belinda Vakarewa
Bench:
Nell Bryson-Smith, Chloe Rafferty, Emma Thompson
Sydney Thunder Women:
Rachael Haynes, Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight, Hannah Darlington, Rachel Trenaman, Tahlia Wilson, Sammy Jo-Johnson, Shabnim Ismail, Sam Bates, Lauren Smith, Phoebe Litchfield
Bench:
Saskia Horley, Kate Peterson, Anika Learoyd.
HOH vs SYT Top Picks for Today’s 11Wickets Match:
Heather Knight has been Sydney Thunder’s best player so far in WBBL 2020. She has 165 runs at average of over 40, and has also picked up 6 wickets.
While Heather Knight has done the majority of scoring runs, Sammy Jo-Johnson has done most of the wicket-taking. She has 8 wickets to her name and has also maintained an impressive economy rate of just over 7 runs per over.
Lauren Smith has been Jo-Johnson’s partner-in-crime, having picked up 6 wickets so far. She, however, has a better economy rate, which is slightly above just 5 runs per over.
Sydney Thunder have hunted down oppositions’ batting unit in a pack of 3. Samantha Bates is the third member of that pack, with 9 wickets to her name. Her economy rate is the best of the lot, which stands at well under 4 runs per over.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Heather Knight, Samantha Bates
Vice-Captain Options – Sammy Jo-Johnson, Nicola Carey
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for HOH vs SYT 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Rachel Priest
Batters – Naomi Stalenberg, Rachel Trenaman, Rachael Haynes
All-Rounders – Nicola Carey, Hayley Matthews, Sammy Jo-Johnson (VC), Heather Knight (C)
Bowlers – Belinda Vakarewa, Samantha Bates, Lauren Smith
12th Man – Chloe Tryon
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for HOH vs SYT 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Tahlia Wilson
Batters – Sasha Moloney, Tammy Beaumont, Rachael Haynes
All-Rounders – Chloe Tyron, Sammy Jo-Johnson, Heather Knight, Nicola Carey (VC)
Bowlers – Shabnim Ismail, Samantha Bates (C), Amy Smith
12th Man – Hayley Matthews
Expert Advice:
Unlike her side, Nicola Carey has been fairly consistent for Hobart Hurricanes. She has scored 65 runs and has also picked up 5 wickets. Because of her all-round skills, she will make a good vice-captaincy pick for any one of your 11Wickets Fantasy teams.
Today’s HOH vs SYT Probable Winners:
Sydney Thunder Women are predicted to win this game.
