Match Details:
The 36th match of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) 2020 will be played between the Sydney Thunder Women and the Melbourne Starts Women at the Sydney Showground Stadium.
This match is scheduled to start at 07:05 PM Local Time (01:35 PM IST) and it will be streamed live on Sony Six and Sony Six HD.
Preview:
Top two teams will face-off in match 36 of the ongoing Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) on Saturday. Melbourne Stars and Sydney Thunder will take on each other and will be keen to dominate each other. The Stars are virtually undefeated yet with five wins and three washouts while the Thunder have lost two matches and won four which has kept them at the second place. They have a great chance to come to level terms with the Stars with a win in this encounter.
SYT vs MES Weather Report for Match 36:
The weather in Sydney will be decent after weeks of rain. The temperature will come down in the evening and it will be around 19 Degrees Celsius.
Pitch Report:
The surface has been a good one at the Showground Stadium but it might slow down with a lot of matches being played on the day. Spinners will come into play more.
Average first innings score:
190 (One completed match of the tournament played at this venue)
Record of chasing teams:
Won – 0, Lost – 1, Tied – 0 (One completed match of the tournament played at this venue)
Injury and Availability News:
(Will be added when there’s an update)
SYT vs MES Today’s Probable Playing XIs:
Sydney Thunder Women:
Tammy Beaumont, Rachel Trenaman, Sammy-Jo Johnson, Heather Knight, Rachael Haynes (c), Phoebe Litchfield, Lauren Smith, Tahlia Wilson (wk), Hannah Darlington, Shabnim Ismail, Samantha Bates
Bench:
Samantha Arnold, Saskia Horley, Anika Learoyd, Kate Peterson
Melbourne Stars Women:
Elyse Villani, Meg Lanning (c), Mignon du Preez, Natalie Sciver, Annabel Sutherland, Anna Lanning, Nicole Faltum (wk), Tess Flintoff, Katherine Brunt, Sophie Day, Alana King
Bench:
Erin Osborne, Holly Ferling, Lucy Cripps, Bhavi M Devchand
SYT vs MES-W Top Picks for Today’s 11Wickets Match:
Heather Knight has scored 251 runs so far and has also picked 8 wickets. Meg Lanning is just below Knight below top run-scorers list with 248 runs to her name at an average of 62. Natalie Sciver has picked 12 wickets while Sammy-jo-Johnson has been in great form as well with nine wickets in 8 matches.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Heather Knight, Meg Lanning
Vice-Captain Options – Natalie Sciver, Sammy-jo Johnson
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for SYT vs MES 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Tahila Wilson
Batters – Rachel Trenaman, Elyse Villani, Meg Lanning
All-Rounders – Sammy-jo Johnson, Heather Knight (C), Natalie Sciver (VC)
Bowlers – Sam Bates, Lauren Smith, Shabnim Ismail, Alana King
12th Man – Erin Osborne
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for SYT vs MES 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Nicole Faltum
Batters – Phoebe Litchfield, Elyse Villani, Meg Lanning (C)
All-Rounders – Sammy-jo Johnson (VC), Heather Knight, Natalie Sciver
Bowlers – Sam Bates, Lauren Smith, Tess Flintoff, Alana King
12th Man – Erin Osborne
Expert Advice:
It is advisable to pick more all-rounders in your Fantasy team for this match as they will earn you more points with their contribution with bat and ball.
Today’s SYT vs MES Probable Winners:
Melbourne Stars Women are predicted to win this game.
