Preview:
Sydney Thunder Women will go one-on-one against Melbourne Stars Women in the 22nd match of the WBBL 2021. Sydney Thunder Women are still searching for their first win in this tournament. They have lost all of their 4 completes matches, whereas one match was washed out due to rain. They are struggling to score runs at a healthy rate and it needs to be addressed as soon.
Melbourne Stars Women are in a decent position at the points table, where they occupy the sixth spot with 5 points. There is plenty of scope for improvement in all aspects of the game. They defeated Hurricanes Women in their previous encounter by 6 wickets to register their second win in this competition.
Match Details:
Sydney Thunder Women vs Melbourne Stars Women, Match 22
Venue: Aurora Stadium, Launceston
Date & Time: October 30th at 10:35 AM IST and 4:05 PM local time
Live Streaming: Fancode
Pitch Report:
By considering the previous matches played here, we can easily predict it’s a well-balanced wicket. The bowlers can utilize the conditions to the maximum extent. It’s a 140-150 kind of wicket and whoever wins the toss should bowl first.
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Probable Playing XIs for ST-W vs MS-W:
Sydney Thunder Women
Tahlia Wilson (wk), Smriti Mandhana, Phoebe Litchfield, Corinne Hall, Deepti Sharma, Anika Learoyd, Hannah Darlington (c), Lauren Smith, Issy Wong, Kate Peterson, Samantha Bates
Melbourne Stars Women
Elyse Villani, Annabel Sutherland, Meg Lanning (c), Maia Bouchier, Kim Garth, Erin Osborne, Nicole Faltum (wk), Tess Flintoff, Maddy Darke, Sophie Day, Linsey Smith
Top Picks for ST-W vs MS-W Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Sydney Thunder Women
Smriti Mandhana is back to her best of forms. She scored 64 runs from 44 balls in a losing cause against Melbourne Renegades Women on Wednesday.
Deepti Sharma is giving her best with both bat and ball. In 4 matches in this tournament, she has scored 91 runs at an average of 45.5 and has also scalped 3 wickets at an economy of 7.46.
Top Picks – Melbourne Stars Women
Maia Bouchier is in tremendous touch with the bat at the moment. In 4 innings in this year’s WBBL, she has scored 115 runs, at an average of 38.33 and a strike rate of 112.74.
Elyse Villani is making things look simple at the top of the order for Stars Women. She has mustered 151 runs in 5 matches in this year’s WBBL at an average of 37.75, which includes 2 half-centuries.
ST-W vs MS-W Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (This Tournament) | Dream11 Points |
| Smriti Mandhana | 80 runs | 136 |
| Deepti Sharma | 91 runs and 3 wickets | 222 |
| Maia Bouchier | 115 runs | 177 |
| Elyse Villani | 151 runs | 221 |
| Annabel Sutherland | 88 runs and 6 wickets | 325 |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for ST-W vs MS-W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Tahlia Wilson, Maia Bouchier, Elyse Villani (c), Meg Lanning, Smriti Mandhana (vc), Kim Garth, Annabel Sutherland, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Day, Hannah Darlington, Samantha Bates
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for ST-W vs MS-W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Tahlia Wilson, Maia Bouchier (vc), Elyse Villani, Phoebe Litchfield, Smriti Mandhana, Kim Garth, Annabel Sutherland, Deepti Sharma (c), Tess Flintoff, Samantha Bates, Issy Wong
ST-W vs MS-W Risky Captaincy Choices:
Phoebe Litchfield has scored 54 runs in 4 matches in this tournament at an average of 13.5. You can take a risk and pick her as your fantasy team skipper.
Kim Garth has scored 90 runs and has also scalped 8 wickets in this competition. It’s worth a risk and you can pick her as your fantasy team skipper.
Player you should avoid:
Erin Osborne went wicketless and didn’t score runs in the last 2 matches. Hence, it’s advisable to avoid her while making your fantasy teams.
