Preview:
Brisbane Heat Women will face Adelaide Strikers Women in the Eliminator of the WBBL 2021 on Wednesday. It’s a do-or-die game and whoever wins this match will face Melbourne Renegades Women in the Challenger. With 8 wins, 5 losses and a no-result, Brisbane Heat Women finished third in the standings with 17 points. They mainly rely on their openers Grace Harris and Georgia Redmayne, the duo has scored over 800 runs combined in this tournament.
Adelaide Strikers Women, on the other hand, despite the defeat against Melbourne Stars Women in their previous match, managed to enter the playoffs. They finished 4th in the standings with 15 points. Katie Mack, Laura Wolvaardt, and Tahlia McGrath had an excellent tournament for them.
Match Details:
Brisbane Heat Women vs Adelaide Strikers Women, Eliminator
Venue: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Date & Time: November 24th at 1:40 PM IST and 6:40 PM local time
Live Streaming: Sony Sports Network
Pitch Report:
It’s a good sporting surface where batters will have the upper hand over the bowlers. The seamers can extract more bounce from the surface. It’s a 160-170 kind of a wicket and bowling first is a good option here.
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Probable Playing XIs for BH-W vs AS-W:
Brisbane Heat Women
Grace Harris, Georgia Redmayne (wk), Georgia Voll, Laura Kimmince, Mikayla Hinkley, Jess Jonassen (c), Ellie Johnston, Nadine de Klerk, Nicola Hancock, Courtney Sippel, Poonam Yadav
Adelaide Strikers Women
Dane van Niekerk, Katie Mack, Laura Wolvaardt, Tahlia McGrath (c), Bridget Patterson, Madeline Penna, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Tegan McPharlin (wk), Sarah Coyte, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown
Top Picks for BH-W vs AS-W Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Brisbane Heat Women
Georgia Redmayne has had a dream run in WBBL 2021. She is the leading run-scorer for Brisbane Heat Women in this tournament with 436 runs in 13 matches, with the highest score of 71.
Grace Harris has been consistent right throughout this tournament. In 13 matches, she has scored 403 runs at an average of 33.58 and a strike rate of 128.34. She has also picked up 6 wickets.
Top Picks – Adelaide Strikers Women
Katie Mack is in terrific form, having scored 3 half-centuries in the last 4 matches. She has played a huge role in getting Strikers Women to the playoffs.
Laura Wolvaardt has got a good temperament. She is a class act and is expected to deliver for Strikers Women in this game. She has scored 331 runs in 13 innings so far in this WBBL.
BH-W vs AS-W Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (This Tournament) | Dream11 Points |
| Georgia Redmayne | 436 runs | 752 |
| Grace Harris | 403 runs and 6 wickets | 822 |
| Jess Jonassen | 21 wickets and 100 runs | 816 |
| Katie Mack | 426 runs | 603 |
| Laura Wolvaardt | 331 runs | 495 |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for BH-W vs AS-W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Georgia Redmayne (c), Laura Wolvaardt, Katie Mack, Mikayla Hinkley, Ellie Johnston, Grace Harris, Jess Jonassen, Dane van Niekerk (vc), Poonam Yadav, Sarah Coyte, Darcie Brown
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for BH-W vs AS-W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Georgia Redmayne, Bridget Patterson, Katie Mack (c), Georgia Voll, Ellie Johnston, Grace Harris (vc), Dane van Niekerk, Tahlia McGrath, Megan Schutt, Courtney Sippel, Amanda-Jade Wellington
BH-W vs AS-W Risky Captaincy Choices:
Georgia Voll has amassed 262 runs in 13 innings in this competition, maintaining an average of over 20. You can take a risk and pick her as your fantasy team skipper.
Tahlia McGrath has led Strikers Women really well in this tournament and has also scored 264 runs and picked up 10 wickets. It’s worth a risk and you can pick her as your fantasy team skipper.
Player you should avoid:
Tegan McPharlin has batted only in 3 innings so far in this tournament and has scored only 35 runs. It’s better to avoid her while making your fantasy teams.
