WBBL 2024 Cricket Predictions: Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars & Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades - Matches 36 & 37 - November 22
Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the Women's Big Bash League 2024 - WBBL, Match 36 - Brisbane Heat Women vs Melbourne Stars Women and Match 37 - Sydney Thunder Women vs Melbourne Renegades Women, to be played on the 22nd of November at the Allan Border Field, Brisbane and Junction Oval, Melbourne.
Match 36 - Brisbane Heat Women vs Melbourne Stars Women (Allan Border Field, Brisbane)
Current Form Brisbane Heat Women:
Brisbane Heat Women are currently placed at the 3rd position on points table with 5 wins and 3 losses to their credit.
The top run scorer for Brisbane Heat Women in the WBBL is Grace Harris with 243 runs to her name.
The top wicket taker for Brisbane Heat Women in the WBBL is Shikha Pandey with 11 scalps under her belt.
Brisbane Heat Women have won their previous match against Melbourne Stars Women by 6 wickets.
Melbourne Stars Women batted first and they posted a total of 138 before being bowled out. Yastika Bhatia got out cheaply. After her dismissal, Annabel Sutherland and Meg Lanning tried to revive the innings with knocks of 21 and 13 runs respectively. The middle order disappointed a lot and they simply threw their wicket away to loose balls. As a result, Melbourne Stars Women were bowled out for a small total of 138.
During the chase, Georgia Redmayne and Grace Harris got out cheaply. After their dismissals, Jemimah Rodriguez and Charli Knott played match winning knocks of 45 and 35 runs respectively to comfortably win the match for Brisbane Heat Women with 6 wickets in hand.
Current Form Melbourne Stars Women:
Melbourne Stars Women are currently placed at the bottom most position on points table with 2 wins and 6 losses to their credit.
The top run scorer for Melbourne Stars Women in the WBBL is Meg Lanning with 157 runs to her name.
The top wicket taker for Melbourne Stars Women in the WBBL is Kim Garth with 10 scalps under her belt.
Melbourne Stars Women have lost their previous match against Sydney Thunder Women by 4 wickets.
Melbourne Stars Women batted first and they posted a total of 108 for 9 in 20 overs. The start was terrible and Melbourne Stars Women were struggling at 79 for 9 in the 16th over. This is when Kim Garth played a brilliant knock of 20 runs in just 16 balls to take Melbourne Stars Women to a competitive total of 108.
During the chase, Kim Garth and Marizanne Kapp made the life difficult for Sydney Thunder Women. Marizanne Kapp picked up 3 wickets for just 20 runs and rocked the top order of Sydney Thunder Women. Tahlia Wilson and Anika Learoyd then took the responsibility of taking Sydney Thunder Women over the line. Learoyd scored 31 runs, stayed not out and won the match for Sydney Thunder Women in the 20th over with 4 wickets in hand.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Melbourne Stars Women
Yastika Bhatia, Sophie Day, Kim Garth, Maisy Gibson, Marizanne Kapp, Meg Lanning, Sasha Moloney, Sophie Reid, Deepti Sharma, Annabel Sutherland, Tess Flintoff, Hasrat Gill, Olivia Henry, Rhys McKenna.
Brisbane Heat Women
Bonnie Berry, Nadine de Klerk, Sianna Ginger, Lucy Hamilton, Nicola Hancock, Grace Harris, Laura Harris, Ellie Johnston, Jess Jonassen, Charli Knott, Shikha Pandey, Grace Parsons, Georgia Redmayne, Jemimah Rodrigues, Mikayla Wrigley.
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Melbourne Stars Women
Who will win?- Brisbane Heat Women
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Grace Harris (Brisbane Heat Women), Tess Flintoff (Melbourne Stars Women)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Jess Jonassen (Brisbane Heat Women), Sophie Day (Melbourne Stars Women)
Most Sixes – Laura Harris (Brisbane Heat Women), Tess Flintoff (Melbourne Stars Women)
Player of the Match- Grace Harris (Brisbane Heat Women)
Team Scores Batting first – Brisbane Heat Women 140+, Melbourne Stars Women 125+
Match Handicap: Brisbane Heat Women
Match 37 - Sydney Thunder Women vs Melbourne Renegades Women (Junction Oval, Melbourne)
Current Form Sydney Thunder Women:
Sydney Thunder Women are currently placed at the 1st position on points table with 6 wins and 2 losses to their credit.
The top run scorer for Sydney Thunder Women in the WBBL is Georgia Voll with 299 runs to her name.
The top wicket taker for Sydney Thunder Women in the WBBL is Samantha Bates with 18 scalps under her belt.
Sydney Thunder Women have won their previous match against Melbourne Stars Women by 4 wickets.
Melbourne Stars Women batted first and they posted a total of 108 for 9 in 20 overs. The start was terrible and Melbourne Stars Women were struggling at 79 for 9 in the 16th over. This is when Kim Garth played a brilliant knock of 20 runs in just 16 balls to take Melbourne Stars Women to a competitive total of 108.
During the chase, Kim Garth and Marizanne Kapp made the life difficult for Sydney Thunder Women. Marizanne Kapp picked up 3 wickets for just 20 runs and rocked the top order of Sydney Thunder Women. Tahlia Wilson and Anika Learoyd then took the responsibility of taking Sydney Thunder Women over the line. Learoyd scored 31 runs, stayed not out and won the match for Sydney Thunder Women in the 20th over with 4 wickets in hand.
Current Form Melbourne Renegades Women:
Melbourne Renegades Women are currently placed at the 2nd position on the points table with 6 wins and 3 losses to their credit.
The top run scorer for Melbourne Renegades Women in the WBBL is Courtney Webb with 225 runs to her name.
The top wicket taker for Melbourne Renegades Women in the WBBL is Alice Capsey with 13 scalps under her belt.
Melbourne Renegades Women have won their previous match against Hobart Hurricanes Women by 22 runs.
Melbourne Renegades Women batted first and they posted a total of 150 for 5 in 20 overs. The start was horrible for Renegades Women as they were reduced to 53 for 4 in the 9th over itself. Post that phase, Georgia Wareham played a match winning knock of 69 runs in just 45 balls, hitting 6 fours and 3 sixes. On the back of her batting brilliance, Melbourne Renegades Women got to a competitive total of 150 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Hobart Hurricanes Women lost 2 early wickets and looked to be in deep waters. Elyse Villani tried her best to revive the innings with a knock of 36 runs but she barely got any support from the other batters. The lower order also failed to ignite any momentum into the innings and Hobart Hurricanes Women were eventually restricted to 126 for 8 in 20 overs, losing the match by 22 runs.
Let's have a look at the squads:
Sydney Thunder Women
Georgia Adams, Chamari Athapaththu, Sam Bates, Hannah Darlington, Sienna Eve, Saskia Horley, Shabnim Ismail, Heather Knight, Anika Learoyd, Phoebe Litchfield, Claire Moore, Taneale Peschel, Georgia Voll, Tahlia Wilson
Melbourne Renegades Women
Alice Capsey, Sarah Coyte, Emma de Broughe, Josie Dooley, Deandra Dottin, Nicole Faltum, Ella Hayward, Milly Illingworth, Hayley Matthews, Sophie Molineux, Georgia Prestwidge, Naomi Stalenberg, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Wareham, Courtney Webb.
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Sydney Thunder Women
Who will win?- Sydney Thunder Women
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Phoebe Litchfield (Sydney Thunder Women), Deandra Dottin (Melbourne Renegades Women)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Samantha Bates (Sydney Thunder Women), Sophie Molineux (Melbourne Renegades Women)
Most Sixes – Phoebe Litchfield (Sydney Thunder Women), Deandra Dottin (Melbourne Renegades Women)
Player of the Match- Phoebe Litchfield (Sydney Thunder Women)
Team Scores Batting first – Melbourne Renegades Women 155+, Sydney Thunder Women 165+
Match Handicap: Sydney Thunder Women
*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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