WBBL 2024 - Match 30 & 31 - Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat and Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers - Match Predictions and Betting Tips - November 17th

Women's Big Bash League 2024 Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for Match 30 - Melbourne Stars Women vs Brisbane Heat Women and Match 31 - Sydney Thunder Women vs Sydney Sixers Women, to be played on the 17th of November at the Drummoyne Oval, Sydney.

Match 30 - Melbourne Stars Women vs Brisbane Heat Women (Drummoyne Oval, Sydney)


Current Form Melbourne Stars Women:

Melbourne Stars Women are currently placed at the 7th position on points table with 2 wins and 4 losses to their credit.

The top run scorer for Melbourne Stars Women in the WBBL is Yastika Bhatia with 146 runs to her name.

The top wicket taker for Melbourne Stars Women in the WBBL is Kim Garth with 8 scalps under her belt.

Melbourne Stars Women have lost their previous match against Melbourne Renegades Women by 9 runs.

Melbourne Renegades Women batted first and they posted a total of 170 for 6 in 20 overs. The start was horrible for Renegades Women as they were reduced to 48 for 5 in the 8th over itself. Post that phase, Georgia Wareham and Nicole Faltum got together and stitched a partnership of 67 runs for the 6rh wicket. Nicole Faltum went on to score 66 runs off 42 balls, stayed not out and helped Melbourne Renegades Women get to a strong total of 170 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Melbourne Stars Women lost 2 early wickets and looked to be in deep waters. Annabel Sutherland and Marizanne Kapp tried their best to revive the innings with knocks of 21 and 32 runs respectively but both got out at a wrong time, leaving their team in tatters. Hayley Matthews and Sarah Coyte picked up 2 wickets each as Stars Women were eventually restricted to 161 for 8 in 20 overs, losing the match by 9 runs.


Current Form Brisbane Heat Women:

Brisbane Heat Women are currently placed at the 5th position on points table with 4 wins and 3 losses to their credit.

The top run scorer for Brisbane Heat Women in the WBBL is Grace Harris with 237 runs to her name.

The top wicket taker for Brisbane Heat Women in the WBBL is Shikha Pandey with 9 scalps under her belt.

Brisbane Heat Women have won their previous match against Sydney Sixers Women by 12 runs.

Brisbane Heat Women batted first and they posted a total of 139 for 9 in 20 overs. Grace Harris and Georgia Redmayne played really well at the top of the order and stitched an opening partnership of 63 runs. Once the first wicket fell, Brisbane Heat Women lost their way. They kept losing the plot as their batters simply threw their wicket away. As a result, Brisbane Heat Women had to settle for an ordinary total of 139 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Sydney Sixers Women got off to a horrible start. They lost 4 wickets for just 28 runs, including their star batters Alyssa Healy, Ellyse Perry, Amelia Kerr and Ashleigh Gardner. Sarah Bryce tried her best to bring some life into the game by making 30 runs in 26 balls but it wasn't enough as Sixers Women eventually fell short by 12 runs.

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? – Brisbane Heat Women

Who will win?-  Brisbane Heat Women

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Georgia Redmayne (Brisbane Heat Women), Meg Lanning (Melbourne Stars Women)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Jess Jonassen (Brisbane Heat Women), Marizanne Kapp (Melbourne Stars Women)

Most Sixes – Laura Harris (Brisbane Heat Women), Meg Lanning (Melbourne Stars Women)

Player of the Match- Jess Jonassen (Melbourne Stars Women)

Team Scores Batting first – Melbourne Stars Women 135+, Brisbane Heat Women 145+

Match Handicap: Brisbane Heat Women

Match 31 - Sydney Thunder Women vs Sydney Sixers Women (Drummoyne Oval, Sydney)


Current Form Sydney Thunder Women:

Sydney Thunder Women are currently placed at the 1st position on points table with 5 wins and 2 losses to their credit.

The top run scorer for Sydney Thunder Women in the WBBL is Georgia Voll with 259 runs to her name.

The top wicket taker for Sydney Thunder Women in the WBBL is Samantha Bates with 16 scalps under her belt.

Sydney Thunder Women have won their previous thriller of a match against Perth Scorchers Women by 7 wickets.

Perth Scorchers Women batted first and they posted a total of 170 for 5 in 20 overs. Chloe Piparo and Dayalan Hemalatha got out without troubling the scorers much. Post their dismissals, Beth Mooney and Sophie Devine took the responsibility of taking Perth Scorchers Women to a respectable total. They scored 97 and 44 runs respectively and helped Perth Scorchers Women get past the 165 run mark to finish at 170 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Sydney Thunder Women lost Chamari Attapaththu early on in the innings. Phoebe Litchfield also followed the suit and got out without troubling the scorers much. However, Georgia Voll held one end together and kept hitting the ball to all parts of the ground. She scored 97 off just 56 balls to win the match for Sydney Thunder Women with 7 wickets in hand.


Current Form Sydney Sixers Women:

Sydney Sixers Women are currently placed at the 6th position on the points table with 3 wins and 4 losses to their credit.

The top run scorer for Sydney Sixers Women in the WBBL is Ellyse Perry with 316 runs to her name.

The top wicket taker for Sydney Sixers Women in the WBBL is Sophie Ecclestone with 11 scalps under her belt.

Sydney Sixers Women have lost their previous match against Brisbane Heat Women by 12 runs.

Brisbane Heat Women batted first and they posted a total of 139 for 9 in 20 overs. Grace Harris and Georgia Redmayne played really well at the top of the order and stitched an opening partnership of 63 runs. Once the first wicket fell, Brisbane Heat Women lost their way. They kept losing the plot as their batters simply threw their wicket away. As a result, Brisbane Heat Women had to settle for an ordinary total of 139 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Sydney Sixers Women got off to a horrible start. They lost 4 wickets for just 28 runs, including their star batters Alyssa Healy, Ellyse Perry, Amelia Kerr and Ashleigh Gardner. Sarah Bryce tried her best to bring some life into the game by making 30 runs in 26 balls but it wasn't enough as Sixers Women eventually fell short by 12 runs.

Let's have a look at the squads:

Sydney Sixers Women

Hollie Armitage, Maitlan Brown, Erin Burns, Mathilda Carmichael, Lauren Cheatle, Sophie Ecclestone, Ashleigh Gardner, Alyssa Healy, Amelia Kerr, Kate Pelle, Ellyse Perry, Kate Peterson, Courtney Sippel

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


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) – Amelia Kerr (Sydney Sixers Women), Chamari Attapaththu (Sydney Thunder Women)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Sophie Ecclestone (Sydney Sixers Women), Taneale Peschel (Sydney Thunder Women)

Most Sixes – Amelia Kerr (Sydney Sixers Women), Chamari Attapaththu (Sydney Thunder Women)

Player of the Match- Chamari Attapaththu (Sydney Thunder Women)

Team Scores Batting first – Sydney Thunder Women 150+, Sydney Sixers Women 140+

Match Handicap: Sydney Thunder Women



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