WBBL 2024: Match 33, ST-W vs MS-W Match Prediction – Who will win today’s WBBL match between Sydney Thunder Women vs Melbourne Stars Women?
WBBL 2024: Match 33, ST-W vs MS-W Match Prediction
MATCH: Sydney Thunder Women vs Melbourne Stars Women
DATE: November 20, Wednesday
TIME: 12:40 PM IST
VENUE: Drummoyne Oval, Sydney
TOURNAMENT: Womens Big Bash League, 2024
Sydney Thunder (ST-W) have had a spectacular WBBL 2024 (Women’s Big Bash League) season so far, winning five out of their eight matches and their last game against city-rivals Sixers was called off due to rain. Now, with 11 points to their name in eight games, Thunder are currently at the top of the points table and will next challenge Melbourne Stars (MS-W), on Wednesday, November 20, at the Drummoyne Oval, in Sydney.
Meanwhile, the Stars had an underwhelming season as the Annabel Sutherland-led side is at the bottom of the table. They lost four back-to-back games and are on the verge of elimination. None of their plans worked well in these games as the team would be hoping to improve both their batting and bowling performance.
Pitch Report
The surface at the Drummoyne Oval in Sydney, is one that is quite balanced, a pitch that could help the batters and the bowlers equally. Hence, bowling first will be wise and anything over 150 runs can prove to be a good total at this venue.
Probable Playing XIs
Sydney Thunder Women:
Georgia Voll, Chamari Athapaththu, Phoebe Litchfield (c), Georgia Adams, Anika Learoyd, Tahlia Wilson (wk), Sammy-Jo Johnson, Hannah Darlington, Taneale Peschel, Shabnim Ismail, Samantha Bates.
Melbourne Stars Women:
Yastika Bhatia (wk), Annabel Sutherland (c), Meg Lanning, Marizanne Kapp, Tess Flintoff, Rhys McKenna, Deepti Sharma, Kim Garth, Sasha Moloney, Maisy Gibson, Sophie Day.
Probable Top Performers
Probable Best Batter: Georgia Voll
Young opener Georgia Voll had a stellar season so far, scoring 288 runs in eight matches at a strike rate of 146.93. She is currently the fourth-leading run-scorer of the tournament and is one of the big reasons behind Sydney’s success so far.
Probable Best Bowler: Samantha Bates
Spinner Samantha Bates picked up 17 wickets in eight matches and with that, she is currently the joint-leading wicket-taker of the tournament. The 28-year-old has been exceptional and will hope to keep up with the momentum.
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