Match 16: Sydney Thunder Women vs Brisbane Heat Women | Squads | Players to Watch | Fantasy Playing XI | Live Streaming

Table-toppers Sydney Thunder, with 2 wins from 3 games, will next meet Brisbane Heat, who have 2 wins from 4 games, in match no. 16 of the ongoing 10th edition of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL). The game will be played at the W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth, on the 7th of November 2024, at 11:35 AM Indian Standard Time (IST).

Squads:

Sydney Thunder Women

Phoebe Litchfield, Georgia Adams, Chamari Athapaththu, Sam Bates, Ella Briscoe, Hannah Darlington, Sienna Eve, Saskia Horley, Shabnim Ismail, Sammy-Jo Johnson, Heather Knight, Anika Learoyd, Claire Moore, Taneale Peschel, Georgia Voll, Tahlia Wilson

Brisbane Heat Women

Jess Jonassen, Bonnie Berry, Nadine de Klerk, Sianna Ginger, Lucy Hamilton, Nicola Hancock, Grace Harris, Laura Harris, Charli Knott, Shikha Pandey, Grace Parsons, Georgia Redmayne, Jemimah Rodrigues, Mikayla Wrigley

Players to watch out:

Georgia Voll

The 21-year-old batting all-rounder has accumulated 1,018 runs from 57 WBBL outings at a strike rate of 112.61, while also claiming 10 wickets from 17 innings. Georgia found notable success last season, accumulating 206 runs and 9 wickets from 15 outings, and has also been successful in domestic games. In this WBBL season, she followed up her scores of 8 and 15 with a 92 and can be counted on to lead the scoring.

Hannah Darlington

The 22-year-old bowling all-rounder in the WBBL has scalped 84 wickets from 61 outings at an economy rate of 7.10, and added 210 runs from 38 innings, with bests of 5/10 and 23. Hannah had an outstanding season last summer, scalping 22 wickets from just 13 WBBL outings, though she struggled for runs. Hannah’s bowling returns this WBBL season read 0/28, 3/16, and 1/35. She can be banked upon to produce the goods.

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Jemimah Rodrigues

The 24-year-old batter has posted 435 runs from 20 WBBL innings at a strike rate of 114.47, with the highest score of 75*. Though her experience in the WBBL is limited, she has scored over 2,000 T20I runs from 104 outings. Jemimah has consistently been among the runs of late and, in this campaign, has registered scores of 45 and 13. Hopefully, she capitalizes on this start, leading the runs tally for her side.

Nicola Hancock

The 28-year-old pacer has picked up 104 wickets from 104 WBBL outings at an economy rate of 7.42 and has also been handy with the bat. Nicola built on her reputation last summer, picking 23 wickets from 17 outings. Continuing her form from a recent T20 competition, where she picked up 10 wickets from 6 innings, she has produced figures of 1/30, 1/30, 0/28, and 3/23 in this WBBL season and can be relied upon for breakthroughs.

Pitch:

The 22 yards at the W.A.C.A. Ground makes for a well-balanced center wicket, providing a fair contest between bat and ball. The pitch offers assistance to both spinners and pacers while also favoring the batters, resulting in an average score in the 150s.

Weather:

It’ll be a pleasant day in Perth for some cricket, with clear, sunny skies and a minimal chance of rain. The temperature is forecast to be around 20°C, with moderate winds and a humidity of 62%.

Fantasy playing XI:

Georgia Redmayne, Phoebe Litchfield, Georgia Voll, Heather Knight, Jemimah Rodrigues, Chamari Athapaththu, Jess Jonassen, Charli Knott, Nadine de Klerk, Shikha Pandey, Hannah Darlington

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