Date and Day: 10th November 2019, Sunday.
Match 28th – Melbourne Renegades Women v/s Hobart Hurricanes Women.
Time: 7:30 AM IST/ 01:00 PM LOCAL
Venue: Junction Oval, Melbourne
Preview
Melbourne Renegades women’s team will play against the Hobart Hurricanes women’s at Junction Oval, Melbourne on Sunday. Both the teams just had an encounter on Saturday where Melbourne Renegades won by 4 wickets at the same venue. Melbourne Renegades have a psychological advantage here. Both the teams are finding their momentum in this tournament as they aren’t placed on the top-4.
Hobart Hurricanes had a demotion to number 7 from number 5 on the points table after losing their previous game opposite Melbourne Renegades. They have 5 points by their names. The side has played 7 games till now, winning 2 out of them, one of them being called –off due to weather conditions. The franchise is yet to find the right strategy that works for them on-field.
Melbourne Renegades on the other side is placed on number 5th and went up a position after winning their last match. They have 6 points in their account. They have played 7 matches to date, winning 3 out of them and losing 4. They would look to continue their momentum after they won their last encounter to get into to 4 spots in order to reach qualification.
Weather and Pitch Report
The weather forecast for the match-day is cloudy but free of rain showers most probably. With such circumstances, the team winning the toss would like to bowl first, as the pitch has experienced some decent total chases in the past and as well as low scoring matches.
Head to Head
In the previous five games, encounters between these two sides have been pretty competitive, four matches have been won by the Melbourne Renegades, one being won by Hobart Hurricanes.
Played- 5, MRW-4, HHW-1
Hobart Hurricanes Women’s Squad
Sasha Moloney, Emily Smith, Stefanie Daffara, Erin Fazackerley, Corinne Hall, Hayley Matthews, Meg Phillips, Katelyn Fryett, Brooke Hepburn, Heather Knight, Fran Wilson, Nicola Carey, Chloe Tyron, Maisy Gibson, Belinda Vakarewa, Tayla Vlaeminck.
Probable XI:
Fazackerley, Heather Knight, Nicola Carey, Fran Wilson, Corinne Hall (c), Chloe Tryon, Maisy Gibson, Emily Smith (wk), Tayla Vlaeminck, Belinda Vakarewa, Meg Phillips
Melbourne Renegades Women’s Squad
Jess Duffin,Tammy Beaumont, Makinley Blows , Maitlan Brown, Josephine Dooley, Erica Kershaw, Claire Koski, Carly Leeson, Sophie Molineux, Courtney Neal, Molly Strano, Lea Tahuhu ,Georgia Wareham, Courtney Webb, Danni Wyatt.
Probable XI:
Sophie Molineux, Danielle Wyatt, Tammy Beaumont, Courtney Webb, Jessica Duffin (c), Josephine Dooley (wk), Maitlan Brown, Georgia Wareham, Molly Strano, Lea Tahuhu, Carly Leeson.
Match Prediction
On the paper and with the recent win Melbourne Renegades have a psychological advantage over Hobart Hurricanes, hence carry more chances to win in this upcoming encounter between the two.
Fantasy Players:
Sophie Molineux, Danielle Wyatt, Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight, Nicola Carey, Fran Wilson, Belinda Vakarewa, Meg Phillips, Molly Strano, Lea Tahuhu, Carly Leeson
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