Preview: 34th Match- Brisbane Heat v/s Sydney Thunder, Squads, Head-to-Head, Pitch, Probable Playing XI, Weather Report, Game Prediction, Fantasy Players

Date and Day: November 16, 2019, Saturday
Match 34th: Brisbane Heat Women vs Sydney Thunder Women
Time: 1:40 P.M IST/ 07:10 P.M local time
Venue: Drummoyne Oval, Sydney

Brisbane Heat WBBL 2019. Pic Credits: Getty Images

Preview

Brisbane Heat women’s team will play Sydney Thunder on Saturday at Drummoyne Oval, Sydney. Sydney thunders are yet to gain momentum after their continuous loss, the recent one being the loss against Sydney sixers. Whereas the other side Brisbane heat is on a winning streak with very economic performances in the matches they have played. In the last encounter between these two Sydney thunder defeated Brisbane heat, hence the Thunders will look to bounce back strong.

Sydney Thunder is on number 5 in the points table with 9 points in their account while winning 4 matches out of 9 they have played, This win against heat can reshuffle the whole points table as they may reach the no.2 spot, so thunders won’t leave any chance to conquer in this encounter.

Brisbane Heat, the team who has proved match by match that they are title defenders, they are placed on no.2 with 10 points in hand while playing 8 matches and winning 5 out of them. The team is in good shape with all the squad members performing consistently. They will look forward to defeating their opponents in the next encounter so as to increase their qualifications probability.

Weather and Pitch Report

The weather could be a bit cloudy but lesser chances of any rain showers. Team winning toss could take a crucial advantage in the innings by Fielding first.

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Head-To-Head

In the last 5 encounters between these two, Sydney thunders have won 3 matches while Brisbane heat has won 2. In the previous game despite the off-track running of thunders they clearly dominated heats.

Played-5, BHW-2 , STW-3

Sydney Thunder Women’s Squad:

Rachel Priest (wk), Naomi Stalenberg, Rachael Haynes (C), Alex Blackwell, Phoebe Litchfield, Nida Dar, Hannah Darlington, Rene Farrell, Lisa Griffith, Samantha Bates, Shabnim Ismail, Rachel Trenaman, Saskia Horley, Tahlia Wilson.

Probable playing XI:

Naomi Stalenberg, Rachel Priest (WK), Rachel Haynes (C), Alex Blackwell, Phoebe Litchfield, Nida Dar, Hannah Darlington, Rene Farrell, Samantha Bates, Shabnim Ismail, Lisa Griffith.

Brisbane Heat Women’s Squad:

Beth Mooney (wk), Maddy Green, Jess Jonassen, Grace Harris, Laura Harris, Kirby Short (captain), Sammy-Jo Johnson, Amelia Kerr, Delissa Kimmince, Mikayla Hinkley, Courtney Grace Sippel, Lilly Mills, Charli Knott, Haidee Birkett, Georgia Prestwidge.

Probable Playing XI:

Grace Harris, Beth Mooney (wk), Jess Jonassen, Maddy Green, Laura Harris, Kirby Short (c), Amelia Kerr, Delissa Kimmince, Sammy-Jo Johnson, Mikayla Hinkley, Georgia Prestwidge

Match Prediction

Any team can win but records show thunders have advantages over heat judging by the recent encounters despite Brisbane heat dominating in this tournament but Sydney Thunders have more probability to emerge as winners.

Fantasy Players:

Beth Mooney (captain), Jess Jonassen (vice-captain), Alex Blackwell, Phoebe Litchfield, Maddy Green, Laura Harris, Hannah Darlington, Sammy Jo-Johnson, Rene Farrell, Shabnim Ismail, Georgia Prestwidge