Sydney Thunder Women vs Sydney Sixers Women 33rd Match Preview
ST-W vs SS-W Dream11 Match Prediction: The cross-city rivals Sydney Thunder and Sydney Sixers will meet again at Drummoyne Oval on Friday noon in the ongoing WBBL 2019. Both the teams locked horns in this season’s tournament opener at North Sydney Oval in which Sixers turned out victorious by 49 runs. So, who will take an edge this time? Will, it the be the Thunder’s lightning all over Drummoyne Oval or will Sixers make it a double over Thunders?
Sydney Sixers are sitting third in the table with five wins and two defeats in seven encounters and are coming after securing 39 runs win over Hobart Hurricanes.
Sydney Thunder, on the other hand, is sitting at fifth spot with four wins and three defeats in eight outings. They have faced back to back defeats against Perth Scorchers and would be hoping for some change in the fortune playing at the home ground.
The clash will begin at 01:40 PM noon.
Match Details:
Sydney Thunders vs Sydney Sixers 33rd Match
November 15, 2019, at 01:40 PM IST
Drummoyne Oval, Sydney
Team Form (recent first):
ST-W: L, L, W, NR, W, W
SS-W: W, L, W, W, W, L
Previous meeting:
Sydney Thunder (143/9) fell short by 49 runs against Sixers (192/6) in the WBBL05 tournament opener at North Sydney Oval.
ST-W vs SS-W Dream11 Team News
Sydney Thunder Women:
- Sydney Thunder has named a 15-player squad
- 16-year-old Phoebe Litchfield returns to the squad
- Rachael Haynes will lead the side
Team combination:
- R Priest, N Stalenberg and Rachael Haynes will form the top order
- Phoebe Litchfield will bat in the middle order and T Wilson is most likely to make way for her
- Alex Blackwell, Nidar Dar will follow
- Shabnim Ismail, Rene Farrell, Samantha Bates and H Darlington will form the attack
- One of Saskia Horley/Lisa Griffith will play
Expected Playing XI:
Rachael Haynes (c), Alex Blackwell, Nida Dar, Rachel Priest (wk), Shabnim Ismail, Rene Farrell, Naomi Stalenberg, Samantha Bates, Hannah Darlington, Saskia Horley/Lisa Griffith, Phoebe Litchfield
Sydney Thunder Squad:
Rachel Priest, Naomi Stalenberg, Rachael Haynes (C), Saskia Horley, Shabnim Ismail, Samantha Bates, Alex Blackwell, Nida Dar, Hannah Darlington, Rene Farrell, Lisa Griffith, Phoebe Litchfield, Kate Peterson, Rachel Trenaman, Tahlia Wilson
Sydney Sixers Women:
- Sixers have named an unchanged 13-player squad
- Ellyse Perry will lead the side
- Dane Van Niekerk is available
Team combination:
- Skipper E Perry and wicketkeeper A Healy will pair up to open the innings
- Ashleigh Gardner, Erin Burns, Dane van Niekerk and M Kapp will form the middle order
- L Smith, Sarah Aley, M Kapp, A Gardner and D van Niekerk will take turns with the ball
Expected Playing XI:
Erin Burns, Stella Campbell, Ashleigh Gardner, Alyssa Healy (wk), Ellyse Perry (c), Marizanne Kapp, Dane van Niekerk, Sarah Aley, Lauren Smith, Hayley Silver-holmes, Maddy Darke
Sydney Sixers Squad:
Sarah Aley, Alisha Bates, Erin Burns, Stella Campbell, Maddy Darke, Ashleigh Gardner, Alyssa Healy, Jodie Hicks, Marizanne Kapp, Ellyse Perry (c), Hayley Silver-Holmes, Lauren Smith, Dane Van Niekerk
ST-W vs SS-W Key Players analysis
Sydney Thunder Women:
- Alex Blackwell is the in-form batter in the side. She is the driving force in the batting lineup and has scored 225 runs in 7 innings at an average of 45.00
- P Litchfield is another key batter in the side. In 5 innings, she has scored 124 runs at an average of 41.33 including a fifty
- Rene Farrell, S Ismail and Nida Dar share 8 wickets each. Farrell has picked 55 wickets in 54 T20Is she has featured.
- N Dar is a key all-rounder in the side. She scored a fifty in the last game but couldn’t help fer side secure a win. In 96 T20Is, Dar has amassed 1,086 runs and picked 88 wickets.
Players to avoid:
- R Haynes – She has managed just 63 runs in 6 innings so far. Last season, she scored 376 runs including three half-centuries.
- L Griffith – 21 runs in 3 innings and no wickets in 4 innings
Sydney Sixers Women:
- Similar to the previous season, E Perry is once again at the top of leading run scorer’s list. In 7 innings, Perry has amassed 351 runs at an average of 117 including three fifties. She scored 777 runs with two centuries and six fifties in the last season.
- A Healy is another key batter in the side scoring 243 runs in 7 innings at an average of 40.50 with a hundred
- M Kapp and D Niekerk share 8 wickets each and are a key allrounder in the side. Kapp picked 20 scalps in the last edition, including a four-wicket haul.
Players to avoid:
S Campbell – 2 wickets in 5 innings @9.50
ST-W vs SS-W Dream11 Fantasy Team
Who will win: Sydney Sixers are in a good flow and are likely to make it double over the Thunders
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