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After what has been a lukewarm start to the sixth edition of the Women’s Big Bash League, the biggest women’s T20 league in the world returns this weekend. The weather gods have not been kind so far with 5 out of the 8 matches getting washed out due to persistent rain.
On Saturday, two-time champions Sydney Sixers take on the Melbourne Stars. In WBBL 05, both the encounters between the two teams were won by the Sixers in convincing fashion.
However, this season has been frustrating for both the teams like it has been for the other teams as the rain gods have had their say more often than not. The Sixers were victorious in their previous game against the Strikers, as they chased a total of 47 with a couple of balls to spare after the match was reduced to six overs. Healy and Perry’s first wicket partnership meant that they were always in a comfortable position in the chase.
Earlier, Kapp’s triple strike resulted in Sixers restricting the Strikers to a total of 67 in nine overs, before further rain reduced the innings to six overs.
On the other hand, the Stars reduced the Thunder side to 13/2 inside 4 overs but the match was abandoned due to rain. In the first match, Lannings’ fifty powered the Stars to a total of 132/4 in 17 overs, but weather again played spoilsport. The tournament has been frustrating for the Stars.
Key Players to Watch/Key Stats
Melbourne Stars:
- Natalie Sciver’s all round skills will enhance the chances of Stars in the league and has taken 30 wickets while also scoring 900 runs in the WBBL. Sciver took a wicket against Thunder before persistent rain abandoned the match
- Meg Lanning has returned to the Stars from the Perth Scorchers. She has scored over 2000 runs in the history of this tournament and will be a key as they aim to reach their first semi-final. She scored a half century in the first match of the tournament.
- Mignon du Preez hit a 30+ score in her first match of WBBL06.
- Annabel Sutherland, who recently batted at three for Australia in an ODI vs New Zealand, will have a role to play with both bat and ball.
Sydney Sixers:
- Marrizane Kapp is the leading wicket-taker of the Sixers against the Stars. She will be the key player against the experienced top 4 of Lanning, Sciver, du Preez and Villani. She picked 3/14 in the last match against the Strikers.
- Lisa Griffith picked two wickets in her first over for the Sixers, which derailed the Strikers’ innings.
- Alyssa Healy was the man of the match in the previous game, as she hit a 16-ball 27 which included three boundaries and a maximum.
- Ellyse Perry returned to cricket last weekend, and looked relatively solid for her 14* in a short period of time. She is the leading run-scorer in the matches between the two sides with 397 runs to her name. Can she influence this game?
Stats and Facts
- In the last match between the two sides, Healy and Perry scored 199 for the Sixers and they completed the innings without losing a single wicket. Healy scored an unbeaten 106, while Perry scored 87 runs. It was the highest partnership ever in WBBL’s history.
- Melbourne Stars have never won batting first against the Sixers. While chasing though the Stars have won six times. The Perry-led side have a couple of times each while chasing and setting a total.
Possible Playing 11
Melbourne Stars: 1. Meg Lanning (c & wk), 2. Elyse Villani, 3. Mignon du Preez, 4. Natalie Sciver, 5. Annabel Sutherland, 6. Erin Osborne, 7. Tess Flintoff, 8. Nicole Faltum, 9. Sophie Day, 10. Holly Ferling, 11. Rosemary Mair
Sydney Sixers: 1. Alyssa Healy (wk), 2. Erin Burns, 3. Ashleigh Gardener, 4. Ellyse Perry (c), 5. Dane van Niekerk, 6. Marizanne Kapp, 7. Lisa Griffith, 8. Lauren Cheatle, 9. Jodie Hicks, 10. Stella Campbell, 11. Sarah Aley
Sydney Showground Pitch and Weather Report
Early morning rain increased worries of another rain-affected WBBL day in Sydney. There is a chance of rain throughout the day in Sydney, but hopefully the worst has passed. In terms of the Sydney Showground track, it is usually a 130-140 track batting first, given its slowish nature.
Dream11 Prediction
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Match Prediction
After a frustrating start for the Melbourne Stars, they will be more than eager to play a full match sans any rain interruptions against the Sydney Sixers. On paper it looks, the Sixers will be the ones who are more likely to end up on the right side, but both teams will hope that rain stays away.
