Last Updated on 7 years by Charbel Coorey
In the T20 fest in Australia, we have a great game to look forward to today, with the Women’s Big Bash Final between Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers. This has been a huge season for the women’s game, which started with record attendance and viewership figures for the Women’s Ashes, and this has followed through to an excellent WBBL tournament that most certainly deserves to be stand alone, but that is a discussion for another day.
Both teams are packed with match-winners who can swing the game their team’s way, and with T20 the kind of game where one over can change the momentum of a game, it could be one where we will be unsure of the result right until the very end.
One way or another, history will be made in this game. If the Scorchers win, it will be their first ever WBBL title. If the Sixers win, they will be the first team to win two WBBL titles. In a rematch of last year’s final, Perth will be keen to get revenge.
Key to a Perth Scorchers win
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Key to a Sydney Sixers win
Another key will be if the Sixers bowlers can get on top of the Scorchers strong batting line up. Sarah Aley and Dane van Niekerk sit right behind Katherine Brunt in the wicket taking charts, and the Sixers will be hoping these two in particular can put the squeeze on the scorchers line up. Add Sarah Coyte who has taken seven wickets since her return, and Garth who has taken at least one wicket in her last eight games, and the Sixers possess a strong attack.
Stats and Facts:
- If Perth win, it will be the first instance of a team outside of Sydney winning the WBBL. Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder have one title each to date.
- The Perth Scorchers have won both encounters against the Sydney Sixers this season. The first was by 9 wickets and the second by 6 wickets. Both wins were achieved with over an over to spare.
- This is the Sixers’ third final, and Perth’s second.
Prediction:
