Melbourne Stars Women vs Hobart Hurricanes Women, WBBL T20 2021, Today Match Prediction 19 October 2021

mlsw vs hbhw Match Prediction & Analysis

Hobart Hurricanes lost both the matches they played in the Hobart leg of the matches played so far and this will be their third and last match in Hobart this season. They would look to win this match on their home soil and get their first points on board. Melbourne Stars lost their opening match in a rain curtailed encounter against Sydney Sixers. They would consider themselves unlucky in the first match and will come into this match with more confidence. We expect a superb contest between these two sides in this match.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Melbourne Stars Women Preview

Melbourne Stars posted a superb total of 99 runs in their 11 overs stint as Elysse Villani took on the opposition bowlers scoring 54 runs off 31 balls. Meg Lanning (23 runs), and Annabel Sutherland (14 runs) shared 50* & 49-run partnership with Villani respectively in the last game.

Pacers Tess Flintoff and Annabel Sutherland were taken for runs at over 13 RPO in the last game as the opposition raced to 81/1 in 7 overs. Sophie Day and Rhys McKenna picked up crucial wickets but went for runs at 9 RPO. Kim Garth was the pick of the bowlers last night with bowling figures of 3-0-16-1.

Top players to bet on:

Annabel Sutherland – Sutherland had a rare off- day with bat and ball with figures of 2-0-27-1 & 18-bll struggle to 14 runs in the last game. She will be eager to get back to form with both bat and ball in this match.

Elysse Villani – Villani took on the bowler`s from the word go despite Sutherland struggling at other end. She took their team to 49/1 in the power play scoring at nearly 170 strike rate at that time.

Melbourne Stars Women Predicted Playing XI:

Elyse Villani, Annabel Sutherland, Meg Lanning (c), Maia Bouchier, Kim Garth, Nicole Faltum (wk), Tess Flintoff, Anna Lanning, Maddy Darke, Sophie Day, Rhys McKenna

Hobart Hurricanes Women Preview

Hobart Hurricanes scored less than 130 runs for the second time in this season. Richa Ghosh played a good knock of 46 runs to take her team to 125/9 from 21/3 at the end of the powerplay. Sasha Moloney (22 runs), Molly Strano (11 runs), and Nicola Carey (12 runs) played some god cameos in the lower order.

Pacers Belinda Vakarewa and Tayla Vlamenick were taken for a lot of runs as they gave away 67 runs in their 8 overs. Molly Strano and Nikola Carey picked up 4 wickets between them and kept the scoring rate below 6 RPO in their overs. Ruth Johnson and Amy Smith bowled the fifth bowler`s quota of overs with combined match figures of 4-0-18-0.

Top players to bet on:

Richa Ghosh – Richa Ghosh has scores of 21 & 46 in the two matches and she looks very good for a big score in this match. We expect her to continue her good showing in the middle order.

Molly Strano – Strano picked up 3 wickets in the last game including 2 in the power play to give her team a good chance to defend the total. We expect her to take crucial wickets in this match too.

Hobart Hurricanes Women Predicted Playing XI:

Ruth Johnston, Rachel Priest (C & wk), Mignon du Preez, Richa Ghosh, Naomi Stalenberg, Nicola Carey, Sasha Moloney, Molly Strano, Belinda Vakarewa, Tayla Vlaeminck, Amy Smith

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Hobart is expected to have some scattered showers on the match day and we expect rain to make a small appearances in the match. The outfield might be slippery and damp due to last 2 days rain.

Venue Details

Hobart is a slow track where the ball stops and come to the batters which makes timing the ball much more difficult. The highest score in this surface in the 4 fully completed matches has been 140 runs. We expect scores to be around 140-150 runs in this match.

Toss: To Bowl

Captains have opted to field first in the 4 out of the 5 matches played so far. We expect the trend to continue as teams are comfortable chasing the target rather than setting one.

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Winning Prediction

Hobart Hurricanes have a slightly inconsistent batting line-up with their batters failing to a make big score so far barring Richa Ghosh. Their bowling attack has put a valiant fight in defending the low target but fell agonizingly close in last overs in the last game. Melbourne Stars batting line-up will be exited with the form of Villani and Lanning but their bowling attack needs to be more disciplined especially their pacers. We expect Melbourne Stars to win this match owing to the tough fight they showed in the last match.

MELBOURNE STARS WILL WIN THE MATCH

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