Melbourne Stars Women vs Perth Scorchers Women, WBBL T20 2022, Today Match Prediction 19 November 2022

mlsw vs perw Match Prediction & Analysis

Melbourne Stars Women will face defending champions Perth Scorchers Women in the 52nd match of the Women's Big Bash League 2022 at Ted Summerton Reserve, Moe. The battle for the top 4 spots is getting more challenging, which is why both teams will try to claim points in the upcoming game.

With 4 wins and 6 defeats from 12 matches played so far, Melbourne Stars Women are in the 6th place in the points table with 10 points. Defending champions, on another end, have managed to win 6 games out of 12 they played to be in 4th place with 13 points. 

Both teams have won 2 out of the last 5 matches played in the league, but Perth Scorchers Women have defeated Melbourne Stars Women during the first meeting this season. Stars are looking forward to taking revenge on Scorchers and will try to continue their campaign in the race to the knockout stage.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Melbourne Stars Women Preview

After winning 2 back-to-back games against Renegades and Hurricanes, Melbourne Stars lost their last match, which was played for the 2nd time this season against Hobart Hurricanes. To return on a winning track, they will face Perth Scorchers Women on 19th November in Victoria.

Though they won their first match against Hurricanes by 4 wickets, the team’s batting unit failed to chase down the target set by Hurricanes in the 2nd match and got defeated by 38 runs. While bowling first against Hurricanes, Annabel Sutherland and Alice Capsey’s 2 wickets each helped their team to restrict opponents to 152 runs.

It was a complete batting failure by the team’s batting unit while chasing 153 runs. Despite Alice Capsey’s 38 runs from 26 balls and Lauren Winfield-Hill’s 22 runs from 31 balls, no other batter could score decent runs on the board. As a result, they got ended up scoring 114 runs only and lost the match by 38 runs. 

The team’s bowling unit is performing well this season, but the batting unit is struggling to score runs. If they want to regain a winning track, the batters must put on a show against Perth Scorchers on 19th November.

Key players:
Alice Capsey, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Annabel Sutherland, Sophie Day.

Melbourne Stars Women Predicted Playing XI:

Bess Heath, Alice Capsey, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Annabel Sutherland, Kim Garth, Sasha Moloney, Nicole Faltum (c, wk), Sophie Reid, Una Raymond-Hoey, Rhys McKenna, Sophie Day.

Melbourne Stars Women Actual Playing XI:

Rhys McKenna, Nicole Faltum, Sophie Day, Alice Capsey, Lauren Winfield, Una Raymond-Hoey, Bess Heath, Sophie Reid, Sasha Moloney, Kim Garth, Annabel Sutherland

Perth Scorchers Women Preview

Defending champions started their title defense on a good note but failed to carry momentum in the last few matches. They have now lost 3 out of the previous five league games. To confirm their spot in the top 4, they must win an upcoming match against Melbourne Stars Women. 

Perth Scorchers Women were undefeated against Melbourne Stars Women last season, and they have added one more victory to that record this season by winning the first game against Stars by 2 wickets. Perth Scorchers Women lost their last match against Sydney Sixer Women despite performing well with the bat and scoring 176 runs on the board in 20 overs.

Beth Mooney’s sensational 75 runs from 51 balls and Marizanne Kapp’s 68 runs from 37 balls in the death overs led them to put up a decent total on the board. But the team’s bowling failed to restrict that total against Sydney Sixer Women. Sophie Devine and Piepa Cleary picked up 2 wickets each, but opponents chased down the target by sparing 6 wickets in hand. 

The team looks well-balanced in both battings as well as the bowling department. They must fully utilize their strength against Melbourne Stars Women in the upcoming match. A win in the next game can help them to secure their spot in the top 4 of the league.

Key players:
Beth Mooney, Sophie Devine, Marizanne Kapp, Alana King.

Perth Scorchers Women Predicted Playing XI:

Beth Mooney (wk), Sophie Devine (c), Chloe Piparo, Maddy Green, Heather Graham, Marizanne Kapp, Mathilda Carmichael, Alana King, Piepa Cleary, Lilly Mills, Taneale Peschel.

Perth Scorchers Women Actual Playing XI:

Mathilda Carmichael, Beth Mooney, Piepa Cleary, Taneale Peschel, Chloe Piparo, Lilly Mills, Alana King, Maddy Green, Sophie Devine, Marizanne Kapp, Amy Edgar

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather will be cloudy on the match day, with 10-20% chances of rain. The maximum and minimum temperatures will be between 21°C - 12°C.

Venue Details

Ted Summerton Reserve, Moe, will host this match. The ground can accommodate 7,500 people and has conducted many domestic games in Victoria. 

Toss: To Bowl

Here the pitch generally favors batters in the 2nd part of the match while chasing the target.  At this place, the general trend is the winning captain chooses to ball first.