Sydney Sixers Women vs Brisbane Heat Women, WBBL T20 2022, Today Match Prediction 16 November 2022

sysw vs bhw Match Prediction & Analysis

It's the battle between the dominating teams of the season. Table toppers Sydney Sixers Women will take on the number 2 team, Brisbane Heat Women, in the 49th match of the Women’s Big Bash League, 2022. The game is scheduled for 16th November from 1:40 pm IST at the North Sydney Oval, Sydney. And whoever wins will be the first team to qualify for the knockouts of this season.

Sydney Sixers’ opener Alyssa Healy stunned Perth Scorchers in 177 runs chase. Healy scored her 5th ton at a strike rate of 167.19 to win the game for Sixers Women in the game's final ball. Skipper Ellyse Perry also scored 48 off 40 balls to put a 154 runs partnership with Healy after all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner took 2 for 30 runs in the first innings. 

Brisbane Heat Women pulled a miracle in their last game. Batting first, Brisbane Heat put 114 runs on the board for losing 6 wickets against Adelaide Strikers Women in a rain-affected game. The target was adjusted to 118 runs in 16 overs. Amelia Kerr and Nicola Hancock displayed an inspiring performance to dismantle the Strikers’ batting lineup to 69 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. Heat Women defended three runs in the final ball of the game to win by 2 runs.

Both teams played against each other in the inaugural game of the WBBL 2022. Batting first, Brisbane Heat scored 141 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. Strikers’ skipper Perry and Erin Burns scored individual half-centuries to win the game by 4 wickets in the penultimate ball of the game. Sixers are currently at the top of the points table with 17 points and one game in hand over Brisbane Heat Women, who are second with 16 points.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Sydney Sixers Women Preview

When your entire top order is in the top 12 leading run-scorer of the season, it's the opponent who needs to worry. Alyssa Healy (3rd), Elysse Perry (5th), Suzie Bates (11th), and Erin Burns (12th) have amassed 1036 runs in 10 innings played so far. Alyssa Healy has scored 242 runs in the last 5 games at a strike rate of 148.46. Her century against the Perth Scorchers moved her into the top 3 leading run-scorers of the season. Though her opening partner Suzie Bates has 35 runs in the last 5 innings, Healy’s revival has nullified the impact on the batting lineup.

Elysse Perry ( 274 runs) and Erin Burns ( 233 runs) will surely make it difficult for Brisbane Heat. Besides Perry’s brilliance, it's Burns who is hitting at a strike rate of 148.40. She and Ashleigh Gardner (strike rate of 148.09) will be the key against the Heat Women to put a big target on the board in the final overs of the inning. 

Gardner also has 20 wickets with the ball at an economy of 6.09 with an average of 12.80 (both best amongst the top 5 leading wicket takers) and is currently just 1 wicket behind Brisbane Heat’s Nicola Hancock in the wickets table. Sophie Ecclestone and Lauren Cheatle will be helping Gardner to put pressure on Heat Women. The duo has 28 wickets (14 each) this season.

Key Players: Alyssa Healy, Elysse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner.

Sydney Sixers Women Predicted Playing XI:

Suzie Bates, Alyssa Healy (wk), Ellyse Perry (c), Ashleigh Gardner, Erin Burns, Nicole Bolton, Maitlan Brown, Sophie Ecclestone, Angelina Genford, Lauren Cheatle, Kate Peterson

Sydney Sixers Women Actual Playing XI:

Lauren Cheatle, Stella Campbell, Nicole Bolton, Alyssa Healy, Angelina Genford, Ellyse Perry, Suzie Bates, Sophie Ecclestone, Erin Burns, Ashleigh Gardner, Kate Peterson

Brisbane Heat Women Preview

Scorchers will open with Dannielle Wyatt and Georgia Voll. Danielle Wyatt is having the worst season of her life so far. The opener has scored just 123 runs at an average of 13.66. Brisbane Heat are yet unsure if the second leading run-scorer of the season Georgia Redmayne (333 runs), will be available for the game or not. In such a scenario, the pressure will be on Grace Harris and Amelia Kerr to keep the scoreboard running. Grace Harris is Heat’s current leading run-scorer with 253 runs at a strike rate of 116.58.

Laura Harris, in the middle, has been the Heat’s strongest player of the season. Harris has scored 173 runs at a strike rate of 203.52 - The highest strike rate of WBBL 2022. 

Bowling has been Brisbane Heat’s plus point. Nicola Hancock, skipper Jess Jonassen, and all-rounder Amelia Kerr have taken 57 wickets in 12 innings. All three are currently in the top 5 leading wicket-takers list of the season, with Hancock leading the pack with 21 wickets. It will be a difficult game for Sydney Sixers to overcome a strong bowling attack.

Key Players: Grace Harris, Amelia Kerr, Nicola Hancock.

Brisbane Heat Women Predicted Playing XI:

Danielle Wyatt, Georgia Voll, Grace Harris, Amelia Kerr, Laura Harris, Charli Knott, Ellie Johnston (wk), Jess Jonassen (c), Nicola Hancock, Courtney Sippel, Jess Kerr

Brisbane Heat Women Actual Playing XI:

Grace Harris, Courtney Sippel, Ellie Johnston, Jess Kerr, Danielle Wyatt, Jess Jonassen, Georgia Voll, Amelia Kerr, Nicola Hancock, Charli Knott, Laura Kimmince Harris

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather will be cloudy, with a chance of rain in the afternoon.  The temperature will range between 11 and 17°C. The wind will be flowing from the west at 15-30 kmh. The pitch assists batters in the first innings. The ball comes easily on the bat and the shorter boundaries can help team score big. The pitch slowly moves to assist bowlers in the second innings. 

Venue Details

The 49th T20 of the Women's Big Bash League 2022 between Sydney Sixers Women and Brisbane Heat Women will be played at North Sydney Oval, Sydney. The game is scheduled to start at 1:40 pm am on 16th November. The venue holds a capacity of 20000 spectators and has hosted 1 Test and 4 T20Is so far.

Toss: To Bat

In the 4 T20Is, the results have favored both batting and bowling teams twice. The average first innings score is 172 runs - 42 more than the average second innings score. The team winning the toss should bat first.