Sydney Thunder Women vs Brisbane Heat Women, WBBL T20 2021, Today Match Prediction 07 November 2021

sytw vs bhw Match Prediction & Analysis

The Women’s Big Bash League 2021 is entering its most crucial phase and in a very important game Sydney Thunder Women would take on Brisbane Heat Women. Sydney Thunder come here with a win against Hobart Hurricanes Women while the Brisbane Heat went down against Melbourne Renegades Women in the last game, their second consecutive defeat. 

Brisbane Heat Women have lost the last two games and dropped to the third spot on the points table. They would look forward to a good show here to get their campaign back on track. Sydney Thunder Women have won the last two games but have had a poor tournament and must win this one to move up on the points table. Given the context, we expect to see a tight contest here. 

TEAMS PREVIEW

Sydney Thunder Women Preview

Hannah Darlington’s side has ignited its hopes in the tournament with back-to-back wins. After failing to win any of their first five games the side has made a strong comeback. It was a good show by the side in their last game against the Hobart Hurricanes Women where they won by 37 runs. Darlington would aim for the third straight win here which will keep them in the hunt for a place in the playoffs. 

Smriti Mandhana played well in the last game, and she would aim at a good opening stand with Tahlia Wilson. In the middle order Phoebe Litchfield, Corinne Hall, and Deepti Sharma have got runs in the last two games and the side would like another strong show from them. Sammy-Jo Johnson, Anika Learoyd, and Darlington would be tasked with doing the big-hitting down the order. 

Their bowlers have struck form, and this is good news for the side. The new ball pair of Samantha Bates and Isabelle Wong would aim at striking early in this game. Sharma and Darlington also bowled tight spells in the last game, and they would have to play an important part in this game. Lauren Smith and Johnson shall need to play the supporting act well for the side to challenge Heat’s strong batting line-up. 

Sydney Thunder Women Predicted Playing XI:

Hannah Darlington (c), Tahlia Wilson (wk), Smriti Mandhana, Phoebe Litchfield, Corinne Hall, Deepti Sharma, Sammy-Jo Johnson, Anika Learoyd, Lauren Smith, Isabelle Wong, Samantha Bates

Sydney Thunder Women Actual Playing XI:

Smriti Mandhana, Lauren Smith, Phoebe Litchfield, Deepti Sharma, Corinne Hall, Hannah Darlington, Sammy Jo Johnson, Tahlia Wilson, Issy Wong, Samantha Bates, Anika Learoyd

Brisbane Heat Women Preview

Jess Jonassen’s side has lost the last two games and the skipper would be upset with the show from her bowlers in the last game against Melbourne Renegades Women as they allowed their opponents to put up a huge score on the board. It was a brave chase from the side but they lost by 15 runs. Jonassen would like her side to regain form in this game and do well here. 

Georgia Redmayne and Grace Harris must provide the side with a good start for them to win this game as Thunder Women have looked good with the ball. In the middle order Georgia Voll, Mikayla Hinkley, and Anne Bosch will aim at playing well in this important game. In Laura Kimmince and Jonassen, they have powerful strikers of the ball and quick runs would be needed from them. 

It was a poor show by their bowlers in the last game and the side would like to see tighter spells with the new ball from Nadine de Klerk and Courtney Grace Sippel. Nicola Hancock and Jonassen would have to keep the scoring rate under check in the middle overs and the likes of Charli Knott, Bosch and Harris also must play important roles.

Brisbane Heat Women Predicted Playing XI:

Jess Jonassen (c), Georgia Redmayne (wk), Grace Harris, Georgia Voll, Mikayla Hinkley, Anne Bosch, Laura Kimmince, Charli Knott, Nadine de Klerk, Nicola Hancock, Courtney Grace Sippel

Brisbane Heat Women Actual Playing XI:

Grace Harris, Georgia Redmayne, Poonam Yadav, Jess Jonassen, Anneke Bosch, Georgia Voll, Nicola Hancock, Charli Knott, Mikayla Hinkley, Georgia Prestwidge, Laura Kimmince Harris

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The skies over Adelaide would be partly cloudy on November 07 and we expect to see bowlers enjoy these conditions. Batters would have to be watchful here and play to the merit of the ball. The side batting first in this game would need 160 runs on the board to feel confident.

Venue Details

Adelaide Oval has short square boundaries, and this offers plenty of scoring opportunities to the batters. The wicket is known for assisting the fast bowlers with good pace and bounce and they have done well in the past. Spinners generally find this venue challenging with little assistance for them from the surface and short boundaries around the square.

Toss: To Bowl

This will be the first game of the tournament at the Adelaide Oval, and we expect to see some assistance for the bowlers early on. Most teams here in the past have preferred to bowl upon winning the toss and we expect to see the team winning the toss follow this convention and opt to bowl first.