Sydney Thunder Women vs Perth Scorchers Women, WOMENS BIG BASH LEAGUE 2021, Today Match Prediction 16 October 2022

sytw vs perw Match Prediction & Analysis

Sydney Thunder are hosting defending champions Perth Scorchers Women in the 7th match of Women's Big Bash League 2022 at Blacktown International Sportspark in Sydney. Defending champions are undefeated in the last 4 consecutive games in the recent BBL history.

Sydney Thunder Women have played their first game against Hobart Hurricanes Women, where they got defeated by 19 runs. With 1 defeat in 1 game, they are in the 4th place in the points table. On the other side, Perth Scorchers are yet to play a game this season and will begin their campaign against Sydney Thunder Women in the upcoming match.

Perth Scorchers lost just 3 games during last season’s campaign, and they will try to continue where they left off last season. The hosts had a terrible last season and finished at the 7th in the league. They also didn’t get an ideal start this season, which is why this game against Scorchers will be vital for them. 

TEAMS PREVIEW

Sydney Thunder Women Preview

Sydney Thunder Women failed to chase down the target against Hobart Hurricanes Women after a decent bowling performance. To clinch the first victory of the new season, they will face defending champions Perth Scorchers Women in the 7th game of the WBBL 2022.

Captain Rachael Haynes asked HHW to bat first, and the team’s bowlers justified the captain's decision with brilliant spells. Samantha Bates’ spell of 2 wickets for 16 runs in 4 overs, along with Chloe Tryon’s spell of 2 wickets for 14 runs, were the 2 key spells with the help of which Sydney Thunder Women restricted opponents to 125 runs.

While chasing the target of 126 runs, Thunder’s batting unit collapsed in front of Hurricanes’ attacking bowling spells. Despite Phoebe Litchfield (who scored 25 runs from 25 balls) and Tahlia Wilson (who scored 26 runs from 30 balls), the other batters couldn’t manage to put a decent score on the board, and as a result, they got defeated in the first game.

The performance of the batting unit still remained a problem for Sydney Thunder Women this season as well. Now they will face a more formidable challenge to tackle defending champions' bowling unit in the next match. 

Key players:
Tammy Beaumont, Rachael Haynes, Lea Tahuhu, Belinda Vakareva.

Sydney Thunder Women Predicted Playing XI:

Tammy Beaumont, Phoebe Litchfield, Anika Learoyd, Rachael Haynes (c), Chloe Tryon, Sammy-Jo Johnson, Lea Tahuhu, Lauren Smith, Tahlia Wilson (wk), Belinda Vakareva, Samantha Bates.

Sydney Thunder Women Actual Playing XI:

Lauren Smith, Phoebe Litchfield, Lea Tahuhu, Chloe Tryon, Sammy Jo Johnson, Tammy Beaumont, Belinda Vakarewa, Tahlia Wilson, Samantha Bates, Anika Learoyd, Rachael Haynes

Perth Scorchers Women Preview

Defending champions will play their first match against Sydney Thunder Women on 16th October 2022. They lost just 3 games during last year’s campaign and will try to continue that momentum ahead in this season as well. 

Perth Scorchers faced Sydney Thunder twice last season, where they won the first encounter by 81 runs, whereas 2nd fixture between these two was a resultless game. In the first game against STW, captain Sophie Devine scored a brilliant century to put in 101 runs from 60 balls. Alana King was the bowler of the match as she picked up 4 wickets for just 11 runs while defending the target of 187 runs against Thunder.

In the 2nd match also, Perth Scorchers showed a brilliant batting display led by Beth Mooney, who scored not out 83 runs from 53 balls against Thunder. But unfortunately, the match went resultless, and each team got awarded 1 point. 

The overall team is looking strong and has good batting depth and bowling unit. The aggressive opening pair of Beth Mooney-Sophie Devine and Marizanne Kapp’s experience in the middle order make this team even stronger this season. 

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

Perth Scorchers Women Predicted Playing XI:

Beth Mooney (wk), Sophie Devine (c), Chloe Piparo, Heather Graham, Marizanne Kapp, Mathilda Carmichael, Alana King, Piepa Cleary, Lisa Griffith, 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 rainy on the match day, with 50-60% chances of rain. The maximum and minimum temperatures will be between 22°C - 13°C.

Venue Details

Blacktown International Sportspark in Sydney will host this match. The ground can accommodate 10,000 people and has conducted many domestic games. 

Toss: To Bowl

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