Melbourne Renegades Women vs Brisbane Heat Women - WBBL 2024 Final - Squad and Key Players

Updated At: 2024/11/30

The Women’s Big Bash League 2024 has come to its business end. We are now about to witness a thrilling finale between Melbourne Renegades Women and Brisbane Heat Women. The two teams have reached the final fixture and they will meet on Sunday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

After finishing up last in the WBBL point table in the previous, Melbourne Renegades women have made a spectacular comeback in the new season of the league. They finished the league stage by being the table toppers by winning 7 fixtures and witnessing 3 losses. Their net run rate stood at +0.527. The online cricket betting will have the odds in favour of Melbourne Renegades considering their performance this year.

Brisbane Heat Women also had similar stats but they finished 2nd in the league. They also scored 7 wins and witnessed 3 losses but their net run rate stood at +0.384. Brisbane Heat defeated Sydney Thunder in the 2nd play-off to cement their space in the final fixture.

Both teams had a different start to the new season of the league. Melbourne Renegades started the league season with 2 consecutive losses but made a strong comeback at the league stage. Whereas, Brisbane Heat started with 2 consecutive wins but witnessed 3 consecutive losses in the league. However, after their previous loss against Sydney Sixers, they have not lost a single fixture. The match prediction of the final game of WBBL 2024 explains the odds for the two teams.

WBBL 2024 - Point Table

Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Pts	NRR
Melbourne Renegades Women	10	7	3	14	0.527
Brisbane Heat Women	10	7	3	14	0.384
Sydney Thunder Women	10	6	3	13	-0.002
Hobart Hurricanes Women	10	5	5	10	0.189
Perth Scorchers Women	10	4	5	9	-0.171
Sydney Sixers Women	10	3	5	8	-0.32
Adelaide Strikers Women	10	3	6	7	-0.357
Melbourne Stars Women	10	2	7	5	-0.205

WBBL 2024 Final - Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat - Key Players

1) Jess Jonassen - Brisbane Heat

Brisbane Heat don’t boast a strong batting attack but the team is dependent for wickets on their leading-wicket taker Jess Jonassen. Jess is also the 4th highest wicket-taker of this season. She carries the ability to give enough flight to the ball for the desired variation and that has troubled the batters in the league on multiple occasions.

WBBL 2024 Stats	Matches	Wickets	Average	Economy
Jess Jonassen	11	16	17.81	7.12

2) Hayley Matthews - Melbourne Renegades

The West Indies batter has made a solid impact in the league this year. She is the leading run-scorer for Melbourne Renegades and her 2 half-centuries in the league have helped the Renegades to dominate against some of the best bowling attacks.

WBBL 2024 Stats	Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate
Hayley Matthews	9	255	36.42	136.36

She has also made a huge impact with the ball. Her Right arm off-break bowling has troubled the batters during the middle overs.

WBBL 2024 Stats	Matches	Wickets	Average	Economy
Hayley Matthews	9	12	18.75	5.86

3) Courtney Webb - Melbourne Renegades

Australia’s Courtney Webb is another player to watch out for in the camp of the Renegades. She is the 2nd highest scorer for the team in the current season of WBBL. Webb has the ability to score quick runs under pressure and can turn things around for the team in any situation.

WBBL 2024 Stats	Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate
Courtney Webb	9	249	31.12	120.87

4) Grace Harris - Brisbane Heat

Grace Harris is one of the most experienced names in Women’s cricket and the Big Bash League. This year again, Harris has come out as the leading run-scorer for Brisbane Heat and she will be looking forward to making an impact in the final game.

WBBL 2024 Stats	Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate
Grace Harris	11	277	27.70	134.46

Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat - Head-to-head

Melbourne Renegades	Matches (19)	Brisbane Heat
8	Won	11
11	Lost	8
137.6	Average Runs	147.6
207	Maximum Runs	192
67	Minimum Runs	66