Hobart Hurricanes Women vs Melbourne Stars Women Match Prediction

Hobart Hurricanes Women vs Melbourne Stars Women Team Previews

Hobart Hurricanes Women

The Hurricanes had a shaky start to a campaign, but they’ve found their way back to favor just in a moment. The club has won its previous three games, along with a victory against the Brisbane Heat. With five teams battling for the top four positions, the Hurricanes should win this game. Heather Graham and Mignon du Preez have indeed been excellent in the Hurricanes’ middle order, frequently masking the flaws of the middle order. Ruth Johnston has been a massive letdown, and Elyse Villani has struggled to turn her starts into large scores. Molly Strano and Maisy Gibson have taken the most of the wickets, with Graham and Nicola Carey providing valuable assistance. The Hurricanes will have to play well as a team to win this match. In a game that had to be cut short due to rain, Hobart Hurricanes reached the goal of 101 runs in 12.3 overs. In the previous game, Lizelle Lee with 24 runs, Mignon Du Preez with 37 runs, and Ellyse Villani with 26 runs led the chase. They have a powerful batting lineup that includes Ruth Johnson, Nikola Carey, and Heather Graham. In their lineup, they have a solid balance of speed and spin bowlers. Heather Graham, Molly Strano, and Hayley Jenson each took a wicket and bowled economically.

Melbourne Stars Women

The Stars haven’t been steady this year, and also that absence of stability is reflected in their point total. The squad sits sixth in the standings, 5 points behind the top four. With only four matches remaining, they have a mathematical possibility of progressing to the elimination phase. Nevertheless, the Melbourne Stars aren’t going to go down without a battle. Its most recent encounter, a rivalry with arch-rivals Melbourne Renegades, was a nail-biter, with the former winning by 5 wickets on the final ball. Annabel Sutherland was outstanding once more in this match, striking an unbroken 62 of only 29 deliveries to help the Stars collect 2 points. She and Sasha Moloney both took three wickets in the first innings, limiting the opposing bats. Moloney and Sutherland have taken the most wickets for the Stars this season, with Sutherland also leading the squad in scoring. The Stars’ batting has been lackluster, with none of the players from the top and middle orders able to make a large score. The last game was won by the Melbourne Stars by 5 wickets. Annabel Sutherland batted brilliantly, scoring an unbroken 62 runs off 29 balls from a difficult situation of 66/5. The Stars scored 23 runs in the penultimate over, with Sutherland hitting three sixes.

Hobart Hurricanes Women vs Melbourne Stars Women Team Squads

Hobart Hurricanes Women

Nicola Carey, Julia Cavanough, Mignon du Preez, Maisy Gibson, Heather Graham, Ruth Johnston, Lizelle Lee, Emma Manix-Geeves, Hayley Silver-Holmes, Amy Smith, Naomi Stalenberg, Molly Strano, Rachel Trenaman, Elyse Villani, Issy Wong (injured, replaced by Hayley Jensen)

Melbourne Stars Women

Meg Lanning (unavailable – personal reasons), Alice Capsey, Lucy Cripps, Sophie Day, Nicole Faltum (c), Tess Flintoff, Kim Garth, Rhys McKenna, Sasha Moloney, Sophie Reid, Jemimah Rodrigues, Annabel Sutherland, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Hasrat Gill, Olivia Henry

Hobart Hurricanes Women News

• The Hurricanes, captained by Elyse Villani struggled to play consistently at first, but they now appear to have tooled up as a top side in the championship.

Melbourne Stars Women News

• In contrast, Stars is having one of its worst WBBL seasons since Meg Lanning is out of the lineup. The team has only won three of its ten league games.