SS W vs MR W Live Score: There comes a clash of the bottom lenders when Sydney Sixers Women lock horns with Melbourne Renegades in Match 26 of the WBBL 2023. Sydney Sixers are having their worst time in the ongoing tournament as they lagged at the Points table with 5 losses & just one win in six fixtures in which they have played. Their chances of qualifying for the knockouts are almost impossible & they will aim to win this clash just to save their prestige. On the other hand, Renegades too are not having a good time either in the tournament as they are at the second last position on the Points table with a 1-5 score after a recent loss to Scorchers. Though both the teams are lying at the bottom of the Points table & they will aim to end their campaign on a decent note by winning this clash.
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Sydney Sixers Women
Sydney Sixers lineup comprises top names of World Cricket. But all of them had trouble finding any momentum with the bat at any point of time. In six fixtures they have played, their top batters in the face of Bates (50 runs) and Burns (45 runs) have failed to meet their expectations & didn’t have any effect on the game. Gardner (147 runs) does have the occasional good game but her scores are all over the place and she has no consistency. Tryon has stood up when the team needed her service the most & scored 128 runs but the majority of run-scoring was done by Perry who scored 203 runs at an average of 40.60. She is the lone player who has time & again proved her prowess in the tournament so far.
Coming to their bowling order, their bowlers have been decent but they are still insufficiently competitive for playing a tough league like WBBL. Though they managed to pull off a narrow 6-run win over the Renegades their bowling order has flaws that need to be managed. Gardner’s 12 wickets are good compared to other bowlers but she too has conceded the majority of runs which is excessive. Cheatle (11-192) is another bowler to watch out for, she needs to scalp crucial wickets at regular intervals if the Sixers aim to end their campaign at a decent total.
Sydney Sixers Predicted Playing XI:
Suzie Bates, Ellyse Perry (c), Ashleigh Gardner, Erin Burns, Chloe Tryon, Maitlan Brown, Mathilda Carmichael, Kate Pelle (wk), Kate Peterson, Linsey Smith, Lauren Cheatle
Melbourne Renegades Women
Another loss in the fixture means the Renegades would be officially out of the WBBL 2023. They have lost four games at a trot & already their chances for the knockouts are low.
In the batting order, their major concern is Matthews’s poor batting performance as the veteran player has scored 94 runs in just six matches. In contrast, Wareham has played exceptionally by scoring 182 runs at an average of 45.50. The duo needs to deliver in this crucial game if they aim to end their WBBL 2023 Campaign on a high note. Beaumont is usually reliable & has contributed 167 runs at the lower order.
Another player who has failed to deliver as per the team’s expectations I Harmanpreet Kaur. He started the tournament on a decent note but later her performance graph dropped significantly as she managed to score just 32 runs in three matches.
Coming to the bowling order, Matthews though has failed to perform with the bat but her bowling looks consistent. She has consistently hit the mark with the ball & has returned with figures of 3-17 in one of their fixtures. She will get valuable support from Wareham who has so far fetched 8 wickets for 196 but conceded too many runs at an economy of 8.52 They need to produce a balanced show if winning is on their mind.
Melbourne Renegades Predicted Playing XI:
Hayley Matthews (c), Tammy Beaumont, Courtney Webb, Harmanpreet Kaur, Georgia Wareham, Josephine Dooley (wk), Georgia Prestwidge, Sarah Coyte, Emma de Broughe, Ella Hayward, Sara Kennedy.
Pitch Report
The WACA pitch is exceptional providing aid to the pace bowlers. The pitch also provides assistance to the batters as the match progresses. Coming to the stats, teams who have batted second have won matches here. Thus any captain who wins the toss will aim to bowl first & limit the opponents to a poor score. Later they will aim to chase the target easily with assistance from the batters in the later overs.
Winning Prediction
Talking about both the teams neither of the team has been playing well & is almost impossible that they will head to the playoffs. However, the Renegades have a slight upper hand over the Sixers & if their batters & bowlers could produce a stable show with both bat and ball & their chances of winning will be quite high. On the other hand, Sixers batters & bowlers look too out of form & they need to produce an all-round show if winning is on their mind. Considering previous matches stats & records we predict Melbourne Renegades to win this clash.
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