Melbourne Stars Women vs Sydney Thunder Women - 23rd Match of the Women's Big Bash League, 2023 at Casey Fields No. 4, Melbourne
Weather Forecast
Overcast - 9°C
1. TOURNAMENT STATS AND INFO
(i) Points Table Scenario
MS-W - 6 - 2w/4l (6th)
ST-W - 4 - 3w/1l (4th)
(ii) Toss Based Analysis
Melbourne Stars Women (MS-W)
1. Nicole Faltum
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 7(6), 15(14)*, 22(23)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(10), 6(10)
2. Sophie Reid
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 25(27), 0(4)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Meg Lanning
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 55(34), 13(15), 5(6), 75(50)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(4), 5(16)
4. Annabel Sutherland
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 34(22)&4w, 6(10)&1w, 49(27)&2w, 12(15)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(6)&0w, 8(7)&2w
5. Maia Bouchier
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 25(16), 48(38), 0(1), 10(12)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(1), 9(5)
6. Alice Capsey
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(12), 25(26)&2w, 31(25)&2w, 3(4)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(3)&0w, 52(43)&2w
7. Kim Garth
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(5)*&1w, 1w, 2(2)*&1w, 6(5)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(4)&0w, 45(27)*&1w
8. Sophia Dunkley
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 10(18), 5(10)&2w, 8(8), 17(16)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(10), 1(3)
9. Sophie Day
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 0w, 4w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 0w
10. Rhys McKenna
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(7)&1w, 14(5), 0(2), 3(5)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(4)&0w, 0w
11. Olivia Henry
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Jas Nevins
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Milly Illingworth
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w
14. Sasha Moloney
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 10(5)&0w, 0w, 0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0w
15. Tess Flintoff
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
Sydney Thunder Women (ST-W)
1. Phoebe Litchfield
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 54(28)*, 27(19)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 18(14)*, 68(42)
2. Chamari Athapaththu
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 52(39)&3w, 32(26)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 80(54)&0w, 13(22)&0w
3. Tahlia Wilson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 33(29), 30(23)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 28(24), 14(19)
4. Heather Knight
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 18(14)&3w, 52(31)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 13(13)*&0w, 2(4)&0w
5. Marizanne Kapp
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 11(6)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 18(16)&1w
6. Sammy Jo Johnson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(3)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Saskia Horley
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Hannah Darlington
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 4w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 0w
9. Samantha Bates
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w
10. Lauren Smith
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Lauren Bell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Ebony Hoskin
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 1w
13. Claire Moore
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(1)*
14. Paris Bowdler
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Anika Learoyd
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 11(5), 15(11)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 20(12)
16. Olivia Porter
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(2)*, 8(4)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3(3)*
2. VENUE AND PITCH INFO
Venue - Casey Fields No. 4, Melbourne, Australia
(i) Total Matches - W-T20s
Overall - 8
Avg 1st Innings - 145
Avg 2nd Innings - 135
Highest total - 144/5 (Adelaide Strikers Women vs Melbourne Stars Women - 5th January'2018)
(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground
MS-W - 6 - 3w/3l
ST-W - Not Played Yet!
(iii) Recent Matches on this venue
1) Perth Scorchers Women vs Melbourne Stars Women - 16th December'2018
90/7 vs 91/6 (MS-W won by 4 wkts)
Pacers - 4w+4w=8w
Spinners - 3w+0w=3w
2) Melbourne Stars Women vs Perth Scorchers Women - 15th December'2018
124/9 vs 125/2 (PS-W won by 8 wkts)
Pacers - 7w+0w=7w
Spinners - 2w+2w=4w
3) Melbourne Stars Women vs Sydney Sixers Women - 21st January'2018
106/7 vs 107/5 (SS-W won by 5 wkts)
Pacers - 5w+2w=7w
Spinners - 2w+2w=4w
4) Adelaide Strikers Women vs Melbourne Stars Women - 5th January'2018
144/5 vs 122/9 (AS-W won by 22 runs)
Pacers - 3w+6w=9w
Spinners - 1w+1w=2w
5) Sydney Sixers Women vs Melbourne Stars Women - 17th December'2016
111/8 vs 115/3 (MS-W won by 7 wkts)
Pacers - 4w+2w=6w
Spinners - 3w+1w=4w
6) Sydney Sixers Women vs Melbourne Stars Women - 16th December'2016
122/8 vs 124/3 (MS-W won by 7 wkts)
Pacers - 4w+3w=7w
Spinners - 3w+0w=3w
7) Western Fury vs Victoria Spirit - 27th October'2012
82/8 vs 86/7 (VS won by 3 wkts)
Pacers - 6w+5w=11w
Spinners - 2w+1w=3w
8) Victoria Spirit vs Western Fury - 25th October'2012
83/2 vs 37/2 (Match Tied - DLS)
Pacers - 2w+2w=4w
Spinners - 0w+0w=0w
SUMMARY
Pacers
1st Innings - 35w
2nd Innings - 24w
Spinners
1st Innings - 16w
2nd Innings - 7w
Overall
59w:23w (Pacers:Spinners)
(iv) Toss Based Analysis on this venue
Melbourne Stars Women (MS-W)
1. Nicole Faltum
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(2)
2. Sophie Reid
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Meg Lanning
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 18(15)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 7(12), 66(48)*, 9(9)
4. Annabel Sutherland
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(12)*&1w, 10(11)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(7)&0w
5. Maia Bouchier
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Alice Capsey
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Kim Garth
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w
8. Sophia Dunkley
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Sophie Day
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Rhys McKenna
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Olivia Henry
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Jas Nevins
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Milly Illingworth
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Sasha Moloney
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Tess Flintoff
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
Sydney Thunder Women (ST-W)
1. Phoebe Litchfield
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. Chamari Athapaththu
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Tahlia Wilson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Heather Knight
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Marizanne Kapp
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 16(14)&2w, 32(32)*&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w
6. Sammy Jo Johnson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Saskia Horley
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Hannah Darlington
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Samantha Bates
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Lauren Smith
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Lauren Bell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Ebony Hoskin
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Claire Moore
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Paris Bowdler
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Anika Learoyd
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
16. Olivia Porter
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. HEAD TO HEAD
(i) Overall
13 - 9w/4l (in favour of ST-W)
(ii) Last 5 Matches
3w/2l (in favour of ST-W)
(iii) On This Venue
Not Played Yet!
(iv) Recent Head to Head Matches
1) Sydney Thunder Women vs Melbourne Stars Women - 30th October'2021
133/5 vs 114/8 (ST-W won by 19 runs)
Tahlia Wilson - 53(53)
Phoebe Litchfield - 49(42)
Samantha Bates - 2w
Sammy Jo Johnson - 1w
Hannah Darlington - 1w
Tess Flintoff - 17(12)
Kim Garth - 1w
2) Melbourne Stars Women vs Sydney Thunder Women - 26th October'2021
108/7 vs 96/5 (MS-W won by 12 runs)
Kim Garth - 9(8)&3w
Annabel Sutherland - 1w
Sophie Day - 1w
Anika Learoyd - 21(35)
Hannah Darlington - 17(15)*&1w
Samantha Bates - 1w
Lauren Smith - 1w
3) Melbourne Stars Women vs Sydney Thunder Women - 28th November'2020
86/9 vs 87/3 (ST-W won by 7 wickets)
Annabel Sutherland - 20(20)
Tess Flintoff - 1w
Rachael Haynes - 21(17)*
Tammy Beaumont - 16(15)
Sammy Jo Johnson - 2w
Samantha Bates - 1w
Hannah Darlington - 1w
Lauren Smith - 1w
4) Sydney Thunder Women vs Melbourne Stars Women - 14th November'2020
131/5 vs 135/2 (MS-W won by 8 wickets)
Rachael Haynes - 51(49)
Phoebe Litchfield - 29(17)*
Tammy Beaumont - 14(27)
Hannah Darlington - 1w
(v) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)
Melbourne Stars Women (MS-W)
1. Nicole Faltum
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(7), 4(4)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 5(7)*, 7(7), 4(7)
2. Sophie Reid
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Meg Lanning
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Annabel Sutherland
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(13), 20(20), 3(7)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 7(9)&2w, 4(8)&2w, 4(6)&0w, 0w, 0w
5. Maia Bouchier
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Alice Capsey
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w
7. Kim Garth
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 1w, 1w, 3w, 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 0w
8. Sophia Dunkley
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Sophie Day
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0w, 0w
10. Rhys McKenna
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w
11. Olivia Henry
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Jas Nevins
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Milly Illingworth
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Sasha Moloney
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 0w, 1w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0w
15. Tess Flintoff
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 1w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 17(12)&0w, 0w
Sydney Thunder Women (ST-W)
1. Phoebe Litchfield
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 17(14), 29(24)*, 49(42), 50(34)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(5), 0(1)
2. Chamari Athapaththu
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Tahlia Wilson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 53(53)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(3)
4. Heather Knight
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Marizanne Kapp
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Sammy Jo Johnson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(12)&2w, 7(8)&0w, 0(1)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(6), 1(6)&0w, 3(3)*&0w, 4(4)*&0w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 30(14)&3w, 1(5)&2w
7. Saskia Horley
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Hannah Darlington
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 1w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 1w, 1w
9. Samantha Bates
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 1w, 0w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w
10. Lauren Smith
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 1w, 1w
11. Lauren Bell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Ebony Hoskin
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Claire Moore
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Paris Bowdler
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Anika Learoyd
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
16. Olivia Porter
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING
A) MELBOURNE STARS WOMEN (MS-W) SQUAD :
Probable XI
1) Sophia Dunkley - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 17, 8, 1, 5r 2w, 9, 10, 38, 29r 1w, 68r 2w, 24r 1w, 50r 0w, 25r 0w, 28r 0w, 2, 13, 8
2) Meg Lanning - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 75, 5, 5, 13, 1, 55, 73*, 51, 35, 51, 35, 39, 32*, 18, 15, 21*
3) Alice Capsey - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 3r 0w, 31r 2w, 52r 2w, 25r 2w, 2r 0w, 13r 0w, 5r 0w, 6, 1w, 9r 1w, 51, 35, 0, 11r 0w
4) Annabel Sutherland - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 12r 2w, 49r 2w, 8r 2w, 6r 1w, 1r 0w, 34r 4w, 3w, 3w, 0w, 19r 0w, 13r 0w, 0w, 1r 0w, 109r 0w, 37r 0w, 18r 0w
5) Maia Bouchier - RHB
Last 10 - 10, 0, 9, 48, 0, 25, 2, 64, 95, 17, 23, 12, 22, 4, 47*
6) Nicole Faltum - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 22*, 6, 15*, 1, 4, 0, 17, 11, 7, 15, 57, 17, 14*
7) Kim Garth - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 6r 0w 2r 1w, 45r 1w, 1w, 1r 0w, 3r 1w, 2w, 1w, 3w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 3w, 1w, 22r 0w, 0r 1w, 14r 4w, 19*
8) Rhys McKenna - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 3r 0w, 0w, 2r 0w, 14*, 1r 0w, 4r 1w, 24r 0w, 1r 1w, 23r 0w, 14r 0w, 14r 0w, 5r 1w, 0, 0w, 1w, 3*
9) Sophie Day - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 1w, 4w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 1w, 6r 0w, 0r 0w, 7r 0w, 1r 0w, 19r 1w, 24r 3w, 25r 3w, 12r 2w, 2r 2w, 16r 0w
10) Sasha Moloney - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 3w
11) Milly Illingworth - RHB, RAF
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 3w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 4w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 1w
BENCH
12) Olivia Henry - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 0, 14, 6, 33, 42, 33, 28, 21, 5
13) Sophie Reid - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 0, 25, 17, 6, 25, 32, 0, 48, 73, 11, 3, 3
14) Jas Nevins - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 2, 3, 0r 0w, 21r 0w, 36r 1w, 11r 0w
15) Tess Flintoff - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 6r 0w, 2r 0w, 0w, 0r 0w, 27r 1w, 55r 1w, 2r 1w, 3r 0w, 7
Safe C/VC choices
Annabel Sutherland, Alice Capsey
B) SYDNEY THUNDER WOMEN (ST-W) SQUAD :
Probable XI
1) Chamari Athapaththu - LHB, RAO
Last 10 - 32r 0w, 13r 0w, 80r 1w, 52r 3w, 12r 0w, 14r 0w, 27r 1w, 12r 0w, 34, 10r 0w, 44r 3w, 55r 1w, 15r 1w, 80r 0w
2) Phoebe Litchfield - LHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 27, 68, 18*, 54*, 27, 16, 36, 52*, 2, 29, 13
3) Tahlia Wilson - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 30, 14, 28, 33, 10, 27, 28, 81, 4, 5, 56*, 14*, 2, 24
4) Heather Knight - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 52r 0w, 2r 0w, 13r 0w, 18r 3w, 22, 18, 14, 23*, 34, 13, 10, 11, 44
5) Marizanne Kapp - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 11r 2ww, 18r 1w, 1w, 0w, 72r 0w, 45r 1w, 27r 1w, 21r 0w, 29r 0w, 100r 0w, 26r 0w, 19r 1w, 9r 1w
6) Olivia Porter - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 8*, 3*, 3*, 51r 0w, 4, 18, 0, 6r 0w, 29r 0w, 32r 0w, 18r 0w, 9, 0
7) Sammy Jo Johnson - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 2r 2w, 18r 0w, 16r 1w, 2w, 7r 1w, 28r 2w, 0r 0w, 0r 1w, 41r 0w, 48r 0w, 3r 2w
8) Hannah Darlington - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 4w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 24r 1w, 1r 1w, 0w, 32r 1w, 13r 1w, 11r 0w, 25r 0w, 1r 0w, 2w, 1w
9) Samantha Bates - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 0w, 3w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 3w
10) Lauren Smith - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 1w, 2w, 23r 3w, 9r 1w, 22r 0w, 7r 1w, 17r 1w, 27r 2w, 33r 0w, 8r 0w
11) Lauren Bell - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 1w, 3w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 3w, 2w
BENCH
12) Paris Bowdler - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 4, 18, 2, 2, 7, 0, 4, 2*
13) Saskia Horley - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 5, 1, 8, 27, 13, 20*, 51, 16, 3
14) Claire Moore - RHB
Last 10 - 12, 23, 4*, 6, 1, 20, 16, 25*, 6, 22*
15) Anika Learoyd - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 15, 20, 11, 1, 8, 3, 0, 7, 91r 1w, 131, 13r 0w, 12, 45
16) Ebony Hoskin - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 3w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w
Safe C/VC Choices
Chamari Athapaththu, Marizanne Kapp
Differential GL C/VC choices
MS-W - Kim Garth, Sasha Moloney, Meg Lanning, Sophie Day
ST-W - Hannah Darlington, Sammy Jo Johnson, Samantha Bates, Heather Knight
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