ST-W vs HB-W Match Prediction [Source: @ThunderBBL, @HurricanesBBL/x]
Sydney Thunder Women and Hobart Hurricanes Women will collide in the seventh match of the WBBL 2024 season on October 31 at the North Sydney Oval. The match marks their second respective outing of the season after their opening fixture against each other on October 28. The action is slated to commence from 1:45 PM IST onwards.
Sydney Thunder Women
The Sydney Thunder Women’s team is currently languishing at the bottom of the WBBL 2024 points table. They lost their opening match of the season to Hobart Hurricanes by 31 runs at the latter’s home ground on October 28. In a bid to climb up the points table, Phoebe Litchfield and co. need to overcome past demons and topple the Hurricanes on October 31.
Hobart Hurricanes Women
Hobart Hurricanes Women walloped Sydney Thunder by 31 runs in their opening match to be currently ranked number two on the eight-team WBBL 2024 standings. With a commanding NRR of 1.550, the Hurricanes find themselves only behind table-toppers Brisbane Heat. Another win over Thunder at this stage of the tournament will take the Hurricanes to the top of the table.
ST-W vs HB-W Head-to-Head Records
Category | Sydney Thunder Women | Hobart Hurricanes Women |
---|---|---|
Matches | 19 | 19 |
Matches Won | 10 | 7 |
Matches Lost | 7 | 10 |
No Result | 2 | 2 |
How Will The North Sydney Oval Pitch Behave?
The pitch report of the North Sydney Oval indicates that the playing surface will be favorable for batters. In the first match hosted by the venue this WBBL 2024 season, the team batting first scored a competitive 171 and went on to notch up a comfortable win by 11 runs. The fast bowlers can also make early inroads by making the new ball count.
Players To Watch Out For In ST-W vs HB-W
Top All-Rounders
Chamari Athapaththu (Sydney Thunder Women)
Sri Lankan T20 heavyweight Chamari Athapaththu remains an invaluable asset for the Sydney Thunder team, despite her failure with the bat earlier this week. Athapaththu holds an experience of more than 200 T20 matches, and remains one of the greatest modern-day all-rounders at the moment.
Nicola Carey (Hobart Hurricanes Women)
Nicola Carey delivered an emphatic all-round performance for the Hobart Hurricanes in their 31-run win over Sydney Thunder. The Australian cricket scored 52 runs in the match and picked up a key wicket with the ball.
Top Batting Performers
Phoebe Litchfield (Sydney Thunder Women)
Sydney Thunder skipper Phoebe Litchfield scored a fighting half-century for her team in their opening match of the WBBL 2024 season. The youngster holds a dynamic batting average of nearly 41 in T20I cricket.
Danni Wyatt-Hodge (Hobart Hurricanes Women)
England and Hurricanes top-order batter Danni Wyatt holds an experience of nearly 300 T20 matches, including 164 internationals. The 33-year-old will start out as one of the key members from the Hurricanes line-up.
Top Bowling Performers
Samantha Bates (Sydney Thunder Women)
Sydney Thunder left-arm spinner Samantha Bates picked up three Hurricanes wickets in Hobart at an expense of just 20 runs in her four overs.
Lauren Smith (Hobart Hurricanes Women)
Lauren Smith wrecked Sydney Thunder’s top-order in Hobart with the key wickets of Georgia Voll and Tahlia Wilson. The off-spinner ended up bagging match-winning figures of 2-17.
Today's Match Prediction: ST-W vs HB-W
ST-W vs HB-W: Predicted Score
Predicted first innings score: 160-185
Predicted second innings score: 165-190
Predicted Result: The team batting second will have an edge in this match.