WBBL 2024, Match 25 | HB-W vs AS-W Preview: Key Players And Stats, Live Streaming, Pitch Report, Probable XIs

WBBL 2024, Match 25, HB-W vs AS-W Preview [Source: @WBBL, @StrikersBBL/x]

Hobart Hurricanes Women will host defending champions Adelaide Strikers Women at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart on Wednesday, November 13. The match marks the seventh respective fixture for both sides this competition and the action will commence from 12:40 PM IST onwards.

HB-W vs AS-W: Match Details And Live Streaming

HB-W vs AS-W Preview: Hobart Hurricanes Women

Hobart Hurricanes Women have registered three wins from six matches to be ranked fourth on the WBBL 2024 points table. Another win at this stage of the tournament will take them to the top of the standings owing to their far superior NRR of 0.432. Lizelle Lee’s prolific form with the bat and Nicola Carey’s all-round excellence have compounded Hurricanes’ success off late. Elyse Villani and English top-order batter Danni Wyatt-Hodge have also unleashed match-winning runs at various stages of the season for the Hurricanes.

HB-W vs AS-W Preview: Adelaide Strikers Women

Defending champions Adelaide Strikers Women are languishing at the bottom of the WBBL 2024 season for securing just a solitary win from six matches. The batting line-up of the Strikers has primarily revolved around the blistering form of Tahlia McGrath, considering no other batter has managed to tally more than 150 runs this season. The bowling also seems to have emerged as a primary area of concern for the Strikers, with Megan Schutt’s mere seven-wicket tally turning out to be the highest among all their bowlers off late.

HB-W vs AS-W Pitch Report: How Will The Bellerive Oval Surface Behave?

The Bellerive Oval in Hobart is considered to be a sporting surface, with batters as well as fast bowlers finding assistance at various junctures of the game. The average first innings total at the venue off late has turned out to be nearly 150. The captain winning the toss will likely opt to bat first owing to the recent results here.

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HB-W vs AS-W: Key Players And Stats

• Lizelle Lee: 221 runs in 6 matches of WBBL 2024, Batting Average: 44.20, SR: 160.14
• Heather Graham: 12 wickets in 6 matches of WBBL 2024, Bowling Average: 13.33, SR: 11.50
• Megan Schutt: 7 wickets in 6 matches of WBBL 2024, Bowling Average: 26.57, SR: 19.71
• Tahlia McGrath: 194 runs in 6 matches of WBBL 2024, Batting Average: 48.50, SR: 136.61

HB-W vs AS-W: Probable Playing XIs

Hobart Hurricanes Women Probable XI: Lizelle Lee (wk), Danielle Wyatt-Hodge, Nicola Carey, Elyse Villani (c), Heather Graham, Chloe Tryon, Kathryn Bryce, Molly Strano, Amy Smith, Lauren Smith and Callie Wilson.

Adelaide Strikers Women Probable XI: Katie Mack, Smriti Mandhana, Laura Wolvaardt, Tahlia McGrath (c), Bridget Patterson (wk), Madeline Penna, Orla Prendergast, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Jemma Barsby, Megan Schutt and Darcie Brown.

HB-W vs AS-W: Winner Prediction

Hobart Hurricanes Women will start out as favourites to defeat struggling title-holders Adelaide Strikers in match number 25 of the 2024 WBBL season.

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