WBBL 2024, Match 26 | SS-W vs BH-W Preview: Key Players And Stats, Live Streaming, Pitch Report, Probable XIs

WBBL 2024, Match 26, SS-W vs BH-W Preview [Source: @SixersBBL, @HeatBBL/x]

Sydney Sixers (SS-W) will host Brisbane Heat Women (BH-W) in match number 26 of the WBBL 2024 season at the North Sydney Oval on Thursday, November 14. The match marks the seventh respective fixture for both sides this competition and the action is slated to commence from 10:00 AM IST onwards.

SS-W vs BH-W: Match Details And Live Streaming

SS-W vs BH-W Preview: Sydney Sixers Women

Sydney Sixers Women are ranked sixth on the WBBL 2024 points table for securing just three wins and three defeats from six matches. They recently lost to Thunder to have their winning streak snapped in a Sydney Derby. Sixers’ batting line-up has primarily revolved around captain and senior player Ellyse Perry. Perry’s 315-run tally this season puts her far ahead of other Sixers batters like Sarah Bryce (111 runs) and Hollie Armitage (80 runs). The bowling department of the Sixers, on the other hand, has been ably helmed by spinners Sophie Ecclestone and Ashleigh Gardner.

SS-W vs BH-W Preview: Brisbane Heat Women

The Brisbane Heat Women have also registered three wins from six matches, but are placed a rung above Sydney Sixers on the WBBL 2024 standings owing to a superior NRR of -0.001. In a bid to topple Sixers at the latter’s home ground, Heat’s in-form batters Grace Harris, Charli Knott and Jemimah Rodrigues need to sustain their prolific run-scoring spree. The bowling department also needs to step up its game, as even their leading wicket-takers Shikha Pandey and Nicola Hancock have managed to claim just seven wickets each.

SS-W vs BH-W Pitch Report: How Will The North Sydney Oval Surface Behave?

The North Sydney Oval has provided considerable assistance to batters off late. The average first innings total at the venue this WBBL 2024 season has amounted to 181. The captain winning the toss will likely opt to bat first, considering chasing teams have lost each of the four matches played here in the past few weeks.

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SS-W vs BH-W: Key Players And Stats

• Ellyse Perry: 315 runs and 6 wickets in 6 matches of WBBL 2024, Batting Average: 78.75, SR: 150.71
• Shikha Pandey: 7 wickets in 6 matches of WBBL 2024, Bowling Average: 19.57, SR: 18.85
• Sophie Ecclestone: 9 wickets in 6 matches of WBBL 2024, Bowling Average: 21.11, SR: 16.00
• Grace Harris: 198 runs in 6 matches of WBBL 2024, Batting Average: 33.00, SR: 135.61

SS-W vs BH-W: Probable Playing XIs

Sydney Sixers Women Probable XI: Ellyse Perry (c), Alyssa Healy (wk), Amelia Kerr, Ashleigh Gardner, Hollie Armitage, Sarah Bryce, Maitlan Brown, Sophie Ecclestone, Caoimhe Bray, Courtney Sippel and Lauren Cheatle.

Brisbane Heat Women Probable XI: Georgia Redmayne (wk), Grace Harris, Jemimah Rodrigues, Jess Jonassen (c), Charli Knott, Laura Harris, Nadine de Klerk, Lucy Hamilton, Shikha Pandey, Grace Parsons and Nicola Hancock.

SS-W vs BH-W: Winner Prediction

Owing to superior head-to-head record in recent matches and familiarity with home conditions, the Sydney Sixers Women will start out as favourites over Brisbane Heat Women in match 26 of the 2024 WBBL season.

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