MATCH NO – Challengers
SERIES – Women Big Bash League – 2024
DATE – 29th November, 2024
TIME – 01:45 PM IST
VENUE – Allan Border Field, Brisbane
INTRODUCTION
The 2024–25 Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) kicks off on October 27, 2024, marking the 10th edition of the competition. The season opener will see Adelaide Strikers, the defending champions, take on Brisbane Heat at Adelaide Oval, followed by other matches on the same day, including Melbourne Renegades vs. Sydney Sixers at Adelaide Oval and Perth Scorchers vs. Melbourne Stars at the WACA.
This season features eight teams: Adelaide Strikers, Brisbane Heat, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Perth Scorchers, Sydney Sixers, and Sydney Thunder. The tournament will follow a double round-robin format, with each team playing 14 games. The final is scheduled for December 1, 2024, with teams vying for hosting rights depending on their standings.
With a packed schedule of 43rd matches, the WBBL promises marquee games across major venues, aiming for wider audience engagement and improved broadcast coverage. Players to watch include Tahlia McGrath (Adelaide), Chamari Athapaththu (Sydney Thunder), Beth Mooney (Perth Scorchers), and Sophie Ecclestone (Sydney Sixers). The league will feature several overseas stars, adding to the excitement of the competition.
MATCH PREVIEW
The Challenger match of the WBBL will be played between Brisbane Heat Women vs Sydney Thunder Women. Last time when Brisbane Heat played against Sydney Thunder, Sydney Thunder scored 170 runs and Brisbane Heat failed to chase the total and Sydney Thunder won the match by 19 runs.
Both teams boast of strong batting & bowling attacks looks more balanced and strong, so the battle between the batsmen and bowlers will be crucial in deciding the outcome of the match.
Considering the form and capabilities of both teams, this match has the potential to be a close contest. It will be interesting to see how the teams strategize and adapt to the conditions. Fans can again expect an exciting and competitive match between Brisbane Heat and Sydney Thunder.
PITCH REPORT
llan Border Field is a domestic cricket stadium located in Brisbane, Australia. It is owned and operated by the Queensland’s cricket association Cricket Australia. and serves as the home ground for the Brisbane Heat women’s team. The stadium is in Queensland, Australia.First match was played on this ground in 1999 between Australia Women’s team & South Africa Women’s team.
Allan Border Field is also known as Neumann Oval, who served as the president of the Queensland Cricket Board. It has a seating capacity of 4500 and has hosted various international womens’ cricket matches, including Test matches and One Day Internationals.
Overall, Allan Border Field holds a significant place in Women’s Big Bash cricket history and continues to be a prominent venue for domestic and international cricket matches in Brisbane.
This pitch has served 7 matches of Women’s Big Bash League and in 7 matches 5 times the first batting team won the match and only 2 times second batting won the match. So toss is a very important role for this match.
The wicket boasts a consistently grass-covered, flat surface, promising reliable pace and bounce. After winning the toss, winning teams will likely bat first, aiming to set a target for their opponents on this ideal batting track. In the last two matches we have seen both matches were 185+ runs. In the last match Brisbane scored 184 runs in this venue.
GROUND STATS (WBBL)
| TOTAL MATCH | 32 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 135+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 13 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 19 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 150 | 22 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 06 |
| BETWEEN 170 TO 189 | 03 |
| ABOVE SCORE 190 | 01 |
SYT-W TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- In this Season Sydney Thunder Women performed superb and won 6 matches and lost 3 out of 10 matches and third topper in the points table.
- Last time when both teams played against each other Sydney Thunder Women successfully defended a total of 170 runs and won the match by 19 runs.
- Georgia Voll has scored 310 runs in 11 innings in this season of Women’s Big Bash League.
- Chamari Athapaththu has scored 180 runs and taken 14 wickets in 10 innings in this season of Women Big Bash League.
- Phoebe Litchfield has scored 327 runs in 11 innings in this season of Women Big Bash League.
- Hannah Darlington has taken 12 wickets in 11 innings in this season of Women Big Bash League.
- Shabnim Ismail has taken 10 wickets in 11 innings in this season of Women Big Bash League.
- Samantha Bates has taken 19 wickets in 11 innings in this season of Women Big Bash League.
- Taneale Peschel has taken 10 wickets in 7 innings in this season of Women Big Bash League.
- In the last WBBL match Sydney Thunder successfully chased a total of 126 runs and won the match by 6 wickets against Hobart Hurricanes.
- Phoebe Litchfield Scored 46 runs in 36 balls, Chamari Athapaththu scored 31 runs and Anika Learoyd scored 13 runs in the previous match against Hobart Hurricanes.
- Taneale Peschel & Chamari Athapaththu took 2-2 wickets each and Shabnim Ismail & Hannah Darlington took 1-1 wickets each in the previous match against Hobart Hurricanes.
- Both teams have played 23 matches and Sydney Thunder won 10 matches and lost 13 matches against Brisbane Heat.
SQUADS
Batting – Georgia Voll, Anika Learoyd, Phoebe Litchfield, Claire Moore, Tahlia Wilson © (wk)
Bowling – Samantha Bates, Hannah Darlington, Sienna Eve, Shabnim Ismail.
All Rounder – Georgia Adams, Chamai Athapaththu, Saskia Horley, Heather Knight, Sammy Jo-Johnson, Taneale Peschel.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Tahlia Wilson (wk), Chamari Athapaththu, Phoebe Litchfield, Anika Learoyd, Georgia Voll, Georgia Adams, Sammy Jo-Johnson, Hannah Darlington, Taneale Peschel, Samantha Bates, Shabnam Ismali.
SYT-W – PLAYER STATS:
1. GEORGIA VOLL – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 0r, 11r, 11r, 29r, 97r. |
| Stats on venue | 7 INNINGS – 115 RUNS – 2W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRH-W | 22r. |
| Total Stats vs BRH-W | 1 INNING – 22 RUNS. |
2. CHAMARI ATHAPATHTHU – LHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 31+2W, 11+0W, 2W, 7r, 9r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 21 RUNS – 0W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRH-W | 33+2W, 41+0W, 34+1W, 58+0W, 11r. |
| Total Stats vs BRH-W | 9 INNINGS – 247 RUNS – 3W. |
3. PHOEBE LITCHFIELD © – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 46, 30r, 0r, 28r, 14r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 50 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRH-W | 40r, 3r, 23r, 17r, 39r. |
| Total Stats vs BRH-W | 13 INNINGS – 313 RUNS. |
4. GEORGIA ADMAS – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 4r, 11r, 10r, 19r, 3+1W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRH-W | 6+0W. |
| Total Stats vs BRH-W | 1 INNING – 6 RUNS – 0W. |
5. TAHLIA WILSON (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 14r, 27r, 33r, 0r, 14r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 6 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRH-W | 2r, 12r, 16r, 83r, 2r. |
| Total Stats vs BRH-W | 12 INNINGS – 177 RUNS. |
6. ANIKA LEAROYS – RHB+RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 23r, 9r, 31r, 0r, 9r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRH-W | 2r, 21r, 14r, 2r, 4r. |
| Total Stats vs BRH-W | 5 INNINGS – 43 RUNS. |
7. SAMMY JO-JOHNSON – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 21r, 8r, 14r, 3+0W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 16 INNINGS – 77 RUNS – 16W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRH-W | 0W, 2W, 10+3W, 1W, 41+0W. |
| Total Stats vs BRH-W | 11 INNINGS – 138 RUNS – 12W. |
8. HANNAH DARLINGTON – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 0W, 3W, 0W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRH-W | 1W, 3W, 2W, 0W, 2W. |
| Total Stats vs BRH-W | 10 INNINGS – 16 WICKETS. |
9. TANEALE PESCHEL – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 0W, 1W, 3W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRH-W | 2W, 1W, 0W, 0W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs BRH-W | 10 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
10. SAMANTHA BATES – LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 1W, 1W, 1W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 5 INNINGS – 7 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRH-W | 4W, 1W, 1W, 0W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs BRH-W | 20 INNINGS – 27 WICKETS. |
11. SHABNAM ISMAIL – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 0W, 0W, 0W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRH-W | 1W, 2W, 1W, 1W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs BRH-W | 10 INNINGS – 9 WICKETS. |
BRHW TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- In this Women’s Big Bash season Brisbane Heat team performed very well and won 7 matches and lost 3 out of 10 matches and third position in the points table in this season.
- Last match when both teams played against each other Brisbane Heat team successfully chased a total of 140 runs and won the match by 5 wickets.
- Georgia Redmayne has scored 155 runs in 8 innings in this season of Women’s Big Bash League.
- Grace Harris has scored 270 runs in 10 innings in this season of Women’s Big Bash League.
- Jemimah Rodrigues has scored 223 runs in 8 innings in this season of Women’s Big Bash League.
- Laura Harris has scored 154 runs in 9 innings in this season of Women’s Big Bash League.
- Star Allrounder Jess Jonassen has scored 142 runs and also took 14 wickets in 9 innings in this season of Women’s Big Bash League.
- Charli Knott has scored 154 runs and also took 2 wickets in 8 innings in this season of Women’s Big Bash League.
- Shikha Pandey has taken 12 wickets in 10 innings in this season of Women’s Big Bash League.
- Grace Parson has taken 7 wickets in 8 innings in this season of Women’s Big Bash League.
- Nicola Hancock has taken 9 wickets in 9 innings in this season of Women’s Big Bash League.
- Lucy Hamilton has taken 10 wickets in 4 innings in this season of Women’s Big Bash League.
- In the last match Brisbane Heat team successfully chased a total of 140 runs and won the match by 5 wickets against Sydney Sixers.
- Jemimah Rodrigues & Jess Jonassen scored 39-39 runs each, Georgia Redmayne scored 25 runs in the previous match against Sydney Sixers.
- Lucy Hamilton & Jess Jonassen took 3-3 wickets each, Nicola Hancock took 2 wickets and Shikha Pandey took 1 wicket in the previous match against Sydney Sixers.
- Both teams have played 23 matches and the Brisbane Heat team have won 13 matches and lost 10 matches against Sydney Thunder.
SQUADS
Batting – Jemimah Rodrigues, Laura Harris, Mikayla Wringley (wk), Georgia Redmayne (wk), Kira Holmes (wk).
Bowling – Bonnie Berry, Nicola Hancock, Shikha Pandey, Lucy Hamilton.
All Rounder – Nadine de Klerk, Grace Harris, Charli Knott, Grace Parsons, Sianna Ginger Jess Jonassen ©.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Georgia Redmayne (wk), Grace Harris, Jemimah Rodrigues, Charli Knott, Jess Jonassen ©, Laura Harris, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Lucy Hamilton, Shikha Pandey, Grace Parsons, Nicola Hancock.
BRH-W – PLAYER STATS:
1. GEORGIA REDMAYNE (WK) – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 25r, 19r, 28r, 7r, 9r. |
| Stats on venue | 12 INNINGS – 304 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT-W | 9r, 18r, 21r, 29r, 64r. |
| Total Stats vs SYT-W | 19 INNINGS – 467 RUNS. |
2. GRACE HARRIS – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 6r, 21r, 6r, 39r, 33r. |
| Stats on venue | 24 INNINGS – 466 RUNS – 7W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT-W | 41r, 45+0W, 16+0W, 5r, 74r. |
| Total Stats vs SYT-W | 20 INNINGS – 453 RUNS – 5W. |
3. JEMIMAH RODRIGUES – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 39r, 7r, 45r, 8r, 61r. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 46 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT-W | 5r, 2r, 75r. |
| Total Stats vs SYT-W | 3 INNINGS – 82 RUNS. |
4. CHARLI KNOTT – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 0r, 35+0W, 1r, 7+1W, 55+0W. |
| Stats on venue | 10 INNINGS – 145 RUNS – 4W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT-W | 55+0W, 11+0W, 7+0W, 28+0W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs SYT-W | 7 INNINGS – 123 RUNS – 2W. |
5. JESS JONASSEN © – LHB+LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 39+3W, 17+3W, 0W, 22+3W, 32+0W. |
| Stats on venue | 31 INNINGS – 589 RUNS – 46W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT-W | 2+3W, 9+!W, 9+4W, 15+0W, 3W. |
| Total Stats vs SYT-W | 22 INNINGS – 280 RUNS – 30W. |
6. LAUREN WINFIELD – HILL – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 12r, 24r, 10r, 32r, 28r. |
| Stats on venue | 11 INNINGS – 210 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT-W | 0r, 5r, 7r, 5r, 12r. |
| Total Stats vs SYT-W | 6 INNINGS – 54 RUNS. |
7. LAURA HARRIS – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 12r, 11r, 10r, 12r, 5r. |
| Stats on venue | 9 INNINGS – 150 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT-W | 8r, 12r, 19r, 4r, 0r. |
| Total Stats vs SYT-W | 16 INNINGS – 191 RUNS. |
8. LUCY HAMILTON – RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 3W, 2W, 5W, 0W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 5 INNINGS – 5 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT-W | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs SYT-W | NOT PLAYED YET. |
9. SHIKHA PANDEY – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 0W, 2W, 2W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT-W | 1W. |
| Total Stats vs SYT-W | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
10. GRACE PARSONS – RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 1W, 2W, 0W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT-W | 0W. |
| Total Stats vs SYT-W | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
11. NICOLA HANCOCK – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 0W, 0W, 1W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 12 INNINGS – 16 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT-W | 1W, 2W, 2W, 2W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs SYT-W | 16 INNINGS – 12 WICKETS. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 23
- BRH-W WIN – 13
- SYT-W WIN – 10
- NO RESULT – 00
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – G. Redmayne.
BATSMEN – G. Harris, J. Rodrigues, P. Litchfield, G. Voll.
ALL-ROUNDERS – C. Athapaththu, J. Jonassen.
BOWLERS – S. Pandey, H. Darlington, L. Hamilton, S. Bates.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – G. Redmayne.
BATSMEN – G. Harris, J. Rodrigues, P. Litchfield,
ALL-ROUNDERS – C. Athapaththu, J. Jonassen.
BOWLERS – S. Ismail, N. Hancock, T. Peschel, L. Hamilton, S. Bates.
BACK-UPS – C. Knott, T. Wilson, L. Harris, S. Johnson.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – J. Jonassen, C. Athapaththu.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – S. Bates, G. Harris.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
BRISBANE HEAT WOMEN MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.
