MS-W vs ST-W Dream11 Team Prediction: It is the grand finale of the Rebel WBBL 2020 and the two teams that have dominated the tournament will lock horns against each other for the one last time to lay their hands on the coveted WBBL trophy. Both Melbourne and Sydney are top teams and have a galaxy of stars in their respective squads. So expect an enthralling contest. So let’s look at the MS-W vs ST-W Prediction.
Fixture: Melbourne Stars Women vs Sydney Thunder Women; Women’s Big Bash League 2020
When: 28 November, 01:40 PM IST
Form Guide: MS: WLL; ST: WWW
Venue: North Sydney Oval, Sydney
Points table:
MS: 1stplace
ST: 3rd place
Head to head: 10
MS: 3
ST: 7
Live Stream Online: Watch Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder Rebel WBBL live cricket streaming on Foxtel
MS-W Team News: Melbourne have made no changes in the squad for the finals
Playing combination: E Villani and M Lanning have opened the innings throughout the tournament. So expect no changes here. M du Prez, N Sciver, and A Sutherland will form the middle-order with K Brunt might bat up in the batting order. A King is the key bowler in the middle overs with S Day while K Brunt and N Sciver will use the new ball.
MS-W Playing 11:
Meg Lanning, Elyse Villani, Mignon du Preez, Natalie Sciver, Annabel Sutherland, Erin Osborne, Tess Flintoff, Nicole Faltum, Sophie Day, A King, K Brunt
ST-W Team News: The Thunders will play with the same squad for the game.
Playing combination: T Beaumont and R Trenaman are the preferred openers. H Knight and R Haynes will form the middle order with P Litchfield and S Johnson as the finishers. The bowling artillery includes S Ismail, S Bates, S Johnson, and H Darlington.
ST-W Playing 11:
R Trenaman, T Beaumont, S Johnson, HC Knight, RL Haynes, P Litchfield, T Wilson †, LG Smith, S Ismail, SL Bates, K Peterson
In MS-W vs ST-W Dream11 prediction, M Lanning has been the stand out batter for Melbourne while M du Prez has chipped in runs at the right time. In bowling, A King has provided crucial wickets while all-rounders N Sciver and K Brunt have played important roles. For Sydney H Knight and R Haynes are the engines of the batting order while the quartet of S Ismail, S Bates, S Johnson, and L Smith has bossed the bowling order and H Darlington has been the X-Factor.
MS-W vs ST-W Dream11 Prediction:
Wicket-keepers: T Wilson
Batsmen: M Du Prez, M Lanning, R Haynes, T Beaumont
All-rounder: N Sciver, H Knight
Bowlers: S Day, A King, S Ismail, H Darlington
Captain and vice-captain:
H Darlington has been the best bowler in the last two games and she has peaked at the right time. She has 6 wickets in the last two games and has taken 3 wicket-haul in both the last two games. She now has 18 wickets and is the leading wicket-taker for her team.
A King has choked batting line-ups with her smart variations and has picked plenty of wickets. She has 15 wickets at a strike rate of 15.6 and in the last game claimed 3 wickets for 16 runs in 4 overs. The wicket will be slower and should assist her style of bowling so she is a smart pick for the captain.
M Laning the legendary batter has lived up to her reputation by scoring 480 runs, the most by any batter in her team and she loves big occasions so expect her to make more runs in the final. She has scored 6 fifties in 13 innings and thus is in terrific form.
N Sciver is the leading wicket-taker for her team with 19 scalps and that’s not all. She has also scored 241 runs at an average of 40.16 and thus is a must-have batter in the team. She scored 47 runs from 45 balls in the semi-finals.
Although Sydney has a terrific bowling unit and some good batters, Melbourne has the players who thrive in big moments. This gives them an advantage. So in the MS-W vs ST-W Dream11 today match prediction, Melbourne will win the game.