So it’s time for Women season in Australia with Women’s big bash league set to start on 25th October 2020 till 22nd November 2020. (55 matches total)
Their will be 8 teams with total of 5 venues, all venues are situated in West Australia(SYDNEY) due to covid 19 restrictions.
The 5 venues are :
1. North Sydney Oval ( 13 matches will be played here.)
2. Hartsville Oval ( 11 matches will be played here)
3. Sydney Showground Stadium (10 matches will be played here).
4. Drummoyne Oval (10 matches will be played here).
5. Blacktown Olympic park Oval (12 matches will be played here).
The 8 teams with their Squad are :
• MELBOURNE STARS :Katherine Brunt (Eng), Lucy Cripps, Sophie Day, Bhavi Devchand, Nicole Faltum, Holly Ferling, Tess Flintoff, Georgia Gall, Alana King, Meg Lanning(CAPTAIN),Erin Osborne, Mignon du Preez, Nat Sciver (Eng), Annabel Sutherland, Elyse Villani.
• MELBOURNE RENEGADES:Makinley Blows, Maitlan Brown, Josie Dooley, Erin Fazackerley, Ella Hayward, Lizelle Lee (SA), Carly Leeson, Sophie Molineux, Courtney Neale, Amy Satterthwaite(CAPTAIN)(NZ), Molly Strano, Lea Tahuhu (NZ), Georgia Wareham, Courtney Webb
• PERTH SCORCHES : Megan Banting,Jemma Barsby, Samantha Betts, Nicole Bolton, Mathilda Carmichael, Piepa Cleary, Sophie Devine (NZ)(CAPTAIN), Heather Graham, Emma King, Beth Mooney, Taneale Peschel, Chloe Piparo, Georgia Wyllie
• BRISBANE HEAT :Maddy Green (NZ), Nicola Hancock, Grace Harris, Laura Harris, Mikayla Hinkley, Jess Jonassen(CAPTAIN), Amelia Kerr (NZ), Delissa Kimmince, Nadine de Klerk (SA), Charli Knott, Lilly Mills, Georgia Prestwidge, Georgia Redmayne, Courtney Sippel, Georgia Voll.
• ADELIADE STRIKERS :Darcie Brown, Suzie Bates (NZ)(CAPTAIN), Sarah Coyte, Ellie Falconer, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Katie Mack, Tegan McPharlin, Tahlia McGrath, Annie O'Neil, Bridget Patterson, Madeline Penna, Alex Price, Megan Schutt, Laura Wolvaardt (SA)
• HOBERT HURRICANES : Nicola Carey, Maisy Gibson, Corinne Hall(CAPTAIN), Brooke Hepburn, Sasha Moloney, Hayley Matthews (WI), Rachel Priest (NZ), Chloe Tryon (SA), Belinda Vakarewa, Tayla Vlaeminck.
• SYDNEY SIXERS : Sarah Aley, Erin Burns, Stella Campbell, Lauren Cheatle, Maddy Darke, Ashleigh Gardner, Lisa Griffith, Alyssa Healy, Jodie Hicks, Emma Hughes, Marizanne Kapp (SA), Ellyse Perry(CAPTAIN), Angela Reakes, Hayley Silver-Holmes, Dane van Niekerk (SA).
• SYDNEY THUNDERS: Sam Bates, Tammy Beaumont (Eng), Hannah Darlington, Rachael Haynes(CAPTAIN)., Saskia Horley, Shabnim Ismail (SA) Sammy-Jo Johnson, Anika Learoyd, Phoebe Litchfield, Heather Knight (Eng), Kate Peterson, Olivia Porter, Lauren Smith, Rachel Trenaman, Tahlia Wilson .
STASTICS OF BBL.
BATTING :
• E PERRY : 70 matches 2612 runs, STR : 105.54 , 2 centuries, 17 half centuries
• Beth Monney : 75 matches 2756 runs, STR : 122.21, 1 century , 25 half centuries
• Sophie Devine : 66 matches 2174 runs, STR : 129.40 , 1 century,14 half centuries.
• Elisa Villani : 72 matches 2050 runs, STR : 112.89 , 17 half century.
• Alyssa Healy : 74 matches 2013 runs, STR: 134.83 , 3 centuries, 10 half century.
• Meg Lanning: 55 matches 1912 runs, STR : 120.71, 1 century, 19 half centuries.
BOWLING :
• Molly Strano : 72 matches 96 wkts
• Sarah Alley : 73 matches 83 wkts.
• Marizanne Kapp : 70 matches 77 wkts.
• Jess Jonassen: 75 matches 76 wkts.
• Nicole Carey : 72 matches 75 wkts.
• Delissa Kimmince : 75 matches 74 wkts.
ALL ROUNDERS ( minimum 500 runs and 50 wkts).
• Sophie Devine a candidate must have in dream 11 with 2174 runs has 60 wkts.
• Jess Jonassen with 1378 runs and 76 wkts. One of experienced bowler on Australian pitches .
• Erin Osborne with 839 runs and 55 wkts.
• Dane Van Neikerk, South African captain and a wonderful all-rounder can open innings and bowling as well leg spinner 64 wkts and 795 runs.
FANTASY TIPS.
• There are either 2 or 4 matches per day with different time starting as early as 4.50 am IST. So choose your matches wisely.
• Matches where you will have credit problems will be perfect for GL/Mini GL.
• Don’t miss out on all-rounders in women matches they are the one with maximum fantasy points.
• As tournament progress look out for spinners.
• Wrist spinners will play an Important part .
WINNERS AND RUNNERS UP.
• 2015/16 (Winners: SYDNEY Thunders, Runner up: SYDNEY Sixers).
• 2016/17 ( Winners: SYDNEY SIXERS, Runners up: Perth Scorchers).
• 2017/18 : ( Winners: SYDNEY SIXERS, Runners up: Perth Scorchers).
• 2018/19 : ( Winners: BRISBANE HEAT, Runners up : Sydney Sixers).
• 2019/20 : (Winners: BRISBANE HEAT, Runners up : Adelaide Strikers )
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