Who will win Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades, WBBL 2019?
Adelaide Strikers and Melbourne Renegades get their Women’s Big Bash League campaigns underway at the Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide, on October 19. The match gets underway at 14:00 local time.
Adelaide Strikers will hope to make a big impression in their first home game as they look to improve on last season’s sixth-placed finish. With some smart investment so far, they certainly have a strong squad on paper.
The Renegades have already proved themselves strong – building on the squad which finished fourth last year and only lost the semi-final on a super over. They key battle will be between the Renegades’ pace bowlers and the Strikers’ opening partnership.
ADSW vs MLRW, WBBL 2019:Where to watch/Live streaming
Live streaming: Cricket Australia Network
ADSW vs MLRW Toss Prediction
Previous matches at the Karen Rolton Oval have leaned slightly towards favouring teams who bat first, and the Strikers may elect to do just that if they win the toss in their first home game.
ADSW vs MLRW Weather Report
Temperatures will only be in the high teens in Adelaide on Sunday, but the forecast is clear of rain and conditions should be mostly sunny at the Karen Rolton Oval.
ADSW vs MLRW Pitch Condition
Still a very new ground (and very new wicket), there is little to go on from previous games. If anything, it leans slightly towards batting and seam-up bowling but the pitch at the Karen Rolton Oval has generally been well-balanced.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades, WBBL 2019...
Adelaide Strikers Women Team News & Playing 11
ADSW Team News
Adelaide Strikers have a new coach, Luke Williams, for the new campaign and a big-name new signing in West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor. Taylor is available for the start and end of the campaign, so this is one of the fixtures she is free to play before joining up with the national team. Katie Mack joins from Melbourne Stars, while Sophie Devine and Suzie Bates will be above her and Taylor at the top of the order.
ADSW Key Players
Stafanie Taylor: The West Indies captain made her 100th WT20i appearance last month, during which time she has scored 2,900 runs – including 21 half-centuries – and taken 84 wickets at an average of 17.08. She is ranked fourth for batting and third as an all-rounder in the ICC WT20i rankings.
Suzie Bates: The number-one ranked WT20i batsman in the world, the New Zealander returns to the Strikers where her and Sophie Devine will be looking to rekindle their top-order partnership. She most recently helped Southern Vipers to the KSL Final in England.
Megan Schutt: Ranked the number one WT20i bowler in the world, the Aussie quick has been in excellent bowling form of late. Six wickets in the series against West Indies and three against Sri Lanka took her to 71 in 56 WT20 internationals.
ADSW Team Form
Adelaide Strikers won five of their 14 matches last season, therefore finishing off the pace and out of the play-offs in sixth place. Their final game saw them post 140/6 from their 20 overs against Perth Scorchers only to lose by ten wickets with 20 balls remaining.
Adelaide Strikers Women Predicted Playing 11
Suzie Bates (c), Sophie Devine, Stafanie Taylor, Katie Mack, Tahlia McGrath, Tegan McPharlin (wk), Tabatha Saville, Amanda-Jane Wellington, Megan Schutt, Sarah Coyte, Alex Price
Melbourne Renegades Women Team News & Playing 11
MLRW Team News
Only one half of Melbourne Renegades’ New Zealand power couple returns as a player this year, with Amy Satterthwaite pregnant with hers and Lea Tahuhu’s first child. Tahuhu is available, however, and the Gades have added Tammy Beaumont as an overseas player in Satterthwaite’s absence. Tayla Vlaeminck has left, but Josie Dooley has signed and will be behind the stumps. Jess Duffin is set to captain the team.
MLRW Key Players
Georgia Wareham: Bumped up to marquee status having established herself in the Australian team, the leg-spinner took eight wickets across the two series wins against Sri Lanka and West Indies, and has 22 in total from her first 20 WT20Is. For the ‘Gades, she took
Sophie Molineux: Another to have had her status upgraded since breaking into the Australia squad, the slow left-armer took 16 wickets in 14 matches in this tournament last season and she also hit a half-century in the semi-final.
Danni Wyatt: Back with the Renegades this season, and set to link up with England team-mate Tammy Beaumont, she was in blistering batting form in the Kia Super League. The Southern Vipers’ opener smashed 466 runs in 11 innings with a strike rate of 166.42.
MLRW Team Form
Melbourne Renegades reached the Big Bash semi-finals last season after a fourth-place finish, courtesy of seven wins and a no result from their 14 games.
In the semi-final they restricted Sidney Sixers to 131/4, with Lea Tahuhu taking 1-18, but they posted 131/6 from their 20 overs in reply. There, the Gades could only post six from their over, and Molly Strano was unable to defend it.
Melbourne Renegades Women Predicted Playing 11
Danni Wyatt, Tammy Beaumont, Jess Duffin (c), Josie Dooley (wk), Courtney Webb, Sophie Molineux, Claire Koski, Maitlan Brown, Molly Strano, Georgia Wareham, Lea Tahuhu
Adelaide Strikers Women vs Melbourne Renegades Women Head to Head
Melbourne Renegades beat Adelaide Strikers in their most recently completed game. Their most recent game ended in a no result, however. The Renegades’ win – their fourth in this fixture, as opposed to Adelaide’s three – saw Suzie Bates hit a half-century in the Strikers’ 153/7 but Danni Wyatt hit 62 in reply Claire Koski and Erica Kershaw then saw the Renegades to a six-wicket win off the final ball.
ADSW vs MLRW Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
ADSW Won |
MLRW Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 8 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
Adelaide Strikers Women vs Melbourne Renegades Women Betting Odds
Adelaide Strikers have home advantage and have recruited well for this year’s competition and start as favourites as a result.
ADSW Bet365 Odds
- ADSW to Win the Match: Adelaide Strikers Women are 1.66 favourites to beat Melbourne Renegades Women with Bet365.
- ADSW Top Batsman: Adelaide’s batting is led by the New Zealand duo Suzie Bates and Sophie Devine, and the two openers are both 2.75 apiece with Bet365. Tahlia McGrath is 8.00 with Bet365, while Katie Mack is 9.00 – their prices reflect how important Bates and Devine are at the top of the order.
- ADSW Top Bowler: Megan Schutt, the number-one ranked bowler in WT20Is, is 3.50 to be the Strikers’ top bowler. Amanda-Jade Wellington is 4.50, while Tahlia McGrath is 6.00. Devine can be backed at 4.00.
MLSW Bet365 Odds
- MLSW to Win the Match: Melbourne Renegades Women are 2.20 to beat Adelaide Strikers Women with Bet365.
- MLSW Top Batsman: Danni Wyatt is 2.75 favourite to be Melbourne Renegades’ top batsman with Bet365 – the England batsman was the top scorer in the last completed game between these two, and arrives at the Big Bash in top form. Tammy Beaumont is 3.25. while Jess Duffin, the newly-appointed captain, is 5.00.
- MLSW Top Bowler: Three Melbourne Renegades’ bowlers are priced at 4.33 to be their top bowler with Bet365. Sophie Molineux, Molly Strano and Lia Tahuhu are all joint-favourites. Georgia Wareham is 5.00 with Bet365.
🏆 Adelaide Strikers Women vs Melbourne Renegades Women Prediction
Adelaide Strikers are favourites to beat Melbourne Renegades, having invested well for this season.
Oct 19, 2019
09:00 IST / 3:30 GMT
Karen Rolton Oval - Adelaide, Australia
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