Who will win Melbourne Stars vs Adelaide Strikers, WBBL 2019?
A struggling Melbourne Stars will hope to put an end to their losing streak when they take on the high flying Adelaide Strikers in this 35th match of the Women's Big Bash League 2019. The game will be played on November 16 at the Nuriootpa Centennial Park in Nuriootpa. Live telecast is scheduled to begin at 2 PM local time.
Melbourne Stars find themselves way behind the other teams in the league standings and they will now have to win all of their remaining six matches if they are to have any chance of qualifying for the semi-finals. They suffered their third defeat on the bounce when they faced Brisbane Heat in their last match on Wednesday. Adelaide Strikers, on the other hand, have had a contrasting tournament and are coming into this match on the back of a 17-run win over the Stars - their opponents for this match. So while the Strikers will look to add a couple more points to their tally, the Stars will look to regroup and turn their fortunes around.
MLSW vs ADSW, WBBL 2019: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Star Sports, Fox Sports, Channel Seven, BT Sport, SuperSport, Sky Sport NZ, ATN Cricket Plus
Live Streaming: Bet365, Hotstar, Foxtel, Kayo Sports
MLSW vs ADSW Toss Prediction
A bright and sunny day has been forecast for this match. Temperature is likely to hover around 22 degrees Celsius while humidity is expected to be between 26% and 34%.
MLSW vs ADSW Weather Report
The pitch at the Nuriootpa Centennial Park is not expected to favor the batters too much. There may not be much pace in the surface and scoring runs may not be that easy.
MLSW vs ADSW Pitch Condition
The venue has not hosted any international match and so it will be difficult for the side batting first to gauge a good score here. So the team that wins the toss may want to bowl first to get an idea of the pitch and conditions.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Melbourne Stars vs Adelaide Strikers, WBBL 2019.
Melbourne Stars Women Team News & Playing 11
MLSW Team News
Melbourne Stars made just one change to their side in the last match against Brisbane Heat - they dropped leg-spinner Kristen Beams and replaced her with another leggie Alana King. Elyse Villani and Lizelle Lee will continue to open the batting while Mignon du Preez will come in next at number three. Fast bowler Annabel Sutherland will probably lead the team's bowling attack.
MLSW Key Players
Lizelle Lee: She is currently the tournament's fourth-highest run-scorer this WBBL season with 297 runs at an average of 42.42. The opener has hit a century (103 not-out versus Perth Scorchers) and a couple of fifties (50 versus Sydney Thunder and 52 recently versus Adelaide Strikers).
Mignon du Preez: Melbourne Stars' number 3 has found form with two big knocks in her last two outings - she smashed 70 in the reverse encounter against Adelaide Strikers before her 51-ball 88 went in vain against Brisbane Heat. The top-order batter has scored 261 runs so far this season.
Madeline Penna: The leg-spinner is one of the leading wicket-takers in this year's WBBL with ten wickets in six matches. Madeline notched up a four-wicket haul last month versus Sydney Thunder and took three wickets against Adelaide Strikers last Sunday.
MLSW Recent Form
Melbourne Stars are currently languishing at the bottom of the WBBL 2019 points table with just one win from eight matches. Their solitary win came two weeks ago against Perth Scorchers at the WACA where they registered a 20-run victory. The Stars have suffered defeats in their last three fixtures - they lost to Sydney Sixers by 45 runs and then against Adelaide Strikers by 17 runs before going down to Brisbane Heat last time out by nine wickets.
Melbourne Stars Women Predicted Playing 11
Elyse Villani (c), Lizelle Lee, Mignon du Preez, Annabel Sutherland, Erin Osborne, Katey Martin (wk), Madeline Penna, Tess Flintoff, Nicola Hancock, Alana King, Holly Ferling
Adelaide Strikers Women Team News & Playing 11
ADSW Team News
Adelaide Strikers have not made any changes to their side since their last six matches and they could go with an unchanged line-up this time as well. Sophie Devine will open the batting alongside skipper Suzie Bates with Tahlia McGrath and Bridget Patterson batting at numbers three and four respectively. Lauren Winfield, Katie Mack and Tegan McPharlin will form the team's middle-order batting. The Strikers are likely to throw the new balls to pacers Megan Schutt and Sophie Devine in the powerplay overs.
ADSW Key Players
Sophie Devine: She is not only one of the tournament's leading run-getter but also one of the best bowlers. The opener has cracked four half-centuries and has scores of 65, 58 and 85* in the last three matches. Sophie has taken 10 wickets with her medium pace at an economy of 6.44.
Bridget Patterson: She is another key batter for the Strikers at the top of the order. Patterson has struck a couple of fifties this season - 57* against Brisbane Heat at Mackay and 60 against Perth Scorchers at Adelaide.
Amanda Wellington: The leg-spinner has done a pretty good job with the ball in this WBBL. She has taken eight wickets in as many matches at an acceptable economy of 7.90. Amanda picked three wickets in the reverse fixture against the Stars and she will be expected to deliver another strong performance.
ADSW Recent Form
Adelaide Strikers find themselves in a comfortable position at the moment on the points table. They are placed second with five wins and three losses from eight matches and have ten points in their kitty. The Strikers made an impressive start to their campaign with four wins from their first five fixtures but faced back-to-back defeats thereafter. However, they have gotten themselves back on track with a convincing 17-run win over Melbourne Stars in their previous match.
Adelaide Strikers Women Predicted Playing 11
Suzie Bates (c), Sophie Devine, Tahlia McGrath, Bridget Patterson, Lauren Winfield, Katie Mack, Tegan McPharlin (wk), Amanda Wellington, Sarah Coyte, Alex Price, Megan Schutt
Melbourne Stars Women vs Adelaide Strikers Women Head to Head
Melbourne Stars and Adelaide Strikers have played nine matches against each other in the Women's Big Bash League with the scoreline 5-4 in favor of the latter.
Adelaide Strikers have beaten Melbourne Stars four times in their previous five attempts including the most recent encounter by 17 runs when the two teams met last Sunday at the Karen Rolton Oval.
In their encounter earlier on, the Strikers scored 164 in their 20 overs after being asked to bat first. The Stars started off pretty well in their chase but a dramatic collapse saw them get to only 147 at the end of their innings.
MLSW vs ADSW Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
MLSW Won |
ADSW Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 9 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
Melbourne Stars Women vs Adelaide Strikers Women Betting Odds
Adelaide Strikers are overwhelming favorites to win this match at 1.44 with Bet365 and 1.43 with 10CRIC. Melbourne Stars, without any surprises, are the underdogs amongst the bookmakers and they have been priced much higher - 2.75 on Bet365 and 2.40 on 10CRIC.
🏆 Melbourne Stars Women vs Adelaide Strikers Women Prediction
Melbourne Stars are looking down and out at the moment having won just one of their eight matches this season. They are coming off three consecutive losses and will have to come up with something special on Saturday to break their losing streak. Their bowling has been ordinary at best and their batting has relied heavily on their top three - Elyse Villani, Lizelle Lee and Mignon du Preez. Adelaide Strikers are among the more consistent teams in this year's WBBL. They have beaten the Stars on four occasions in the last five meetings. The Suzie Bates-led Strikers emerged victorious in the reverse encounter last week and we are backing them to prevail here as well.
Nov 16, 2019
08:30 IST / 3:00 GMT
Nuriootpa Centennial Park - Adelaide, Australia
WBBL 
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