Who will win Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder, WBBL 2019?
The opening game of the Women's Big Bash League 2019 will see Sydney Sixers take on Sydney Thunder. This derby match will be played on October 18 and will be hosted by the North Sydney Oval in Sydney. Live telecast is scheduled to begin at 7:40 PM local time.
SYSW vs SYTW, 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
SYSW vs SYTW Toss Prediction
Since the wicket is expected to remain good for batting throughout the match, the team that wins the toss here on Friday will probably elect to bat second. Moreover, gauging a safe score on this surface can be difficult.
SYSW vs SYTW Weather Report
A full forty-over game is on the cards as a clear weather has been forecast for Friday. It is likely to be pretty cold during the game with temperatures between 17 and 19 degrees Celsius. Humidity is expected to be around 49-55%.
SYSW vs SYTW Pitch Condition
The pitch has produced some big scores in the few women's T20 international matches it has hosted. So a good batting track is expected for this tournament opener. 172 is the average first-innings score here in women's T20I cricket.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder, WBBL 2019...
Sydney Sixers Women Team News & Playing 11
SYSW Team News
Sydney Sixers have retained the core of their squad for this fifth edition of the Women's Big Bash League. The team has drafted five very young players into their squad - Alisha Burns, Emma Hughes, Maddy Darke, Hayley Silver-Holmes and Stella Campbell. The South African duo of Dane van Niekerk and Marizanne Kapp have recovered from their respective injuries and are likely to feature in the starting eleven for this game. The Sixers have left out Clara Iemma, Carly Leeson, Tahlia Wilson and Sara McGlashan who has retired.
SYSW Key Players
Ellyse Perry: The skipper is a key figure in the batting line-up of the Sydney Sixers. She topped the runs charts last year, scoring 777 runs which included two centuries and six fifties. She will open the batting and will be expected to set the tone of the innings.
Erin Burns: The all-rounder has been performing consistently for a while now. She will be the key batter for the Sixers in the middle order and her off-spin could be effective on this surface. Burns now even has some international experience under her belt.
Marizanne Kapp: She is one of the major threats in this bowling attack. The pacer finished among the tournament's top bowlers last time with 20 wickets which included a four-wicket haul. Sydney Sixers will rely on her to take wickets against the Thunder.
SYSW Recent Form
Sydney Sixers are coming off a successful 2018 WBBL season where they came runners-up. After losing their opening encounter to Melbourne Stars, they registered five consecutive victories and eventually finished at the top of the points table with ten wins and four losses from their fourteen league matches. Their semi-final clash against Melbourne Renegades at the Drummoyne Oval ended in a tie before the Sixers won the Super Over and advanced to the final. They faced Brisbane Heat in the final at the same ground and lost by three wickets.
Sydney Sixers Women Predicted Playing 11
Alyssa Healy (wk), Ellyse Perry (c), Ashleigh Gardner, Erin Burns, Dane van Niekerk, Jodie Hicks, Marizanne Kapp, Lauren Smith, Sarah Aley, Hayley Silver-holmes, Lauren Cheatle
Sydney Thunder Women Team News & Playing 11
SYTW Team News
Rachael Haynes has taken over the captaincy from Alex Blackwell and she is set to lead Sydney Thunder in the WBBL 2019. Blackwell may not be the skipper anymore but she is still part of the squad after having re-signed with the franchise for this season. The team's most notable recruitment this year is that of all-rounder Nida Dar who has become the first Pakistani women cricketer to play in the Women's Big Bash League. Sydney Thunder, however, will be without two key all-rounders this season - Harmanpreet Kaur and Stefania Taylor.
SYTW Key Players
Rachael Haynes: She was the most consistent performer with the bat for Sydney Thunder in the previous edition in which she scored 376 runs including three half-centuries. Rachael has been appointed the team's captain for this season and that should motivate her to do well.
Nida Dar: The Pakistani all-rounder is another key player in this team. This will be her first appearance in the WBBL and she will want to make a mark in this opening match of the tournament. Dar has scored 1,086 runs and picked 88 wickets in 96 T20Is.
Rene Farrell: Her ability to make handy contributions with both bat and ball makes her another player to watch out for in this match. She has taken 55 wickets in 54 T20 internationals with her pace and her canny batting down the order can frustrate the opposition.
SYTW Recent Form
Sydney Thunder fared very well in the previous edition of the Women's Big Bash League, finishing second on the points table at the end of the league stage with nine wins, four losses and one no result. They made an excellent start to their campaign, winning six of their first seven matches including five on the bounce. The Thunder went down to Brisbane Heat by three wickets at Cairns in their last league-stage match. They met Brisbane Heat again in the semi-final at Sydney and ended up losing the thrilling encounter by four runs.
Sydney Thunder Women Predicted Playing 11
Rachael Haynes (c), Rachel Priest (wk), Naomi Stalenberg, Alex Blackwell, Tahlia Wilson, Nida Dar, Rene Farrell, Rachel Trenaman/Shabnim Ismail, Lisa Griffith, Samantha Bates, Hannah Darlington
Sydney Sixers Women vs Sydney Thunder Women Head to Head
Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder have faced each other on nine occasions in the Women's Big Bash League with the scoreline 5-4 in favor of the latter.
Both the teams won once each in the two matches they played against each other in the previous WBBL season. While the Sixers emerged victorious by 36 runs in the first encounter which was played at this very ground, the Thunder prevailed by eight wickets in the second one which was played at the Sydney Showground Stadium.
Sydney Sixers have beaten Sydney Thunder in both the matches that have been played between them at the North Sydney Oval.
SYSW vs SYTW Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
SYSW Won |
SYTW Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 9 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
Sydney Sixers Women vs Sydney Thunder Women Betting Odds
Sydney Sixers Women are favorites to win this opening match of the 2019 Women's Big Bash League at 1.50 with Betway, 1.53 with Bet365 and 1.46 with 10CRIC. Sydney Thunder Women begin as the bookmakers' underdogs for this game and they are being offered at a higher price of 2.35 on 10CRIC and 2.50 on Betway and Bet365.
🏆 Sydney Sixers Women vs Sydney Thunder Women Prediction
Sydney Thunder have beaten Sydney Sixers five times out of nine in the tournament. They registered a convincing eight-wicket win over them the last time these two teams faced each other and that should give them a slight psychological advantage. The Sixers, however, will have the benefit of playing at their home ground where they have won their last five matches. They have faced the Thunder twice at this ground and have emerged victorious on both the occasions. Furthermore, the Sixers have retained the bulk of the squad that performed so well last year while the Thunder will be without some of their star players. Sydney Sixers are the most consistent team of the WBBL and the two-time champions are favorites to kick off their campaign with a win.
Oct 18, 2019
14:10 IST / 8:40 GMT
North Sydney Oval - Sydney, Australia
WBBL 
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