Hobart Hurricanes Women will face the Melbourne Renegades Women on Thursday, at North Sydney Oval, Sydney. The Hurricanes are currently the leaders of the WBBL 2025 points table, having won all their four matches so far and carrying an unbeaten streak across all competitions. Key batters such as Danielle Wyatt-Hodge, Nicola Carey, and Lizelle Lee have been in brilliant form, supported by disciplined bowling from Lauren Smith, Hayley Silver-Holmes, Heather Graham, and Nicola Carey.
Melbourne Renegades Women, as defending champions, are the second-best side in the tournament. They have three wins and one loss, sitting second on the table with a positive net run rate of +0.230. Their consistent performers include Courtney Webb, Georgia Wareham (a leading wicket-taker with seven wickets in the tournament), Tess Flintoff, and Deandra Dottin, who has been effective with her bowling in recent matches.
HH-W vs MR-W, WBBL 2025: Match details
- Date and Time: November 20; 10:10 am IST/ 04:40 am GMT/ 03:40 pm Local
- Venue: North Sydney Oval, Sydney
HH-W vs MR-W, Head-to-Head Record in WBBL
Matches played: 18| Melbourne Renegades won: 07 | Hobart Hurricanes won: 10 | No result: 01
North Sydney Oval Pitch Report
The North Sydney Oval pitch is known to favour the batters, often leading to high-scoring games. Teams batting first generally post scores around the 150-run mark, making it a venue where both batters and bowlers need to be at their best to gain an advantage. Winning the toss and deciding whether to bat or bowl first will be crucial.
Squads
Hobart Hurricanes: Nicola Carey, Heather Graham, Isabella Malgioglio, Ruth Johnston, Lizelle Lee, Natalie Sciver-Brunt, Hayley Silver-Holmes, Amy Smith, Lauren Smith, Linsey Smith, Molly Strano, Rachel Trenaman, Elyse Villani, Callie Wilson, Danni Wyatt-Hodge
Melbourne Renegades: Courtney Webb, Alice Capsey, Sophie Molineux (c), Deandra Dottin, Georgia Wareham, Tess Flintoff, Nicole Faltum (wk), Sarah Coyte, Milly Illingworth, Charis Bekker, Emma de Broughe, Naomi Stalenberg, Issy Wong
HH-W vs MR-W, WBBL 2025: Today’s Match Prediction
Case 1:
- Melbourne Renegades Women wins the toss and bowls first
- Hobart Hurricanes Women’s powerplay score: 50-60
- Hobart Hurricanes Women’s total score: 180-190
Case 2:
- Hobart Hurricanes Women wins the toss and bowls first
- Melbourne Renegades Women’s powerplay score: 55-65
- Melbourne Renegades Women’s total score: 190-200
Match result: Team bowling first to win the game.
This article was first published at WomenCricket.com, a Cricket Times company.
