Squads –
PSW –
Megan Banting, Jemma Barsby, Samantha Betts, Nicole Bolton, Mathilda Carmichael, Piepa Cleary, Sophie Devine (NZ), Sarah Glenn (Eng), Heather Graham, Amy Jones (Eng) Emma King, Beth Mooney, Taneale Peschel, Chloe Piparo, Georgia Wyllie
BHW –
Maddy Green (NZ), Nicola Hancock, Grace Harris, Laura Harris, Mikayla Hinkley, Jess Jonassen, Amelia Kerr (NZ), Delissa Kimmince, Nadine de Klerk (SA), Charli Knott, Lilly Mills, Georgia Prestwidge, Georgia Redmayne, Courtney Sippel, Georgia Voll
Team News –
PSW –
– Perth Scorchers were the semi finalists last season.
– Perth have made some big changes in their team by bringing in Sophie Devine of Adelaide and Beth Mooney from the Heat.
– Aussie Captain Meg Lanning was left out from the squad.
– Beth Mooney and Amy Jones will likely open the innings. Mooney is the highest ranked t20 player in world Cricket currently along with Jones who will keep the wickets.
– Sophie Devine will bat 1 down. Devine is not someone to introduce being the best Allrounder in world cricket. She was highest scorer last season along with 19 Wickets.
– Nicole Bolton will bat 2 down. She had a Average season with bat with 185 runs also took some Wickets with her off spin.
– Heather Graham will handle the allround duties. She can strike the ball big.
– Sarah Glenn and Jemma Barsby will be leading the spin section.
– Sophie Devine, S Betts, T Peschel and Heather Graham will be leading the pace attack.
BHW –
– They are the champions of last season. However are looking very weak this year after Beth Mooney playing for Perth.
– Jess Jonassen will lead the team as always.
– Maddy Green and Grace Harris will open the innings. Green has good international experience as she opened last series against Australia. Harris has Got plenty of experience with 1800+ runs and 71 t20 Wickets.
– Young Gerogia Voll can bat 1 down. She will most likely make her wbbl debut this season. She has scored over 800 runs in the Katherine Raymt series with 2 tons on her name.
– Allrounder Jess Jonassen will bat 2 down. He has to do the most of the contribution this year with both bat and bowl.
– Laura Harris and Gerogia Redmayne will bat in middle. Harris can strike the ball big. Redmayne will do the Wicket keeping.
– Amelia Kerr and Nadine De klerk will do the late hitting.
– Amelia Kerr and Jess Jonassen will lead the spin department.
– Delissa Kimmince, Gerogia Prestwidge, Nicola Hancock and Nadine De Klerk assisted by Grace Harris will lead the pace attack.
Probable XI –
PSW –
Beth Mooney, Amy Jones(wk), Sophie Devine(c), Nicole Bolton, M Carmichael/C Piparo, Heather Graham, Sarah Glenn, S Betts, T Peschel, Jemma Barsby, P Cheary.
BHW –
Maddy Green, Grace Harris, Gerogia Voll, Jess Jonassen (c), Georgia Redmayne(wk), Laura Harris, Amelia Kerr, Nadine De Klerk, Delissa Kimmince, G Prestwidge, Nicola Hancock.
Pitch Report –
North Sydney Oval, Sydney
Pitch is good for Batting 1st . It will slow down as the match progresses.
Average Score : 172
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Amy Jones( Opener, RHB,English t20 player, 391 runs in 13 games last WBBL, Must have)
G Redmayne(LHB, Wicket keeper, 934 runs in 57 games, bats in middle order)
Megan Banting ( Middle/lower order, RHB, just 38 runs in her BBL career, not a SL choice )
BAT –
Beth Mooney( Opener, LHB, #1 in women’s t20i rankings, 743 runs last season, Must have)
Laura Harris( 3/4 down , 169 runs last season, SR of 130 in t20s)
Maddy Green ( Open + off spin , decent option to have, 309 runs last season )
M Carmichael( Middle/Lower order, RHB + Medium pacer, 61R + 0W in her 13 games for Perth )
C Piparo( Middle order, RHB, 278 WBBL career runs, 58 of 15 games last season, not a SL choice)
G Voll( Batting allrounder, 314 runs + 12 Wickets in u-18 championship recently, excellent GL pick )
M Hinkley( Middle order, 134 runs in 33 games played, poor record)
ALL –
S Devine( Open + 4over medium pace, best Allrounder in t20 cricket, 769Runs + 19 Wickets last season, Must have )
Jess Jonassen ( Slow left arm + 2 down, 400+ Runs + 21 Wickets last season, Must have)
Grace Harris(Open/1 down, RHB + Right Arm medium, genuine Allrounder, 1858 runs + 71 Wickets in t20s, Must have)
Amelia Kerr ( Leg break, can also bat, 14 Wickets in 16 WBBL games, Must have)
Nicole Bolton( 2 down, LHB + off spin, 180 Runs + 5 Wickets in 12I last season)
Heather Graham( 3/4 down , RHB + Right Arm medium, 726 runs + 72 Wickets for the scorchers, Must have )
Nadine De Klerk( Medium pacer + Right handed bat, can strike the ball big, 21 t20 Wickets on her name)
BOWL –
Sarah Glenn ( Leggie, English player, 7 Wickets against WIW last month, Must have )
D Kimmince ( Pacer, known for her variations, 17 Wickets in 16 games last season, Must have)
S Betts( Medium pacer, 17W in 24 games played, economy just touching 8)
T Peschel(Medium pacer, got decent pace, 9 Wickets last season in 13 games)
G Prestwidge( Medium pacer, 11 Wickets last season, good bowler)
Nicola Hancock ( Medium pacer, can also bat, 29 WBBL career Wickets)
J Barsby( Off spin, 58 WBBL Wickets in 73 games, 5W last season)
P Cleary(Fast medium bowler, got some good pace, 32 Wickets in 35 games)
C Sippel( Medium pacer, played just 1 game last season)
C/VC Options –
PSW –
Sophie Devine
Beth Mooney
Amy Jones
BHW –
Jess Jonassen
Amelia Kerr
Grace Harris