Teen Wolf
Norm Smith Medallist
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The green scum in their maiden finals appearance take on the cheque book mavericks from out west for a spot in Saturday night's ultimate decider.
Date: Wednesday, 25 November 2020
Time: 7.10pm AEDT, 4.10pm AWST
Venue: North Sydney Oval, NSW - Tickets
Broadcast: Live on 7Mate, Fox Cricket and Kayo (check local guides).
Melbourne Stars (1st, 8-3-3)
Possible XI
Meg Lanning*
Elyse Villani
Mignon du Preez
Nat Sciver
Annabel Sutherland
Katherine Brunt
Tess Flintoff
Alana King
Nicole Faltum+
Sophie Day
Holly Ferling
Injury concerns
Just about everybody has done the job expected of them, if not more.
Off the boil
Only by virtue of being a nationally contracted player (the premature awarding of which I'm sure was to dissuade her from playing footy) has Sutherland under-performed. Going fine for a player her age.
Last 5 matches (most recent first)
Loss v Sixers by 5 wickets (2 balls rem.)
Loss v Heat by 3 wickets (4 balls rem.)
Win v Canes by 39 runs
Win v Scorchers by 6 runs
Loss v Gades in super over
Perth Scorchers (4th, 6-6-2)
Possible XI
Sophie Devine*
Beth Mooney+
Amy Jones
Chloe Piparo
Nicole Bolton
Heather Graham
Mathilda Carmichael
Sarah Glenn
Taneale Peschel
Piepa Cleary
Samantha Betts
Injury concerns
Aside from the dream duo settling into a groove together at the top of the order, Glenn's leggies have been on the money and Peschel has added consistency to some long-suspected potential with the new ball.
Off the boil
Piparo and Bolton have had plenty of opportunities to find form with the bat throughout the season, but they've been getting out in some particularly poor ways for senior players.
Last 5 matches (most recent first)
Loss v Strikers by 3 runs
Win v Canes by 10 wickets (32 balls rem.)
Loss v Heat by 4 wickets (4 balls rem.)
Loss v Stars by 6 runs
Win v Thunder by 34 runs
Words of wisdom
The Stars have been a well-drilled unit all tournament, and they still put up a good fight in the three games they lost. The Scorchers looked to have completely turned their form around deep into Sunday's match before suffering an almighty collapse of 7/38 against the Strikers. Biggest difference in the two teams is Melbourne has the experienced bowlers with strong track records of pulling big games back from the brink.
Date: Wednesday, 25 November 2020
Time: 7.10pm AEDT, 4.10pm AWST
Venue: North Sydney Oval, NSW - Tickets
Broadcast: Live on 7Mate, Fox Cricket and Kayo (check local guides).
Melbourne Stars (1st, 8-3-3)
Possible XI
Meg Lanning*
Elyse Villani
Mignon du Preez
Nat Sciver
Annabel Sutherland
Katherine Brunt
Tess Flintoff
Alana King
Nicole Faltum+
Sophie Day
Holly Ferling
Injury concerns
- Ordinarily a certain starter, Erin Osborne (hamstring) has missed a few in a row, no idea what the update is on this. Anna Lanning replaced her last match but Ferling coming in makes more sense to me.
- Villani (hamstring) and Sutherland (hand?) had issues on Sunday but continued to play through.
Just about everybody has done the job expected of them, if not more.
Off the boil
Only by virtue of being a nationally contracted player (the premature awarding of which I'm sure was to dissuade her from playing footy) has Sutherland under-performed. Going fine for a player her age.
Last 5 matches (most recent first)
Loss v Sixers by 5 wickets (2 balls rem.)
Loss v Heat by 3 wickets (4 balls rem.)
Win v Canes by 39 runs
Win v Scorchers by 6 runs
Loss v Gades in super over
Perth Scorchers (4th, 6-6-2)
Possible XI
Sophie Devine*
Beth Mooney+
Amy Jones
Chloe Piparo
Nicole Bolton
Heather Graham
Mathilda Carmichael
Sarah Glenn
Taneale Peschel
Piepa Cleary
Samantha Betts
Injury concerns
- Devine (back) didn't bowl on the weekend and there doesn't seem much point in her rushing to do so since the inclusion of Betts has been working pretty well for them.
- Graham (knee) missed Sunday, if she can't get up for Wednesday then Jemma Barsby will probably take her place again.
- Jones (quad) is only a few games back after several weeks out, and unsurprisingly has looked rusty upon return.
Aside from the dream duo settling into a groove together at the top of the order, Glenn's leggies have been on the money and Peschel has added consistency to some long-suspected potential with the new ball.
Off the boil
Piparo and Bolton have had plenty of opportunities to find form with the bat throughout the season, but they've been getting out in some particularly poor ways for senior players.
Last 5 matches (most recent first)
Loss v Strikers by 3 runs
Win v Canes by 10 wickets (32 balls rem.)
Loss v Heat by 4 wickets (4 balls rem.)
Loss v Stars by 6 runs
Win v Thunder by 34 runs
Words of wisdom
The Stars have been a well-drilled unit all tournament, and they still put up a good fight in the three games they lost. The Scorchers looked to have completely turned their form around deep into Sunday's match before suffering an almighty collapse of 7/38 against the Strikers. Biggest difference in the two teams is Melbourne has the experienced bowlers with strong track records of pulling big games back from the brink.