WBBL semi-final 2: Brisbane vs Melbourne Renegades on Sat 7th Dec at 2.50pm Melbourne/Sydney time at Allan Border field

[Toe Poke]

Scorecard here:

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series...2nd-semi-final-womens-big-bash-league-2019-20

https://www dot espncricinfo.com/series/18042/game/1188439/brisbane-heat-women-vs-melbourne-renegades-women-2nd-semi-final-womens-big-bash-league-2019-20

Brisbane possible team

Brisbane have 11 players who have played 13 or more games, so its team will very likely be:

Mooney (+)
Green
L Harris
G Harris
Jonassen
Short (Captain)
Kerr
Johnson
Kimmince
Hinkley
Prestwidge

Plenty of bowling options with Johnson, Kimmince, Jonassen and Kerr all taking 12 or more wickets each. Prestwidge and G Harris have also been handy.

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Melbourne Renegades

Similar to Perth, the Renegades will be without 2 Englishwomen - Wyatt and Beaumont.

Possible team:

A Lanning
Attapattu
Duffin (captain)
Webb
?? Blows
Dooley (+)
Wareham
Leeson
Brown
Strano
Tahuhu

Wyatt and Beaumont are unavailable
Koski and Molineux are injured/ill

That leaves Kershaw or Blows as possible replacement batters.

There are already 5 bowling options with Tahuhu, Wareham, Brown, Strano and Leeson.
The Renegades might choose Blows ahead of Kershaw if they are looking to have a 6th bowling option.

 

[k31th]

With the Renegades also without Molineux (a huge blow) on top of losing their two English internationals, I give them basically zero chance of winning unless A.Lanning and Duffin both have 60+ innings'.

 

[k31th]

Heat have won the toss and are bowling. Renegades to bat first... probably makes this game either a contest (if the Renegades top order stays in throughout the powerplay and more) or barely much to watch if the Renegades lose their best batters early.

 

[k31th]

can Athapaththu get some of the form she had in the T20I's when she was smashing them around for Sri Lanka against Australia...

 

[k31th]

Anna Lanning falls for 16 off 18...

 

[k31th]

it's kind of amazing that Athapaththu has only faced 5 balls in 4.1 overs...

 

[k31th]

quick ankle movement from Athapaththu to get her foot back so quickly... Mooney seemed sure she'd got her stumped...

 

[k31th]

Athapaththu out LBW to Amelia Kerr for 21 off 19 might put a decent dent into the Renegades' total... but that brings Duffin to the crease with Dooley (on 20* off 16)... of course hawk-eye shows the ball missing off stump by a fair distance.

 

[k31th]

hawk-eye shows that Duffin's 5th (or so) ball from Jess Jonassen should have been given out LBW... so I guess karma has already applied itself.

 

[SSwans2011]

I know Harris obviously agreed to it, but talking to the bowler WHILE they are bowling in a final is ridiculous.

 

[k31th]

nice 6 from Dooley. 2/97 off 14 overs...

 

[k31th]

Duffin is hitting her stride nicely at 25* off 23 (after a slow start) and Dooley is still going well on 42* off 32. 2/109 off 15 overs means this total could get to a quite nice level.

 

[SSwans2011]

Some shite bowling these last few overs.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Contagious

 

[k31th]

Duffin dropped in the outfield by Amelia Kerr... tough catch, but should have been taken.

 

[SSwans2011]

Christ that's a shocking drop. Heat falling apart here.

 

[k31th]

I'm thoroughly impressed with how long Jess Duffin has managed to keep this sort of form up... I keep expecting her to go on a failing spree, but she just keeps succeeding... 2/131 off 17 and Duffin has raced along to 42* off 31. Dooley is just padding hte other end now that Duffin is smoking them and she's on 47* off 36.

 

[k31th]

Duffin stumped for 44 off 35... 3/139 in 18.2 overs... she's done her job in getting the total up there.

 

[k31th]

Wareham did well to come in and smash a couple of 4's to get to 9* off 3 with one over to go... 3/149.

 

[k31th]

congratulations to Josie Dooley on getting 50* off 42. her highest WBBL score

 

[SSwans2011]

Shocking last 10 overs from the Heat.

 

[k31th]

Georgia Wareham... brilliant innings to finish off the Renegades total at 4/163... she got to 22 off 8 balls (runout on the last ball).

 

[k31th]

Jonassen was very good with the ball to get 1/25 off her 4 considering she got belted about a bit in her last over (and a bit).... the rest of the bowlers were pretty average.

 

[DEVO]

Early Mooney wicket will make this very interesting.

 

[k31th]

I'm amazed that that ball didn't bowl Mooney... moved a fair bit off the pitch and missed leg stump and went through past the keeper for 4 byes...