ABOUT THE MATCH
Adelaide Strikers will face Perth Scorchers at Allan Border Field, Brisbane, in WBBL 2019 on October 27.
The Scorchers will hope for a repeat of their win over Strikers, with the strong batting of Amy Jones and Meg Lanning and will give a tough fight this time too, with the addition of Nat Sciver.
The Strikers have all-round strength, with Sophie Devine, Suzie Bates and Megan Schutt in their line-up, but they are undoubtedly weaker for the loss of Stafanie Taylor, who has left to join the West Indies Women.
TOSS PREDICTION
Allan Border Field is a batting wicket and the team which wins the toss will go to bat first.
PITCH AND CONDITIONS
Matches at the Allan Border Field tend to favor batting, with little in the way of assistance for bowlers on a generally flat wicket.
The temperature is expected to be in mid-20 degrees with a clear, completely dry day and with very little wind around too.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI OF Adelaide Strikers Women
Suzie Bates (c), Sophie Devine, Katie Mack, Tahlia McGrath, Tegan McPharlin (wk), Bridget Patterson, Lauren Winfield, Amanda-Jane Wellington, Megan Schutt, Sarah Coyte, Alex Price
PROBABLE PLAYING XI OF Perth Scorchers Women
Meg Lanning (c), Amy Jones (wk), Nat Sciver, Nicole Bolton, Georgia Redmayne, Heather Graham, Kim Garth, Piepa Cleary, Jemma Barsby, Emma King, Kath Hempenstall
MATCH PREVIEW
Adelaide Strikers Women
- Adelaide Strikers replaced Stafanie Taylor with Lauren Winfield, as she is only available at the start and end of WBBL due to international commitments.
- The England player joins Sophie Devine and Suzie Bates on the overseas matches.
- Adelaide Strikers won their first match against Melbourne Renegades, as Megan Scutt, Sophie Devine and Stafanie Taylor restricted the Renegades to 117/7.
- However, the Renegades got their revenge in the second game.
Perth Scorchers Women
- Perth Scorchers were the final team to get their WBBL campaign and opted for a batting-heavy line-up as they lost their first game.
- Kath Hempenstall made a comeback to WBBL which will be most obvious to turn to if they bring in an extra bowler.
- Perth Scorchers started this season’s Women’s Big Bash League against Melbourne Renegades.
- Amy Jones and Nat Sciver helped their side to 132/5, but they fell to a four-wicket defeat with five balls to spare.
- Their first of these back-to-back matches at the Allan Border Oval pitted the Scorchers against Brisbane Heat.
PROBABLE WINNING TEAM:
We back Perth Scorchers as they are more positive to beat Adelaide Strikers, who do not have Stafanie Taylor for these fixtures.
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