Key match-ups, analysis, form, team news, weather forecast, tickets, TV and streaming information, odds, predictions and more ahead of the latest encounter in the 2022 Weber WBBL
Melbourne Renegades take on Sydney Sixers in match 24 of the WBBL; the eighth edition of the tournament.
The game is scheduled to start at 3pm local time (4am BST) on Sunday, October 30.
The Eastern Oval in Ballarat is set to stage this match.
It is top against bottom in the WBBL. Sixers are four from five games, becoming the third different side to top the table this week after beating Hobart Hurricanes.
Renegades are at the other end of the table, rock bottom after one victory in five matches.
They got off to the percet start, beating Adelaide Strikers in the opener but have lost four on the trot including in Saturday's Melbourne derby against the previously winless Stars.
Sixers started in ideal fashion with three straight wins, a run which included a 27-run victory over Stars thanks to another inspired Ashleigh Gardner display.
Erin Burns (Sarah Reed/Getty Images)
Erin Burns has the best strike rate of any batter to score more than 54 runs in the WBBL (156.60) and sits third in the run-scorers list, behind Georgia Redmayne and Pheobe Litchfield.
"Erin is one of the most in-form players in the competition right now," said head coach Charlotte Edwards Edwards.
"Her batting is at another level at the moment and her energy on the field and around the group is infectious."
Renegades will look to nullify the likes of Burns in the middle overs, when Hayley Matthew, Georgia Prestwidge and Sarah Coyte will be deployed.
They have taken eight wickets between them for a combined economy rate of 7.49 and their success in pinning down the Sixers middle order will be key.
The forecast suggests a high chance of showers in the late afternoon early evening, which could bleed into the back end of this match. Temperatures are likely to be around 17 degrees Celsius.
Sixers head coach Charlotte Edwards has named an unchanged squad for the weekend fixtures and could stick with the same side that beat the Hurricanes.
Renegades also named a 13-strong squad for the weekend double-header, with Josie Dooley returning after a hip injury.
Chamari Athapaththu made her Renegades debut against Stars and will have a key role to play in arresting their poor form.
(Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)
Melbourne Renegades: Sophie Molineux, Sarah Coyte, Josie Dooley, Ellie Falconer, Ella Hayward, Shabnim Ismail, Harmanpreet Kaur (injured, partially replaced by Eve Jones, permanently replaced by Chamari Atapattu), Carly Leeson, Hayley Matthews, Rhiann O’Donnell, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Wareham, Courtney Webb, Georgia Prestwidge, Erica Kershaw
Sydney Sixers: Ellyse Perry (c), Jade Allen, Suzie Bates, Nicole Bolton, Maitlan Brown, Erin Burns, Stella Campbell, Lauren Cheatle, Sophie Ecclestone, Ash Gardner, Ange Genford, Alyssa Healy, Kate Peterson
Melbourne Renegades: Sophie Molineux, Hayley Matthews, Chamari Atapattu, Josie Dooley, Courtney Webb, Carly Leeson, Ellie Falconer, Sarah Coyte, Georgia Prestwidge, Ella Hayward, Shabnim Ismail
Sydney Sixers: Alyssa Healy, Suzie Bates, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Erin Burns, Maitlan Brown, Nicole Bolton, Sophie Ecclestone, Ange Genford, Lauren Cheatle, Kate Peterson
Sixers start the game as favourites at 2/5, while Renegades can be backed at 9/5.
The two-time winners are top of the table for a reason and are overwhelming favourites to strengthen their position against a Renegades side struggling for form.
Yes. Tickets are priced at $10 for adults and concessions and free for children (under 17 years) and can be purchased on Ticketek.
Sky Sports holds the UK rights for the WBBL. This game will be shown on Sky Sports Cricket and Sky Sports Main Event from 9am (BST).
In Australia, fans will be able to watch all 59 matches in the WBBL live and free on either the Seven Network or cricket.com.au
A total of 24 games will be televised on free-to-air on Seven and simulcast on Foxtel and Kayo, while the remaining 35 games will be shown on Foxtel and Kayo Sports and also live-streamed for free on cricket.com.au.
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