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Melbourne Stars host Hobart Hurricanes in match 49 of the WBBL; the eighth edition of the tournament.
The game is scheduled to start at 3pm local time (4am GMT) on Wednesday, November 16.
The game will be played in Latrobe at the Latrobe Recreation Ground.
Both sides have won three of their last five games to keep themselves in the hunt for a playoff spot, but these two teams only played one another for the first time this season on Tuesday, so this is the second half of a doubleheader.
Hobart Hurricanes will have been particularly frustrated by their defeat at the hands of Alice Capsey's unbeaten 80, having won their three previous games to force themselves into a position of significant strength in the league standings. Now, however, after losing by four wickets, they are one of three teams stuck on 13 points, albeit with a game in hand on Perth Scorchers and Adelaide Strikers.
For Stars, their Capsey-inspired win has kept their campaign alive. Another win over Hobart on Wednesday will move them to within a point of the playoff contenders. Only Sydney Thunder have scored fewer runs in the tournament, though.
Alice Capsey played a superb hand in the reverse fixture on Tuesday [Getty Images]
Before Tuesday, Capsey hadn't quite lit up the stage as she would have wanted to in her first Women's Big Bash campaign. There had been several starts and cameos without a match-winning contribution. But that has changed now, and her wicket will be key for Hurricanes, for whom Molly Strano recorded figures of 3 for 17 against the rest of Stars' middle order.
Annabel Sutherland is also key for Melbourne; she was excellent with bat and ball on Tuesday, and that dual responsibility might increase if Tess Flintoff isn't fit.
A fairly cool day expected in Latrobe, with highs of 15 degrees Celsius and a fair bit of sunshine.
Tess Flintoff injured the AC joint in her shoulder during Stars' win over Hurricanes and didn't bat, having been taken for scans.
Melbourne Stars: Meg Lanning (unavailable - personal reasons), Alice Capsey, Lucy Cripps, Sophie Day, Nicole Faltum (c), Tess Flintoff, Kim Garth, Rhys McKenna, Sasha Moloney, Sophie Reid, Jemimah Rodrigues, Annabel Sutherland, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Hasrat Gill, Olivia Henry
Hobart Hurricanes: Nicola Carey, Julia Cavanough, Mignon du Preez, Maisy Gibson, Heather Graham, Ruth Johnston, Lizelle Lee, Emma Manix-Geeves, Hayley Silver-Holmes, Amy Smith, Naomi Stalenberg, Molly Strano, Rachel Trenaman, Elyse Villani, Issy Wong (injured, replaced by Hayley Jensen)
Melbourne Stars: Lauren Winfield-Hill, Bess Heath, Alice Capsey, Annabel Sutherland, Kim Garth, Nicole Faltum, Sasha Moloney, Sophie Reid, Una Raymond-Hoey, Rhys McKenna, Sophia Day
Hobart Hurricanes: Rachel Trenaman, Lizelle Lee, Mignon du Preez, Elyse Villani, Nicola Carey, Naomi Stalenberg, Emma Manix-Geeves, Hayley Jensen, Maisy Gibson, Amy Smith, Molly Strano
Tess Flintoff injured her shoulder taking a catch on Tuesday [Getty Images]
Hurricanes are clear favourites for victory at 4/6 despite losing the reverse fixture on Tuesday.
Hobart will be confident of bouncing back, given their fine recent form and the fragility of Stars' batting line-up.
Standard tickets may be available at the box office.
Sky Sports holds the UK rights for the WBBL. This game will be shown on Sky Sports Cricket and Sky Sports Main Event. Coverage of the competition resumes on November 18.
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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