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Sydney Thunder host Melbourne Renegades in match 47 of the WBBL; the eighth edition of the tournament.
The game is scheduled to start at 7.10pm local time (8.10am GMT) on Tuesday, November 15.
The game will be played in Canberra at the Manuka Oval.
Neither of these teams. Both have been out for some time, with three wins between them. Sydney Thunder have won just once in 11 games, Melbourne Renegades have two victories in 12. They are only level on points because Thunder have been washed out on three occasions.
This is effectively the wooden spoon battle. A Thunder win would likely see them escape that ignominy, with a game in hand on Renegades in any case, but these teams will just want the memory of this year's tournament to disappear.
Sophie Molineux is the latest Renegades player to go down injured [Getty Images]
Only Phoebe Litchfield has passed 200 runs with the bat for Sydney Thunder, who have been let down by their senior players in the batting department: 77 of Tammy Beaumont's 101 runs came in one innings.
Courtney Webb, Hayley Matthews and Carly Leeson have all been consistent run-scorers for Renegades, but they have been hindered by injuries to key players, with Chamari Athapaththu not quite lighting fire since replacing Harmanpreet Kaur.
A fairly cool day expected in Canberra, with highs of 15 degrees Celsius and a fair bit of sunshine.
Melbourne Renegades have been beset by injuries throughout the tournament, missing Tayla Vlaeminck and Georgia Wareham for this year's edition, while Harmanpreet Kaur withdrew on the eve of her overseas stint.
They will be without their captain, Sophie Molineux, for the final throes. She damaged the ACL on her left knee while bowling the final over of Renegades' defeat by Melbourne Stars.
Sydney Thunder: Samantha Bates, Hannah Darlington, Jess Davidson, Rachael Haynes, Phoebe Litchfield, Olivia Porter, Lauren Smith, Tahlia Wilson, Tammy Beaumont, Corinne Hall, Anika Learoyd, Sammy-Jo Johnson, Chloe Tryon, Amy Jones, Belinda Vakarewa, Lea Tahuhu (overseas replacement signing), Saskia Horley (local replacement)
Melbourne Renegades: Sophie Molineux, Sarah Coyte, Josie Dooley, Ellie Falconer (unavailable - personal reasons, replaced by Paris Bowdler), 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 Thunder: Tammy Beaumont, Phoebe Litchfield, Amy Jones, Rachael Haynes, Chloe Tryon, Sammy-Jo Johnson, Tahlia Wilson, Olivia Porter, Hannah Darlington, Lauren Smith, Sam Bates
Melbourne Renegades: Chamari Athapaththu, Hayley Matthews, Josie Dooley, Carly Leeson, Courtney Webb, Erica Kershaw, Ellie Falconer, Georgia Prestwidge, Sarah Coyte, Ella Hayward, Shabnim Ismail
Sydney Thunder have struggled all campaign [Getty Images]
Thunder are clear favourites for victory at 4/5, with Renegades at 1/1.
Sophie Molineux's injury might be one too far for Melbourne, who have been hit by a raft of injuries to their best players. Thunder's side is far stronger than its position suggests, and they ought to take advantage.
Standard tickets for $10 are available online at Ticketek.
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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