Women's Big Bash League 2024: Sydney Thunder Women vs Brisbane Heat Women Match Preview, WBBL 2024

Challenger • Allan Border Field • Brisbane

Sydney Thunder Women

133/7 (20)

Brisbane Heat Women

134/1 (15.2)

BH-W won by 9 wickets

Info

Fantasy

Live

Scorecard

Stats

Playing XI

Date & Time

29 Nov, 01:45 PM IST

Venue

Allan Border Field, Brisbane

TV/Streaming

Hotstar

Match

Challenger,

Women's Big Bash League 2024

Points Table

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Claire Polosak (Australia), Stephen Dionysius (Australia), Troy Penman (Australia, TV)

Referee

Kepler Wessels (Australia)

Toss

Brisbane Heat Women elected to bowl

Pitch Report

PitchFast & Bounce

Pace BowlingPace & Bounce

Batting ConditionAverage

Spin BowlingAverage

1st Innings

138Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

119.4Avg SR

2nd Innings

129Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

123.14Avg SR

Playing XILineups Out

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

BH-W

6- 4

ST-W

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

Brisbane Heat Women

Sydney Thunder Women

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Phoebe Litchfield

ST-W . BAT

327 Runs

11 Matches

Georgia Voll

ST-W . BAT

310 Runs

11 Matches

Grace Harris

BH-W . BAT

270 Runs

10 Matches

Top Bowlers

Samantha Bates

ST-W . BOWL

19 Wkts

11 Matches

Jess Jonassen

BH-W . ALL

14 Wkts

10 Matches

Chamari Atapattu

ST-W . ALL

14 Wkts

11 Matches

Playing XILineups Out

Fantasy Top Picks

Expert Team 1

J Jonassen

C Atapattu

Expert Team 2

J Jonassen

C Atapattu

Venue Details

Allan Border Field, Brisbane

PitchFast & Bounce

Pace BowlingPace & Bounce

Batting ConditionAverage

Spin BowlingAverage

1st Innings

138Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

119.4Avg SR

2nd Innings

129Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

123.14Avg SR

Toss winners opt to

39%Bat First Bowl First61%

Team Batting First

44%Wins Losses56%

Recent Matches on venue

Match 40 • Nov 24 • Women's Big Bash League

BH-W 142/5 (17)

SS-W 140/10 (20)

BH-W won by 5 wickets

vs live score

Match 36 • Nov 22 • Women's Big Bash League

BH-W 47/1 (5.2)

MS-W 46/6 (7)

BH-W won by 9 wickets

vs live score

Match 6 • Oct 30 • Women's Big Bash League

BH-W 169/8 (20)

MR-W 141/9 (20)

BH-W won by 28 runs

vs live score

Match 10 • Oct 14 • T20 Spring Challenge

AM-W 93/10 (16.1)

BH-W 94/3 (12.2)

BH-W won by 7 wickets

vs live score

Match 49 • Nov 21 • Womens Big Bash League

BH-W 176/7 (20)

SS-W 177/4 (19.5)

SS-W won by 6 wickets

vs live score

Match 43 • Nov 17 • Womens Big Bash League

BH-W 167/9 (20)

MR-W 169/7 (20)

MR-W won by 2 runs

vs live score

Match 39 • Nov 15 • Womens Big Bash League

BH-W 184/5 (20)

HH-W 131/10 (17.3)

BH-W won by 53 runs

vs live score

Match 31 • Nov 9 • Womens Big Bash League

BH-W 153/10 (17.3)

PS-W 192/3 (20)

PS-W won by 39 runs

vs live score

Match 13 • Oct 27 • Womens Big Bash League

BH-W 150/6 (20)

MS-W 137/7 (20)

BH-W won by 13 runs

vs live score

19th Match • Oct 27 • Women's Big Bash League

BH-W 109/10 (16.4)

AS-W 140/8 (20)

AS-W won by 31 runs

vs live score

Team Form (Last 5 Matches, Most recent first)

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

Brisbane Heat Women

Sydney Thunder Women

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

BH-W

6- 4

ST-W

Team Comparison (Last 10 Matches)

Matches Played

Matches Won

138

Average Score

144

175/6

Highest Score

212/5

47/1

Lowest Score

97/10

1 1 4 1 0 1

Over 13

Runs: 8

1 1 0 0 1 0

Over 14

Runs: 3

4 0 1 4 1 1

Over 15

Runs: 11

2 4

Over 16

Runs: 6

All Overs

Player of the Match Grace Parsons

3/10

Commentary

And that’s a wrap for this thrilling contest, folks! This is Meeth Agrawal, signing off alongside my co-commentator Arya Sekhar Chakraborty.

We hope you enjoyed the action as much as we did, and we look forward to seeing you all in the WBBL 2024 final between Melbourne Renegades and Brisbane Heat. It’s going to be a cracker! Until next time, goodbye and take care!

Grace Parsons is the Player of the Match, here is what she had to say: I think it will give confidence. We have string together a fair few good games and reaching the final is pretty special. She is a tough cookie. She will get through I guess. Get on to the flight to Melbourne tomorrow. Compose ourselves tonight and get on the plane tomorrow.

Brisbane Heat won by nine wickets

Georgia Redmayne - 50* (41) | Grace Parsons - 3/10
Hannah Darlington - 40* (29) | Samantha Bates - 1/25

And there you have it! The finalists of WBBL 2024 are confirmed. It's going to be between Melbourne Renegades and Brisbane Heat!

Brisbane Heat have stormed into the finals of the 2024 WBBL with a resounding nine-wicket victory. It has been a chase where the pressure never really seemed to phase them.

Let’s start with that Heat chase. After losing Grace Harris early, it was a masterclass in calm and collected batting from Jemimah Rodrigues and Georgia Redmayne. But make no mistake. This wasn’t a straightforward chase. It’s been an absolutely ruthless innings from both players, and while Jemimah was dropped no fewer than three times, she made the Thunders pay for their mistakes.

Jemimah, as cool as a cucumber, was relentless in her pursuit of the target, and just when we thought she might be in discomfort after injuring her wrist earlier, she continued to steer the ship. She ended up on 43* before walking off retired hurt, but not before she had already caused plenty of damage. As for Georgia Redmayne, she was rock-solid at the other end. She played the anchor role to perfection with a half-century, taking the pressure off Jemimah with smart, controlled batting. Together, they turned what seemed like a tricky chase into an easy stroll.

Now, let’s take a moment to reflect on the first innings. It seemed like the Thunder were off to a decent start, especially thanks to Georgia Voll’s early blitz. But once the Heat spinners got into the game, the momentum shifted entirely. Grace Parsons and Jess Jonassen, brilliant with their variations, spun a web that the Thunder simply couldn’t break out of. They shared five wickets between them, and suddenly, the Thunders were staring down the barrel of a huge task.

But just as we thought all hope was lost, along came Hannah Darlington and Taneale Peschel, who absolutely unleashed in the death overs. Their unbroken partnership of 64* off 37 balls got them to a more respectable total of 133, but even that seemed a little light in the context of the chase. And it was. Heat made short work of the target in just 15.2 overs.

The Thunders will have to reflect on their missed opportunities, especially in the field, where Jemimah was let off three times. As they say, in big games like this, you can’t afford to leave the big players hanging.

And now, Heat head into the final, and what a final we have in store!

15.2 Samantha Bates to Georgia Redmayne, FOUR! That's game set and match. Tossed-up fuller one a shade outside off, Redmayne swings through the line, lofts it over the mid-on fielder and off to the fence it goes. Brisbane Heat win by 9 wickets, Redmayne completes a well deserved half century.

15.1 Samantha Bates to Georgia Redmayne, Redmayne comes down the track and throws her hands at the full one a shade outside off, cue ends it past the short third man fielder, comes back for a brace.

Samantha Bates [3-0-19-1] comes back into the attack

Another big over from Brisbane Heat, 11 runs coming off it, and now they are just a maximum away from sealing their spot in the WBBL 2024 finals!

overs

128 /1 score

runs

Georgia Redmayne *

47 (39)

Charli Knott

19 (16)

Chamari Atapattu

0 /29

14.6 Chamari Athapaththu to Georgia Redmayne, a tad shorter around the middle stump, pulled away towards the deep midwicket region and settles for a single.

14.5 Chamari Athapaththu to Charli Knott, chops away the good-length delivery a shade outside off, down towards the cover fielder and a single taken.

14.4 Chamari Athapaththu to Charli Knott, FOUR! Brisbane Heat doing it in a canter at the moment. Fuller-length around the middle stump, Knott moves her front leg across and paddles it away a bit aerially and the ball skips away to the fine leg fence.

14.3 Chamari Athapaththu to Georgia Redmayne, flatter on a length a shade outside off, cut away from the crease down towards the deep point fielder and a single taken.

14.2 Chamari Athapaththu to Georgia Redmayne, slowish on a fuller-length a shade outside off, pushed away towards the cover fielder.

14.1 Chamari Athapaththu to Georgia Redmayne, FOUR! Low full toss down leg and easy pickings for Redmayne yet again, gets down on one knee and sweeps it past the short fine leg fielder, the deep fielder had no chance.

Chamari Athapaththu [2-0-18-0] comes back into the attack

A tight over from Hannah Darlington, but it's still all Brisbane Heat at this stage. With just 17 runs needed off the final six overs, the chase is well within their reach. The pressure is mounting on Thunder, who need something spectacular in these remaining overs to pull off a comeback. But, unless Heat make a mistake, this game is theirs for the taking.

overs

117 /1 score

runs

Charli Knott *

14 (14)

Georgia Redmayne

41 (35)

Hannah Darlington

0 /17

13.6 Hannah Darlington to Charli Knott, on a fullish-length around the middle stump, driven down the ground but straight to the mid-on fielder.

13.5 Hannah Darlington to Georgia Redmayne, pace-off back of a length delivery well outside off, Redmayne comes down the track and bunts it away towards the sweeper cover fielder for a single.

13.4 Hannah Darlington to Georgia Redmayne, on a good-length around off angling into Redmayne, punched away towards the cover fielder.