With both sides in touching distance of the top four, this clash looms as a crucial one in the run home
All you need to know: Sydney Sixers v Brisbane Heat
Match facts
Who: Sydney Sixers v Brisbane Heat
What: Match 26, Weber WBBL|10
Where: North Sydney Oval, Sydney
When: Thursday, November 14. Bat flip at 2.45pm AEDT, first ball at 3.30pm AEDT.
How to watch: Fox Cricket, Kayo Sports
Buy tickets: Tickets are on sale here
For all matches in WBBL|10 there will be a Weber Baby Q up for grabs during the innings break. Fans can simply scan the QR code on the big screen to compete in trivia on their phone. The fan with the most correct answers in the fastest time will win.
Live scores: Match Centre
Highlights, news and reactions after the match: cricket.com.au, the CA Live and Big Bash apps
Officials: Mitchell Claydon (field), Sharad Patel (field), Roberto Howard (third), Bede Sajowitz (fourth), David Gilbert (match referee)
Match squads
Sixers: Hollie Armitage, Caoimhe Bray, Maitlan Brown, Sarah Bryce, Mathilda Carmichael, Lauren Cheatle, Sophie Ecclestone, Ashleigh Gardner, Alyssa Healy, Elsa Hunter, Amelia Kerr, Ellyse Perry (c), Courtney Sippel
The Sixers have named an unchanged squad with Sophie Ecclestone to make her final appearance of the season before she departs for national duties with England.
Heat: Jess Jonassen (c), Sianna Ginger, Lucy Hamilton, Nicola Hancock, Grace Harris, Laura Harris, Nadine de Klerk, Charli Knott, Shikha Pandey, Grace Parsons, Georgia Redmayne, Jemimah Rodrigues, Mikayla Wrigley
Mikayla Wrigley returns from concussion protocols after being struck in the neck playing in Queensland Premier Cricket, replacing Lucy Bourke in the only change to the Heat's 13-player squad.
Form guide
Sixers: LWWLL (Most recent first)
The Sixers were looking great until going down to their crosstown rivals by 18 runs in the Sydney Smash.
Heat: WLLLW
After a strong start to the season, the Heat will be out to regain some momentum with back-to-back victories after three losses on the trot.
Players to watch
Ashleigh Gardner rediscovered her best form with the bat after a lean start, while Ellyse Perry has been just outstanding throughout the campaign.
Nadine de Klerk and Jess Jonassen have been fantastic with the ball over the last couple of games for the Heat.
Most Runs
WBBL|10 BKT Golden Bat
| Player | Total |
|---|---|
1
Ellyse Perry
E Perry
|
424 |
|
2
Lizelle Lee
L Lee
|
399 |
|
3
Beth Mooney
B Mooney
|
386 |
|
4
Phoebe Litchfield
P Litchfield
|
342 |
|
5
Georgia Voll
G Voll
|
330 |
|
6
Hayley Matthews
H Matthews
|
324 |
|
7
Elyse Villani
E Villani
|
292 |
|
8
Grace Harris
G Harris
|
277 |
Head-to-head
Rapid Facts
- Sydney Sixers have won three of their last four WBBL matches against the Brisbane Heat, including a six-wicket victory when they last met (21 November 2023); although, their only defeat in that span came in their most recent meeting in New South Wales (24 October 2023 at North Sydney Oval).
- Brisbane Heat have lost each of their last three WBBL matches outside Queensland, the last time they recorded a longer losing run outside their home state was a four-match span in November 2020.
- Sydney Sixers have hit a boundary once every 5.6 balls faced in WBBL|10, their most frequent rate in a single season in the history of the competition; in addition, their collective bating strike rate (129.5) is their second best in a single season (133.2 in WBBL|08).
- Ellyse Perry has scored 40 per cent of the Sydney Sixers' runs when she's played in WBBL|10, the best rate of any player for their respective team in a single season in WBBL history; although, she's scored fewer than 30 runs in five of her last seven innings against the Brisbane Heat in the competition.
- Charli Knott (Brisbane Heat) has not been dismissed in three of her four WBBL innings against the Sydney Sixers (0*,21*,6,29*); her batting average in WBBL|10 (25) is her best in a single season in the competition.
What's on the line?
A win isn't an absolute must for either side, but this looms as a game that could really shape the final standings in a big way. With both teams sitting on three wins each, it's time to show whether you really mean business.
Weber WBBL|10 standings
| Team | M | W | L | T | N/R | NRR | Ded. | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
REN
|
10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.527 | 0 | 14 |
|
2
HEA
|
10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.384 | 0 | 14 |
|
3
THU
|
10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -0.002 | 0 | 13 |
|
4
HUR
|
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.189 | 0 | 10 |
|
5
SCO
|
10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | -0.171 | 0 | 9 |
|
6
SIX
|
10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | -0.477 | 0 | 8 |
|
7
STR
|
10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | -0.357 | 0 | 7 |
|
8
STA
|
10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | -0.205 | 0 | 5 |
M: Matches played
W: Wins
L: Losses
T: Ties
N/R: No results
NRR: Net Run Rate
Ded.: Deductions
PTS: Total points