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WBBL 2025, MLRW vs SYTW: Thunder Women eye comeback in major clash against Renegades
In the fifth match of the ongoing Women's Big Bash League, Melbourne Renegades will be locking horns with Sydney Thunder Women on Tuesday at Junction Oval in Melbourne. The Renegades began their campaign with a thumping seven-wicket win over Brisbane Heat in the rain-shortened opening encounter of the tournament.
Georgia Wareham starred for the Renegades, taking career-best figures of 3/12 from 4 overs. Tess Flintoff and Alice Capsey also contributed with the ball, taking 3/30 and 3/22, respectively. For the match against Thunder, Renegades will remain unchanged, confirming the same squad.
Sydney Thunder, on the other side, began their campaign with a six-wicket defeat against Hobart Hurricanes in their season-opening match of the tournament. Going into the new showdown, they would hope to bounce back to return to winning ways and claim their first win of the season.
MLRW vs SYTW (head-to-head)
Matches - 19
MLRW won - 8
SYTW won - 11
Sydney Thunder Women possible XI: Georgia Voll, Tahlia Wilson (wk), Phoebe Litchfield (c), Heather Knight, Chamari Athapaththu, Anika Learoyd, Laura Harris, Hasrat Gill, Taneale Peschel, Shabnim Ismail, Samantha Bates
Melbourne Renegades Women possible XI: Davina Perrin, Courtney Webb, Deandra Dottin, Naomi Stalenberg, Georgia Wareham (c), Nicole Faltum (wk), Tess Flintoff, Alice Capsey, Sarah Coyte, Charis Bekker, Milly Illingworth
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