We are already into the final week of WBBL11 with the Hurricanes securing their place in the play-offs today with a thumping win over the Stars.
Results over the weekend were:-
Stars 160/5 beat Renegades 115ao by 45 runs
Scorchers 186/5 lost to Hurricanes 189/3 by 7 wickets with 5 balls remaining
Heat 149/9 lost to Strikers 151/4 by 6 wickets with 2 balls remaining
Thunder 174/6 lost to Sixers 176/4 by 6 wickets with 5 balls remaining
Hurricanes 176/4 beat Stars 98ao by 81 runs
Points of Interest
- Ellyse Perry batted like the Ellyse Perry of old as she took the Sixers to an important win over the Thunder, who are all but out of it
- Stars beat the Renegades to go briefly top of the table, only for Canes to beat Scorchers the same day and go back to the top. Canes then played the Stars and ground them into the Hobart mud. Stars have 11 points and are 99% certain of progressing, but will be without Marizanne Kapp for their last two league games. Should they lose those last two games, then Sixers, Strikers and Scorchers could all go past Stars and into the play-offs - the 1% could happen!
- Canes only have one game left to play - against the Strikers
- Sixers, on the other hand have three still to play - Stars, Renegades and Strikers. They could still finish top of the league and go straight through to the final.
Games to play
Scorchers v Renegades - Both teams have an equal 4/4 record. Scorchers have to be favourites, but they are likely to need runs from either Mooney and/or Devine (no change there then)
Stars v Sixers - Stars are going to struggle without Kapp. They are a bowler light and they have brought in a batter, Maia Bouchier, to replace her. Could this be Sixers first win of three in the last week?
Thunder v Heat - Heat haven't really looked like winning a game, but Thunder haven't been much better. Will either side care? Probably not, which means someone will probably get a hundred!
Renegades v Sixers - Sixers might just have the M word, which means they could breeze past the Renegades for win number two!
Strikers v Hurricanes - Canes regathered their mojo against Stars and will be strong favourites to finish their campaign with their 8th win out of 10 games, which means they will finish top
Stars v Thunder - A must-win game for the Stars, although even if they get through to the Knockout match they are unlikely to go any further in the competition. Think they may crumble.
Scorchers v Heat - Scorchers will kick themselves if they don't win this one which should give them the squeakiest of squeaks of getting to the Knockout game.
Sixers v Strikers - Sixers third chance to win, and a win will almost certainly consign Strikers to the bin, if they are not there already. Think Sixers will be on a roll.....
Martin Davies
01/12/2025
Scorchers v Renegades - Both teams have an equal 4/4 record. Scorchers have to be favourites, but they are likely to need runs from either Mooney and/or Devine (no change there then)
Stars v Sixers - Stars are going to struggle without Kapp. They are a bowler light and they have brought in a batter, Maia Bouchier, to replace her. Could this be Sixers first win of three in the last week?
Thunder v Heat - Heat haven't really looked like winning a game, but Thunder haven't been much better. Will either side care? Probably not, which means someone will probably get a hundred!
Renegades v Sixers - Sixers might just have the M word, which means they could breeze past the Renegades for win number two!
Strikers v Hurricanes - Canes regathered their mojo against Stars and will be strong favourites to finish their campaign with their 8th win out of 10 games, which means they will finish top
Stars v Thunder - A must-win game for the Stars, although even if they get through to the Knockout match they are unlikely to go any further in the competition. Think they may crumble.
Scorchers v Heat - Scorchers will kick themselves if they don't win this one which should give them the squeakiest of squeaks of getting to the Knockout game.
Sixers v Strikers - Sixers third chance to win, and a win will almost certainly consign Strikers to the bin, if they are not there already. Think Sixers will be on a roll.....
Martin Davies
01/12/2025
