Predicting the Adelaide Strikers Women’s playing XI for their upcoming match: Adelaide Strikers Women find themselves in a bad situation in the ongoing WBBL 2024. In their 6 games, the Strikers women have a solitary win and a whopping 5 losses to their name with a negative net run rate of -0.892. They find themselves in a must-win situation when they take on the Hobart Hurricanes women in their upcoming game. It won’t be an easy game for the Strikers women.
Despite having some of the best players in the world in their lineup, the Strikers women have underperformed in the season so far. A big reason behind it is failing to take advantage of the home conditions. The upcoming game would be at home at the Adelaide Oval. They would be hoping to give their best to return to winning ways, especially after having suffered a huge loss in their previous game against the Melbourne Renegades Women.
Here’s the predicted playing XI of the Adelaide Strikers Women against the Hobart Hurricanes Women in the WBBL 2024
Top Order:
The Strikers women have a good top order. Katie Mack would learn from her mistakes and do better with each game. It’s their experienced players who follow her that determine the fate of the side. The return of Smriti Mandhana would boost their confidence, especially after her 40(25) against the Renegades women. To follow them would be Laura Wolvaardt. She must bat with a better intent than she currently is.
Middle Order:
Adelaide Strikers women lack the power game in the middle overs. They have a powerhouse in Tahlia McGrath who is one of the best All-rounders in the world. However, batters following her are not sound in providing the impetus to the team’s innings. Patterson is good as a WK. She has to step up as a batter. Madeline Penna can anchor the innings well. But she must fire lower down the order.
Lower Middle Order:
Strikers women’s lower middle order has the likes of Orla Pledergast and Amanda-Jade Wellington. Both of them have not been at their best in the tournament so far. The Strikers women would want these two to step up in the must-win game against the Hurricanes women. Their bowling has been decent. However, there’s a need for them to be good with the bat and even in the field.
Bowlers:
Jemma Barsby, Megan Schutt, and Darcie Brown. The Strikers women’s bowling has not been up to the mark in the ongoing season. In their previous game, the bowling unit could not defend a total of 186 runs. What was more embarrassing was the fact that the Renegades women chased down the total in 17.1 overs losing a solitary wicket. The bowlers definitely need to be at their best against the Hurricanes.
Adelaide Strikers women’s playing XI against the Hobart Hurricanes women –
Katie Mack, Smriti Mandhana, Laura Wolvaardt, Tahlia McGrath (C ), Bridget Patterson (WK), Madeline Penna, Orla Pledergast, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Jemma Barsby, Megan Schutt, and Darcie Brown
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