Women’s National Cricket League 2021, Match 6: VCT-W vs NSW-W Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Pitch Report and Injury Update

Match Details:

The 6th match of the Women’s National Cricket League 2021 will be played between Victoria Women and New South Wales Breakers on 12th February at Junction Oval in Melbourne.

The match is scheduled to start at 10:00 AM local time (4:30 AM IST).

Preview:

Victoria Women and New South Wales Breakers will square off against each other for the second consecutive time in the 6th match of the Women’s National Cricket League 2021 on Friday. Victoria Women looks like a confident team as they beat mighty New South Wales Breakers in the previous outing by 8 wickets and 44 balls to spare which is huge in terms of net run-rate.

With this win, they moved to 2nd place in the table with a net run-rate of 0.852. Elyse Villani, Sophie Molineux, and Meg Lanning were the match winners for Victoria. Their batters are in good form and even bowlers executing their plans well and they want to continue the same form for the rest of the matches.

On the other hand, New South Wales Breakers were trapped by Victoria Women in their last game as they lost the match by 8 wickets. Despite putting a reasonable score on the board they couldn’t defend the target. Rachael Haynes, Alyssa Healy, and Ashleigh Gardner are the star players for New South Wales Breakers. This time they will be playing on their home turf. It will be an added advantage for them and they will be hoping to bounce back.

VCT-W vs NSW-W Weather Report for Match 6:

It will be partly cloudy in Melbourne with the temperature ranging between 19 and 23 degrees Celsius and the humidity will be around 63 percent. The chances of precipitation for this match is low.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The surface looks good for batting. The team batting first has posted 250 plus on both occasions and they won the games in a convincing manner. As there are more chances of rain predicted in the night, whoever wins the toss should bowl first.

Average first innings score:

265 (Last 2 recent matches played on this venue)

Record of chasing teams:

Won ­– 0, Lost – 2, Tie – 0

Injury and Availability News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

VCT-W vs NSW-W Today’s Probable Playing XIs:

Victoria Women

Elyse Villani, Sophie Molineux, Meg Lanning (c), Ellyse Perry, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham, Kim Garth, Nicole Faltum (wk), Molly Strano, Tayla Vlaeminck, Tess Flintoff

Bench:

Anna Lanning, Zoe Griffiths, B Devchand, Makinley Blows, Courtney Neale, Lucy Cripps, Sophie Day, Elly Donald, Amy Vine

New South Wales Breakers

Rachael Haynes, Alyssa Healy (c & wk), Tahlia Wilson, Ashleigh Gardner, Erin Burns, Rachel Trenaman, Hannah Darlington, Sammy-Jo Johnson, Lauren Smith, Lauren Cheatle, Stella Campbell

Bench:

Emma Hughes, Maddy Darke, Hayley Silver Holmes, Lisa Griffith, Phoebe Litchfield, Anika Learoyd

VCT-W vs NSW-W Top Picks for Today’s Dream11 Match:

Elyse Villani was the standout performer for Victoria against NSW Breakers, she scored an unbeaten knock of 135* from 135 balls and ensured her side cross the finishing mark. In ODI format for Australia Women, she has scored 603 runs in 30 innings at an average of 21.53 and even picked up 7 wickets with the best figures of 3 for 42.

Ellyse Perry is one of the all-time greatest all-rounders from Australia, she bowls at a quick pace and bats even better. In her 112 ODI matches for Australia Women, she has scored over 3000 runs at an incredible average of 52.10 with the highest score of 112*. She has grabbed 152 wickets at an economy of 4.33 with the best bowling figures of 7 for 22.

Left-arm orthodox spinner Sophie Molineux was the pick of the bowler for Victoria Women in their previous game against NSW Breakers, picking up 4 wickets by conceding just 35 runs and she even scored 39 runs with the bat opening the innings for Victoria Women. She has scalped 12 wickets and scored 61 runs in ODI cricket for Australia.

Rachael Haynes gave a perfect start to what her team was expecting. She scored a run-a-ball 60 runs including 10 fours. She is a good timer of the ball and even a good fielder. In ODI format she has scored 1836 runs in 54 innings at an average of 36.72 with the highest score of 118.

Alyssa Healy no doubt is one of the best wicket keepers Australia has ever produced. She managed to score only 21 in her previous game against Victoria Women, but she has scored 1772 runs for Australia Women at an average of 32.81 with a strike rate of over 100.

Ashleigh Gardner is a promising young player. She played a good knock for her side in the last game scoring 61 runs at a strike rate of 101.7, and managed to grab a wicket at an economy of 5.4. In ODI format she has scored 376 runs with the bat and scalped 40 wickets with the ball.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options – Ashleigh Gardner, Elyse Villani, Alyssa Healy

Vice-Captain Options – Meg Lanning, Rachael Haynes, Ellyse Perry

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for VCT-W vs NSW-W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Alyssa Healy, Nicole Faltum

Batters – Rachael Haynes, Kim Garth, Meg Lanning (vc), Elyse Villani

All-Rounders – Ashleigh Gardner (c), Sophie Molineux

Bowlers – Hannah Darlington, Lauren Smith, Annabel Sutherland

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for VCT-W vs NSW-W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Tahlia Wilson

Batters – Erin Burns, Rachael Haynes (vc), Rachel Trenaman,  Elyse Villani (c)

All-Rounders – Ashleigh Gardner, Ellyse Perry, Georgia Wareham

Bowlers – Lauren Smith, Molly Strano, Annabel Sutherland

Expert Advice:

Ashleigh Gardner is one of the clean hitters of the cricket ball and has played some crucial knocks for NSW and also for Australia Women. She is a suitable choice to lead one of your Dream11 fantasy teams.

Today’s VCT-W vs NSW-W Probable Winners:

New South Wales Breakers are expected to win this match.

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Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.