Adelaide Strikers Women host Hobart Hurricanes Women in the 37th match of the Women’s Big Bash League 2025 on Friday, 5 December, and the two sides arrive in very different positions. The Strikers have won three of their eight games, sit fifth and have two league fixtures left, so a playoff place is still possible but demands a clear improvement.
Laura Wolvaardt has carried the Adelaide batting with 264 runs at an average of 44 and a strike rate of 122.22, with Tammy Beaumont adding 182 in seven games and Bridget Patterson contributing 103 at a strike rate of 120. Darcie Brown leads the attack with 11 wickets at 7.33 an over, and Amanda-Jade Wellington and Sophie Ecclestone have taken 14 between them, but support from the rest of the bowlers has been uneven.
Hobart have been among the stand-out teams of the competition. Seven wins from nine matches made them the first side to book a playoff spot. Danielle Wyatt-Hodge has scored 416 runs in nine innings, including four fifties, while Lizelle Lee has 228 and Nicola Carey 180. Nat Sciver-Brunt and Elyse Villani add further depth. With the ball, Heather Graham has 14 wickets at 7.87, and Molly Strano and Lauren Smith have 12 each.
Hobart’s form, depth and balanced attack make them our pick, although Adelaide’s top order is capable of producing a competitive total if it gets a platform.