Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder Women Prediction & Match Preview – WBBL 2025

Melbourne Stars Women take on Sydney Thunder Women at Junction Oval in the 38th match of the Women’s Big Bash League 2025, scheduled for Saturday, 6 December. It is the final league game for both teams.

The Stars have lost their last two games but remain second with 11 points from nine matches. A win would seal a playoff berth. Meg Lanning has made 417 runs at a strike rate of 144, the highest tally in the competition, and Amy Jones has 191 at a strike rate of 126. Annabel Sutherland and Danielle Gibson have each passed 140. Sophie Day has taken 16 wickets at an economy of 6.67, Kim Garth and Sutherland have 22 between them, and Marizanne Kapp has eight.

The Thunder sit second from the bottom with three wins from nine and cannot qualify. Captain Phoebe Litchfield has 234 runs at an average of 33.42 and a strike rate of 149, including 61 off 43 balls in their latest win over Brisbane Heat. Tahlia Wilson has 204, while Heather Knight has passed 200 for the season. Shabnim Ismail has 12 wickets, and Samantha Bates and Georgia Voll have eight each.

With so much riding on the game for Melbourne, we expect the Stars to win.

Probable playing XI

Pitch report

Junction Oval tends to give an even contest. Batters get true bounce early, seamers can extract movement with disciplined lengths, particularly under cloud, and spinners find some grip in the middle overs. Setting a target can help, though chasing is achievable once batters are in.

Expected scores

• 1st innings: 135–155
• 2nd innings: 125–145

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