The Sydney derby comes to North Sydney Oval as the Sixers and Thunder try to move up the Women’s Big Bash League 2025 table. The Sixers have played six games, winning three, losing two and having one washed out, which leaves them fifth with 7 points and a net run rate of –0.533. After a 10-wicket win over the Scorchers with 43 balls to spare, they lost to the Hurricanes, beat the Thunder by 24 runs, lost heavily to the Stars by 111 runs under DLS, then beat the Hurricanes by 11 runs before their latest match against the Heat was washed out.
Sophie Dunkley has scored 165 runs in six matches at an average of 41.25 and a strike rate of 124.06, while Ashleigh Gardner has taken 11 wickets in five games. The Thunder, seventh with 5 points and a net run rate of –0.519, have won two of their seven matches, lost four and had one no-result. They followed two wins, over the Scorchers by nine wickets and the Heat by 41 runs, with an eight-wicket loss to the Renegades, and their game against the Strikers was washed out.
Samantha Bates has been the Thunder’s most economical bowler, taking nine wickets at 5.63 an over, and Shabnim Ismail has 10 wickets in seven matches. If the top order delivers and the bowlers stay tight, the Thunder can make this a close contest.