Melbourne Stars Women will cross swords with Hobart Hurricanes Women in the second match of the WBBL 2026-27 season at Junction Oval in Melbourne on Wednesday, October 28.
Melbourne Stars Women finished fourth in the league stage last season before losing to Perth Scorchers Women in the Knockout. Meanwhile, Hobart Hurricanes Women will enter the new edition as defending champions after defeating Perth Scorchers Women in last season’s final.
STA-W vs HUR-W, WBBL 2026-27, Match 2, Match Details
Match: Melbourne Stars Women vs Hobart Hurricanes Women, WBBL 2026-27, Match 2
Time & Date: 1:40 PM IST, Wednesday, October 28
Venue: Junction Oval, Melbourne
STA-W vs HUR-W, WBBL 2026-27, Match 2 Probable XIs
Melbourne Stars Women
Meg Lanning (c), Rhys McKenna, Amy Jones (wk), Annabel Sutherland, Dani Gibson, Charlie Dean, Georgia Prestwidge, Kim Garth, Sophie Day, Maisy Gibson, Indigo Noble
Hobart Hurricanes Women
Chamari Athapaththu, Lizelle Lee (wk), Rachel Trenaman, Nicola Carey, Chinelle Henry, Heather Graham, Ruth Johnston, Molly Strano, Linsey Smith, Hayley Silver-Holmes, Amy Smith
STA-W vs HUR-W, WBBL 2026-27, Match 2 Pitch Report
With an average first-innings score of 138 at this venue last season, both batters and bowlers are expected to have their moments. Moreover, five of the eight matches were won by teams batting second, suggesting that chasing sides could have an advantage on this surface.
STA-W vs HUR-W, WBBL 2026-27, Match 2 Top Picks
Sophie Day
Sophie Day has scalped 16 wickets in 10 innings at an average of 12.43 and an economy of 7.5 last year.
Heather Graham
Hurricanes bowler Heather Graham has racked up 16 wickets in 11 innings at an economy of 7.76 last season.
STA-W vs HUR-W, WBBL 2026-27, Match 2 Captain picks
Meg Lanning
Stars skipper Meg Lanning accumulated 479 runs in 11 innings at an average of 53.22 in the last season.
Annabel Sutherland
All-rounder Annabel Sutherland amassed 174 runs and scalped 11 wickets in 11 innings last year.
STA-W vs HUR-W, WBBL 2026-27, Match 2 Head-to-Head Dream11 team
Meg Lanning (c), Rhys McKenna, Amy Jones, Annabel Sutherland, Chamari Athapaththu, Lizelle Lee, Heather Graham, Molly Strano, Linsey Smith, Kim Garth, Sophie Day (vc)
STA-W vs HUR-W, WBBL 2026-27, Match 2 Grand League Dream11 team
Meg Lanning, Rhys McKenna, Amy Jones, Annabel Sutherland (c), Chamari Athapaththu, Lizelle Lee, Heather Graham (vc), Molly Strano, Linsey Smith, Kim Garth, Sophie Day
