Melbourne Renegades Women will lock horns with Sydney Thunder Women in the first match of the WBBL 2026-27 season at Junction Oval in Melbourne on Wednesday, October 28.
In the WBBL 2025-26 season, Melbourne Renegades settled for the fifth spot with five wins from 10 matches. Meanwhile, Sydney Thunder Women ended the last season in sixth place with four wins in 10 games.
REN-W vs THU-W, WBBL 2026-27, Match 1, Match Details
Match: Melbourne Renegades Women vs Sydney Thunder Women, WBBL 2026-27, Match 1
Time & Date: 10:10 AM IST, Wednesday, October 28
Venue: Junction Oval, Melbourne
REN-W vs THU-W, WBBL 2026-27, Match 1 Probable XIs
Melbourne Renegades Women
Hayley Matthews, Courtney Webb, Deandra Dottin, Georgia Wareham, Sophie Molineux (c), Tess Flintoff, Nicole Faltum (wk), Annie Wikman, Tayla Vlaeminck, Milly Illingworth, Sara Kennedy
Sydney Thunder Women
Georgia Voll, Tahlia Wilson (wk), Phoebe Litchfield (c), Heather Knight, Anika Learoyd, Laura Harris, Jemma Barsby, Hannah Darlington, Nicola Hancock, Lauren Bell, Sam Bates
REN-W vs THU-W, WBBL 2026-27, Match 1 Pitch Report
The captain, who won the toss, would love to bowl first, as seen in the previous season at this venue. Any score above 160 would be a tough ask for the team batting second. Spinners will do well in the middle overs.
REN-W vs THU-W, WBBL 2026-27, Match 1 Top Picks
Heather Knight
Thunder middle-order batter Heather Knight amassed 201 runs in seven innings, including a half-century in the previous season.
Phoebe Litchfield
Thunder batter Phoebe Litchfield scored 271 runs in 10 innings at an average of 33.87, including two half-centuries in the last season.
REN-W vs THU-W, WBBL 2026-27, Match 1 Captain picks
Hayley Matthews
Hayley Matthews, the Renegades all-rounder, is expected to accumulate a lot of fantasy points in both batting and bowling departments.
Georgia Wareham
Georgia Wareham scored 277 runs in nine innings and scalped 19 wickets with the ball in hand in the last season.
REN-W vs THU-W, WBBL 2026-27, Match 1 Head-to-Head Dream11 team
Hayley Matthews (c), Georgia Voll, Tahlia Wilson, Phoebe Litchfield, Heather Knight (vc), Deandra Dottin, Georgia Wareham, Nicole Faltum, Lauren Bell, Sam Bates, Milly Illingworth
REN-W vs THU-W, WBBL 2026-27, Match 1 Grand League Dream11 team
Hayley Matthews, Georgia Voll, Tahlia Wilson, Phoebe Litchfield (vc), Heather Knight, Deandra Dottin, Georgia Wareham (c), Nicole Faltum, Lauren Bell, Sam Bates, Milly Illingworth
