Melbourne Renegades Women will take on Sydney Thunder Women in the first match of the WBBL 2026-27 season at Junction Oval in Melbourne on Wednesday, October 28.
Melbourne Renegades finished fifth last season with five wins from 10 matches, collecting 10 points. Meanwhile, Sydney Thunder Women ended the campaign in sixth place with four wins and nine points from 10 games. Both teams failed to progress beyond the league stage.
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 Pitch Report
The average first-innings score at this venue last season was 138. Five out of eight games saw the teams chasing come out on top. The captain, who won the toss, would love to bowl first. Any score above 160 would be a tough ask for the team batting second.
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 Winner Prediction
Match Winner: Sydney Thunder Women
Both sides look pretty strong on paper. However, Sydney Thunder Women, led by Phoebe Litchfield, have better batting and bowling attacks and will start the campaign on a winning note quite comfortably.
