WNCL 2019-20: Final, New South Wales Women vs Western Australia Women – Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The Final of the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) 2019/20 will be played between New South Wales (NSW) Women and Western Australia Women at the North Sydney Oval in Sydney.

The match starts at 10:00 AM local time (4:30 AM IST) (11:00 PM GMT – Prev Day)

This game can be viewed on cricket.com.au website.

Preview:

The WNCL 2019-20 comes down to the final where the Western Australia Women will be aiming for their maiden title. It won’t be any easy for the Chloe Piparo-led team as they will be up against the New South Wales Women in the finale. The NSW Women have been part of all the 23 editions of the WNCL and won 20 of them. However, Western Australia can take the confidence from their 4-wicket win in the least league match over the NSW where they chased down 224 at the North Sydney Oval, which will host the final as well. This will be the 3rd WNCL final for Western Australia as they made it here in 1999-00 and 2017-18 season.

Weather Condition/Report:

Most part of Sunday is likely to be under the clouds at the North Sydney Oval but the final is expected to finish without any interruptions.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The North Sydney Oval hosted two matches in this season and both were won by the chasing teams. NSW team chased down 201 against Tasmania while Western Australia chased down 224 against the hosts. Earlier in the 2018/19 WNCL final, the NSW Women posted 259 batting first against Queensland and won the game by 31 runs. Hence, the team batting first on Sunday will be aiming to reach 240 at least.

Average first innings score: 227 (Women’s List A Matches since 2018/19)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 2, Lost – 1

Injury and Availability News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs:

New South Wales Women:

Rachel Trenaman, Tahlia Wilson (WK), Naomi Stalenberg, Lisa Griffith (C), Phoebe Litchfield, Hannah Darlington, Rene Farrell, Sarah Aley, Hayley Silver-Holmes, Linsey Smith, Stella Campbell.

Bench: Maddy Darke, Saskia Horley.

Western Australia Women:

Chloe Piparo (C), Ash Day, Heather Graham, Nicole Bolton, Mathilda Carmichael, Megan Banting (WK), Amy Edgar, Piepa Cleary, Taneale Peschel, Kath Hempenstall, Emma King.

Bench: Emma Inglis, Ash King.

Top Picks:

Nicole Bolton is a must as captain in this match given her performances in this ongoing tournament. The left-handed batter is the leading run-getter of the tournament with 369 runs across 8 matches scoring four fifties. Bolton also claimed 13 wickets in the tournament at an average of 21.3. Rene Farrell is continuing her rich form with the ball in the WNCL matches as she claimed 50 wickets in 22 matches across last three editions. This year, she took 17 wickets in 8 matches and also aggregated 89 runs. Emma King has picked 15 wickets in 8 matches this season but has been wicketless in the last two matches. She bagged 12 wickets in six matches last season and will be hoping to star with the ball in the final.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain – Nicole Bolton, Rene Farrell, Heather Graham

Vice-Captain – Tahlia Wilson, Chloe Piparo, Emma King

Suggested Playing XI for Head to Head/Small Leagues:

Keeper – Tahlia Wilson

Batters – Chloe Piparo, Naomi Stalenberg, Phoebe Litchfield

All-Rounders – Heather Graham, Nicole Bolton (C), Rene Farrell (VC)

Bowlers – Sarah Aley, Lisa Griffith, Emma King, Piepa Cleary

Suggested Playing XI for Grand Leagues/Mega Leagues:

Keeper – Tahlia Wilson, Megan Banting

Batters – Chloe Piparo, Naomi Stalenberg, Phoebe Litchfield

All-Rounders – Heather Graham (VC), Nicole Bolton (C), Rene Farrell

Bowlers – Hayley Silver-Holmes, Lisa Griffith, Taneale Peschel

Expert Advice:

In the absence of the star players due to the Women’s T20 CWC, both NSW and Western Australia teams are likely to not tinker much with their line-ups. Both the teams could be seen fielding with same XIs from their last league match.

Probable Winners:

New South Wales Women are expected to complete yet another WNCL victory.

*Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.