Melbourne Stars Women vs Sydney Sixers Women, T20 — Sydney Sixers Women won by 1 run
Sydney Sixers Women won by 1 run
Sydney Sixers Women won by 1 run
Melbourne Stars Women vs Sydney Sixers Women, 12th Match, Womens Big Bash League 2026 at Junction Oval, Melbourne
Top bat: Ellyse Perry 84* off 57 balls (13×4, 1×6), SR 147
Best bowl: Sophie Day 1/20 off 4 overs (econ 5.00)
Top bat: Danielle Gibson 31 off 20 balls (2×4, 2×6), SR 155
Best bowl: Ellyse Perry 1/5 off 1 overs (econ 5.00)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 not out | 84 | 57 | 13 | 1 | 147.4 | 55% |
 c Kim Garth b Sophie Day | 1 | 7 | — | — | 14.3 | 1% |
 c Sophie Day b Maisy Gibson | 3 | 4 | — | — | 75.0 | 2% |
 st Amy Jones b Charlie Dean | 34 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 147.8 | 22% |
 b Annabel Sutherland | 3 | 8 | — | — | 37.5 | 2% |
 run out (Prestwidge/Amy Jones) | 29 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 138.1 | 19% |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 b Lauren Cheatle | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | 0% |
 lbw b Melie Kerr | 2 | 6 | — | — | 33.3 | 1% |
 b Frankie Nicklin | 28 | 26 | 4 | — | 107.7 | 19% |
 c Sophia Dunkley b Ellyse Perry | 22 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 146.7 | 15% |
 run out (Alice Capsey/Melie Kerr) | 19 | 17 | — | — | 111.8 | 13% |
 lbw b Ashleigh Gardner | 25 | 21 | 2 | — | 119.0 | 17% |
 c Melie Kerr b Sarah Coyte | 31 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 155.0 | 21% |
 not out | 21 | 13 | 1 | — | 161.5 | 14% |
 not out | 1 | 1 | — | — | 100.0 | 1% |
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Melbourne Stars Women vs Sydney Sixers Women: match summary
Result
Sydney Sixers Women won by 1 run. Sydney Sixers Women won the toss and chose to bat.
Melbourne Stars Women made 159/7 in 20 overs. Sydney Sixers Women made 160/5 in 20 overs.
Top scorers in the first innings: Ellyse Perry 84 (57), Ashleigh Gardner 34 (23), Erin Burns 29 (21). Top scorers in the second innings: Danielle Gibson 31 (20), Amy Jones 28 (26), Charlotte Dean 25 (21). Best with the ball: Lauren Cheatle 1/29 in 4 ov, Melie Kerr 1/21 in 3 ov, Charlotte Dean 1/27 in 4 ov, Sophie Day 1/20 in 4 ov.
About this match
Melbourne Stars Women played Sydney Sixers Women in the 12th match of Womens Big Bash League 2026, a T20 match at Junction Oval, Melbourne, on 6 November 2026. Womens Big Bash League 2026 is the Big Bash League, Australia's T20 franchise tournament, played through the southern summer.
About T20 cricket
Twenty20 cricket compresses a contest into 20 overs per side and roughly three hours of play, putting a premium on power-hitting, death-overs bowling skills and aggressive captaincy. It is now the dominant white-ball format and the engine behind the global franchise calendar.
Venue
Junction Oval, Melbourne hosts this match. The pitch, the size of the boundaries and the weather on the day all play a part in team selection and in what the captain chooses at the toss.
On GeoCric
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