Melbourne Renegades Women vs Sydney Thunder Women, T20 — Sydney Thunder Women need 48 runs in 46 balls
48 runs needed off 46 balls
Ahead by 1.12 rpo
ST-W are cruising — 48 needed from 7.4 overs with plenty in hand.
ST-W need 48 from 46 balls with 8 wickets left. Comfortable chase.
CRR 7.38 · RRR 6.26
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 c Tahlia Wilson b HJ Darlington | 22 | 24 | 3 | — | 91.7 | 17% |
 c Lauren Bell b HJ Darlington | 45 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 150.0 | 35% |
 c Phoebe Litchfield b Georgia Voll | 7 | 13 | — | — | 53.9 | 5% |
 c Laura Harris b Georgia Voll | 23 | 19 | 3 | — | 121.0 | 18% |
 c Heather Knight b Samantha Bates | 1 | 3 | — | — | 33.3 | 1% |
 c Laura Harris b Georgia Voll | 10 | 12 | 1 | — | 83.3 | 8% |
 c Tahlia Wilson b Georgia Voll | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | 0% |
 run out (Georgia Voll/Tahlia Wilson) | 2 | 2 | — | — | 100.0 | 2% |
 not out | 9 | 7 | — | — | 128.6 | 7% |
 c Heather Knight b Nadine de Klerk | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | 0% |
 not out | 10 | 9 | — | — | 111.1 | 8% |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 c Nicole Faltum b Tess Flintoff | 25 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 138.9 | 36% |
 c Sophie Molineux b Deandra Dottin | 14 | 17 | 1 | — | 82.3 | 20% |
 batting | 27 | 19 | 5 | — | 142.1 | 39% |
 batting | 4 | 6 | — | — | 66.7 | 6% |
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Melbourne Renegades Women vs Sydney Thunder Women: match summary
Live score
Melbourne Renegades Women are 138/9 after 20 overs. Sydney Thunder Women are 91/2 after 12.2 overs. Sydney Thunder Women need 48 runs in 46 balls. Sydney Thunder Women won the toss and chose to field.
Leading scorers so far: Anika Learoyd 27 (19), Georgia Voll 25 (18), Phoebe Litchfield 14 (17).
The scorecard, ball-by-ball commentary, partnership and fall of wickets on this page update live as the match goes on.
About this match
Melbourne Renegades Women play Sydney Thunder Women in the 1st match of Womens Big Bash League 2026, a T20 match at Junction Oval, Melbourne, on 29 October 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
This page brings together the full scorecard, ball-by-ball commentary, fall of wickets, partnerships, the run rate through each phase of play and the top batting and bowling performances, plus what the result means for Womens Big Bash League 2026. No login needed.