Sydney Sixers Women vs Melbourne Renegades Women, 23rd Match, WBBL 2026
SYS-W vs MLR-W Prediction: Who Will Win?
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We are backing Sydney Sixers Women with some confidence. At 63% to win, they are strong favourites, and Melbourne Renegades Women will need their best game to cause an upset.
Sydney Sixers Women come in with the better form, having won four of their last five games, while Melbourne Renegades Women have won two of their last five. They know these conditions, with two wins from five games at this venue, compared with no from one for Melbourne Renegades Women. Their results this season back this up: Sydney Sixers Women are 1st in the table, Melbourne Renegades Women 6th.
The toss could matter here. Chasing has been the better option at this ground, so the captain who calls right may well choose to bowl first. We expect a first-innings score of around 140, and anything well above that should put the batting side in control.
SYS-W vs MLR-W Score Prediction at North Sydney Oval
How totals go at North Sydney Oval
SYS-W vs MLR-W Toss Prediction
Whoever wins the toss is likely to bowl first.
- Sydney Sixers Women chose to bowl first in 2 of their last 4 tosses won.
SYS-W vs MLR-W Pitch Report
North Sydney Oval
North Sydney Oval has generally helped the bowlers, and scores here tend to come in under the usual WT20 par.
The first-innings average over the last 10 WT20 games at this ground is 142, and 160 in the second innings. Anything in the 135-150 range should make a competitive total. Teams chasing have the better record here, 6 wins from 10.
The last 3 first-innings scores here, newest first: 167/7 (AUS-W, won), 42 (SYS-W, lost), 127 (ACT-W, lost). The pitch has played slower lately: the last 3 first innings averaged 112, below the ground average of 142. First-innings totals here have ranged from 42 to 183 in that time.
Toss call: there is not much in it, but most captains will still choose to chase.
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SYS-W vs MLR-W Recent Form and Head to Head
- WSYS-W vs HBH-W1 Nov 2026 · Sydney Sixers Women won by 87 runs
- WBRH-W vs SYS-W30 Oct 2026 · Sydney Sixers Women won by 4 wkts
- WPRS-W vs SYS-W21 Oct 2026 · Sydney Sixers Women won by 15 runs
- WSYT-W vs SYS-W20 Oct 2026 · Sydney Sixers Women won by 4 wkts
- WHBH-W vs MLR-W4 Nov 2026 · Melbourne Renegades Women won by 4 wickets
- LPRS-W vs MLR-W31 Oct 2026 · Perth Scorchers Women won by 9 wkts
- LMLR-W vs SYT-W29 Oct 2026 · Sydney Thunder Women won by 6 wkts
- WMLR-W vs HBH-W18 Oct 2026 · Melbourne Renegades Women won by 8 wkts
Head to head
- MLR-W5 Dec 2025, T20WBBL 2025 · Melbourne Renegades Women won by 6 wickets
- NR26 Oct 2025, 16th MatchT20 Spring Challenge 2025
SYS-W vs MLR-W Team Records
At North Sydney Oval
Head to head at this ground: SYS-W 0, MLR-W 0 from 1 match.
Batting first and chasing
Average first-innings score148
Average first-innings score143
Last 10 T20 results with a result.
In WBBL 2026
Average score177
Top scorerAshleigh Gardner 126
Top wicket-takerAshleigh Gardner 5
Average score143
Top scorerHayley Matthews 111
Top wicket-takerSophie Molineux 4
SYS-W vs MLR-W Key Players
Top performers from their last match
- Ashleigh GardnerBatSR 20712460 balls
- Alice CapseyBatSR 13554*40 balls
- Ashleigh GardnerBowlEcon 7.73/233 overs
- Caoimhe BrayBowlEcon 3.52/144 overs
- Hayley MatthewsBatSR 1345944 balls
- Courtney WebbBatSR 1162925 balls
- Sophie MolineuxBowlEcon 5.54/224 overs
- Georgia WarehamBowlEcon 5.81/234 overs
Players in form
Batting
- Ashleigh Gardner2 inns · best 124 · SR 197126runs
- Elsa Hunter2 inns · best 65 · SR 16678runs
- Alice Capsey2 inns · best 54 · SR 13975runs
Bowling
- Ashleigh Gardner2 inns · econ 6.95wickets
- Sarah Coyte4 inns · econ 5.43wickets
- Caoimhe Bray3 inns · econ 6.73wickets
Batting
- Hayley Matthews3 inns · best 59 · SR 134111runs
- Courtney Webb3 inns · best 29 · SR 9857runs
- Georgia Wareham3 inns · best 23 · SR 11943runs
Bowling
- Sophie Molineux2 inns · econ 5.54wickets
- Tess Flintoff1 inns · econ 8.01wickets
- Deandra Dottin1 inns · econ 11.01wickets