Sydney Sixers Women and Perth Scorchers Women lock horns in a high-stakes Challenger at North Sydney Oval, with a spot in the WBBL 2025-26 final on the line. Sixers come in as the more consistent side over the league phase, but Scorchers’ knockout win and big-game experience make this a genuinely tight contest.
Sydney Sixers Women finished second in the league stage, winning six of their ten games and securing a direct berth in the Challenger, reflecting a stable campaign built around a powerful top order and varied bowling attack. Perth Scorchers Women had a more up-and-down group phase but arrive with momentum after a strong win in their knockout against Melbourne Stars Women to reach this fixture.
For Sixers, this is a chance to convert a solid season into a title shot at the WBBL 2025 final, especially after middling campaigns in recent years. For Scorchers, led by their experienced core, the Challenger is familiar territory and another opportunity to lean on knockout temperament and power-hitting depth.
Sixers’ batting has revolved around Ellyse Perry’s prolific season; she is their leading run-scorer in WBBL 2025-26 and has repeatedly anchored innings while accelerating at the back end. Around her, Alyssa Healy’s aggression at the top, Sophia Dunkley’s intent, and Ashleigh Gardner’s all-round impact give the hosts a formidable spine, with Amelia Kerr and Maitlan Brown adding stability in the middle order. With the ball, Gardner, Kerr and Lauren Cheatle headline a unit that mixes pace-off options with left-arm angle and new-ball movement, which has been crucial at North Sydney Oval.
Perth Scorchers rely heavily on the Beth Mooney–Sophie Devine axis, a combination that remains one of the most dangerous in women’s T20 cricket, backed by in-form support from Katie Mack and the middle-order hitting of Paige Scholfield. In the bowling department, Alana King’s leg-spin, supported by Chloe Ainsworth and Lilly Mills with the new ball and at the death, gives Scorchers enough wicket-taking options to challenge Sixers’ top order.
SS-W vs PS-W, WBBL|11: Match details
- Date and Time: December 11; 01:45 pm IST/ 8:15 am GMT/ 7:15 pm Local
- Venue: North Sydney Oval, Sydney
SS-W vs PS-W, Head-to-Head Record in WBBL
Matches played: 23| Perth Scorchers won: 11 | Sydney Sixers won: 10 | No result: 02
North Sydney Oval Pitch Report
North Sydney Oval is generally batting-friendly with consistent pace and bounce, often producing totals in the 160–170 range in T20s, especially when conditions are dry and under lights. Pace bowlers can find some early assistance with the new ball, but the surface tends to flatten out, rewarding timing and power, while spinners come into play as batters expand their range in the middle overs. Captains winning the toss may still prefer batting first in a knockout, banking on scoreboard pressure at a venue where stroke-makers like Perry, Healy, Devine and Mooney can dictate the tempo.
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Squads
Perth Scorchers: Katie Mack, Beth Mooney (wk), Maddy Darke, Sophie Devine (c), Freya Kemp, Paige Scholfield, Alana King, Chloe Ainsworth, Lilly Mills, Ruby Strange, Amy Edgar, Chloe Piparo, Mikayla Hinkley, Ebony Hoskin, Shay Manolini
Sydney Sixers: Sophia Dunkley, Ellyse Perry, Alyssa Healy (wk), Ashleigh Gardner (c), Maitlan Brown, Amelia Kerr, Mady Villiers, Erin Burns, Caoimhe Bray, Lauren Kua, Lauren Cheatle, Mathilda Carmichael, Courtney Sippel, Emma Manix-Geeves, Elsa Hunter
SS-W vs PS-W, WBBL|11: Today’s Match Prediction
Case 1:
- Sydney Sixers Women wins the toss and bats first
- Sydney Sixers Women’s powerplay score: 40-50
- Sydney Sixers Women’s total score: 140-150
Case 2:
- Perth Scorchers Women wins the toss and bats first
- Perth Scorchers Women’s powerplay score: 50-60
- Perth Scorchers Women’s total score: 150-160
Match result: Team batting first to win the match.
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