MR-W vs MEL-W 8th Match Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis
By Arjit Kumar - Wed, Oct 14, 2026Last Updated on Oct 14, 2026 12:24 AM
Melbourne Renegades Women vs Melbourne Stars Women Cricket Match Previews
T20 Spring Challenge 2026
MLRW 180/4 (20)
MLSW 179/6 (20)
Melbourne Renegades Women won by 1 run
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maisy Gibson* | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Zoe Samuel | 28 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 215.38 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tess Flintoff* | 4 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 8 |
| Lucy Wilson | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.5 |
Last Wicket:Indigo Noble c and b Tess Flintoff 7(5) - 160/6 in 18.1 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
Melbourne Renegades Women vs Melbourne Stars Women
Melbourne Renegades Women — Innings 1 (180/4 in 20 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annie Wikman c Carly Leeson b Sophie Day | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| Courtney Webb c Prestwidge b Zoe Samuel | 82 | 53 | 14 | 0 | 154.72 | |
| Sophie Reid b Zoe Samuel | 44 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 129.41 | |
| Tess Flintoff c Rhys McKenna b Sophie Day | 30 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 166.67 | |
| Olivia Porter not out | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 4 | NoBalls: 1 | Wides: 9 | Total: 14 | |||||
| Total | 180 | 4 wkts, 20 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Nicole Faltum (c) (wk), Milly Illingworth, Tarah Staines, Lucy Wilson, Annabell Glossop, Sara Kennedy | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophie Day | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.2 |
| Rhys McKenna | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 10.7 |
| Aanliya Cheeran | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 10.7 |
| Zoe Samuel | 4 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 10.2 |
| Georgia Prestwidge | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9 |
| Maisy Gibson | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Annie Wikman & Courtney Webb | 26 | 23 |
| Sophie Reid & Courtney Webb | 82 | 57 |
| Tess Flintoff & Courtney Webb | 51 | 27 |
| Tess Flintoff & Olivia Porter | 21 | 13 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annie Wikman | 3.5 | 26 |
| 2 | Sophie Reid | 13.2 | 108 |
| 3 | Courtney Webb | 17.5 | 159 |
| 4 | Tess Flintoff | 19.6 | 180 |
Melbourne Stars Women — Innings 2 (179/6 in 20 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhys McKenna c Sophie Reid b Tarah Staines | 55 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 122.22 | |
| Meg Lanning (c) c Lucy Wilson b Annabell Glossop | 52 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 152.94 | |
| Carly Leeson c Milly Illingworth b Tess Flintoff | 27 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 158.82 | |
| Indigo Noble c and b Tess Flintoff | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140 | |
| Naomi Stalenberg c Milly Illingworth b Tess Flintoff | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Georgia Prestwidge c Tarah Staines b Tess Flintoff | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zoe Samuel not out | 28 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 215.38 | |
| Maisy Gibson not out | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 1 | Wides: 7 | Total: 8 | |||||
| Total | 179 | 6 wkts, 20 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Charli Mclennan (wk), Aanliya Cheeran, Sophie Day | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11 |
| Milly Illingworth | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 11.3 |
| Tess Flintoff | 4 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 8 |
| Tarah Staines | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 9.7 |
| Lucy Wilson | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Annabell Glossop | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Olivia Porter | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Rhys McKenna & Meg Lanning | 94 | 67 |
| Rhys McKenna & Carly Leeson | 47 | 28 |
| Indigo Noble & Carly Leeson | 0 | 2 |
| Indigo Noble & Naomi Stalenberg | 0 | 2 |
| Indigo Noble & Prestwidge | 0 | 1 |
| Indigo Noble & Zoe Samuel | 19 | 9 |
| Maisy Gibson & Zoe Samuel | 19 | 11 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meg Lanning | 11.1 | 94 |
| 2 | Rhys McKenna | 15.5 | 141 |
| 3 | Carly Leeson | 16.1 | 141 |
| 4 | Naomi Stalenberg | 16.3 | 141 |
| 5 | Georgia Prestwidge | 16.4 | 141 |
| 6 | Indigo Noble | 18.1 | 160 |
MR-W vs MEL-W Match Prediction, T20 Spring Challenge 2026, Melbourne Renegades Women vs Melbourne Stars Women Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
MR-W vs MEL-W (Melbourne Renegades Women vs Melbourne Stars Women) Match Details
| Match | Melbourne Renegades Women vs Melbourne Stars Women (MR-W vs MEL-W) |
| League | T20 Spring Challenge 2026 |
| Date | Wednesday, 14th October 2026 |
| Time | 09:00 AM (IST) - 03:30 AM (GMT) |
MR-W vs MEL-W Pitch Report and Today's Weather Report
MR-W vs MEL-W Match Venue: Bankstown Oval, Sydney, Australia
MR-W vs MEL-W Pitch Report: The pitch at Sydneys Bankstown Oval is generally considered a neutral wicket, offering equal opportunities for both batsmen and bowlers.
MR-W vs MEL-W Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Sydney, AU will be clean. The temperature is expected to around 15°C on the match day with 54% humidity and 21.5 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.
Bankstown Oval Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 46%
Spin Bowling
56%Batting Pitch 44%
Bowling Pitch
MR-W vs MEL-W (Melbourne Renegades Women vs Melbourne Stars Women) Playing 11
Melbourne Renegades Women vs Melbourne Stars Women (MR-W vs MEL-W) Match Preview
MR-W vs MEL-W Match Preview: In the 8th match of the T20 Spring Challenge 2026 in womens cricket, two arch-rival teams from Melbourne - Melbourne Renegades Women (MLRW) and Melbourne Stars Women (MLSW)—will face each other at Bankstown Oval in Sydney.
Melbourne Renegades Women (MR-W) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Nicole Faltum and Courtney Webb will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
One-Down Batter
- Sophie Reid will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, She settles the innings. She is having topmost good points in this series.
Middle-Order Batters
- Tess Flintoff and Olivia Porter will strengthen the middle order for MR-W.
- Nicole Faltum will lead the MR-W as a Captain. She is also a good Wicket-Keeper
Wicketkeeper
- Nicole Faltum will do the Wicket Keeping for MR-W.
Spin Bowlers
Pace Bowlers
- Milly Illingworth and Tayla Vlaeminck will lead the pace attack of her team. She was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Melbourne Stars Women (MEL-W) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Rhys McKenna and Meg Lanning will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
- Rhys McKenna is having topmost good points in this series.
- Meg Lanning was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
One-Down Batter
- Carly Leeson will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, She settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Indigo Noble and Naomi Stalenberg will strengthen the middle order for MEL-W.
- Meg Lanning will lead the MEL-W as a Captain. She was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Wicketkeeper
- Emma Manix-Geeves will do the Wicket Keeping for MEL-W.
Spin Bowlers
- Maisy Gibson will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
Pace Bowlers
- Indigo Noble and Georgia Prestwidge will lead the pace attack of her team.
Melbourne Renegades Women vs Melbourne Stars Women (MR-W vs MEL-W) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
MR-W vs MEL-W Match Prediction: Melbourne Renegades Women (MLRW) have a slightly higher chance of winning this match (around 55%). However, the contest between the two teams is expected to be a close one.
Going by their current form and team balance, Melbourne Renegades Women (MLRW) are favourites to win this encounter.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, MR-W will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.
MR-W vs MEL-W T20 Spring Challenge 2026 Match Expert Advice: Sophie Reid will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Milly Illingworth will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
MR-W vs MEL-W Head to Head
MR-W vs MEL-W Head to Head Records: Melbourne Renegades Women lead the head-to-head record against the Melbourne Stars Women with 11 wins to 9 out of 22 total meetings (with 1 ending in a No Result and 2 ending in ties/super-overs).
| Match Played | 22 |
| MR-W Won | 11 |
| MEL-W Won | 9 |
| Tie/NR | 3 |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Fancode.
POINTS TABLE - T20 Spring Challenge 2026
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide Strikers Women | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.041 | 8 | WWWW |
| 2 | Sydney Thunder Women | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2.206 | 7 | WWNRW |
| 3 | Sydney Sixers Women | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.087 | 4 | LLWW |
| 4 | Perth Scorchers Women | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.016 | 4 | LWLW |
| 5 | Melbourne Renegades Women | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.187 | 4 | WLWL |
| 6 | Melbourne Stars Women | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.885 | 4 | WWLL |
| 7 | Brisbane Heat Women | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -0.336 | 3 | LWNRL |
| 8 | Hobart Hurricanes Women | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -0.696 | 2 | LLLW |
| 9 | ACT Meteors | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1.325 | 0 | LLLL |
| M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result | |||||||||
Recent Forms:
MR-W - W L W LMEL-W - W W L L
MR-W vs MEL-W Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, Nicole Faltum is the best choice.
- Pacers may play major role on this pitch.
MR-W vs MEL-W Winning Prediction
- Melbourne Stars Women team has the upper hand over Melbourne Renegades Women team. So try to pick more players from Melbourne Stars Women
MR-W vs MEL-W Small League Must Picks:
MR-W - Sophie Reid [450 points], Milly Illingworth [308 points]MEL-W - Rhys McKenna [371 points], Samara Dulvin [77 points]
MR-W vs MEL-W Grand League Risky Picks:
MR-W - Tarah Staines [0 points], Annabell Glossop [0 points]MEL-W - Emma Manix-Geeves [0 points], Carly Leeson [0 points]
Melbourne Renegades Women (MR-W) Key Players
- Nicole Faltum [2*, 18, DNB, 2, DNB]
- Tess Flintoff [4W]
- Courtney Webb [9, 24, 25, 0, 12]
- Lucy Wilson [(DNB, 2W), (DNB, 1W), (DNB, 1W), ]
- Ava Drury [DNB, DNB, ]
Melbourne Stars Women (MEL-W) Key Players
- Carly Leeson [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Georgia Prestwidge [0W, 1W, 0W, 1W, 0W, ]
- Sophie Day [0W, 1W, 1W, 1W, 1W]
- Meg Lanning [10, 0, 43, 21]
- Zoe Samuel [PTs: 45, CR: 6.5]
- Indigo Noble [PTs: 76, CR: 7.0]
MR-W vs MEL-W Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Nicole Faltum [PTs: 0, CR: 6.0]
- Tess Flintoff [PTs: 0, CR: 6.5]
- Carly Leeson [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Courtney Webb [PTs: 0, CR: 8.0]
- Meg Lanning [PTs: 0, CR: 9.0]
MR-W vs MEL-W Injury / Unavailability
MR-W Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
MEL-W Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
MR-W vs MEL-W Live Stream
Where can I see MR-W vs MEL-W Live Score?
You can see MR-W vs MEL-W Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
MR-W vs MEL-W match will be live telecast on FanCode.
MR-W vs MEL-W Cricket Match Highlights
You can watch MR-W vs MEL-W match Live Streaming and highlights on FanCode
MR-W vs MEL-W match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
Melbourne Renegades Women vs Melbourne Stars Women (MR-W vs MEL-W) Squads
Melbourne Renegades Women (MR-W) Squad: Tayla Vlaeminck, Nicole Faltum(WK)(C), Courtney Webb, Tess Flintoff, Tarah Staines, Annabell Glossop, Lucy Wilson, Ava Drury, Olivia Porter, Annie Wikman, Sophie Reid(WK), Sara Kennedy, Milly Illingworth
Melbourne Stars Women (MEL-W) Squad: Meg Lanning(C), Georgia Prestwidge, Emma Manix-Geeves(WK), Maisy Gibson, Carly Leeson, Aanliya Cheeran, Naomi Stalenberg, Sophie Day, Rhys McKenna, Samara Dulvin, Bronte Leishman, Zoe Samuel, Indigo Noble
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.
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