SIX-W vs MEL-W Match Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - 18th T20 Match
By Aditya - Sun, Oct 18, 2026Last Updated on Oct 18, 2026 01:38 PM
Sydney Sixers Women vs Melbourne Stars Women Cricket Match Previews
T20 Spring Challenge 2026
SYSW 155/8 (20)
MLSW 158/5 (20)
Melbourne Stars Women won by 5 wkts
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naomi Stalenberg* | 24 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 126.32 |
| Georgia Prestwidge | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 400 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Cheatle* | 4 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 8.5 |
| Sarah Coyte | 4 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 5.25 |
Last Wicket:Carly Leeson c Lauren Cheatle b Sarah Coyte 0(1) - 154/5 in 19.5 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
Sydney Sixers Women vs Melbourne Stars Women
Sydney Sixers Women — Innings 1 (155/8 in 20 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elsa Hunter c Maisy Gibson b Carly Leeson | 65 | 41 | 12 | 0 | 158.54 | |
| Lauren Kua c Samara Dulvin b Carly Leeson | 16 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 133.33 | |
| Erin Burns (c) c Charli Mclennan b Samara Dulvin | 20 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 86.96 | |
| Caoimhe Bray b Prestwidge | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| Courtney Sippel c Prestwidge b Carly Leeson | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 71.43 | |
| Sarah Coyte st Charli Mclennan b Maisy Gibson | 15 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 93.75 | |
| Lauren Cheatle lbw b Maisy Gibson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frankie Nicklin not out | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 125 | |
| Claire Moore c Prestwidge b Sophie Day | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 114.29 | |
| Hayley Zauch (wk) not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |
| Extras | Byes: 4 | LegByes: 2 | NoBalls: 1 | Wides: 7 | Total: 14 | |||||
| Total | 155 | 8 wkts, 20 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Juliette Morton | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophie Day | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.8 |
| Rhys McKenna | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 15 |
| Bronte Leishman | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Maisy Gibson | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.5 |
| Carly Leeson | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 6.2 |
| Samara Dulvin | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 |
| Georgia Prestwidge | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Elsa Hunter & Lauren Kua | 57 | 32 |
| Elsa Hunter & Erin Burns | 54 | 40 |
| Caoimhe Bray & Erin Burns | 3 | 5 |
| Sippel & Erin Burns | 0 | 2 |
| Sippel & Sarah Coyte | 25 | 24 |
| Sippel & Lauren Cheatle | 0 | 1 |
| Sippel & Frankie Nicklin | 4 | 6 |
| Claire Moore & Frankie Nicklin | 9 | 8 |
| Hayley Zauch & Frankie Nicklin | 3 | 2 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauren Kua | 5.2 | 57 |
| 2 | Elsa Hunter | 11.6 | 111 |
| 3 | Caoimhe Bray | 12.5 | 114 |
| 4 | Erin Burns | 13.1 | 114 |
| 5 | Sarah Coyte | 17.1 | 139 |
| 6 | Lauren Cheatle | 17.2 | 139 |
| 7 | Courtney Sippel | 18.2 | 143 |
| 8 | Claire Moore | 19.4 | 152 |
Melbourne Stars Women — Innings 2 (158/5 in 20 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhys McKenna b Lauren Cheatle | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Meg Lanning (c) c Elsa Hunter b Sarah Coyte | 96 | 62 | 11 | 3 | 154.84 | |
| Samara Dulvin b Sarah Coyte | 23 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 79.31 | |
| Indigo Noble run out (Lauren Kua) | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 | |
| Naomi Stalenberg not out | 24 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 126.32 | |
| Carly Leeson c Lauren Cheatle b Sarah Coyte | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Georgia Prestwidge not out | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 400 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 3 | Wides: 5 | Total: 8 | |||||
| Total | 158 | 5 wkts, 20 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Charli Mclennan (wk), Maisy Gibson, Bronte Leishman, Sophie Day | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Cheatle | 4 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 8.5 |
| Caoimhe Bray | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| Frankie Nicklin | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 8.8 |
| Juliette Morton | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Sarah Coyte | 4 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 5.2 |
| Erin Burns | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9.3 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Rhys McKenna & Meg Lanning | 0 | 1 |
| Samara Dulvin & Meg Lanning | 64 | 56 |
| Indigo Noble & Meg Lanning | 18 | 17 |
| Naomi Stalenberg & Meg Lanning | 72 | 44 |
| Naomi Stalenberg & Carly Leeson | 0 | 1 |
| Naomi Stalenberg & Prestwidge | 4 | 1 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhys McKenna | 0.1 | 0 |
| 2 | Samara Dulvin | 9.3 | 64 |
| 3 | Indigo Noble | 12.2 | 82 |
| 4 | Meg Lanning | 19.4 | 154 |
| 5 | Carly Leeson | 19.5 | 154 |
SIX-W vs MEL-W Match Prediction, T20 Spring Challenge 2026, Sydney Sixers Women vs Melbourne Stars Women Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
SIX-W vs MEL-W (Sydney Sixers Women vs Melbourne Stars Women) Match Details
| Match | Sydney Sixers Women vs Melbourne Stars Women (SIX-W vs MEL-W) |
| League | T20 Spring Challenge 2026 |
| Date | Sunday, 18th October 2026 |
| Time | 01:30 PM (IST) - 08:00 AM (GMT) |
SIX-W vs MEL-W Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report
SIX-W vs MEL-W Match Venue: Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney, Australia
SIX-W vs MEL-W Pitch Report: The pitch at the Blacktown International Sportspark is a batsman-friendly pitch, as evidenced by the average first innings score of 133 in previous T20Is.
SIX-W vs MEL-W Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Sydney, AU will be cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 15°C on the match day with 77% humidity and 6.9 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.
Blacktown International Sportspark Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 42%
Spin Bowling
55%Batting Pitch 45%
Bowling Pitch
SIX-W vs MEL-W (Sydney Sixers Women vs Melbourne Stars Women) Playing 11
Sydney Sixers Women vs Melbourne Stars Women (SIX-W vs MEL-W) Match Preview
SIX-W vs MEL-W Match Preview: Sydney Sixers Women is set to take on MEL-W in T20 Spring Challenge 2026 on Sunday, 18 October 2026 at 01:30 PM IST.
Sydney Sixers Women (SIX-W) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Elsa Hunter and Claire Moore will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
One-Down Batter
- Lauren Kua will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, She settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Caoimhe Bray and Erin Burns will strengthen the middle order for Sydney Sixers Women.
- Erin Burns will lead the Sydney Sixers Women as a Captain. She is also a good All-Rounder
Wicketkeeper
- Hayley Zauch will do the Wicket Keeping for Sydney Sixers Women.
Pace Bowlers
- Frankie Nicklin and Lauren Cheatle will lead the pace attack of her team.
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 Sophie Day will lead the pace attack of her team.
Sydney Sixers Women vs Melbourne Stars Women (SIX-W vs MEL-W) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
SIX-W vs MEL-W Match Prediction: Sydney Sixers Women looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, MEL-W will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.
SIX-W vs MEL-W T20 Spring Challenge 2026 Match Expert Advice: Maitlan Brown will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Sarah Coyte will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
SIX-W vs MEL-W Head to Head
SIX-W vs MEL-W Head to Head Records: Sydney Sixers Women vs Melbourne Stars Women have faced each other in 10 matches in T20. Out of these 10 games, Sydney Sixers Women have won 5 whereas Melbourne Stars Women have won 5 Matches.
| Match Played | 10 |
| SIX-W Won | 5 |
| MEL-W Won | 5 |
| Tie/NR | 0 |
| First-ever fixture | |
| Most recent fixture |
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:
SIX-W - L L W WMEL-W - W W L L
SIX-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, both are good. You can choose any of one.
- Pacers may play major role on this pitch.
SIX-W vs MEL-W Winning Prediction
- Sydney Sixers Women team has the upper hand over Melbourne Stars Women team. So try to pick more players from Sydney Sixers Women
SIX-W vs MEL-W Small League Must Picks:
SIX-W - Maitlan Brown [266 points], Sarah Coyte [229 points]MEL-W - Rhys McKenna [371 points], Samara Dulvin [77 points]
SIX-W vs MEL-W Grand League Risky Picks:
SIX-W - Hayley Zauch [0 points], Caoimhe Bray [0 points]MEL-W - Emma Manix-Geeves [0 points], Carly Leeson [0 points]
Sydney Sixers Women (SIX-W) Key Players
- Lauren Kua [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Courtney Sippel [0W, 0W, 2W, 1W, 0W]
- Elsa Hunter [10, 9]
- Lauren Cheatle [0W, 0W, 0W, 1W, 3W]
- Frankie Nicklin [PTs: 99, CR: 8.0]
- Juliette Morton [PTs: 162, CR: 6.0]
- Sarah Coyte [1W, 1W, 3W, 2W, 1W, ]
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]
- Indigo Noble [PTs: 76, CR: 7.0]
- Samara Dulvin [PTs: 77, CR: 6.5]
SIX-W vs MEL-W Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Carly Leeson [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Lauren Kua [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Meg Lanning [PTs: 0, CR: 9.0]
- Samara Dulvin [PTs: 77, CR: 6.5]
- Frankie Nicklin [PTs: 99, CR: 8.0]
SIX-W vs MEL-W Injury / Unavailability
SIX-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.
SIX-W vs MEL-W Live Stream
Where can I see SIX-W vs MEL-W Live Score?
You can see SIX-W vs MEL-W Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
SIX-W vs MEL-W match will be live telecast on FanCode.
SIX-W vs MEL-W Cricket Match Highlights
You can watch SIX-W vs MEL-W match Live Streaming and highlights on FanCode
SIX-W vs MEL-W match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
Sydney Sixers Women vs Melbourne Stars Women (SIX-W vs MEL-W) Squads
Sydney Sixers Women (SIX-W) Squad: Erin Burns(C), Stella Campbell, Lauren Cheatle, Courtney Sippel, Sarah Coyte, Maitlan Brown, Maddy Darke(WK), Claire Moore, Elsa Hunter, Frankie Nicklin, Juliette Morton, Caoimhe Bray, Hayley Zauch(WK), Lauren Kua
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, Charli Mclennan
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.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q-1, What is the Match prediction for today's SIX-W vs MEL-W match?
A-1, For SIX-W vs MEL-W, Sydney Sixers Women will take on Melbourne Stars Women at 2026-10-18 13:30:00 IST, and our expert prediction helps you pick the best Dream11 lineup for this exciting clash.
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