Melbourne Stars W vs Sydney Thunder W, 38th Match
Regular Season 2025/2026 · T20 · · Junction Oval, Melbourne
Sydney Thunder W won by 9 wickets (with 17 balls remaining) (DLS method) (Melbourne Stars W 66/6, Sydney Thunder W 79/1).
- Melbourne Stars W: 66/6 (10 ov)
- Sydney Thunder W: 79/1 (7.1 ov)
Match report
Melbourne Stars W (MS-W) faced Sydney Thunder W (ST-W) in the 38th Match of Regular Season 2025/2026, a T20 match, at Junction Oval, Melbourne. Play began on Friday, 5 December 2025 at 23:40 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Sydney Thunder W won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Riki Wessels, with Joanne Broadbent as match referee.
Melbourne Stars W made 66/6 in 10 overs, with Rhys McKenna top-scoring on 24 from 22 balls. Lucy Finn was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 10. Sydney Thunder W made 79/1 in 7.1 overs, with Phoebe Litchfield top-scoring on 37 from 23 balls. Annabel Sutherland was the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 20.
Result: Sydney Thunder W won by 9 wickets (with 17 balls remaining) (DLS method). Georgia Voll was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Melbourne Stars W · 1st innings: 66/6 (10 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meg Lanning | c Hasrat Gill b Emily Arlott | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 76.47 |
| Rhys McKenna | c Shabnim Ismail b Emily Arlott | 24 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 109.09 |
| Annabel Sutherland | st Tahlia Wilson b Georgia Voll | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danielle Gibson | c Tahlia Wilson b Georgia Voll | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 136.36 |
| Maia Bouchier | b Lucy Finn | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Amy Ellen Jones | c Heather Knight b Lucy Finn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kim Garth | not out | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 125 |
| Georgia Prestwidge | not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 6 · Did not bat: Sasha Moloney, Maisy Gibson, Sophie Day
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shabnim Ismail | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Samantha Bates | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
| Emily Arlott | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 9 |
| Georgia Voll | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Lucy Finn | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5 |
Sydney Thunder W · 1st innings: 79/1 (7.1 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoebe Litchfield | c Kim Garth b Annabel Sutherland | 37 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 160.87 |
| Georgia Voll | not out | 33 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 183.33 |
| Laura Harris | not out | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 250 |
Extras: 4 · Did not bat: Tahlia Wilson, Heather Knight, Anika Learoyd, Lucy Finn, Emily Arlott, Hasrat Gill, Shabnim Ismail, Samantha Bates
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Garth | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 |
| Annabel Sutherland | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 10 |
| Rhys McKenna | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sophie Day | 1.1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 18.86 |
| Georgia Prestwidge | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
Latest overs
- Over 8 (ST-W, Sophie Day): 4 runs, 77/1 – 4
- Over 7 (ST-W, Annabel Sutherland): 13 runs, 73/1 – • 4 4 1 W 4
- Over 6 (ST-W, Kim Garth): 5 runs, 60/0 – 1 1 • 1 • 2
- Over 5 (ST-W, Georgia Prestwidge): 12 runs, 55/0 – 4 1 1 4 1 1
- Over 4 (ST-W, Sophie Day): 18 runs, 43/0 – 6 4 6 • 1 1
- Over 3 (ST-W, Rhys McKenna): 9 runs, 25/0 – 1 1 1 • wd 0lb 4 wd