Victoria Girls sit in 3rd position on the Girls’s National Cricket League (WNCL) 2026-27 table with 4 factors and a constructive net run charge of +0.119 following a tight victory of their first match. South Australia Scorpions are just behind them in 4th place with 0 factors and a NRR of -0.119 after dropping a nail-biter that went proper all the way down to the wire of their season opener.
Squads:
Victoria Girls’s Cricket Team
Indigo Noble, Meg Lanning, Mia Perrin, Oligia Wareham, Hasrat Gill, Rhys McKenna, Tess Flintoff, Nicole Faltum, Sophie Reid, Georgia Prestwidge, Kim Garth, Milly Illingworth, Molly Strano, Sasha Moloney, Sophie Day, Sophie Molineux, Tayla Vlaeminck
South Australian Scorpions Girls’s Cricket Team
Bridget Patterson, Courtney Webb, Ellie Johnston, Emma de Broughe, Hollie Armitage, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Eleanor Larosa, Ella Wilson, Emmerson Filsell, Madeline Penna, Tahlia McGrath, Elizabeth Worthley, Courtney Neale, Darcie Brown, Isabella Malgioglio, Jemma Barsby, Kate Peterson, Maggie Clark, Megan Schutt
Gamers to watch out:
Annabel Sutherland
Annabel Sutherland placed on an entire all-round performance for Victoria Girls proper out of the gate. With the bat, she struck a dominant 107 off 96 balls that includes 13 boundaries after which backed it up with the ball by choosing up 3 wickets for 60 runs in her 10 overs. Her century at a strike charge of 111.45 anchored the innings, solidifying her standing as a key match-winner.
Tahlia McGrath
Tahlia McGrath was in phenomenal touch for South Australia Girls, leading from the front with a huge score of 154 off 137 balls. Her explosive knock came at a strike charge of 112.40 and was laced with 17 fours and 3 sixes. She wasn’t executed there, returning with the ball to chip in with 2 wickets for 55 runs in her full quota of 10 overs.
Rhys McKenna
Rhys McKenna had a busy outing for Victoria Girls, contributing with both bat and ball. Coming lower down the order, she scored 22 runs off 37 balls with 4 boundaries to help construct the entire. She later rolled her arm over for five overs, claiming 1 wicket for 38 runs to spherical out a stable workforce effort.
Megan Schutt
Veteran pace bowler Megan Schutt provided typical discipline for South Australia Girls, finishing a tidy 10-over spell. She bagged 2 wickets for 49 runs, together with a maiden over, whereas keeping the scoring charge to 4.90 runs per over. Her means to manage proceedings ensured South Australia kept management throughout essential phases.
Pitch:
Junction Oval in St Kilda is renowned as a batter’s paradise. The drop-in pitch is consistently flat and hard, offering even bounce and minimal lateral movement, which allows batters to play on the front foot with complete belief. While spin can sometimes come into play later in multi-day games as a result of surface put on, the venue usually demands disciplined line-and-length bowling from pacers.
Climate:
Melbourne will experience mostly cloudy conditions with temperatures reaching a most of 23°C and dipping to 11°C in a single day, together with breezy northerly winds around 17 mph and a low 10% likelihood of rain.
Fantasy Taking part in XI:
Indigo Noble, Meg Lanning, Mia Perrin, Oli Courtney Webb, Ellie Johnston, Emma de Broughe, Hollie Armitage
Match Particulars:
Venue – Junction Oval, Melbourne
Broadcast – The game will be live-streamed on cricket.com.au.
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