Melbourne Renegades Women – Team Preview, Strength, Weakness, Key Players, WBBL 2024 Squad

The upcoming Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) 2024 season is just upon us as women’s cricket is set to take centre-stage down under in Australia. The league commences on 27th October and we have some interesting matches lined-up, one of which is the Melbourne Renegades taking on the Sydney Sixers.

Melbourne Renegades Women’s team will be looking for a better outing in the WBBL 2024 season after the team finished the previous bottom last in the points table with just 4 points from only 2 wins out 14 matches where the team suffered defeat in 12 matches.

Going into the Women’s Big Bash League 2024 season, Melbourne Renegades looks a strong outfit with the likes of Hayley Matthews, Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Deandra Dottin and Alice Capsey among some notable names. The Renegades begins their campaign on the 27th October against Sydney Sixers from 11:40 A.M Indian Standard Time (IST). Before the new season begins, let’s take a look at Melbourne Stars Women’s team strength, weakness and 5 key players for the upcoming season.

Team Strength

1. The Renegades’ trio of Hayley Matthews, Deandra Dottin, and Alice Capsey have loads of international experience, brings explosive batting and game-changing skills into the game.

2. Australian women’s cricket team’s spin duo of Georgia Wareham’s leg-spin and Sophie Molineux’s off-spin provide makes the Melbourne Renegades’ spin bowling quite lethal.

3. The team’s Caribbean duo of Hayley Matthews and Deandra Dottin are known for their aggresive intent and both the batters have the ability to change the game on their own.

4. In a long season of the Women’s Big Bash League 2024 season, the team will need their experience players to keep the team’s morale, which is where experienced leaders like Hayley Matthews and Sophie Molinuex could play a significant role.

Team Weaknesses

1. The team may struggle if the primary bowlers have off days. The team is very reliant on the likes of Alice Capsey, Sophie Molinuex and Georgia Wareham.

2. The Melbourne Renegades Women team’s success heavily relies on the performances of Matthews, Dottin, and Capsey. On their off-days, others will have to step-up.

Top 5 Melbourne Renegades WBBL Players 2024

Hayley Matthews

The West Indies women cricket team’s star batter Hayley Matthews is going to play a key role for the Renegades in the WBBL 2024 season. Matthews is known for the aggresive intent and the ability to play long innings. In the previous season, she scored 255 runs in 14 innings with a strike rate of 114.34. She also bagged 14 wickets during the campaign.

Deandra Dottin

Another Caribbean starlet to keep an eye on is the West Indies’ veteran and star all-rounder Deandra Dottin. The 33-years-old has loads of experience of playing cricket internationally. Dottin last featured in the WBBL in 2022 and scored 362 runs while playing for the Adelaide Strikers Women’s. She also picked 14 wickets during the campaign.

Alice Capsey

England women cricket team’s 20-years-old all-rounder will also have to bring her best in the WBBL 2024 season. The young lady has already got huge playing experience under her belt at such an young age. In the 2023 edition, Capsey scored 283 runs and picked 8 wickets.

Sophie Molinuex

26-years-old Sophie Molinuex missed the 2023 season of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) and would be looking to make a big comeback in the 2024 season. The left-arm orthodox spin bowler has big experience of playing in the league. She has bagged wickets in double digits in the last three seasons she has played in the league.

Tayla Vlaeminck

25-years-old right-arm fast bowler is making her return to the Women’s Big Bash League after a gap of two seasons. Tayla has been in good form in the lead-up to the league. Tayla will be looking to use her pace to rattle the wickets for her team. In the previous season she played on WBBL in 2021, Tayla picked 13 wickets.

Melbourne Renegades Women’s WBBL 2024 Full Squad