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Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers in match 39 of the WBBL; the eighth edition of the tournament.
The game is scheduled to start at 10.15am local time (11.15pm BST on Friday, November 11) on Saturday, November 12.
The game will be played in Melbourne at the Junction Oval.
Defending champions Perth Scorchers are fourth in the standings, with five wins and four defeats from 10 matches. They have, however, lost their past two matches, losing to Adelaide Strikers (seven wickets) and Brisbane Heat (33 runs).
Beth Mooney (266 runs) and Maddy Green (204 runs) have led the way with the bat but Sophie Devine has struggled, scoring just 119 runs in nine innings. With the ball, Alana King (13 wickets) and Lilly Mills (11 wickets) have both impressed while Marizanne Kapp has also excelled, taking nine wickets and posting an economy of five.
Melbourne Renegades have won just two matches in WBBL08 - one of which was their first outing of the season. With the bat, they have struggled for both runs and explosivity, with Carly Leeson the only batter to score more than 100 runs and record a strike rate in excess of 110. Sophie Molineux (11 wickets) and Shabnim Ismail (nine wickets) have been the standout performers with the ball.
These two sides are yet to meet in WBBL08.
Sophie Devine has struggled with the bat for Perth Scorchers [Paul Kane/Getty Images]
Perth Scorchers can take confidence from Melbourne Renegades' capitulation against Hobart Hurricanes, during which they were bowled out for just 80 runs - the third time this season they've been all out for under 110.
On that occasion, Molly Strano (4 for 16) was the chief destroyer while Heather Graham (2 for 11) and Amy Smith (1 for 10) also delivered with the ball - a right-arm off-spinner, right-arm medium pace, and right-arm leg spin. And what do Perth Scorchers have? A right-arm off-spinner in Mills, right-arm pace in Kapp and right-arm leg-spin in King.
They'll want to bowl first and leave their batters with a simple chase.
The damp conditions which are set to hit Melbourne on Friday should have cleared by Saturday morning, leaving behind cloudy skies and temperatures in the mid-teens.
Paris Bowdler is in and around the Renegades squad. The teenage wicketkeeper has replaced Ellie Falconer, who has withdrawn from the remainder of the tournament for personal reasons.
Shabnim Ismail has been one of Melbourne Renegades' best players [Sarah Reed/Getty Images]
Melbourne Renegades: Sophie Molineux, Sarah Coyte, Josie Dooley, Ellie Falconer (unavailable - personal reasons, replaced by Paris Bowdler), Ella Hayward, Shabnim Ismail, Harmanpreet Kaur (injured, partially replaced by Eve Jones, permanently replaced by Chamari Atapattu), Carly Leeson, Hayley Matthews, Rhiann O’Donnell, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Wareham, Courtney Webb, Georgia Prestwidge, Erica Kershaw
Perth Scorchers: Mathilda Carmichael, Piepa Cleary, Sophie Devine (c), Maddy Green, Marizanne Kapp, Alana King, Lilly Mills, Beth Mooney, Taneale Peschel, Chloe Piparo, Holly Ferling, Amy Edgar, Maddy Darke, Georgia Wyllie, Charis Bekker
Melbourne Renegades: Hayley Matthews, Chamari Atapattu, Erica Kershaw, Josie Dooley, Sophie Molineux, Courtney Webb, Carly Leeson, Sarah Coyte, Rhiann O'Donnell, Georgia Prestwidge, Ella Hayward
Perth Scorchers: Beth Mooney, Sophie Devine, Chloe Piparo, Maddy Green, Marizanne Kapp, Mathilda Carmichael, Amy Edgar, Alana King, Piepa Cleary, Lilly Mills, Taneale Peschel
Perth Scorchers are available at 2/5 while Melbourne Renegades are at 2/1.
Perth Scorchers look like they're only a few Sophie Devine boundaries away from a good result while Melbourne Renegades have been consistently poor. Perth Scorchers win.
Yes. Adult tickets are $20 while child tickets (1-17) are free. Tickets for the double header (also featuring Melbourne Stars versus Sydney Sixers) are available via Ticketek.
Sky Sports holds the UK rights for the WBBL. This game will be shown on Sky Sports Cricket and Sky Sports Main Event.
In Australia, fans will be able to watch all 59 matches in the WBBL live and free on either the Seven Network or cricket.com.au
A total of 24 games will be televised on free-to-air on Seven and simulcast on Foxtel and Kayo, while the remaining 35 games will be shown on Foxtel and Kayo Sports and also live-streamed for free on cricket.com.au.