Sydney Sixers captain Ellyse Perry says there is no better way to kick off a new frontier of the Women's Big Bash league than a grudge match against cross-city rivals the Thunder.
The Australian international hopes fans will embrace the stand-alone fixtures with more games in prime time and expects a big crowd when the Sixers take on the Sydney Thunder on Friday evening at North Sydney Oval."The great opportunity is we are playing tomorrow night at prime time at an amazing oval against our biggest rivals," Perry said.
"I was speaking to Emma Hughes one of our new signings about her HSC geography so that took me back a few years," Perry said.For the Sydney Thunder, it has been an off-season of change with the departures of Nicola Carey, Maisy Gibson but the team have signed Nida Dar, who will become the first Pakistani to play in the WBBL, and South African Shabnim Ismail, one of the fastest bowlers in the game.
"There was a bit of uncertainty maybe with our team, a few people left, a few changes but I think we are really happy with how the team has come together," Priest said.
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