HB-W vs MS-W 2nd T20 2026: Prediction & Pitch Report

HB-W vs MS-W 2nd T20 preview

Hobart Hurricanes Women face Melbourne Stars Women in Match 2 of Womens Big Bash League 2026 on Thursday, 29 October 2026. The T20 starts at 1:40 PM IST at Junction Oval, Melbourne.

WBBL 2026 runs from 29 October to 5 December and features 43 matches. These two sides met twice in last season’s tournament, with one win each. Across the last four meetings, the split is two wins apiece: Hobart won on 1 December 2025 and 17 November 2023, and the Stars won on 26 November 2025 and 2 November 2024.

Form guide

Hobart Hurricanes Women finished their most recent recorded run in WBBL 2025 strongly. They won three of their last five T20s, one was a no result, and one was lost. Their last outing was an 8-wicket win over Perth Scorchers Women on 13 December 2025, when they made 141/2 in 15 overs against 137/5 in 20 overs.

Before that they beat Perth Scorchers Women by 7 wickets on 29 November 2025, scoring 189/3 in 19.1 overs against 186/5. The no result came against Adelaide Strikers Women on 5 December 2025, when Adelaide Strikers Women had made 167/4 in 20 overs.

Melbourne Stars Women have a more mixed recent record. They won one of their last five T20s, beating Melbourne Renegades Women by 45 runs on 29 November 2025. They lost the other four, to Hobart Hurricanes Women, Sydney Sixers Women, Sydney Thunder Women and Perth Scorchers Women.

Their latest result was a 28-run defeat to Perth Scorchers Women on 9 December 2025. Before that, Sydney Thunder Women won by 9 wickets (DLS Method) on 6 December 2025, and Sydney Sixers Women won by 16 runs on 3 December 2025.

Head-to-head

In the seven meetings on record, Hobart Hurricanes Women have won four and Melbourne Stars Women three. Hobart won both 2023 meetings and the pair split the two 2022 games.

The most recent two games were both in WBBL 2025. Melbourne Stars Women won by 37 runs on 26 November 2025, bowling Hobart Hurricanes Women out for 114 in 16.2 overs after posting 151/6. Five days later, Hobart Hurricanes Women won by 81 runs (DLS Method) after scoring 176/4 in 17 overs, with the Stars dismissed for 98 in 15.5 overs.

Melbourne Stars Women won by 7 wickets on 2 November 2024, reaching 136/3 in 17.5 overs after Hobart Hurricanes Women made 133/7. Hobart Hurricanes Women won by 8 wickets on 17 November 2023, and by 6 wickets on 2 November 2023, the latter finishing 143/4 in 19.2 overs against 142/8. In 2022, the Hurricanes won by 38 runs on 16 November and the Stars won by 4 wickets on 15 November.

Venue

The match is at Junction Oval, Melbourne, with the first ball at 1:40 PM IST on Thursday, 29 October 2026. As Match 2 of a 43-match tournament that ends on 5 December, it is an early chance for either side to set the tone.

Our prediction

We lean towards Hobart Hurricanes Women. They won their last two completed matches in the 2025 tournament and took the more recent head-to-head meeting by 81 runs (DLS Method), while the Stars lost four of their last five recorded matches. The head-to-head is level at two wins apiece in the last four meetings, so this is a modest lean rather than a firm call.