By Victoria Hamilton 
Brisbane Heat Women vs Melbourne Renegades Women WBBL 2025 1st Match Preview
The Women’s Big Bash League 2025 season opens with a blockbuster: Brisbane Heat Women vs Melbourne Renegades Women in the 1st Match at Brisbane on November 09, 2025, 12:40 PM local. Both sides enter with real ambition — the Heat looking to start fast (as they always do in WBBL), and the Renegades aiming to prove they can beat top-tier opposition consistently, not just in moments.
This is more than just an opener. It’s a measuring stick for two squads loaded with international experience and dynamic allrounders.
Form Guide
- Brisbane Heat Women last five: W W L A L
– A touch inconsistent toward the end, but capable of match-winning bursts. - Melbourne Renegades Women last five: L W W W A
– Quietly trending up. They’ve built some momentum with three wins in their last four completed matches.
Both teams have recent success against each other too — the Heat edged a tense chase by 3 wickets with five balls left on 21 Oct 2025, while the Renegades claimed a DLS win the previous season. That tells you this rivalry is competitive, not one-sided.
Players to Watch – Brisbane Heat Women – Recent Stats
Georgia Redmayne (wk-bat): 192 runs in her last 9 matches at an average of 27.43. Anchor plus accumulator. If she bats deep, Heat usually win.
Jemimah Rodrigues: 135 runs in just 5 matches at 45.00 avg and a strike rate over 140. She’s become the Heat’s calm finisher and middle-overs accelerator.
Jess Jonassen (c): 9 wickets in 5 matches, economy 6.89, strike rate 12. That’s elite. As captain and left-arm spin enforcer, she controls games in the powerplay and through the middle.
Charli Knott: A genuine powerplay threat with the ball (9 wickets, 6.58 econ). Also offers aggressive top-order intent.
Add in Grace Harris — an x-factor allrounder who can take a game from neutral to explosive in five balls — and the Heat have multiple match-winners.
Players to Watch – Melbourne Renegades Women – Recent Stats
Courtney Webb: 248 runs in 9 matches at 31. Solid, busy, consistent. She’s the engine of the Renegades middle order.
Nicole Faltum (wk): 182 runs at 36.4 average, striking at 131.88. If she’s clearing midwicket early, Renegades are ahead of the rate.
Sarah Coyte: 9 wickets in 8 matches, economy 6.14. One of the shrewdest death bowlers in the competition.
Charis Bekker: 8 wickets in 8 matches at 6.48 economy. Quietly effective. Can bowl to a plan and choke run rate.
And don’t forget the Renegades’ allround depth: Sophie Molineux (captain), Alice Capsey, Deandra Dottin, Georgia Wareham, Issy Wong. That’s batting firepower plus wicket-taking pace and wristspin — the kind of balance you need to win WBBL titles.
Head-to-Head (Last 5)
- Oct 29, 2025 – Abandoned
- Oct 21, 2025 – Heat won by 3 wickets
- Dec 1, 2024 – Renegades won by 7 runs (DLS)
- Oct 30, 2024 – Heat won by 28 runs
- Nov 17, 2023 – Renegades won by 2 runs
This is tight. Neither team dominates for long — they trade blows.
Match Dynamics / What Decides It
- Spin battle: Jonassen + Knott vs Molineux + Wareham could define the middle 10 overs.
- Renegades death bowling vs Heat hitting: If the Renegades can hold Grace Harris and Rodrigues in the last five overs, they’re live.
- Powerplay wickets: Heat are usually better when they bowl first and take early poles. Renegades need to get through that phase without losing their top three.
Prediction
Brisbane Heat Women start as slight favourites simply because of home conditions and their proven spin control. But Melbourne Renegades Women have the deeper list of experienced allrounders and the better recent trend line.
Edge: Brisbane Heat Women 52% – Melbourne Renegades Women 48%. Expect a close finish, likely decided in the last 2 overs.